The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-13

good and equitable physicians believe In the
use of II for medicinal purposes. so long will II
be used to some extent as a medicine, and Il
will be also used in the Arts Sciences and for
industrial purposes. When tie public decides
to stop the manufacturing OF II. then can your
theory be carried out. But until then. especlaI.
ly as long as the Interstate laws allow liuuor
to be shipped into prohibition state, the
Agency is the better plan.
"a Voted For and am In Favor Of Absolute
Prohibition" This is a mistaken idea. nv
reading the Constitution that you did vote for
you will readily discern your mistake. It pro.
yided for tho Agency and laid down certain
rules and regulations for It. No pr5vIsJons
we're made for the sale Of liquors in any form
except through the Agency. Had the Trainers
OF the Constitution had any doubt OF the estab.
hsnment of the Agency System, thew would
nave provided some means, at least, for the
sele of liquors for the Arts, sclen ,es ana for
Industrial purposes. No state has ever voted
for nor has any party ever demanded. absolute
prohibition TO the extent that would prevail
under our constional law.
~ Wouldn't Run Saloon and VIII mot
Vote the State Into the Saloon gc.lnessn
This is a laudable sentiment and also n very
ridiculous one There Is about as much ccn,.
parison between the Agencies and the saloons
as there is between a Chuch and bawdv
house. There are women IN both-in the church
are the Christians, women working fo- mans
up-building, while in the other are creatures
that are planning for mans destruction. In
the Agencies are honorable men and women
that are simply supplying the needs FOR med,.
cal and scientific purposes. The SALONS cater.
ed TO every vice. There Is absolutely no sim.
ilarity in any way, shape. or form.
~ am Against Putting che Agencies IN Small
Towns." II the Agencies are good they should
not be limited to the cities II physician OF
small town desires to prescribe liquor he
should have the same facilities rs those In the
larger towns. 7 know Of several Instances
where men have had to ride from forty 70
eighty miles overland, to get liquor Of an
Agency in case OF urgent need We will take
the little town Of Camaro as an instance Of the
injustice. To get to the nearest Agency a man
would have TO ride hfty miles over bad road
going and coming. There are many other
towns similarly situated
"smaIl Towns Have got. Proper Police Pro.
aection 9or the Agencies" The ratio OF crime
is much lower in the smaller towns than the
cities. ANY violation OF law Is sooner dscov.
cred and justice quicker meted out and morals
are on higher plane in the villages than ia
the larger towns. No fear need be entertained
on this score
"The Penalties are too Severe on the PLY.
seian" Ii he does not violate the law there
is no penalty. If he does, the penalty is light
enough. The respectable physician needs pro.
lection from his disreputable brother. that the
whole may not suffer from the acts OF the few.
"9hyseians may Write too Many Prescrp-
tions." Take them as a class, there are no
more honorable men Ia any profession. OF the
hundreds that have written prescriptions, not
over ten have been complained Of, and suits
have only been filed against two. The phys
clan can be trusted, those that violate the law
will be punished.
"some viii Feign Sickness to Obtain Ii
quor." They will have to fool the doctor, the
agent, and swear 10 lie. besides. to mako
that work, and they will then be liable to
prosecution for perjury
agents May solIeIte Trade" This might be
the case II boo, leggers were appointed agents,
but they are not, A mans character is fully
investigated and none but good, clean moral,
temperance men are appointed TO these posi-
llOnb. Inc Inspector would soon discover any
thing Of this nature and the agent would DC
Immediately dismissed.
~ am Opposed to the Enforcement Commis-
son." This has nothing to do with the
Agency proposition. superintendent Lozer's
duties consist solely in paying the enforce.
ment men and receiving the counscated liquor
You do moi vote on this proposition as it is
imbodied in Article OF the bill and moi
Article 1.
'The Law is not Enforced" This is a mat
ter that lays entirely In the hands Of your
county officers and they alone are responsible
That It eau be enforced has been proven IN
the majority Of the counties Of the state. The
state enforcement men are not sent into a
county except upon the earnest solicitation Of
the people and upon a showing that the OH
GERS can not. or will not, do their duty
"Men Will Buy From 5ootLeggers, get
Drunk, and the Agencies viii Get the ELAINE"
Ii he gets drunk have him arrested. II he
says he bought the liquor Of the Agency. 20 20
the Agency and find out. tho records there win
show; If he did, have him prosecuted for per.
Jury. II he don't say SO, take him before a