The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-13

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3 thelr turn will come to pass from
this world they are apt to become
reckless and desperate and will do
many things which under ordinary
conditions they. would not. think of
doing: tits. the {experience of the
world that under such conditions
there are men who naturally crave
strong drink and they will get it if
as to be had anywhere in the coun-
try: Among experienced army
men it is pretty generally conceded
that the liquor which soldiers take
in war times does them no injury,
but On the other hand, braces them
tor the ordeals. which every day
they are compelled to undergo. By
these experienced men it is deemed
wiser to carry liquor, known to be
OF good duality, along with the
army, than to permit the soldiers to
obtain the vilest kind from towns
near where the army is encamped.
1t is a very easy matter to say you
should not permit the soldiers to
have liquor under any circumstance,
but it is very different matter to
practically prevent them from doing
it. AS suggested, war is not re-
ligious or moral institution but in
| the1anguage of Sherman, "it shelr'
and it is useless to attempt to apply
those moral restraints which may
be applied to people pursuing peace
full avocations. The only way in
which this army canteen question
can be settled and settled as the
Prohibitionists desire it settled is to
have an army regulation prohibit
ing everybody from joining the
army except Prohibitionists. II
they will undertake to fight the
battles of the country there will be
no trouble about the canteen, but
we believe that before they hac
! fought many battles they would bf
willing to resign their positions il
the army and let the canteen mai
have his own way. It is a very
easy matter for people who have II
more strenuous work to do than at
tend to their religious and moral de
vel6pment to cry out against the ez
cesses and immoralities of the ma
who daily bears his breast to tn
shot and shell of the enemies OF hi
country. And it sounds very I'm
. to hear those moralists declare ths
''for less high handed and tyrat
nous conduct nations have arise
and brought kings to justice.
That is all very fine in speech an
print, but as a practical fact it do'
not count. Our Prohibition frien(
would find it very hard to quote
solitary instance in the history
the world where kings were broug
to Justice for refusing to entor
strict temperance regulations in t
armies of their countries. There
nothing high handed or tyranno
about the canteen regulation.
is a practical, common sense lns
tuition. 1t recognizes the fact tt
soldiers i'll time of war will drl
.r liquor and it provides them. with
-, good quality at reasonable Prlc
If the canteen were done away W
the soldiers would have their hql
..u lust the same and instead OF nav
~. a pure quality they would take 81
:vN rot-gut as they could get along
- line of march. In this connect
'n Ne we might cali attention to anot
-: " plank in the Prohibition plato
IL, LII It says, "Thesaloon has been Pl;
1lAl ed in foreign territory acquired
pis. our army, and the natives as '
'o"S as Our soldiers ruined thereh
al, anu This refers to Aorid newspaper
tn ports respecting the situation
',on ~ Manila where, as has been clalr
aito hundreds of saloons have spr
u "a, ~ ~ up since its occupation by
ma army, where saloons never De
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