The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-22
LIVELY
DRY MEETINGS
C0TIERllL C0AtS BACK AT ROSE
to Statements Made by Milwau-
kec Man Who Eayors saloons.

Three rousing anti-saloon meetings
we're held Sunday evening under the
Erection of the civic Federation cam
paign commit fully 1000 people
nearing the speakers at the various
gatherings in the Ya.-ima theatre, the
1 Presbyterian church and the Christian
| church. senator George +. Cotterill
of Seattle, leader of the anti-saloon
| iurces in tire senate during the recen
legislative s,ssio was the principal
speaker. addressing the gatherings of
men at the theatre and of women at
the Presbyterian church, while Mrs.
Yeager, DIR. Granville Lowther and
Attorney Frank A. Luse were the other
speakers of the gatherings.
Attorney George +. McAulay pre-
sided at the Yakima theatre meeting
and introduced the speaker, who con-
! lined himself to an answer to Mayor
Roses address of the afternoon, ia
king up each subject discussed by the
chief executive of Milwaukee,.
He said in part;
MIR. Chairman and men of North
Yakima he said. Il thank you for
the reception you have given me. fo'
the opportunity to speak in a just
| cause, and for the inspiration you
| bring me to give the best there is in
me. | am doubly fortunate to have
/ had the privilege for the FIRST time
in my life of listening to the mayor
Of Milwaukee, justly considered to be
the first champion of the liquor traf-
| tic in the United States and to an
swer that which he presented to us
this afternoon.
His text was Ct quote directly
from him) 'Selfishness is the potential
| attribute of the average man and
| women Mine is. But take heed lest
by any means this liberty of yours be-
come a stumbling block to them that
| are weak and through thy knowledge
they perish
Il regret the venom of the mayors
personal attacks. Concerning the aus
piceS under which he spoke at Van
couver, it was my unpleasant duty to
announce there for the Ridpath Ly-
ceum bureau that the distinguished
gentleman was not speaking under
it's auspices. The representatives of
the Vancouver Commercial club also
denied that he was speaking for them
The invitation he read was signed by
e. M. Rands, special committed of
the Vancouver Commercial club. So he
appeared under the auspices OF the
Taxpayers League 'Falsus in uno;
falsus in omnibus
Concerning SteiIacoom.
II was interested in my friend Sni-
vely's concern that North Yakima
might not be the largest city in this
valley I know no city on Gods
green earth more Independent of the
needs of vice to attract business than
is North Yakima. Nj. Snively init
mates that it was because some one
put the lid on Steilacoom that Seattle
started. We people of Seattle are
foolish enough to believe that we have
some resources there. We have for
gotten that there ever was such q
place as Steilacoom except to take
care of the fruits of the liquor traf-
fic of Seattle.
LAS for his declining to debate, /
have never personally issued a chal-
Ienge to the distinguished gentleman.
T. would not be in a boastful spirit
that l would meet him, but only be-
myself ready to do what 1 could for
the local committees that have issued
challenges for me.
But the defenders of the saloon do
not like to debate; they talk as If
they are ashamed of the traffic they
defend; they apologize for it. The
distinguished gentleman did not de-
fend it because it was not wrong. but
fn hn1
thrown, and therefore 'forsooth,' we
have to stand it. How long had slav-
cry fourished? How long polygamy?
Why Mayor Won't Debate.
THE distinguished gentleman Is an
expert witness on Alabama. 1t is be-
cause of one of his visits there that he
will not debate Prof. Dickey, although
he intimates that the reason is because
the professor said something about
him.
prohibition went into effect in Ala
bama, January 1, 1908. In February
crusade headed by Mayor Rose
went to Alabama to get expert testi-
mOny In his debate with Mayor
Rose, Prof. Dickey told of this cru
SADIE in a wonderfully good humored
but none the less keenly sarcastic
manner, intimating that on their car
the crusaders must have had so much
of that which made Milwaukee ia
nous and have gotten befuddled. For
on February 23 there appeared in a
Milwaukee paper report telling of
the first experiences of the party in
Birmingham-how they were able to
get liquor anywhere, how drunk men
were everywhere how the new law was
farce, how the legislators them
selves who had made the law enter
tanned the crusaders with a high old
time, and poked ridicule at the law.
1t was a rich and racy report
prof. Dickey read the report. Then
he asked the mayor to explain a few
things. The article appeared on Feb
ruary 49, he said, and to the best Of
my knowledge Mayor Rose and his
party did not arrive in Birmingham
until the 25th.' Then Prof. Dickey
reminded Mayor Rose that, although
he possibly might be a little rusty
on his geography, still it seemed to
him that the capital of Alabama was
as yet at Montgomery and not at
Birmingham at all. More than that.
with lack of southern hospitality,
the legislature had adjourned SINE die
| 80 days before the visit was made.
And when the mayor tried to explain
those thngs-well, he didn't explain
them, and he has not wanted to de-
bate with Prof. Dickey since. Falsus
IN uno; falsus in omnibus
Drunkenness IN Massachusetts.
1--WE have been told that prohibition
| increases drunkenness, pauperism and
insanity. In Massachusetts in all the
| dry cities in 1906 there were ~ ar