Arizona republican., 1908-04-08
TOTAL -ABSTINfNCE
 AND PROHIBITION
It is Shown How the Former is Not Served by the Latter.
New York Times (lnd.) ]

Prohibition is at present the great est hindrancs 10 temperance legislation, and if il is set 10 one side and confined to the actual believers in it, without any attempts at conciliation or com promise. the prospect of a really effica- cious public policy will be much i'm proved.
 New Orleans Picsyune (Oem.)
 The crank does not seem to under stand that q man may oppose prohi- bition without having deep seated af- lection for rum
 St. Paul Press (Rep.)
 Prohibition mas declared visibly and irreparably. In the states where it has been enacted into law or incorporated in the constitution it is less popular than ever before People openly ad- init it's impotence in enforcement.
 Popular Science Monthly.
 Our temperance reformers have am pie scope for a wise and beneficial ac- tivity without seeking to control the schools and without perverting opinion by the dissemination of unfounded statements under the guise of science. '
 Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.)
 What some are pleased to misname prohibition is only another name for cowardice. one of the inherent vices oi a class of men who are anxious t0 save the world by proxy. When your prohibitionists can provide by law that men shall be born without passions stomachs and appetites: when they can forbid the sun to shine by a constitu- tiOnal enactment: when the grape no longer purpleS in luscious clusters. and Nature loses her artistic touch and ceases to tinge the apples cheek in matchless colors; when the vital forces of life are no longer in the vegetable kingdom. in obedience to the dictates of the modern foe of God and natura law and civiliza tion, then will prOhibi- ton become a possibility. and not un- til then
 Cincinnati Commercial Gazette (Rep.) A prohibitory amendment in the constitution of Ohio would mean free whiskey in Cincinnati. and many other evils equally fragrant"
 Baltimore American.
 Even the most ardent prohibition ists. with the victory that they have just gained in the supreme court. ar, forced to admit that the practica working of their theory has failed tC realize their hopes.
 Portland, Me, Argus.
 Here is a fact: The prohibitory liquor law-so far as it's enforcement or reinforcement is concerned-is 6 tool in the hands of politicians. used tc compel liquor dealers to vote with tn, party in power on penalty of confisca tion of property and imprisonment O. person"
 Baltimore Herald.
 Practical experience shows that pro hibition is a failure. Prohibition doe, not prohibit"
 The Portland Herald (Prohib.)
 Crime is alarningly prevalent. Mur ders have continually increased yea by year. Our jails and prisons are un pleasantly full. Robberies and bur glaries are occurring in all directions Crime of all kinds is increasing On, hundred and thirty-four liquor seller in Portland, one hundred and twenty Lewiston, Is it any wonder tha crime is increasing? Are our citizens less law abiding than western people Is public sentiment at a lower ebb il the good old state of Maine than it i in western state. where people iron all countries have congregated Wouldn't it be well for the Maine leg islature tn appoint an investigatini committee to ascertain why it is tha