Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-08-05
Making 1t Clear

rather severely and did not hesitate to
pass opinion upon us in case his inter
probation of our editorial of July 22
entitled "Wet or Dry" was correct.
However we feel some peace of mind
for upon investigation we find MIR.
Chadwick opinions have not always
been correct His article was as full
of prejudice as it was void of
argument and a lengthy reply is not
necessary. The public understands
pretty well that the gentleman is an
extremist and that his opinion would
not be as free from bias and prejudice
as it should be if it is to be taken ser
iously However we shall try to
make clear the difficulties of Mr..
Chadwick in understanding the obscure
points of said editorial. In the first
place the gentleman is correct in his
presumption that the Free Press de-
sires to be perfectly fair in this fight
and we hope Mr. Chadwick nourishes
and carries out the same spirit.
Our moral regard for the gentleman
who are in the drug business in
Grangeville at the present time is as
high as that of Mr., Chadwick. We
stated in our editorial which he refers
to that in all probabilities if Idaho
county went dry Grangeville would
have five drug stores-this is our pres
ent opinion. just who will sell booze
is for Mr.. Chadwick to determine. He
may be self appointed keeper of the
morals Of the gentlemen if he wishes
and can also watch the soft drink
men closely as he says will be done.
There is a soft drink establishment
in La Grande, Oregon, known as the
"Blue Goose" the like of which
Grangeville will have if she goes dry.
We do not believe Mr.. Chadwick
would select such place as that to buy
his ice cream soda. There were FIVE
such establishments in Weston, Ore,
until the state normal was moved away
and they do say most peculiar sort
of ice cream and soft drinks were dis
pensed there.
Every dry town must have its soft
drink places and not the kind we have
in Grangevllle at the present time.
We are sure the gentleman knows the
kind we mean.
As to who the men are who predict
Grangeville will have additional drug
stores if local option carries we would
suggest Mr.. Chadwick make canvass
of the county and he will find numer-
Gus good and responsible citizens who
make this prediction and because they
are Of this opinion is not evidence
that they are not for prohibition as
many Of them are, but do not favor
the local option farce, a proven failure.
Mr.. Chadwick says 81 know of one
saloon man who has openly boasted if
the county goes dry he will put in a
drug store" Now then if you know
of such case you as law abiding
citizen should lose no time in inform
ing. Also if there are any violations
of the law by the saloons at present
that you are aware of, the duty again
falls upon you as a law abiding
citizen to prosecute them.
Mr.. Chadwick seems to have under
gone change in sentiment since last
fall when as secretary Of the Republi-
can County Central Commtte he left
no stone unturned to secure the elee-
tion Of Capt. Woodward, Charles Par
sons and John Adkison to the legisla-
ture. All of these gentlemen voted
against the local option bill when it
came up for passage and there was
little doubt how they stood before elec-
tion and it does seem little inconsis-
tent now to see Mr.. Chadwick out
fighting everything and everybody
who does not happen to agree with
him on the local option farce. People
read nowadays and make up their
minds themselves. Let us be broad
and fair and not narrow and prejudiced.
Each side has its good points and
every man is entitled to his opinion.
If the county goes dry it will be a
crime to sell or give away liquor with
out doctors prescription. If its crime
to sell, is not the man who buys it
Illegally party to the crime? Ac-
cording to the law man cannot even
give the members of his own family a
drink without first securing "A prescrip-
ton from doctor for which he must
pay.
As to the opinion of Mr.. Rholfe
Of Oaksdale We will say Mr.. Rholfe
is an extremist, prohibition crank
and it would be just as fair for the
other side to present contrary
: opinion from saloon man. The
: opinions of the radicals Of either side
are not of much worth. What is a
fair way to Judge is to get the con-
consenses Of opinion from the business
, interests of the town. 1t is very easy