The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-18
the SALOON AGAIN

from your article on Local Option
was not condensed with any pur-
pose to be unfair and to make you
appear to say what you did not say,
but that l might express myself III
as few words as possible. It can
be seen, when you call my atten-
tion TO 1t, that the quotation as
given is not quite fair. But what
of your own quotation? In the
original article, the word, hypo-
critics, is followed by the clause,
who have attached themselves to
the cause of temperance for purely
selfish and mercenary purposes.
Leaving out this clause, you close
your quotation with a period in the
middle of a sentence.
Further; 1t is possible that, be
cause of previous impressions, there
was read into your article more
than you intended to put there.
The readers of your paper are glad
that you say plainly: 1--WE believe
that the use OF intoxicating liquor
as beverage is harmful" During
these years that I have read your
paper, do not recall single in
stance when you have said a word
In disapproval Of the liquor traffic
Always the moral support of each
Issue has gone toward the liquor
interests. But hereafter when any
thing of this nature is seen from
your pen and scissors. it will be re-
membered that you do not mean it,
for you have said that ''liquor as a
beverage is harmful" AS a sensi-
bic, conscientious man you will not
ia seriousness or lightness do or
say anything to encourage what Is
harmful. ...&.-sssss.s.sssssss:
Local Option is aimed directly at
the saloon. OF course it cannot
1t cannot Immediately affect in any
great degree the liquor traffic cen
tered in immense breweries and dis
'tilleries, but it does do much in
saving a community from the curse
Of drink. To be sure the jug and
the bottle will be brought in from
outside the community that rids it.
self Of the saloon, out there can be
little of this where the sentiment of
the community is strongly opposed
20 1t.
If YOU will again read my article,
you will observe that I said not one
word against the saloon proprietor,
or his bartender, or against any
one connected with the liquor inter-
terests. On the contrary am
ready to say that I have known
kind, generous, capable men CON
nected with the liquor business. r
uttered no word of condemnation
against any one associated with the
traffic in intoxicants. lust what
do you mean, then, when you use
the following words: I'VE have
steadily refused to characterize all
men engaged in selling liquor.
whether retailer, wholesaler, drug
gist or manufacturer, and they all
belong to the same category, as
pimps, murderers. robbers, thieves,
gamblers and idlers. And If we
are more charitable to our fellow
creatures than Rev. Clemens seems
% be, 1t must be charged to a fault
81 the understanding induced by a
too close study and application of
the principles of Christianity, one
Of which is, let him who is without
BIN cast the first stone, and another,
Judge not, that we be not judged"
My words were directed against
The saloon as an institution and not
against any man. I cast no stone
4 any one and ! judged no one. I |
lid not say that any persons who
IRE connected with the liquor traf-
&c are "pims, murderers, ETC."
But tell me; where did you get |
hat actual knowledge" that some |
oeople are hypocritesF Was it by |
What Our Mormon friends call "rev-
.lation", or did you JUDGE some
'ody9 And when you transfer
What said of the saloon as an fn
to those people who are
'onnected with the liquor traffic,
re you not guilty of trying to |
make me appear to say what I
Mainly did not1
/ did not challenge you ito prove
hat the saloon is not an ally of all
manner of crime and misfortune"
did say: "If you or any other
lerson can show that the saloon as
lists in the least any one of these
fundamentals of prosperity, I shall
e glad to see the evidence" II
i'd assert that, II have never
.nown or heard of a saloon that
1as not an ally of prostitution.
murder, robbery, theft, gambling,
lleness, aud poverty. +" And I did I
~, IF you have ever known one
lat ought not 10 be so classed, tell
S about it." ~ -
Surely you di ! not read my arti.
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