Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-09-30


man, and one of Boise's best known
men Of affairs and one whose efforts
lent considerable force to the win
ming of Boise's campaign against the
'drys," met and defeated the enemy
to the last ditch on Wednesday night.
He directly challenged the lead
er of the opposing faction
pleaded to him to give him argument
but the great leader only turned tail,
disappearing in the cleaning.
Mr.. West addressed a large and en-
thusiastic crowd in front OF Hell
frich's store, and in spite Of the fact
that street shows, carnivals and many
other attractions were competing for
patronage held his crowd till the last.
In strong terms he denounced the
hypocrit in politics. He spoke at a
man in the crowd, who he supposed
to be Mr.. Nichols the principle orator
of the drys. and charged him with di-
rect falsehoods in regard to the lat
ter's utterances concerning the Boise
celebration.
He regretted that a people COM
posed of the three churches who as
sembled in the one church last Sum
day night to listen to a political ar
gument, should even in their error,
be led by such a cowardly vilifier as
held the boards.
He opened his address by drawing
the distinction between a prohibition
list and a temperate man.
Hs charged the prohibitionists with
ignorance of history, economies and
evolution. He pointed out that liz
uors used in moderation were a BEN
eft and often a blessing to man. and
very clearly brought out the fact that
drunkenness was the evil and not the
drink nor yet the saloon or any other
medium to that end
He charged that the application of
existing municipal laws would close
any institution that became menace
to community's welfare; and that
the closing of all saloons would never
eradicate drunkenness, which was an
individual evil; but on the gontrary.
prohibition would increase the evil
the prohibitionist sought to eradi-
cate. and brought many decisive ar
guments to make his point
He said in part: Drunkenness Of
ten encroaches upon the individual
right, but never upon the social Ex-
listing social laws when properly ap-
piled never infringe upon the right
Of either drunkard or victim; and the
social duty is limited to furnishing
protection and refuge to the weak and
criminal, while the individual un-
der the rights guaranteed through
the principles of this government
must be left free to acquire his ed
ucation. faith and morals through
any sausion deemed by him or his to
be fit.
Social justice lies in freedom and
not oppression; prohibitory law in.
vades the right Of freedom. Mora.
cowardice on the one side and a false
presentation of the issue on the Other
often gives victory to the "drys", but
when truth and logic is presented tC
the voters the story is always revers
ed. Should you allow the prohibition
party to gain control of the fedora
government you will have stepped
backward into the dark ages; social
ed because the church and govern
ment. being a unit ruled by virtue o.
prohibition prohibition of every in
dividual right even to scientific re
search.
There is a material side to th'
question Capital will hault wher'
ever radicalism prevails. and in al
this western country. ! know of ne
district that can AFFORD to risk the ad
vance Of progress and development.
"If there is any among you wh'
have a question to ask. viii By
pleased to have t. from prohibition
be afraid Of your colors. Has an.
lists especially-come on now, don
one a question?
Ladies and gentlemen I want yol
to think of an have said don't le
the prohibitionist influence you will
his vili6cation of the four activ