The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-07-24

contains the greater proportion OF the germs that
cause the aches and ills of mankind Although it
is not believed that every parent will Immediately
adopt this suggestion of the famous scientist the
day may come when children will be sent forth
minus their appendices and intestines, along with
such other minor corrections and improvements as
science may suggest that the life of the human
race may be that much more prolonged in this vale
of tears. By the time humanity can carry a
weeks food rations in the pocket in tabular
FORM man may not need much of stomach
either, and then some one will invent a system
whereby oxygen may be fed into the system with
tube, making lungs unnecessary. And at last
when we get brain pump and thinking machine
into practical working shape, and the patent has
run out so that all may enjoy them life will be
pleasant dream.
The article in last weeks Examiner regarding
the local option law has brought many inquiries to
this office during the week. There are many per-
sons in Stevens county who have come here since
the time of the general election last fall, and
are therefore not acquainted with the part which
the liquor question played in the campaign and
election. These people want to know the facts
They don't care what the editor of this paper or
any other paper THINKS about t-they want to
know the conditions, and do the thinking for
themselves.
There are other people who give little time to
politics and the petty schemes of political rings
but who are willing and desrous of taking an
active part in the matters of vital interest to the
community when the Importance of such matters
is brought to their attention.
The present local option law is the most import
ant piece of legislation ever enacted in this state
important, not in the direct results which the op-
Grafton or the law will bring, but important in
showing the people just who is controlling the
legislative machinery of this state. Last weeks
article did not attempt to go into details on this
phase of the question, but in plain statement
showed the purpose and inevitable result of the
local option law. Inasmuch as more complete
explanation has been asked by number of those
who are unaterably opposed to legislative and ex-
ecutive control by the liquor interests the Exami
ner will endeavor to give peep into the inner
workings of the little game which has been
played against the people of this state with marked
cards, and which has resulted in the people losing,
with nothing given them in return but souvenir
check bearing the label Local option law. -
To begin with, the liquor traffic is recognized as
one of the greatest sources OF evil in our present
civilization. The desire to continue this traffic
for the money there is in it is as great on the part
of the liquor manufacturers as is the desire of that
larger body of honest American citizens to see it
dethroned because of the destruction which it
causes These two forces have waged many bat
ties in this nation, with the liquor people nearly
always victorious. Think of it! The liquor people
win nearly every time! Locality or size of vote
makes very little difference Liquor is sold in
villages cities and states whether the people in
these places want it sold or not. Why? Well, it
1,,h no Euuor
their hope of victory upon the proper use of their
brains money, brains, organization, brains, hard
work, and BRAINS; and they depend upon the
usual stupidity of the prohibition people to see
their own interests when they have chance.
There is no use in trying to believe that the
liquor interests are ignorant or poorly managed.
On the contrary, they are in the habit of buying
the best talent that money can purchase, and this
legal and advisory talent helps to keep them from
making mistakes disastrous to their business, and
at the same time directs the legislative and polt-
ical propaganda which keeps their enemies fooled
most of the time.
In this state the prohibition forces have been
growing more and more active, until the sentiment
was so strong as to be reflected in the political
conventions of both the republican and democratic
parties last year. The liquor forces lobbied at
both conventions, as usual, so as not to overlook
anything. The republican convention. yielding to
great pressure declared in favor of passing local
option law, but left out any explanation of what
this law should be, at the request of the liquor
interests
The democratic party after an hours discussion
in convention, declared in favor of submitting
prohibitory amendment to the people, knowing at
the time that this action would practically kill any
hope or chance of party victory at the election, but