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

have been denied a birthright of free
dom and equality.
5. A voter who would not openly
stand against the saloon cannot be
depended upon to do so in secret
ballot A petition is as much the
voice of the people as the written bal
lot; and when it bids abatement of the
saloon nuisance the god citizen should
not bubble over the basis of action.
6. amy prohibition of the liquor
traffic should have back of it the will
of the majority of the people, express
ed by secret ballot" There is no log
ic in the secret ballot argument. A
demand by such line of action can
be met however by secret ballot. For
constitutional prohibition without the
unholy compromise of options between
good and evil.
7. Educational campaigns can be
carried on in Idaho by taking advant-
age of her present local prohibition
laws and on the direct line of no COM
promise.
s. Local option is fair to all
should be corrected to read: mot
fair at ALL" Not fair to dependent
childhood; not fair to the victim OF
alcohol who has lost the will to pro-
tect himself; not fair to the mother
who must surrender her boy to be
sacrificed where the majority rule;
not fair to the harlot who depends
upon drink to drown her womanhood
that she may continue her downward
career; not fair to the men who are
willing to barter away their own souls
and the souls of their fellow men In
exchange for the revenue derived from
the Capitalization of our citizenship.
: Fair to all?" No, not fair at all.
9. Idaho is ahead of Nevada, Wyo-
ming and other states in the union
that do not have state wide prohibi-
ton. having already local prohibit
!. ton law that if taken advantage OF
would put two-thirds of the state un'
der prohibition today. Instead OF cry
ing for more locals" let us ask oul
General Manager to give us l1gntn
ing express that makes stops only a.
the grand terminal of statewide pro
hibition.
10. The thinking class do not de
: sire it" and they contend they are /
- the majority In Idaho. The brewer
and distillers lead in the demand TO
- local option to defeat the stronge
:, measure of prohibition. This reaso
alone should defeat the passage OF
local option bill. Prohibition is tn
- only method in harmony with the la
- of God in dealing with any evil. Tn
devil will argue for option every tim
:, Summary.
The liouor traffic has not "comple1
control in Idaho" Meridian, Sta
ok South Boise, Gooding, Moscow, Mala
he Troy, and other places have taken az
he vantage of the local prohibition la
lily and are not under saloon dominate
is If the statement that "The MAORI
M of the people are addicted to the drill
habit and demand the open saloon a.
| it's attendant evils" was correct tn
it would prove futile attempt
I'VE close the saloons under a local optl
M measure. Prohibition Is necess
en- under such conditions, 1t being the
SITS, " method that will put out the III
at of hell in the breweries and distiii'
les. It would be foolish" to ask
rly another law for Idaho, that would
in much less effective in Kidding
sed state of the saloon than the one
'os- ready placed upon her statute boo
.rly WHY not vote it out in precinct
the town" under the present law.
ion We are waiting for the local opti'
ion lists of Payette, Pocatello and OIL
in important towns that have not fal
ally in line with their own argument
lent demonstrate their sincerity by SO
pite ing,
heir Finally, Let every legislator '
are Is sent to Boise this winter" RENE
the Der that the majority of the people
tout the state want such advanced legi'
loon ton ON the liquor traffic that will
tend to the breweries and distiller
ould Local option is beating retreat to
ould time of the liquor tattoo OF perse
ould liberty.
her
If Financial Statement.