The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-11-03

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appeal. No law ever changes
human nature and the enact
ment OF Prohibition in a commu
nifty which doesn't want II
means that It's enforcement will
become an idle farce.
If State wide Prohibition Is
defeated il leaves the present
local option law just as II is.
You will still be in possession oi
he most practical aud success
full means OF handling the liquor
question ever devised in this OF
any other State.
ard. Because the experience oil
other Stat 5, such as Maine, Okla.
homa. Tennessee, Alabama, Kan
sas, Mississippi, iowa and Georgia
jim f-ct IN every state where
st te-Wiie Prohibition hes ev r
b en- tried has ended in a dismal
failure Ii all these States excsp'
o"e, the open saloon insoIently
h1uuts the authority OF the law
aud in the latter instance the
saloon has been crivn into tenn
p)rary sgclusioo ouly to give wider
sway TO the blind tiger and the
buotiegger who Gyfv all Efforts to
suppress them NJ irc Is about to
disc I'd il alter q mai at over flfty
years while Oklahoma Il trying to
throw it off after an experience OF
only four years Down in Teu-
ressee business IS utterly demors-
propert, values greatly de
preciated and il will take twenty
five years for that S ate to recove-
from The chaotic conditions into
which the lac ~-sut turmoil. over
this question has plunged her.
The awakening Of the New
South" hnds this splendid COM
mouwealth il no condition to take
up the fight for progress-aud all
because Of a senseless and useless
attempt b. compel a lot OF commu.
to do some thing they don't
want to do. Seriously, should
Missouri not prof. by The expert.
euce cf these state.p Had We not
better le we'll enough aloueS
All Bee use 70 couuhes IN
Missouri are already dr. through
.he ,cca' option law, State wide
Prohibition cannot make them any
than they already are. IiitI
carries, the only consolation the
IN these counties will have
IS that they have d,puved the wet
COUNTIES and the wet cities OF the
right OF local ST government.
The local option law has driven
the saloons ou' OF ole county after
,7o,her unit more than halt the
is dry-and backed by local
sentiment The law is being reason
,bly well enforced in most com.
nuuities. Again We ask, would II
lot be better to LEI we'll enough
The local option law of
Missouri Is a m pjei OF its kind.
Do YOU want to repeal il in behalf
a measure which means endless
political ard commercial strifsi
Sth. Because It's enactment will
out nearly 5000. 600 600 In
b sted in brewing and disabling
ropcitiss-prnpcrlics which were
.uiit up at the i4vitAiilu aud uu-
Ter Inc protection Of the State. 1t
deprive nearly 1000 people
an immediate al OF liveli-
God and compel them to seek
ther avenues Of emp oyment 1t
deprive the State, county and
iunicipal treasures Of IS ooo. 900
. revenue aud increase the State
* o. farm lands homes. savings ,
/ banks arid other tangible forms /
I property IS per cent on Sfoo
lluatiou-and in spite OF all this
Dnf,cation, wbisfey and beer :
III continue to be shipped 10 from !
her States by the train loads. Is
good ccmmon horse senssl Is
.e game worth the cand q Aft ri
/, Our differences are. cbi,hy over
iestions Of policy rather than over
e end u be soLght-ior the most
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