Arizona republican., 1908-04-29

only justify. but commend the prac- tice of polygamy theft. drunkenness, murder or any other crime, by the Bible itself.
 Such use has been made of certain remarks which I made before the w. .C. TT Y. of Los Angeles a few weeks ago. Now what another man says somebody told him he heard l said. stand ready to dispute on general principles That isn't evidence in any court in the world, But let me say it myself. and I'll Tstand by it to the last comma and hyPhen. Now hear m,, say il myself.
 "About the power cf pr0hibitory laws to rrohibit-the laws of the state against murder do not entirely prevent murder But nevertheless. l am Op- posed tq licensing one murderer to every so many thousand persons. even on petition of a majority of the prop erty owners in the block. that we may have all the murder that is desirable
 in the communitV' under wise regula- tions. with q little income for the mu- Hicipality. I believe in the absolute prohibition of crime
 The laws of the country prohibiting stealing do not entirely prevent steal ing. Nevertheless. | ann opposed to high license system of stealing. pre- ,idinC that all theft shall be restrict rd to certain authorized thieves. who shall steal only between the hours Of. say ann. and lt:30 p.n.. except Sun day when no stealing shall be done except by stealth. entrance to be made in all cases on thai day by the back door. and at the thiers risk. I believe in laws that absolutely forbid theft at any hour. on any day of the week.
 And. on tho same ground. and just as positively. do I believe in the pro- hibition of the liquor traffic. And l never said that did not And I did say that l did And l do. do say that the best way to make a man d temperate man k to teach him not |" drink. But d saloon is not a kinder garten of sobrietv. Your town is un- der no obligation to any saloon. tSpeaking of Pasadena he ccntinues) All that il is, in responsibility and permanent prosperity. il has grown to be without the assistance of the liquor traffic You don't owe a dollar or a merchant or a resident. you don't owe one item of the attractiveneSs and popularity of your town to the refining and educating influence of d corner ginmil. with it's group Of sidewalk loafers
 Tt IS deliberately claimed bv some people who appear to be sane on other subjects that to properly instruct sober people in the ways of scbriety. and to teach total abstdinerS the beauty and virtue of temperance. you must license the selling of liquor in tn" town. The man who originated that idea ought to have i, stuffed and exhibited at a World Exposition. and he should be leaned up beside it as part of the exhibit. There was once a man who owned parrot U swore like a pirate. \ neighb1r owned a par rot that did not swear at ali but ha- bitually used only the most decorous language. Let mc have N"ur parrot month said the owner of the good bird. "I will keep them in the same room and mine will teach yours not t. swear" The birds were caEcd side by side. And everybody who knows enough to know anything. knows which parrot had it's vocabulary en- richcd with new and startling words.
 Keep your town clean from this evil If men will violate law in or der to gratify evil habit and taste. don't try to cure the sin of lawbreak- ing by euactinE a law which it would be easy and wicked tp obey.
 As to prohibition in Pasadena. if any liquor man thinks there is big money and safe thing in running a blind pig in Pasadena. let him come here and try t. If he has any love for his liberty and pockctbook. how eyer. he Will do well to consult the fellows who have tried il. if he can find them: We can't They are in hid- ing somewhere out in the desert. Run ming a joint in Pasadena is like run ming ct powder mill in a smelling fur mace Its mighty exciting while it lasts but it doesn't last long enough to he profitable.
 If the saloon men insist in quoting me on this topic let them commit this to memory. that they may repeat it as they need it:
 .I DO NOT KNOW ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THE SALOON. TT IS AN EVIL THING THAT HAS NOT ONE REDEEMING THING IN ALL ITS HISTORY To COMMEND TT TO GOOD MEN. It breaks the laws of God and man. lt desecratcs the Sab bath: it profanes fine name of religion: it defies public order: it tramples un- der foot the tendcrest feelings of hu- manity TT IS X MORAL PESTI- LENCE THAT FLIGHTS THE VERY ATMOSPHERE OF TOWN AND COUNTRY: ft k d stain upon hon. eSty: blur upon purity: clog upon pr"gres~: check upon the nobler i'm pulses it is an incentive to f4!s-h0od deceit and crime. From such q hate fU! fountain head can there ever flow clear stream? CAN YOU NAME ONE GOOD THING THE SALOON HAS DONE FOR HUMANlTY-onc good thiIg-bUt one instance in which it has brought forth fruits unto right cousness-"ne influence sweet and hcathful. aad pure. gracious and beautiful. which will finger lovingly in tho memory of men. when you have buried tn" rum power. to make them say God bless the saloon for the good it did2 Search through the history of this hateful thing. and read one page oyer which sDmc mother can bow her grateful head and thank God for all the saloon did for her boy There