The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-10
BY C.. e. ARNEY
10 Tho l'rihune.

Special TO The Tribune
SHOSHONE, Ida. Dec. - Sho-
shone deserves n higher order OF clN!c
regulation. The good people oil TINS
city are Inundated through the rcck-
less sales of intoxicants. Two days
previous to the local option election IN
Lincoln county, three weeks since, a
man was stabbed in one of Shoshonc 5
saloons. The following evening man
was shot in tho same saloon.
E.Thesc two dcplorable incidents
turned at least fifty votes, which would
have been cast for the ''wcLs' on clee-
tion day, to tho "drys,' said Il proml-
ncnt citizen of Shoshonc today.
IL have lived AL my life IN the
west, and | have never seen such IN
humane evidence of selling liquor TO
mca who were drunk. as | saw III Sho-
shonc ycstcrdaY.f saId man passing
through the town today.
Shoshonc has a very high order OF
citizenship and officials who arc patrl,
otto in their desire 10 enforce law and
order, but this year the town is the
center of 4 foreign population which
drifts in from dIaccnt ditch camps and
construction work, which is largely re-
sponsible for the existence Of crime in
Shoshonc.
The city council very properly re
fused 10 extend the license of the sa-
loon where these crimes occurred ut
its regular session last evening,
Saloon men who disregard the rules
of law and humanity are largely re-
sponsiblc for the apparent swift prog
ross of public sentiment III Idaho to-
day i'll favor Of local option.
Moreover, the effort VIII be made by
believers iu prohibition TO enact n state
wide law, next year, against the traf.
fic.' II is not settled in the minds Of
Judges of public sentiment that the
voters Of the state have i'm their hearts
an inclination to enact prohibition us
against strict regulation,
There is a very potent. force IN Idaho
which believes in the efficacy Of strict
regulation. 1t is, to a certain extent
IN organized force, In quite ouchali
the counties of the state. this phase of
public thought finds comfort in the
taxpayers and business men S organ.
ization In Ada, Washington, Blaine
Ncz Pcrcc, Kootcnai, and EImorc coun-
ties, especially. this organization has
members of the higher order of Idaho
citizenship. They arc men of affairs
and of standing. and up to date no man
engaged in the sale of liquor i'll any
form is granted membership.
-
Those who have subscribed 10 this or,
ganizcd effort arc the bankers, mer
chants, stockmcn and many of The
county officials Of these respective couu
ties. Not few state officers arc united
with this organization.
Considerable uncasIncss exists
throughout political circles as to the
effect of TINS movement
The impression is general that the
two old parties Will each cater to what
appcars-through local option elections
as Il sentiment for further temper.
ancc legislation. The Republican party,
which is in the majority, viii un-
doubtcdly declare for prohibition, and
the Democrats arc likely to follow the
same example,
If so, the taxpayers and business
men organization would be quite a
factor in the coming state election, for
should they be wise in Judgment, sober
in campaign and cautious in the poll
tics attending the selection of ticket
they might win in the state.
Of course examples like the Sho