The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-05

Queer.
S. A large business makes low prices
possible. If drink restricted none in
their living, manufacturers, wholesalers
retailers-each doing q larger bust
ness-could live on smaller margins, ard
farmers would receive the benefit,
6. Because of liquor-drinking there are
many expensive accidents, defalcations
and sbad debts" The profits of manu-
.fscturers, transportation companies, job
0ers and local traders must be large
enough to cover all these. How the ex-
pense doubles up to tho final purchaser
the farmer!
z. 1t is a matter of general observa-
ton that most Criminals and paupers
and many insane are the children of the
liquor tratbf. The expense Of prisons,
asylums and officers to keep the peace is
enormous. Who pays the bills2
8. License money does not do it. The
chief advocates of license, even high
license, are the very ones who pay It.
the liquor dealers. They know it does
not come out Of their pockets. They
willingly pay this so as to get the govern
ment to protect their business. The
license Is an insurance policy guarantee
ing the SALOON a lcgalized, popularized
existence. The saloon-kcepcr gets his
money all back and more. Farmers of
all men should not favor license. In the
west farmers pay three-fourths of the
taxes and only a small part of the license
money goes into the county treasures.
The farmers pay most of the criminal
and pauper bills and the cities and vii
lagos get most of the license money.
License is a defrauder of every one ex-
cept liquor dealers, but Is a double de-
eeiver and curse to the farmers.
9. The attitude of the liquor question
now Is high license or prohibition. Pro-
hibition does not say a man shall not
drink; it provides that no man may put
the bottle to his neighbours lips. A pro-
hibitory law does not sacrifice personal
liberty, but provides for it. High license
destroys personal liberty, because it pro-
vides that one may sell liquor except
those who can advance $500 or more
license fee-monopoly. Prohibition laws
simply prevent white-aproned suckers
from sapping the industrial life-blood
from our country and moral life-blood
from our homes.
10. Some business men think they
must pat every one on the back, saloon
keepers included, for the sake of their
business. Farmers have not even false
pretenses Of reason why they should not
vote for prohibition.
II. The tillers of the soil are invitedto
consider these suggestions and deter
mine If their own observations do not
lead them to accept the conclusions. If
correct, the best paying business in
which a farmer can engage is prohibi-
ton, and on election day leave all work,
even If it is pressing, and go and vote for
prohibition.
IL. Some farmers have other than
financial reasons for voting for prohibi-
ton. They believe the saloon the open
door to ruin for their own and neigh
bors' boys. Because Of the interest they
have in their own and in others, they
vote for prohibition.
10. The saloon is an evil; the greatest
curse of our times. Evils should be sup
pressed. In our government the power
is with the voter. 1t Is legally right,
Judges decide, to Danish the saloon. II
is morally right to put away this nui-
sance. Because it pays, and because II
is right, vote for prohibition.-Rep. C.
Harley Smith, tn The Northwestern
Christian AdpocGe.