The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-09-18
THE LICENSE SYSTEM.

Without CONTROVERSY the liquor question that
many commanded the attention and thought
men In this country have evolved three methods dealing
with the evil license dspensary and prohibition With first
OF these this article proposes to deal briefly.
This government founded the principle great
good the greatest number against England
the ground that there should without
reservations but free nation the American people
ready willing to bear the burden taxation 10 sustain
government elected and controlled by In time
system of indirect taxation evolved and later came the
licensing and egalzation the liquor war measure
AS general proposition our policy is place the
weight of its influence for the lettering the people 1t has
restricted Chinese migraton passed the
lection of the public health and protection of its citizens
at home and abroad Furnishes theft murder arson and mu
tude OF other crimes builds ais asyums and almshoues
Tor the benefit OF its criminal and populations
prohibits the sale of liquor the Indians child races of
the Pacific and then wonder of wonders govern
ment as well as the governments of iorty of the
states LICENSES the thing that brings of the
ev conaltons against which the of the
ed than other.
License permission Supreme Court of the United
States that "tbee inherit right to sell LIQUOR is
not the privilege OF citizen of United States
and the only which the traffic on with anv
shade OF legitimacy is by form of license In other
permission for price commit known wrong If the gov
eminent of Texas price license band of muderer
and robbers that would be the crimes
committed upon It's peoples and by the logic the govern
ment of Texas today the people through the
saloon licensed and by the of Texas Bro
you realize what it for this this nation to be par
ner with saloon: The government permits the evil ac
OF the The
son or daughter but dare lift finger against if be-
cause it is protected by flag.
Some people tell that can't stop business and we
may Just as well get some from it. Suppose we can't
stop lt-does 1t then follow that it. and for
price make legally right what morally wrong and violate the
scripture that tells US that put bottle to our
neghoors lips. Yet that is what doing TODAY
Inc National Prohibition platform that any
form OF Incense taxation regulation the liquor traffic is CON
ay to good government and that that supports
tiers into alliance threwth and 1900 that the
pocy Whch makes our government partner dstirs
and brewers and barkeepers disgrace civilization an
outrage upon humanity and crime against Horace Gree
~ said years ago in the New York Tribune any talk about
regulating the liquor traffic mad dwelling This
tmony on the license system Now listen the other Peter
1e dste Nebraska, High License not hurt Our
business but on the contrary has been of great to it
and Shutet Co., distiers Chicago say believe that
high License is the only remedy for Prohibition
Abundant other testimony might be adduced LEADING men
from oil SHADES OF opinion showing the failure we'll as the
wrong OF the license system, but space forbds
men the hrst license law introduced in CONGRESS-
ought by leading of the Party that National
nourshes and protects it, because they would make the
government partner in the saloon business Now both parties
Texas did not ask the people thew should
got to get rid Of it as best
now brother voter is the license right or wrono9
WI" you vote for local prohibition vote to continue in
party that responsible for licensed saloon in
Texas?