The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26
TO THE VOTERS or WARD TWO, CALCA.
slEU PARISH, LOUISIANA:
ON the Sixth of November You Arc Ex
Pected TO Decide Whether the Op-
EN- Saloon Shall Go or Stay.

; we all understand that the gre
, ana underlying principle of our 90
eminent is that majority rules. Thi
- true democracy. All the vast nun
Der OF laws under which we are 90,
} erhed, whether national, state or mi
! nlclpal, were placed on the stain,
oookS by this same majority rul,
linus we nave laws for the punishme,
OF theft, murder, bigamy and othe
crimes. Some years ago the nations
government found it necessary TO q,
erc'se d certain amount of supervisio
over our Interstate commerce an,
recently congress took hold of IN
matter with tirmer hand and insist
eu lnat the railroads shall play fair
mat their charges shall be reasonabI,
ana that determinations shall cease
IL is huge undertaking and grea
many people say the law will not bt
enforced. But it must be remembered
'AaI When your Uncle Samuel under.
taxes 10 conquer a thing, he comes
pretty nearly succeeding. Then Upton
Sinclair wrote "The Jungle" which
revealed the astounding conditions nm
uer when The great packing houses of
Ihe country carried on their business
onch a storm was raised about II that
congress prompt Y held them up bv
the ears and gave them to understand
tnat the common good required that
they place on the market nothing but
clean' healthy meat products. Tbos
w. Lawson wrote "Frenzied Finance -
which resulted in the complete over.
hauling OF the great life insurance
companies. 1t is true that all the bio
magnates. the wealthy meat
packers and many of the heaviest fin. |
ahclerS in all the land, strongly oh. |
ected to any interference with sheir
business. They put up the hardest
Kind OF fight, but the President and
ongress, backed by an overwhelming
'nollc sentiment, carried the day.
IL IS the same with the liquor oues-
ION. No one disputes that the MAJOR
~ nave perfect right to impose
oW license or high license. and they
nay even elect to dispense with the
ale OF 1t entirely. Few people con. s
END that the open saloon is any good s
community. 1t has been proven s
mes without number, that they do {
astly more harm than good. What l
'ason have they then for existipp9 a
ne reason is, that the saloonkeeper d
'e1ers to stand behind bar, to 90 g
= out and earning an honest living o
lth MS hands and his brains. AM h
i'er ana more potent reason is. that -
'l'e a number of men, most of whom u
. considered respectable, law-abid. >,
g citizens, are unwilling to give up ~
cir little toddy. They take great -,
ms TO say that they do not care for ~
tnat they could quit its entire use 49,
Y time thew choose. This is the
ISIS of people upon whom rests the
latest responsibility for the MANY 'e
is OF the liquor business. The man ST
0 says be can let it alone and don't ue
So not only Injuries himself in oil
nth and purse, but it is fact that 'r.
he could be made to realize the evil wa
'ct his influence has, and especially ma
n the younger men of the commune III
be would be perfectly amazed. In ue'
W OF these facts it is inconcieveable thl
any right thinking man can pro. So
10 loye God, love his country and Lug
fellow men and vote for the saloon sci
Is oeIleyed that good majority d.
ae voters of Ward Two are in fay- mol
u prohibition. Prohibition in wilt
"a sense, means the greatest good the
1t greatest number. Because q
#'h lew are opposed to the CHANGE. u
ala not deter any man from voting ,,,h
) lcKet. when he positively knows , I'D
/" be TO the best interest of the
munlty at large. Right here a
many men say "yes, l believe sho
nolt'on would be good thing if was
cound only enforce it," Did Won Bal
know OF law that did not have the
Or more violations and are Won 49,
aware that some of our Oldest laws t;N
'iolated every day in some part n;..
e country or other? Then what d.,
3 use in arguing that prohibition aaa
failure, because it does not in all NV.
prohibit? If those who make .h4 >
Plea, will assist n passing the S Sl%'
Loltlon law, then give the law
earnest moral support, the same
ey would join all good people in w
lolng the law against stealing Win
similar crimes, "blind tigers, cam,