Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-10-26
HOW WILL YOU ANSWER?

minutes. You are the head Of fam
ily. You have SONS and daughters
growing up to manhood and woman
hood, and you are vitality interested in
their welfare. You are also interested
in your own welfare, and no matter
how much you may be interested in
the welfare of others, your own inter
ests are paramount.
Have any of the saloons in Pullman
contributed to the welfare of yourself
or family? Even though you may oc-
casionally patronize them, yet was the
result beneficial to you or your family?
That it did not do you or yours harm
is not the question, but the question
is, did it do yourself or your family
good? Did it benefit you financially
Did your patronage benefit anyone
financially? Yes, eff course, the sa-
loon keeper and the wholesaler and the
manufacturer reaped a benefit, and for
this reason the saloon keeper and the
wholesaler and manufactures of goods
sold in a saloon ask you to help them,
by your vote to permit them to con-
tinue in business in Pullman, so that
you may have the opportunity of con-
tributing to their financial welfare.
From commercial standpoint, they
cannot be blamed for doing So but
suppose you would say to them that it
would be to your financial benefit if
there were no saloons and ask them to
vote against the saloon for your benefit 4;
would they do so?
Do you know of any reason why you
should vote for their benefit? Do you
owe them such an obligation? But
you may argue that saloons benefit the
town. Now be honest with yourself
for a moment; if saloons do not bene-
fit you, how do they benefit any one
else who is not connected in some way
with them? And how can a thing
benefit the whole people when it does
not benefit the individuals who COM
prise the whole? If saloons are a
good thing for town then the more
saloons there are the better the town
would be. Do you honestly believe
such to be true? If so, then town
composed entirely of saloons would
excel all others. Would you want to
live in and raise a family in town
that had nothing but saloons? Sup
pose you had your choice between liv-
ing in town where the only business
was that of the saloon, and a town
that had no saloons? Which would
you prefer? But you say you would
prefer moderation-a town where the
saloon is restricted and regulated.
Why restrict or regulate them if they
are good thing? Is it desirable to
restrict that which is doing good?
Again, you ask, "How are we 60
ing to run a town without saloon Ii
censes?" Suppose you patronize the
saloon occasionally, but you "don t
have to do so"-that is. YOU have no
fixed habit which requires you to 90 to
the saloon, and if there was no saloon.
you would not personally feel the loss
how much money would you save in
year il there was no saloon? Sup
pose it only costs you so cents on an
average per month-and your patron
age is not worth much if it does not
amount to at least this sum-the cost
would be Sc per annum. Suppose you
own home in Pullman worth $1,000,
and it is assessed for 5000. Now the
assessed valuation of Pullman is, If
round numbers, $500, 900. From the
three saloons the city receives net
$zioo' or sum equal to little owe,
one half of one per cent on the assessed
assessed valuation. Now if the Ga.
loon license was abolished and vom
taxes raised to meet the defcienc,
'hen you would be taxed a little owe,
one half of one per cent additional, o,
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