The Forrest City times., 1908-09-04
CALL THE WITNESS ES


 Below We quote from q number of governors of states:
 Ex-Governor L. C. Hughes. lRepub. licanl Arizona: One of the special reasons that can be urged upon Con. gress for the enactment of such q law prohibition among the Indians with. in fifty miles of any reservation is the fact that during the last quarter of century more than eighty iper cent of the criminal business of the United States Courts of Arizona. has been prosecuting violations of the law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians, not only entailing great expense upon the federal gov. ernment, but demoralizing and de- grading the Indians.
 Governor Burke, (Repubican,) of North Dakota: We nave had prohi- bition so long in North Dakota that in some counties there are no jails. There is not much crime in the state.
 Governor ]. Frank Hanley Repub- lican.l Indiana: l would rather have the smile of approval from that little boy saved from one of the dens of in- iquity by my efforts than the com bined vote of the beverage liquor traf- lie. The business is so Ut terly ihdefensible from any stand point, moral or economic. II deserves no law, human or divine.
 Governor E. B. Glenn, (Democrat,) North Carolina; As for me l am heart and soul against the saloon After thirty years experience as a prosecuting officer in the courts am firmly of the opinion that 60 per cent of crime is directly the result of strong drink and that 9 per cent is indirectly caused by it.
 Governor E. W. Hoch, Republican, Kansas: Not single good thing can be said of the saloon. It is every. where and always an enemy to so- ciety and good government. It is the devils best recruiting camp.
 It imposes more burdens of taxation upon the people than any other agency in existence. No human interest k sacred to it. It is everywhere and always an an archist. The devil never in- vented bigger lie than that revenue from illegitimate sources is necessary 10 the financial success of any town or city. \ poor house is joke in kansas.
 Governor Joseph w Folk, Demo crat. Missouri. The decreased sale and consumption of intoxicants has had q tendency to reduce crime and criminal expense, so as 10 affect a saving for the state. The Sunday closing of saloons has reduced Sunday crime 50 per cent. l received q letter from woman who thanked me for closing the saloons on Sunday She said il meant bread for her family where they had not had il before. One such letter from a good woman more than compensates for the curses oi ten thousand outlaws.
 Governor Hoke Smith, (Democratl Georgia This is the happies, day of my life, said the governor. when he signed Prohibition Bill No. 23, which required every saloon in Georgia to ''skidooa on the first of January 1908. IL is absolutely impossible 10 have d permanent, decent govern ment where the saloon dominates mu. nicipal politics. The elimination oi the saloon will help municipal politics everywhere.
 Governor John Cutler. (Repubiieanl Utah: There has always been strong in Utah against the traillc- It is foregone conclusion that the morals of a community are improved by a decreased sale Of strong drink. The revenues of the state are because temperance ieaus 10 frugality and thrift, which leaas to property accumulation by the citizens.
 Governor T. NJ. Campbell, Demo crat, Texas: About fifty of the totai9 dry counties, and many of the Pre. cincts in the others, have beeolnSs so since 1908. One hundred anu ifty-seven counties absolutely df,.i The effect has been 10 greatly ue crease the consumption ofintoxicand and has greatly decrease' the amount Of crime.