The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-27

tated what he should offer to his guest
within the privacy of his VI house, but
they have practically dietated what he
should not offer. Thsy have not been
satisfied with closing the public saloon,
bat they have attempted to regulate and
its DO not, according to the idea that
prompted the statute, Interfere with the
public welfare or menace the safety of
ociety.
say that prohibition extremists by their
Interpretation of the law, and by the
methods which they have permitted in
enforcing it, have dane more iajury to
mics of the cause put together. Take
this city fer instance, which has not had
public saloons for several years; the
work of Prohibition extremists did not
Astke law has been interpreted. men
could not purchase q few BEETLES of beer
and take it to their homes, fer use on
their swn table, without being subject
to the risk of personal annoyance and
possibly personal peril. We are not ad-
vocating the use Of beer or any other
liquor. We are simply recognizing the
fact that it is used in some families and
way have some rights which the prohib-
itory law, as we understand 1t, was @
framed to take away. We may be mis-
taken as TO the intent of those who adj
then and believe now that the wal was
upon the open saloon, upon that public
institution which society hid come to
look upon AS dangerous to its welfare.
Under the present constructions of the
law. it has been possible for corrupt and
%corrupting constablcs to levy blaekmail
upon respectable people as the only es-
cape from being harrasscd and annoyed
by the raids of a rnscaily gang. Char,
acierless, but net blameless, rogues have
been armed with blank warrants, which
they could fill out at will, and with thi:
sign of authority have been permitted tc
no liquor was kept for sale; have beer
permitted TO arrest men on the stree
whom they knew had no Intention ef,vi
{ oiatipg the law; have been permitted te
commit outrage after outrage upon pli
waite rights fer tho fees which the Law
most unfortunately guarantees for sucl
t ~raseally proceedings. 1t is these wan
ton seizures, these invasions of private
: sell liquor, these brutal assaults upoi
private and domestic rights, this rail
upon the public TREASURY by a gar
: whom nc business man would trust witt
that have been Piling up preiudie
against prohibition. and breaking j
d down beneath the load it had to carry
r So we say it is a good sign if the peopl
. principles again. The friends of ten
o peranee have a great work to do If the
can successfully fght the epea saloer
d They had better leave the personal hal
Is story agencies who's field of moral +,
forM takes them In.
d We believe also that 1t is time for tn
people of Iowa to say that if there is
J. bs any legal sale of liquor there caa ais
be a legal manufacture eff it. If be.
D. can be sold in this sts1a within the Law
" why should II not be manufactured he
8 for legal purposssS What sense is the,
n in permitting carloads of Tito be sci
ID in the state, but not q drop ole man,
a featured here' Why should the len
TX druggist be obliged to patrSnize Illipe
a. manufacturers for products which ii
d. law allows him to SELF Fit Is roper
sn sell beer at all, it is proper to manufa
of ture it in Iowa for that legal sale. If
id is proper to sell alcohol for use in ii
arts it is proper to manufactured her
" 1t is a strange law that j~ustines an 1Sy
On dealer in liquor, but condcms tho m
1t who manufactures 1t for the very leg
ey use which is permitted. When the er
IN sadie was started against the saloon
Nv was aimed at tho saloon. 1t shoald
20, held to the saMe objective point. The
to must be reason in all things. And VIII
we say to cur Iowa druggists that tn
we may sell liquor for certain purposes.
nd is inconsistent and unreasonable to 8
he that no Iowa man shall manufacture
its supply to Ill their orders.
in So with the new pharmacy law. Sol
Of the men who started out to fight t
ga saloon have gone 30 far beyond tn
ng original intent that they have made I
in pharmacist the creature Of suspicion d
SIS, compelled lin, is many instances.
he suffer o financial loss OF else,endure a p
,m snnal peril in the prosecution of q la
les business. The present iron clad PHI
lat macy law is too severe IN IL its eNaetie
and restrictions to be born without
the bcliion. The extremists mage no allu
out ance for human imEerfectioss ard fir;
hat ties. They want everybody to be peri
all at once aud obey every law absolu
on. ly, and if they don't they are for pass;
no s. law to compel them. This wont {
ted There is enough Of the human in &c
vp ETY. to ehafe under these measuI
hat There wifi have to he seme let up. 7
lie people will net submit to the pace VIII