Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-24

questioned:
First: Society has a right to pro
tect itself.
Second: Society should not by Its
laws protect any evil.
Third: Society should not under.
take to regulate evil by laws; its bus.
mess Is to remove evil.
Fourth: Society has right to take
efficient means to prevent or remove
evil
Fifth: socletty has a right to pre-
vent or remove an evil, II in order to
do 80 Il Is necessary to render private
property valueless.
The statement IS made that the law
AZ lt stands makes no distinctions be
tween the manufacturer and saloon
this is misleading, there is not word
against the manufacturer in the law
On tho contrary. provision Is made
for the manufacturer Of a pute alcohol
Tor legitimate purposes. that OF set
once and art ami medicine. not to be
sold for beverage purposes. This IS
fair and Just and wise. not narrow or
unprogressive. inasmuch as. unlike the
license law. it Is not class legislation
Il does not confer a monopoly on q
preferred few. but is enacted In the
interests Of the thousands OF souls
having the right 20 nfe liberty and
pursuit Of happiness.
II gives liberty to tho many instead
of liberty 10 the few. anj we believe
this 10 be- sound principle on
which 10 found bonenclcnt law.
Does tho present law tear down any
desirable. bouohcient Industry We
declare q dooa not What Is tho foun.
dalton stone of economic progress?
Tho purchasing power Of tho people
Capital will not b. frightened away
from any state u tao purchasing pow.
or of the state n known to be all
riFht
Any thIng that docrcaAca the pur
chainp power of tho people. decrcasca
the demand for tho products OF no
noil. and viii decrease the prices am
Hkuwiso tho wages You hear a great
deal about The over production, whom
In reality % ia under consumption.
Tho words production and conaump
tton aro intcwhanE,ably associated
with prosperity and n a 10 prosperity
as state. that development leagues
aro working for thoy cannot arford 70
sustain or develop any syuiem that
doCrvanos tho purchasing power OF the
people. or that produces an army OF
non producorn Thus Il a. clear that
any thing that docrcasos tho purchas.
ms power and increases tho number
of non-producera 10 economically bad
Can you point cut any thing that ia
done both of hoso TO a more alarm
iug extent than tho sale of into1i.
eating liquors a. a boyvTagvr
AZ 10 our r'lation 10 the hop Indus
try, that, too miElt bear some ycuiila.
ton. We have % desire TO argue the
prs aud cons of tho hop business.
but wo might add that farmers may
well DO sons sober thinking
Il is not possible nat Jhis Industry
miEht b. QUESTIONED as 90 its ecouom,
10 soundnoaa. iuasmueh a. the pro.
duct gooa 90 the brewery the hnal an,
Alyuis 10 much tho same Il adds ma.
terially Ia decreasing the purchasing
power OF mo people. and nothwith
standing the farmer may make we'll on
tho cnop raised ho may loss by the
reduction Ia ne dsmand IN other lines
the roduciion hcing brought about by
the purchasing power heing swallow.
"a up In the beer busius'ss. anyway;
there is much food for thought here
Many arule thar beer drinking is
an effective way 10 encourage TEN.
lerance, a. besr contains a very small
amount ~ a'cohol and alcOhol is the
toNil uo arr hEhting To be- sure. beer
does uo coutain as much alcohol a.
whisky, rum, exc. but men dO not
drink vhishy in such larse doses as
they DO hoer AnyOne having an idea
that bcsr q a harmiess heyorage would
DO well 10 mad carVfuly the abundant
Testimony ~ scors ~ medical men.
a. vel as scicnustS For inssanca.
tho -Scieutidc testimony on bs.ar" iu
che oongessional Rocori January 3.
1901, frum q sIoech b. senator j. n.
Galanser, n, n, delivered Ia congress
Il coutains the testimony OF many
prumtneut phyetcians frum Tolodo. o.
where fOur % the harsost hrewuries
of the country are locate,i. aud these
physicians speak with authority. hav,