Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-04

bootlegger and Joint keeper, the
lceches of prohibition. They are not
made over saloon keepers, The le-
climate saloon keeper Of territorial
days has, in the majority of instances,
sought out some other line OF bust
ness.
"Ihe bootlegger is the barron loaf
er and the gambler. Gambling houses,
nssignation houses and places for the
sale of liquor nave Increased in mum
Der in oklahoma City under the state
wide plan, Real estate and other
business men would welcome the
change to The system of tho well reg
ulatcd saloon.
~ have seen both methods of con-
trolling the sale Of liquor ia the cities
and have come TO the conclusion that
1t is not 3 quostion of sentiment but
one of regulation
Il am atlll q prohibitionist and
would vote for prohibition In u local
option campaign, but 1 believe that we.
car get better results under the local
option plan instead OF state wide pro-
hibitlon for the state"
Better for City.
C.. +. Colcord, one Of oklahoma
City's town builders and founders,
head of the Colccrd Investment com
pany, ana owner Of the $S5O.00O four
teen story Colcord building, Grand
and Robinson avenues. says:
"Oklahoma city would be far bet
ter off morally ana financially with
The local option and high license plan
OF regulation than with prohibition.
"Prohibition has been a miserable
failure and tho conditions which exist
are rotten. II has been % fiat failure
in oklahoma.
Boys OF the city would not 80 into
an open saloon to drink whore every
body could see them. bat they viii
hide IN these bootlegging joints be-
hind screens and curtains whore they
know they cannot be seen. They do
1t. too.
II have been acquainted with Kan
sas for q period of % or 80 years and
am conversant with the state wide
prohibition there. 1t has been a flat
The local option, high Ii
cense plan of regulation would be i'm
measureably better and o great i'm
provement on the horrible conditions
which exist in the gambling house.
bootlegging joints and a%ssigration
houses. Liquor is sold in all of them.
business conditions In Oklahoma
city would be improved by the adop-
ton Of the local option plant and n
hcglthier tone given to trade from
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city want the b~octlegger.
the joint keeper. the gambler put out
and they know hat such cannot be
SO long as state wide prohibition IS
had. II is not a question of senti-
ment. It is 81 question of practical
application of q law 10 fit conditions
Makes Dope tiends.
Prohibition makes dope iiends,"
was the statement OF superintendent
n. BoeWer of the oklahoma
city board OF health. THAT is the
one condition which is always found
In the prohibition states Wherever
there is the b-ootlegging system there
The percentage on drus fionds is the
greatest. Statistics bear this state
ont.
II ~ hA" HhN"Hf+A y ava O. hNt+AAAA
man t. consider the true status II the
situation and ne can very readily un-
icrstaud the cause 81 $50 many per
sons becoming addicted 40 the habit.
II is because OF the vile aud %pois"uou-
dope sold by the bootlsrRer under
.he teme of vhiskcy. gin or beer.
The driHkcr'a system is wre kel
lr tle use If the impur" itsu o. hy tie
ingredients and then 20, stt,m
Icrins 90 crave something stronger
|stteupci. &t-ltst thc dope o.
ricd. The driukcr finds ihst 10 D.
ust whnt ho bias been wanting. u {
Gems. Tor "a lou- time once started
20 this rtad To ruiu. 10 Is o1iy the
.tr0ngcst wilcd vino can rctfscc tneir
tops before they land Ca the mad
louise or die ou the streets. II,
~ would Doe surprising Tor thc poo |
tie Of this sfate Goo know that tire 4,
.outlcg-crs' whisky has started hum }
10 fhat direction already. . fa- A,
e. local option and high iieeus ,