The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-18

I am in favor of temperance, for that
is why / fight prohibition. I believe
the average business man OF this
country contemplate cowards-why-.
because they work under false pre-
lenses for fear of losing the sale of
who has not the courage of his con-
victions has no standing in the citi-
zenship Of this nation"
Here the speaker tod a story Of a
lover not having enough nerve to
propose to the girl he owed. AS they
were lying on the sandy beach one
day the girl asked the young man
to kiss her The young man replied
that he could not as his mouth was
full of sand To this the young lady
replied, Swallow it. for you certainly
need it." Il say to you. if you neeG
it, for Gods sake swallow the mouth
full Of sand. Many view with alarm
This wave of hypocrisy that is now
sweeping across this country. They
wou d make you believe that prohibit
ton is temperance, and you are going
to accept it as a substitute I give
my endorsement to the w. G.. T. u.
and Catholic total absteinance COM
mittee and other such temperance or
CARNATIONS. Their cause is the only
solution to the proposition. When we
treat it as a moral issue, appeal to
the moral sense, then we will win.
but not until then. The fight will
never be won by the blugeon Of force,
for the time has never been that we
could. end never will be when the
United ates can be governed by
radicalism.
Personal Liberty.
Personal liberty-cannot we take
a drink when we want it's any one
going to dictate to us what we are to
wear or eat, or how we are going to
worship the Divine Being? To what
end will all this result? Philosophers
have said the downfall of this couni
try would be when the liberty of it's
citizens waD gone. Here again the
speaker cited many figures to sub
stantiate his argument.
Mayor Rose then delivered a body
blow at patent medicines and said
the Peruna company gave $4,000 an
nua'ly into the treasury of the Anti |
Sa DON league, which he said was
made up of rampant prohibtionists
and others cast off from other po-
litical parties. He said the Anti-Sa-
loon league worked hand in hand with
patent medicine people and that the T
proh1bt1onists were SO near the Anti
Saloon league that they helped spend |
the blood money attained by the
Anti-Saloon league.
Turkey and China.
Turkey and China are prohibition
countries and look at them, both dis
graces to the world-opium-the drug
habit has come to replace the beer
The legislature of Alabama gave Off
GERS the authority to break into the
privacy of your homes, stop and go
through people clothes and inflict
on the women, if they
thoueht intoxicating liquors were to
be found Prohibitionists listen the
day will never come as God is my
judge, when you or yours or your kind
can ever infringe to that extent on
the fundamental principles of our con-
stitution. If the day ever comes that
my house is invaded by officers they
will carry him out or. so help me God
carry me out. When that climax is
reached it is the beginning of the end.
The first time the people of Alabama
had an opportunity to voice them
selves on prohibition they defeated the
measure by 10000 votes. Are we to
profit by the experience Of others or
employ experience as our teacher.
"Prohibitionists are co-partnerS of
the boot-legger. The boy! How much
,ava we heard of the how. Do not