The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06

i-bitD!t i'!.Ai'i !liLL:' EiDN:--lS the
oe public discussion OF the issues OF the
oar promotes truth and the knowledge
existing abuses, | send YOU the follow
Z statement Of the evils Of the liquor
attic and ask that Nou publish it in y
,ur Valuable paper: Z
l.Nlur is thc great source Of wealth..
w~oodnHn, when Ne chops AVID
"Sss %SS>;ssS%ss %:sS+ ;'%&ss:Ti@,'S'"a r at SS @a ,"i:HSt
"FI,@ " MN" 'Nlnpvl is five dollars, three
No'i"rS more places ii in the city market, |
Wilvn ii is worth Sl3 per Thousand feet,
IIr carpenter increases its vHluc 50
every day h" works upon it. Construct
rl into building it's worth $40 rrr
thousand AVID the n-%r.~ur places; it ON
tir tax list rs a prHt ul the wealth OF
the country. Al the product OF labor.
Il" Timber hat! III value in the forest
!Vmtg tie gift Ui the government to- amy
person who would u~r il.
The smith at tie forge. mechanics at
the bench, Farmers Improving tiirlr land,
all are creditors OF wealth in an amount
r"i,t:li to tine N;liUr OF tMrir labor. Hence
any business or custom OF the people
THAT promotes ldIuur%5 lrjlr1lS tn" in
crease OF wealth in the community.
such Is the status CT the liquor traffic
and the practice OF !ml,ibing Alcoholic
drinks. People vino drink spend much
OF thri" time IN saloons and three itilciS
Inr each bar is " small estimate of thu,
i~II"nrSs caused, and in Il city where
tinr" Arr ten drinking places the
thirty ldlrr' would, il employed as me
r%IlhlilcS, at - per day create wealth to
the amount OF SlS,1So per year. We
call special attention to the fact that
money spent Tor alcoholic drinks gives no
return, a. the individual REQUIRES us
much food as though he drank no slim
lllAmtS. Most OF the cash paid for liuuol
goes out Uf the country thereby CON.
tracing tie local supply Of the medium
Oh exchange, the result being cmbulus5-
lncnt to all legitimate lines OF business
many thousands OF dollars.
Alcoholic beverages are thcyrrut source
uInccidcnts and crimes. They make the
Individual reckless and he does things
when under its influence he would slun
when sober. The quality Of labor is i'm
paired by drink to the serious dctrimcnt
OF the employer and often property and
human HE is destroyed ass IL result. The
expenses OF criminal prosecutions in
Pennington county are largely Increased
by the effects OF drinking, and the Only
return the county gets is Il third OF the
licences paid by the saloons which
amounts to but little Ovcr $4,000 Der.
',''' IN VIZ '" l''ti III iSIl W 1 Gil
nlngtOn county is several thousand dol
lars Per year and most Of it is caused By
Incidence, the result OF drunkenness. In.
tOXicating drinks are an element of cor
ruptipn in politics. Under it's exciting
and dcbaslnS Influences men will sup.
port candidates and measures that arc
contrary to their interest, Of WHOM
they arc ashamed when sober. Many
candidates spend more during cam.
paign than the salary OF the office and
steals by officials are the result. 4
favolitc argument OF liquor men is that
"prOhlbltion don't prohibit" II gooC
men "i!lrcmain ~pas5ivcand allow unscru
pulous politicians and the champions
OF saloons to capture the conventions
make nominations OF men for Office
who they can control, then shout family
for reform and vote the ''straight tick
ct" prohibition will not be a success.
II legislators Are elected who will pass
stringent laws to enforce the prohibi
ton clause OF our constitution, whcr
adopted, and a sheriff in each county
who will ferret out and arrest all vlO
latOrs OF the law, county attorneys who
will faithfully andenelgctically prosccut,
criminals, backed and aided by a stron,
moral sentiment i'll the community
also elect judges who will, without feal
oriavOr administer Justice, many per
sons who % regularly and publicly
take their rotations, will realize tina
PROHIBITION DOES PROHIBIT. | would
impress upon the voters the necessity
Of voting for the prohibitory clause il
the constitution OF South Dakota ant
the election Of pure, intelligent, reliable
, men to office; thereby diminishin,
crime, give new impetus to business
-, | diminish cOrrllDtiOn in notifies and 1o
crease taxation. SHELBY ID. REED.