Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-13

taken by the Catholic Church, and
as such, indorsed by all it's clergy:
"The Catholic Church believes
and teaches: (1) That temperance
is a virtue-temperance in all
things-in eating, drinking, talk
ing and in all the activities of life.
(2) That total abstinence from all
intoxicating liquors is commend
able and advisable for those who
are liable to drink too much. (3) IT.
believes in advising the individual
not to drink rather than to prohibit
him by law"
What Tt Means.
If statewide prohibition passes,
the increase in the rate of taxes
levied upon all kinds Of property,
including farm lands, business
property, homes, the savings of
the people in banks, etc., would
Immediately increase more than
forty per cent. Conservatively
stated, it means that for every
dollars state tax citizen pays at
the present time, he would have to
pay S1,40 if the Prohibition
Amendment passes.
1t will wipe out plants which are
now interested in the manufacture
of alcoholic beverages in Missouri,
which have a combined value of
$40, 100000. Why destroy these
vast properties when the Inter-
State Commerce Law will permit
liquor to be shipped in by the
train loads from other states?
1t would wipe out at one fell
blow a payroll of S9,000,0OO to
wage earners now employed in the
manufacture of alcoholic bever-
ages in this state. This money
supports 10000 people. Are they
not entitled to passing considera-
ton?
| During 1906 the cities and coun-
ties of Missouri received over 49,
000, 900 from saloon licenses, which
money was applied to build roads
and bridges and otherwise paying
the expense of municipal and
county governments.
Last year the brewers and dis
tillers of Missouri bought, approx
Iimately S25, 5,000,000 worth of corn.
Pass the state wide prohibition
amendment and this great market
will be destroyed. A sordid argu-
ment, you say? Be that as it may,
there is nothing like looking at all
sides Of a great public question.
The Rule That Won't Work
Both Ways.
The fair man stands for the square
deal-doing unto others as be
would be done by. He believes it
| is a poor rule that won't work both
ways.
If you are that kind of man,
we want word with you on the
matter of State Wide Prohibition.
/ You have prohibition now in
your county through local option
"a majority of your people favor
it. The large cities regulate the
liquor traffic via the High License
| System-a majority of their peo.
:. pie favor it.
/ Would you think it fair to give
the large cities in Missouri the
power to vote saloons upon your
county regardless Of your protest
in the matter? OF course you
would not, and the cities have no
power nor disposition to do such
an unjust thing. That's one way
the prohibition rule works.
On the other hand, do you think
it fair for your county to vote the
saloon out of the large cities re.
gardless of their protest in the
matter? You have the power and
may do that very unjust thing
!, That's the other way the prohibi.
tion rule doesn't work.
/ II the large cities have no power
to make the country "wet," why
should the country want to exer'
else its arbitrary power to make
the cities "dryp" Should not the
country do as it would be done BY
A square deal for the "dry" coun'
ties,yes; but why should there no
also be a square deal for the cities.
Should not the prohibition rule bs
! made 70 work both waysP