Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-28
Prohibition Is Not to be Advanced BY
Voting the Democratic Ticket.

voting the Dem0cratsc ltcket.
An open letter to the editor Of the En-
terprise:
Dear Sir:-ln recent issues Of your pa
per you have severely criticised the W. c.
T. U. because some Of its members have,
in your opinion. been made cats-paws for
designing politicians in the county cleo
ton. 1t is. indeed. thousand pities II a
W. C. T. U. woman. Christian editor. or
any temperance man or woman should
ever play into the hands Of the enemy.
willingly or unwittingly.
You refer to the "most active members
Of the Union as working industriously'
for your opponents in the county election.
but in this you wrongfully accuse a ma
jority Of those ladies whom the Union has
chosen to represent its activity. but even
granting that some. or all. Of our leading
members were hoodwinked by politicians
in the county election. are you In posi-
ton to reprimand US? Listen!
| There is in this land a gigantic evil; one
that is polluting the sources Of our life.
family. municipal. state and national It's
deadly miasmi stiles even the church OF
Ged-it is tho legalixed liquor traffic.
You are familiar with tho history Of our
country and know that It's beginnings. its
establishment and its continuance has
ever hinged upon great moral issues. In
tho past wc have chosen to settle these at
tho cost Of all else beside: thus have wo
enjoyed divine favor: but As surely as we
forsake our traditions and turn deaf car
to this monstrous iniouity. so surely will
tho God Of battles turn and do US hurt
after that he has done US good" In tho
light Of Gods word the burning question
before the American people today Is tho
overthrow Of tho legalizsd liquor traffic.
But the old pArt,ss. enemies TO each
other. arc . unit in declaring that this
question shall not appear In politics. but
like Banquo's ghost Il will not down.
Il Is astonishing how . small prohibition
vote. one that would not nearly elect .
candidate. IL sufficient TO cause eonssarn-
alton In tho camps Of tho old parties.
Such vote As we cast at tho last cleo
ton is tho. signal for all concerned 70
throw dus, In the air and for tho space Of
many hours To cry Great are tho Repub-
liean and Democratic parsies!" And thus
the politicians continue to hoodwink tho
temperance men Of both parties. Is Il rot
passing strange that Christian patriots
should thus tamely submit 10 the DONNA
ton Of the liquor power under tho guise
Of tho old psrsies9
These Rocky Ford saloons which con-
esrn us 50 much are but plague spots Of
our national shame and disease: these
will not. can not. b thoroughly healed
while the saloon power has It's grip upon
our national life. Constitutional remedies
arc needed more than local applications.
Oh. Christian mon. why do you no; ariss
in your might. and freeing yourself from,
the schemes Of politicians. deliver our land
from this inssduoas foo.
Respectfully.
Cora 3. Blinn.
Rec. Sec. w. c. 7. U.
The English language has no words too
strong TO use in describing tho insaui'ies Of
the liquor traffic. and Miss Blinn Is right
In regard to the Importance Of the liquor
question as related 10 tho duty Of Amsri-
can citizenship. Nevertheless. her COM
muniea;son throws no light on tho local
even, which gave rise TO the discussion.
Why tho Prohibition strength should have
been cas-, mainly for the Democratic can
didases is q problem not yet satisfactorily