Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-11-03

the liquor question ever devised
in this or any other State.
Sd. Because the experience of
other States, such as Maine, Ok
lahoma, Tennessee, Alabama,
Kansas, Mississippi, Iowa and
Georgian fact in every state
where Statewide Prohibition has
ever been tried has ended in dis
NAL failure. In all of these states |
except one, the open saloon inso-
lently faunts the authority of the
law and in the latter instance the |
saloon has been driven into tenn
porory seclusion only to give |
wider sway to the blind tiger and
the boot logger who defy all eff
forts to suppress them. Maine is
about to, discard it after trial of |
over fifty years while Oklahoma
is trying to throw it off after an
experience of only four years.
Down in Tennessee business is ut
terly emoralized, property values
greatly deprecated and it will take
twenty five years for that State to
recover from the chaotic condi-
tions into which the incessant tur-
moil over this question has
plunged her. The awakening of
the "New South" finds this
splendid commonwealth in no con-
dition to take up the fight for pro-
gress-and all because of sense
less and useless attempt to COM
, pei lot of communities to do
something they don't want to do.
Seriously, should Missouri not
profit by the experience of these
) states? Had we not better let we'll
t enough alone?
t 4th. Because 76 counties in
3 Missouri are already dry through
t the local option law, State wide
! Prohibition cannot make them
any dryer than they already are.
: If it carries, the only consolation
t the people in these counties will
\ have is that they have deprived
q the wet counties and the wet cities
: of the right of self-government.
The local option law has driven
the saloon out of one county after
, another until more than half the
o state is dry-and backed by local
: sentiment the law is being reason
n ably we'll enforced in most COM
Q munities. Again we ask, would it
g not be better tc let we'll enough
s alone? The local option law of
|. Missouri is a model of it's kind.
Q Do you want to repeal it in behalf
}, of a measure which means endless
o political and commercial strife?
@ 9TH. Because it's enactment will
: wipe out nearly S200,000,000 in
Q vested in brewing and distilling
IS properties-properties which were
q built up at the invitation and under
e the protection of the state. 1t will
: deprive nearly 100000 people OF
l. an immediate means of livelihood
IL and compel them to seek other
st avenues of employment. 1t will
vs. deprive the state, county anc
n municipal treasures of $4,000, ,00C
= in revenue and increase the State
tax on farm lands, homes,t savings
II in the banks and other tangible
W forms of property As per cent. or
N 500 valuation-and in spite of al
W this cOnfiscatiOn, whiskey an(
VI beer will continue to be shipped
al in from other States by the traiI
re loads. Is it good common horse
In sense? Is the game worth tht
v candle? After all, our differences
are chiefly over questions of polio.
ce rather than over the end to b
oy sought-for the most of US were
in taught to lisp the same childhoo'
oh prayer and love the things whicl
of are pure and good. If here an,
of there brothers. ideas don't con
e. form to yours, teach him by pre-
r. cept and kindly persuasion to Sc
he the error of his way. Instead O
he appealing to might, follow in tn
SO footsteps of the lowly Nazaren
so who taught men to edo unto other
n as they would be done by"
lis In conclusion, permit us to re
W. mind you that during the severa
ss weeks you have been readin
ge these articles you have found i
he them not single word of abuse Q
in calumny against those who favo
lat Statewide Prohibition. From be
mt ginning to end it has been an ap
nd peal to that sense Of justice an
lc- fair play which makes the Ameri
". can citizen theEfinest and mos
'r- wholesome force in the world {
IT. to-day-and thus we leave tn
ey matter with you.
ir.