Evening journal., 1909-10-15
Mr.. HOGAN REPLIES
TO THE SUNDAY STAR


Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
An editorial appeared in last sun |
days star, written presumably by~Mr /
Jerome B. Bell 90 which ! would like |
to reply through THE EVENING |
JOURNAL, and, anticipating the /
courtesy you have been accustomed to /
accord your contributors. I will thank |
you in advance for the space my letter
will occupy.
To begin WITH / am not sore Cor
raw. at all. as the headline to the
editorial implies Indeed. what Is
there for me 10 be sore over? My
attitude for the past two years. with
regard 70 the use OF intoxicants. has
been continual struggle against
prohibition, not in advocacy of the
Licensed Saloon" as Mr. Bell would
make II appear. and II should be clear
that, from the viewpoint of a Single
TaXer there would remain no other
course for me to pursue. II the abol-
ishment OF the license" is all that
Mr. Bell or the Ant-Saloon League
desires, I would stand for that. pro-
vlded, OF course, that the people are
accorded the privilege OF doing as they
please with liquor. But to the crucial
test. I would accept the Licensed
Saloon" a million times over. taking
II as the lesser OF the two evils. rather
than submit to prohibition once.
Do YOU know. even when comparing
the saloonkeeper 10 the prohibitionist
the spirit that guided Joaquin Miller
the poet Of the Sierras-when h
wrote
In men whom men condemn as in,
I find so much OF goodness stin:
In men whom men pronounce divine
ind 30 much of sin and blot
I hesitate to draw a line
Between the two-where God has not
is the same spirit that has governed
my actions.
/ would say 70 Mr.. Bell particularly
and all those who may read this
article generally. that IL is not neces-
sary for me to advocate the licensed
saloon in order TO raise my boys right
but I realize that there is a better op.
portunity 20 keep them in the straight
path-that is If they are in need OF
such care-with the licensed saloon. OF
better still. the absolute liberty to d,
J as we wish with intoxicants, thar
when they are menaced with the hid
2 den dens Of vice-where the mos
e poisonous of liquors are dispensed
; that follow in the wake Of prohibi
! tion.
In the second paragraph Of his edi
torial Mr.. Bell states that I crop nj
every now and then as an orator o
a writer, and states. further that
would be good II all men followed IN
, example in that respect with the pro
viso that they should exhibit sounde
judgment as to cause and effect. O
have a clearer view Of the duties OF
citizen than I.
: I would like TO ask by what authorit
Jerome b. Bell sets himself up as th
: judge of the merits of my way
! reasoning? Is he capable of determir
ing the soundness OF my judgmer
when he failed to trace cause TO ei
!, feet while writing an editorial fc
q which the courts OF this county foun
. him guilty on the charge Of libel an
compelled him to pay a round, ia
sum for his misiudgement?
In the third paragraph OF his edi
torial Mr.. Bell states that / procee
: with false premise in regard 10 IN
j. amount Of crime committed in SUISSE
c county under the no-license law
d virtually telling the people that I III
]
o I do not set up any claims 70 infalibi
z ity. but I do, at least, endeavor to b
- truthful when making statements an
ia still insist that Sussex county Is fac
to face with the greatest crimins
record the county Of Sussex ever faceC
n Why does not Mr. Bell investigate 70
l. himself, and not depend on the edito
Is OF the Sussex Republican Ga ma
who has been accused of furnishin
an Office in his Office for the Anti
: Saloon League-the league furnishin
a stenographer to do his work an
their work. the accusation being pm
forth by an interested citizen of Sus
sex county,. The attorney general
ONCE IS the place to secure the needel
information. ] would advise Mr., Bel
TO 90 out 10 the workhouse and in
auire how many Of the people confines
there, sent thither from Sussex county
that were convicted for wife beating
assault and other vicious crimes. Will
under the influence OF liquor before h
makes a Joke OF crap shooting.
Mr. Bell takes the same stand tina
: THE EVENING JOURNAL does Il
relation to free speech; a most com
mendable stand indeed, for which
wish 70 thank both him and you. bu
why he cannot apply the same lin
, of reasoning to the conditions tina
r exist in a community where liquor i
sold I cannot see. Here is a com
parison. A (being human being
owns himself, the fruit OF his labo
(waRes) being a part of his very sell
since Il represents his energy eS
pended. B (being another human be
= inr1. can be said 10 be the same, eac
/ possessing the fruit OF their labor
wages. r purchases a still and som
Z grain, OF other ingredients, with whic