The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-10-27
The Battle Is On
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uncovering the position of the batteries
of the "wet forces" previously men,
toned. The first shell had startled the
whole camp in that part of the army,
and rushing out from their tents at the
first sound OF the gun and dazed by this
flash of the shell, they hardly knew
whether it was lightning bolt or the
report and flash of falling meteor. 30
bright had had the whole camp become
under it's illumina ting rays. While in
this surprised and dazed state the re-
port of the second gun was heard, which
fully apprised them of what was on
hand. and when searchlight's shell burst
men could be seen running to their COW
ers in all directions. It was discovered
also that men in the uniform of the
brewers artillery were running toward
a point in their lines where we had sus-
pected battery had been placed.
We did not have long to wait, for sud-
denly puff of smoke shot out, followed
by loud report. and then large shot
was seen heaving toward the point occu-
pied by "Old Reliable" and as some of
the less experienced men turned pale as
they saw it would strike the gun, which
it did, just forward of the bulge. but in
stead of the gun being hurled from her
mountings she remained as unmoved as
if nothing more than SNOWFALL had
struck it, while the shot, breaking as if
it had been an eggshell. its pieces fell
harmless to the earth, and on seeing
this the men gave loud hurrah. Curl
Gus to know how a shot of such proper
tions could be 80 worthless, its fragments
were picked up and found to be com
posed of sufficient steel to give it the
appearance of weight and penetrating
power, but there was such mixture of
falsehood and Misrepresentation that it
could but fall to pieces on striking any
substantial material. One of these ele-
ments of falsehood was 1.-THE saloon
helps to pay taxes" 1t has been proven
again and again that this is not true !;
but on the other hand it increases taxa
ton. First, by impoverishing 80 many
as to prevent them from having any
thing to pay taxes on. Second, by in
creasing crime to such measure that
the cost of prosecution, building and
supporting jails and penitentiaries are
largely in excess of the revenues de-
rived from the licenses of these saloons.
When you remember that about IS or
80 per cent of all crimes are the result of
this infamy you will see the fallacy Of
the above assertion. A third fact con-
Trajectory OF that statement is the cost
for the support of its insanity victims,
these being fully 60 per cent, and then
when the orphans made in consequence
of the use of the saloons poison are taken
into account, the balance is so over
whelmingly against it that it is no won
der that the shell from the brewers bat
terry went to pieces when it struck reli-
able.
Another item generally overlooked is
the liquor traffic is largely responsible
for the robbery and graft perpetrated
upon the public by men in places OF re-
sponsible positions. We assert this from
this fact and challenge its contradiction.
When once you have debauched a mans
conscience in the least you have started
him towards it's complete overthrow
which will be the probable result. Now,
is this not just what one does when he
votes for the saloon? He does not drink,
neither would he run saloon-no, nor
have his son, nor any near kinsman, not
even friend, neither would he have 1t
next door to his business, and on no ac-
count near his residence. What does
such an one want the saloon for?
Come now, comrade, is it not because
YOU believe the saloon will pay part OF
your taxes? Or it may add dollar or
two to your purse by its operations IN
your town in some way? But how much
of your taxes will it pay? Say your
taxes are $50, 500. $500. Does it save you
10 per cent. Then for this paltry sum
you want to have some fellow do this
low dirty work that you would DC
ashamed to do or have one OF your
friends do, in order that you might get
him to pay few dollars for you.
Is there not an element OF meanness
in that vote yon would not have men see
in you? Is it not wrong to do such
thing? Now. that is just what we as