The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-20

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traffic that it's abolition means business
prostration. Don't for a moment be
misled by that foolish lie. It is one OF
the few arguments that are left to a
trade which kills and crlpples men
annually than a civil war Of the magni-
tude OF the rebellion. OF what use to
trade is a row of red nosed sots, who
sun themselves in front OF saloons on
fair days and toast their shins by the
fire within during inclement weather?
II q laboring man earns two dollars per
day and spends one Of the two for whis-
ky does it help him to pay the bills he
to the baker, the butcher and the
clothier? If the dollars worth Of whis-
key makes him drunk and units him
for work the next day, will that be a
great impetus to business? Nonsense.
It is claimed that when a stranger
comes to Rapid City with money he |
goes to saloons and gambling houses
ind "drops" a lot OF his money that
'oes into circulation here, that without
he aid Of the saloons and gamblers it
would be lost. II robbery is a good way
keep the supply Of money in our
beautiful city, and we can't keep it up
n any other way, we can suggest b far \
better and cheaper method. License
ten good stalwart young desperadoes,
arm them with the best weapons and
instruct them to lie in wait for every
monied stranger and take his money
from him by force. Stipulate that Of
the money so obtained $4,000 shall 60
into the city treasury and the balance
shall be spent in the city. By this
method there would be no loss byreason
OF the cranks who come here with
money and have the poor manners to
shun the sink-holes OF destruction. All!
But we hear you say, that would soon
drive everybody away from the city.
Yes, and that is just the effect that the
other robbery has. We know Of q mum.
Der OF cases where men have come here
intending to stay, but being lured into
a game Of drink and cards "dropped'
their little savings and as soon as their
brains were clear enough, and a new sup.
ply Of money could be obtained, turned
their backs forever on the city Of their
destruction, muttering as they went
curses on the town, the country, and
the people here. The advantage OF hay
ing the robbing done by road agents is
that they would not rob the people who
live here, they would make no disturb
ance, there would be no midnight revels
in which bacchanaliansongs and drunken
shouts would disturb the slumber OF
decent citizens. A sand bag blow would
place the victim in q condition OF COM
plete quietude and not endanger his life.
When he ecove his nose won't resem-
bic a peach blow potato, nor his brain
the consistency OF fried eggs. His
frame will be as strong and erect as ever,
his good name and character will not be
furnished. His money will simply be
gone and he will be in shape to carr
more. Then, again, the road agents
wont have to send any Of the money
away to keep upthe supply oigoods, one
setofrevolvers and sand bags will last fol
years, there will beno rounders orhapgerf
on, no gilded rooms and expensive
fixtures, only ten men .sill be required
and the balance canwork. No wife need
mourn the downfall OF her once manly
husband, no worse than orphan, shrink
and hide when the whiskey-made brute
Of a father staggers into the building
they call home. Even therobbers them.
selves would haye to be sober men.
We repeatthatif robbery is necessary lei
US have the highway system.
They say that prohibition drives lots
Of people out Of a country. So does the
sheriff Of every county. A man who
hesitates to come to Dakota because O.
prohibition had better stay away. L
he comes because he can get free whiskey
the chances are good that the working
people of the state will eventually have
to ARE for him, either in the poor house,
the p~enitentiary or the insane asylum,
He may have wealth, standing, every.
thing that goes to make a desirable ci.
tizen to-day, butto-morrow, ifhe drinks,
it may all be gone. Let any business
man in Rapid City count up the wrecks,
financial and physical, that have result
ed right here in our midst from indul-
gence in drink and its twin vice gam
bling, and if he has a spark OF reason be
must admit the evil. But, he says:
Prohibition don't prohibit, there will
be just as much whlskey sold under pro-
hibition as now, and we will lose the Ii.
-cense." That lie is argument num-
Der two that desperate cause uses in a
desperate extremity. II prohibition In
creased the sale Of liquor every manu-.
facturer Of liquor. from Maine to Cali.
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