Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-01

the new OmcerS Tor county ana state
will be chosen by the vote Of the
people. The question of the equal
suffrage being extended to women,
and the Liquor Dealers Amendment
(or rather repeal) of the local option
law and other things will be settled
for the time at least As Ella
Wheeler Wilcox SAYS, Nothing is
ever settled until it is settled right"
and we are wondering what the results
will be. We hope. and confidently
expect, that a large majority of the
ballots cast ON June 4th will say 302
X Yes.
We are sure that every true Christ
ian will vote 800 Y No, that every
really patriotic citizen will vote
3O5 X No, that every voter who has at
heart the best interests OF home aud
native land will vote 3O5 X No. We
have too much confidence in the man
hood of our state to believe that they
will submit to the greater dominance
Of the saloon power. We want to see
good laws enforced and the local
option law left as it stands upon the
statute books Of Oregon and as the
citizens of the state have said by their
votes that it should be. Why was
this law enacted? Because the best
element in this state wanted 1t so.
Why are the liquor men promoting
this amendment? Because they wish
to know no law that interferes with
their business, to be under no control.
Are not their privileges great enough
already? The form Of ballot is mis-
leading and deceptive as it claims to
give prohibitionists and anti-pro-
hibitionists equal privileges. What
is fair about the temperance people
being required to secure 80 per cent
of the voters names TO petition be-
to the people. Only per cent were
required for their amendment, and
that is the number needed to vote ON
an amendment under the initiative.
1s there anythying unfair in the
psople being allowed to say whether
thoy want saloons, and N they do not
want them in their midst why should
they not have an opportunity to vote
them out? Other places know the
benefits of prohibition and in our own
state it has been tried in some places
to the satisfaction Of good people.
We wish the right to be victorious
and it will be il the good people are
thoroughly aroused to their duty, II
those who do understand will mani
fest interest and see to it that those
about them who do not understand
are shown the fallacy of il.
Many are careless. have given II
no thought, and do not realize what
is at stake. The local option law was
drafted by the temperance forces, the
amendment by the liquor men. Our
law was framed following the model
Of the Texas law and in that great
state saloons have been banished from
l41 counties. 1t is a grand law and
the liquor dealers have spent thous-
ands Of dollars to defeat it. The
churches, the Anti.Saloon League,
the W. G. 7. U. and all good people
in general wish 1t retained, and not
made powerless by amendment. The
Advocate says, THE adoption Of this
amendment practically turns the state
over TO their (the saloons control
and gives the temperance forces, the
wives, mothers and children. no hope
for deliveranoe from this curse in
this generation" But while we ex.
pect to win, the temperance army
does not stop for one defeat or many,
and will 90 on and fight 1t out on this
line until the victory is won.
MRS. L. W. HOOD. Press Supt