Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-27
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IL Prohibition "a Failure Here?
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An editorial in this weeks OBJ
server would be interesting reading
we're It not that 1t bears so unmistak-
ably the brand Of the stock argu-
ments sent out by the National
Liquor Dealers Association for the
consuIp ption of those whose motto
Is LILO, lie, lie; some Of it may be
believed"
1t has been a long time, however,
since we have read anything that was
so thinly yelled an insult to the In
telligence Of the people as the afore-
said editorial
Let US notice some of the state
ments:
Prohibition does not prohibit.
Prohibition in Josephine county has
failed dlsmally."
We can believe that two or three
men In Grants Pass have reason to
concede that prohibition has done
something toward stopping their
business. SO completely has 1t
stopped them that they are ready
TO go out OF business for good. Fac
ing a possible prison sentence Is not
conducive to boldness in defying the
law, hence these men have shut up,
and what they were getting will now
go to their families through the
merchant and grocer That they
will go to Jackson county to spend
their money Is all nonsense, and the
Observer knows II. Were It true,
then the man is so far gone that the
best thing he can do for family and
state would be to keep going, when
ne starts for Jackson county, and
never return.
The truth Is that the stronghold
of the liquor traffic is in the treating
system, and that Is largely shut out
by making the business Illegal. The
traps are not open to tempt the
young and the weak, and the normal
man rarely hunts for the deadfall.
One thing is certain here IN Grants
Pass, that IL, the ladies can now so
along the streets and can pass the
corner of Sixth and f streets without
having their eyes offended and their
ears defiled by the crowd of drunken
rakes and loafers that was always
found there.
One man who has always had
whiskey 10 his hurt says that he
cannot get II here now" Only men
with plenty of money can get II, 4"
That liz something of a gain.
Prohibition does not prohibit" So
says the association whose ohioc, Is
TO fight prohibition and whose money
flows Ike beer to defeat prohibition.
And this is whero the insult comes
in Can we find one liquor manu-
factwor who is I'm favor of prohibit
tion' They are not scruuulous as
TO methods when it comes to iuucas-
ing the consumption of liquor yet
not one has come forward to hcp
the prohibition cause. What fools
they are, IL the contention ia true,
20 spend millions to defeat that
which viii increase their busncss'
Uncle Sam is "a pretty good book
keeper, and here are some of the
facts In the ease. Deputy Commits.
sloner Whoolcr of the Internal
Revenue Department states that
there has been. In the fiscal year end.
Ing Juno 80 1909. q failing Off In
the production and sale of fermcntod
and spurious liquors to the amount
of S19O6gA73.6O This amount
did not go TO Jackson county or TO
any othor wet county, but II went
into food, clothing and better homes
During the same period, owing to
prohibition, the national receipts
from the whiskey tax tell OF S5,290,-
77S, and from the heor tax S2,S51,-
205. And Medford did not get what
that represents in the American
homo HE; Il went into better homes
and q higher American manhood and
womanhood
And now comes the most damnahle
thing In this remarkable editorial.
I will quote Il verbatim. "Thc
sawmllls are closing down and the
workmcn are scattering with full
purses, Many " them will 80 10
Medford for good time Grants
Pass loses revenue loses trade and
gains nothing but Lew evils"