The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
REGULATION OR PROHIBITION,
MISS FRIEDA DRESSED,

REGULATION OR PROHl8lTlON2
(suggcsted by the poem Fence or
Ambulance
Tis a dangerous traffic as all Will
confess.
Tho to drink what 1t deals in Is
pleasant:
But in Its strong grasp, 1T is holding
today.
Some princes and full many peasant.
So the people said something would
have 10 be done.
Please make us law that will XIII
H."
But the politicians agreed with the
men who sold
Had ut and promptly fell In it.
The rich Will pass Utah by" they
said.
Prohibition. you know. does not pro-
hibit;
Twill kill our state. and that stone
dead
To have such n dryness IN It
Consider the man who will cvade the
law;
'Twould make him a sneak and liar.
-hiih lHtu lut1 dRutu l1dl uull Dlu SAW,
1t Will make our taxes much higher.
Our enemies It's clear have suggested
this thing.
'Tis Dems and Kearnsites are talking
so loud,
'Tis plain that none OF the Republican
ring
Would be caught In such an Impolitlc
crowd
'Tis not policy for us to grant this
request.
'Twould kill the Republicans, you
may be sure.
Should we endanger the party at this
behest,
Just to save lives and make homes
more pure?
Dear people If you will but let us
suggest
You understand not what you wish,
We've framed up law ut the traftics
behest,
That we fair ones" are going to
You're excited Be calm now, we
pray
These petitions you've signod are N.G
smelling hay,
Was at the conventions; we hope you
now see
You should have come there, all good
people, en- masse.
And swept us clear off OF our brittle
clay feet,
And caused us to see that twas just
you,
And not for the brewers. we annually
But now If we close the saloons, don't
you see,
What excuse can we make TO the
traffic.
Which contributed coin so much and
SO free
Your reasoning's not nearly so graphic
Lets have saloons fewer in number"
We say.
And charge more to the men we give
rights.
You cant get drunk In a house that's
gay,
With cut-glass and mirrors and lights.
If your boys learn to drink on pol
ished bar.
They'll never (te he) quite drink to
excess,
You see. we know best for your boys
by far,
Than you parents who, OF course, only
guess.
Well close them at seven: of course,
they'll obey.
(Only good men will be on the job
Your boys can't drink much in a
twelye-hour day.
Therell be no incentive to rob
For Wen only charge eighteen hundred
They can make that money real easy,
you see;
For Just as many people will come
and so.
I'VE came near telling them something
tee hee)
Only one room within which all men
may view
Your boys cant drink much in one
room. you'll allow
But If you find that after all this
they do.
Why YOU can make a quite public |
row.
anu II a man has Dtcu uIuuh SIX |
months before,
The bartender sees his law-written
fate
He must walt at least another day 1
more
Before he sells him another bad
skate"
Moral
The moral to all this the public now
knows
Ne have 1t from the party paper it,
self
COUNT politicians as neither friends
nor as foes.
10 any measure you may have on
your shelf
Don't guess he'll support IT, but see
that he will.
And hear his promise given in public
quite clear,
otherwise when your opponent taps
his full till,
ioull be, poor public. left quite In
the rear.