The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-25
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ON SUBJECT

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The Tribune is in receipt of letter
and an articles entitled Reply to Ten
Reasons for Local Option" The letter
is from E, D. Nichols. Mr.. Nichols
has worked harder and done more for
the cause of temperance in Idaho than |
any other ten men. The Tribune
thinks that the friends of local option
as opposed to prohibition, will not
question his sincerity The letter and
| article follow:
Moscow, Idaho, July 20, 1908.
Editor Caldwell Tribune:
My Dear Sir-Kindly pail me a
copy of your paper which has therein
a copy of the proposed prohibition
ordinance for Caldwell.
Both Moscow and Troy have gone
dry. We inaugurated movement for
a dry town in Kendrick and Juliaetta
and Lewiston. Under the charter of
the latter place, in case Is per cent of
the voters petition for an ordinance
the council must either pass the ordi-
nance or submit it to vote of the peo
pie at special election. Before l left
they had over 900 signatures to pc
tition for prohibition ordinance.
That is about 40 per cent of the voters.
| believe all the towns I have mem
, toned will go dry. / admire your po-
sition on the question. We have a
local prohibition state. If local OPP
ton law should be enacted the mother
state of Idaho would be honored Cd
with having a pair of twins. You are
absolutely right on the question, Let
|, the temperance forces unitedly ask for
statewide prohibition and they will
get it. Find enclosed "Reply to Ter
Reasons for Local Option" | spoke
/, here yesterday morning and evening
It to crowded houses. / go from here tt
. Genesee for five nights. Mail the pa
W per to me at Genesee, Idaho, ant
v oblige, yours sincerely.
"a E. D. NICHOLS.
10 P. S.-My wife spoke at Kendricl
y and organized w. c. T. U. there. Sh
! spoke twice here and added 16 to tn
n local union of the w. G. T. U. "Repl
~ to Ten Reasons for Local Option"
= not my production. consider 1t com
If plete.
70 Reply to Ten Reasons for Local
ID Option.
sr 1. The peopel of the republic hay
40 the natural right to vote upon all in
Ga portant matters pertaining to the gel
h. eral welfare. The saloon interest
he however, cannot be classed with ma
ma ters of general welfare,
2. The supreme court Is proper
quoted; 1.-THE liquor traffic has no il
herent right to exist and is class'
with gambling. opium eating and pro
tuition" Said admission clear
proves the unconstitutionality of t
liquor traffic and the wrong of opti'
on the question. In local opti'
ted vote where the saloon element is
,ix- the majority the traffic is tyrannical
r,a forced upon the law abiding eleme
and is given the right to exist desp
their expressed protest through thu
m right of ballot, Such conditions
be- acknowledged by all to represent
led. most CALLING kind of taxation withe
be representation. Again, the salo
han .Joneses do not pay the freight
,ceN 8. We agree, THAT no state shol
nee desire that any of its citizens sho'
avs become drunkards." Neither sho'
nut any state consent to a portion OF
d II citizenship becoming drunkards If
her majority so rule in certain parts
for her commonwealth. In the words
a to Seaborn Wright, "a state is what
cells people are" When a state gives
Ind option on the most damnapie vi
J, evils she makes covenant with de
and agreement with hell
Of A. Voters should have direct
now on the saloon question" Every
item vocate of the liquor traffic will hea
'eto- ly agree with that unqualified pro
ear sition, relying, when such a perso
t so liberty vote is taken upon blood III
him, ey to regulate the ballot system
,ject their interests, said regulator not
,ces- take into consideration the sla
|who, through dehauched parenth'