Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-08-25
THE ADVANTAGES OF
LOCAL OPTION
OPTION


4 want to give my word on il that
il to be Governor Of Idaho required
tnat I conduct a campaign Of pretens'
my candidacy would be hopelessly
doomed, says Bernard o'Nen. candi
date for the nomination 10 the office
OF governor on the republican ticket.
For I assure you that l will not
trim, nor attempt to ride into office
by advocating some measure which
in my heart cannot give my entire
support. Every man is entitled not
only TO his opinion. but to his right
to express it within reason. have
nc quarrel with any man. be he who Z
he may, who will profess to hold and
pretend to champion a measure which
his whole life stamps as a fraud and
a sham.
l have been accused by my enemies
through the public press OF being
Z tie representative in Idaho of a for
elgn brewing company. namely, the
Inland Brewing & Mailing Company
Of Washington. II is true that that
company, which is a depositor in the
bank Of which am president. with
out my knowledge or consent. made
me its state agent, upon whom legal
service could be made. as required by
the laws of this State Those who
attacked me well know that this sig
mites nothing; that / am not and
never have been in any sense the
I business representative of this or any
other brewing company. II is plainly
/ intended to deceive the people. and
/ I GeeI / need make no explanation.
/ lie, M state my position upon this
liquor question. l believe. as most
/ reasonable men do, that the intemper-
/ ATE use of intoxicating liquors is the
( cause Of more misery, more degrade
ton, more heart aches. than any 9th
/ er influence that can be named The
crippled child. the full iails and the
/ blasted homes that have felt the
lblighting touch of this evil are an
unanswerable argument against it..
/ The difficulty is, how to handle the
question in the most practical eff
cient manner Even the moderate
I irinker admits that something must
I be done AS a rule, however. absO-
I Lutte prohibition does not always &p-
peal to him. as he is inclined to look
upon it as an unwarranted interfer
en-e with the personal privileges of
his fellow citizens in the state at
large. The local option theory, how
/ e. er, has been and is meeting
throughout the nation with much
FAVOR Men see in it a practical step
IN the right direction. By it the
/ residents OF any county, which is one
of the units OF our state government,
are given an opportunity or expressing
their preference as TO the liquor traI-
tic in their more immediate vicinity.
When the majority have decided in
any county, no one can reasonably OBJ I
ject on thee ground that their privi-
Ieges have been interfered with by
rank outsiders.
am frank to confess that l believe
that mankind could very well dispense
entirely with intoxicating beverages.
If the people of the State, through
their legislators, express preference
for wide prohibition and Il
should become Governor of this
State, l should be happy indeed TO
carry out effectively the expressed
will of the majority. 1t is my firm
belief, however, that it is the part Of
wisdom for us to give our local option
law as at present enacted a fair,
square trial. If it manifests defects,
they can be remedied or something
more effective substituted in its stead.
Upon this platform l come before
the people as candidate. If it
meets their approval. will appreciate
their votes. If it does not, as l said
/ before, I cannot and will nou trim my
sails TO catch the wind of popular ap-
. provaI-Coeur d'Alene Press.