Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-09-23

placed it in that paper and every
where he went during his future life
time he would be branded with dis
grace"
Revenue Not From Drunkard
The revenue of the saloon he said
did not come from the drunkard, it
comes from those who can afford TO
buy. He claimed the privilege for
every man to spend his money as he
sees fit. Il spend my money as /
see fit" he said. IF for intoxicants,
l take what pleases whether beer or
Peruna. and should 1 take Peruna l
Anti-Saloon League fund"
Mayor Rose stated he had been adj
vised that the city council had pro-
vided for a tax levy amounting to
$3.50 on the $1,000 should the town
go dry, orS13 on the $1,000 if wet.
adding: 4 am going to ask you faith
er and mother who own your own
little home if You are going to try
this impractical theory, impractical
in every city and town wherein it
has been tried 1t is for you to de-
termine whether you will go down in
your pockets to try an experiment
which threatens the city with abso-
lutte ruin.
There is one question" he said
(which must be determined by the
courts. In fact, it is already pending
before the supreme court of the state
of Indiana. That is the legality of
the local option law. The county
option law proceeds on the theory
that the county is a unit of govern
ment If it is not, the law must fail
am here to contend that the county
is in no sense a unit but an accumu-
lation of units.
State May Decide
The state in its sovereign capacity
may decide this question for itself
through its legislature. If it does
not each political unit must decide
for itself. a principle of home rule. "
Under the county option law the
precincts of the county. or units in
illustrated how it was possible for
the county, to control the destiny of
a city. a unit in itself Speaking of
the expense of maintaining streets,
public works and institutions of the
city, toward which the country pre-
cincts do not contribute a dollar but
which their residents enjoy. and
which are fostered by taxation upon
property owners within the city
limits
Conditions in Kansas
Someone asked me last night
what ] knew about conditions under
prohibition in Kansas" Mayor Rose
stated. Il did not know who it was
or that it was a minister at the time.
have learned since. He ought to
know what the conditions were in
in Kansas. understand he has
been there. / viii say to him that l
was born in the old badger state of
Wisconsin and ! never had to leave
there He wanted me to tell him
something about parks. I don't know
why he wanted to know so much a.
bout parks in Kansas City, Kan"
Referring to the United States cen
sus reports for 1907 and calling at
tention TO figures which show that
in Kansas City. Kan. Topeka and
wichita the huhlD0I 81 dlItoto IL one
20 every 81 in population, he called
upon Rev. Dalton to make an investi-
cation "and then be honest enough
to go to the people and tell them the
truth"
This evidence can 'be multiplied
into Volumes he said.
Loss OF Employment
Already the prohibition wave, he
stated has resulted in loss of en-
ployment to - per cent of the brew
cry workers in Milwaukee. You, Mr..
Prohibitionist. on this ground deny
the statement that as much liquor.
if not more. is being sold in prohibit
ton communities. You are taking
away the reputable brewer and MAX
ing it possible for the pirate sailing
under a black flag to substitute his
poisonous concoctions for goods of
the reputable manufacturer"
In closing Mr.. Rose stated: This
question is not to be determined by
sentiment. but rather by sanity. 1
wish you Godspeed upon the path
which leads to a grander richer and
nobler future"