The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-31
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few Ideas PeruIdte thTulgh the Brain
Of the Editor while In q SOmsdmhu-
IiStk State.

others will be held In the various
until so late In the ses-
sion when they will go into the
hands of the sitting committee. Nc
Cracker, of Bingham county, has In
troduced In this session two bills
which are worthy Of particular at
tentiOn and should be passed. The
bills to which we have reference are
the anti pass bill and one relating to
the control Of the liquor traffic OF
the state. The anti-pass bill has
been submitted, re-submitted and
more than likely will be submitted
again, when 1t may be amended so
that 1t will be of no practical use or
benefit. When the bill was called
up the second time the intention was
to make 1t effective at once, which
was done. The opponents Of the bill
evidently got In their work during
Sunday, and the result was 1t was
moved to reconsider, the motion
carrying. 1t now looks as II the bill
will be 50 emasculated that 1t will be
OF no benefit to the state.
-.
The act, relating to the sale OF In
toxicating liquors Is evidently the
work OF the anti-saloon league, but
1t Is not a radical measure; 1t does
not interfere with the legitimate
saloon business, but gives the citi-
zen the right to say whether saloons
shall be permitted to exist In conn-
ties, election precincts, incorporated
cities, towns aud villages The evil
dent Intent of the bill is to give the
people the largest measure OF home
government. Every community
should be privileged to say how the
saloon question should be banded.
II the majority Is opposed to having
saloon In Its midst their opposition
| should be final. On the other hand
II the majority is In favor OF saloons
their decision should be final In
our Judgment the bill should be
passed as It left the hands of Repre-
sentative McCracken without amend
ment or change.
| ~.
So far as we are personally con-
lcerned we are not prohibitioniSt
In the strict sense of the word. SO
long as the government Is party &c
the manufacture OF iutoxicants ano
receives revenue therefrom the
suppression OF the traffic Is impos
sible. One who has passed through
a Kansas and Iowa state prohibitafl
law Is almost invariably an advocate
OF high license. When the nationa
|, government allows liquors to be ship
, ped In from other states In the orig
, inal packages a state prohibitary Law
Is largely a farce. 1t is usually tn
case that there can be more case
of drunkenness seen on the street un
|. der these conditions than where TIN
saloons run openly. The reason 10
this, undoubtedly is, that where In
toxicants are shipped In quantitie
. the receiver of the goods consider
= that the sooner he disposes OF 1t TN
! less liability there is of 1t bein
stolen. The Iowa mulch law, Will
IL Is the best we have ever seen, We
lit Is not entirely satisfactory, and
all the farces that has been placed O
q the statute books the prohibitar
d law OF Kansas not only takes tn
Is cake, but the entire bakeshop.
It -
Representative Wyman has intrt
y duccd In the house bill for dire(
" primary law which has many point
= OF merit, but has one great faui
" which should be corrected before
&c Is enacted into law. It's great an
u only fault, the balance of the bill v
" can most heartily endorse, Is Il
~ charge OF $40 TO be paid by the cal
VI didate. There should be some pr
vision In the bill In case of munic
u palities for making the fee In pr
10 portion to the salary received. !
= Illustrate; In this village the truste
y receive no salary for their labor. a
10 IL candidate was forced TO put !
W ten dollars, the chances are that
~ one would fall over themselves see
" Ing the position. AS 1t Is, larie
Oh and shot guns are necessary to y
NO any one to serve on the board. VII
nu tie above exception, the bill Is
So good one, so good In fact, that the
vi Is no danger of 1t passing because
os would antagonize certain interes
". and for that reason the author G.
VI never hope to see it pass the Mn
w session.
- Every few days the writer, as
~. as others, receive requests for Inf
,a nation concerning the Salnon RI
"a valley, and the opportunities for
an, vestment. These requests not OF
-, require considerable OF our time
answer them, but they invariably ;
,n for printed matter Of general Inf
=, nation OF the Country. There shoI
ia N hoaelet nrsnar ad ouulining