The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-16

Is Ills true OF UQo noble WOnan0OO1
of this land. We thank God for such
a citizenship. and we thank God for
the women Of this land who are ~
crificing SO much of time money and
energy in their efforts to suppress
the rum traffic, and to elevate the
morals of the people. 7 believe THAI
the anti-saloen sentiment will grow
and what is known as the dry terri
tory Will increase and not decrease.
People will tell you that Prohibition
does not prohibit. I never like to
hear that from an American citizen,
because it means, if true, that we
) cannot enforce our laws. Whenever
| you hear that from citizen, you
; may MAKE up your mind you hear the
voice or man who does absolutely
nothing towards the enforcement of
the law. If, on the other hand, that
person and all persons who claim
the protection of the American flag
would say "Our laws shall be respect
ed, and Prohibition shall prohibit"
how long would it be said that pro.
hibiton does not prohibit? And, my
friends, is it not the simple duty of
every citizen Of this state to say Our
laws shall be enforced" and aid the
officers in doing it. For, unless a
|, citizen is in favor Of the mainten-
ance Of the law, he Is not good and
loyal citizen. The prohibition law
does prohibit the sale Of great deal
of intoxicating liquor that would be
sold, IL we had no such law, and If
it did not prohibit, would still say
that it is good law and / would
still favor the maintenance Of such
law, as against license law, just as
I would favor law against horse
stealing or murder, as against a H.
cense permitting these crimes. do
not believe state has moral right
to issue license for the sale of in
toxicating liquors as beverage. That
is, if the sale and distribution is
detriment to society, and l believe it
is detriment to our people. When a
state or municipality grants license
for the doing Of thing that is an
injury to it's people, such state or mu-
nicipality becomes a partner OF the
licensee, it becomes doubly a wrong,
and if it is granted because of de-
sire, upon the part of the state or
, municipality to regulate ire sale, and
the conduct of the place, then the
state becomes a protector Of the bus
mess injuring its own people, and in
no less than partner in a business
that is an acknowledged injury to its
own people. I know Of no reason
why such state or municipality Is not
guilty of a crime against itself and
against its own citizens. -. i
| It La the duty Of the state to pro-
tect its own people against wrongs.
and to prohibit any act Of person
whereby one of its citizens would be
injured. That is what We have states
and nations for. These great organ
izations are for the sole purpose Of
serving and protecting the people.
That being true, We should and do
have laws prohibiting the doing Of
things that are INJURIOUS to society.
lis there 60 great wrong perpetual
ed as the sale Of and distribution Of
intoxicating liquor? It 10 the great
est wrong perpetrated upon Gods foot
stool. No other wrong to the people
can be compared to It in its enor-
nifty. ';#''' - -
It is the chief wrong against the
human race. It is the greatest sin
against Gods children. It is the father
OF all wrongs. To legalize 1t Is q
crime perpetrated by the state. It
is the chief wrong for the reason
that 1t is the primary cause Of two
thirds Of all the other wrongs. In
toxicatlhg liquor is responsible for
more crime. more sorrows and moro
wretchedness tran Ill other causes
combined. Il. IL the cause Of more
Ibent and tottarins fathers-more bro
ken hearted mothers moro hopeless
and borrowing wivss-more ragged.
|ignorant and wretchsd children. more
widows. moro orphans. more blighted
hopes, more anguish, more heaTtaches.
more tears. than all other agencies
combined.
That grand old man, W. e. Glad
stone has said: Intoxicating drinks
have produced evils more deadly, be-
cause more continuous, than Ill those
caused to mankind by the historic
scourges Of war, famine and pesti-
lence combined" and Lord Bacon
said centuries ago, that: "All the arm