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

ton One OF Sanity Rather Than
Sentiment.
Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee
guest of the Ada County Taxpayers
league last night in an address at the
Pinney Theatre, fired the last big gun
in the campaign against prohibition.
declaring that the business men, the
laboring men, the farmer and tax
payer, in view of the conditions exist
ing in this country today, which he
had viewed with amazement, could
not afford to vote for increased taxa
tion and an experiment which threat
ened the community with ruin. 1T
makes my blood boil" he said, refer
ring to misguided prohibitionists. ="
to think persons possessing morality
and religion lend themselves to pro-
noting such iniquity."
In his address he endeavored to
bring out new issues and touch upon
other phases than those of which he
spoke Friday night, discussing what
he termed the injustice of the county
option law, the Islander which had
been heralded broadcast by leaders Of
the anti-saloon forces under the
guise Of an advertisement, "Atten-
ton Homesteaders' the effect of
prohibition upon the farmer by re-
dution in the market value of crops
In, Lrr lot- ID
called the attention of his audience
about parks in Kansas City. Kan. He
to the fact that he was born in Wis
consin and had never been compelled
TO leave the state. Personal liberty
was the basis upon which his whole
speach conferred and in the name of
which he appealed to the voters and
American citizens to defend their
rights at the ballot box Wednesday.
}. f.. SchooIer Presides.
j. e. Schooler presided over the
meeting which filled the theatre from
pit to dome introducing Mayor Rose
as a great man of the present day
brought forward to champion and
protect the rights of the common peo-
Pile
Whatever success 1 have attain
ed" Mayor Rose stated in opening
has address, has come to me through
my devotion to those Wings in which
believe Referring to the falacy
of prohibition. he said, In the words
of the greatest American: You may
fool all the people some of the time,
some of the pepole all the time, but
you can't fool all the people all the
time
During the afternoon the speaker
stated he had visited the soldiers
home He paid a glowing tribute to
the boys who wore the blue and the
veterans Of the confederate army as
well, recommending the state for the
splendid institution which has been
erected as home for the men who
we're the defenders of the nation in
time of war Coming into the city"
he said. through your beautiful res
idence section, the query came to my
mind. Why is this mighty conflict
raging between neighbors? On.every
hand things which I saw were a rev.
elation to me and 1 resolved to sing
the praises Of Boise to the world and
carry the glad tidings. / am just
as proud of Boise as am of my own
city and God knows l am proud of
that
Consults Police Records
This afternoon consulted the po-
lice records of your city find the
percentage or ratio of arrests COM
pare favorably with the city of Mil
waukee which holds the record for
All the large cities of the United
States. Can it be that you are going
to take an experiment in the face
Of such a record. which stands noun
tain high as an evidence Of the char
acter Of a community?
Mayor Rose, referring to an ad-
vertisement published in the evening
paper, 'Homesteaders Attention. l.
daho offers you advantages Of 27 sa-
looms stated: Il have here tonight
an advertisement, a libel upon the
fair name of your city Any man,
set of men or sect of men who would
publish an advertisement of this
character in my city would be brand
ed as a traitor 1t is intended to be
irony or sarcasm. 1t seems to me
more like the rawlings Of a disordered
mind. 1t is a contemplate act to
spread this over the country that