Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-11-10
PUBLIC OPINION
GIVEN HERE
Able Men Oppose Present
Iaw-+PxoMbition Does Not
Prohibit.

The reader of current litersture is al.
ways impressed by the writings of great
men kEYdsxidaals are not advanced tc
piaeesodf responsibility i'm state, church
or press without they possess ability
and advocate what the people are in
tsined 10 think are fundamentally cor.
rect theories of government, the Bible
sau.d the peoples good. Therefore, mon
III well known parts, men who have
been foremost IN the public eye, in the
churchar IN the press. are legitimate
4SrbiecAsEron whom to quote in mat
ssezs zffectipg tte common good of the
tnaaases Of the people, whose interests
zit1s always the duty of a country news-
paper to promote Ga3
There q nothing selfish in the pro-
motion .nf tina present campaign in this
security It's aims are not to permit a
skew men to cell liquor, because of any
personal or imns&ed interest in their
business or in their fortunes, It is the
conviction of the better class of people
nxlIaafw county that the cause of tenn
asrssce and the respect for law and the
finances of the county will be better
served through the licensed and prop
snly restricted drinking place than
Though the sfspeak-easy," the "blind
peg or the package" handled by ex-
press, all without the probability of
proper police protection.
In harmony with all this, let us turn
10 the advice of some of the strongest
Eninds of this great nation:
President VIM. Fl. Taft: '.Nothinp is
more foolish. nothing more utterly at
raria' ce with sound policy than to en-
act law which. by reason of the con-
'sitsons Surrounding the communities, is
incapable Of enforcement. Such in
Stances are sometimes presented by
.sumptuary law by which the sale of in
toxicating liquors is prohibited under
penalty IN localities where the public
sentiment of the immediate community
aaHes not and will not sustain the en-
tNscement Of the law"
This h pretty safe logic. The au-
ahority IS high. The suggestion he
makes apply directly to Idaho county. I
no posted reader Of this paper will fail
aa think of Cottonwood and it's weekly
and almost hourly disrespect of the law
m reading these words of wisdom from
the President of the United States.
1hss injunction should find quick appli-
aa'asan with the country people in the
esaN4r-Rse of their franchise, not for any
sRiorn. mot for any revenue to be de-
rived from drinking place; but, first,
tor a better order of drinking places,
Ea.aaa police control; and, second, for
the necessity of putting stop to the
disobedience of law.
Limited States Senator Vest: 81 am
opposed to prohibition. 1 am opposed c
to it on principle. am opposed to it '
the slurs that are T.
made by its advocates-that every man U
I'd , dares oppose it favors intemper- {
snce and is working in the saloon inter-
est LII yoA cannot trust people, their .
judgment and their con-
silence, and their conviction after dis
russion. RS to their health and what Il
ahsy shalt drink, in the name of COM I
anRn sense how can you trust them at :
aAe ballot box with the destiny eff the \
esRatry?" n
In all his long and brilliant career, Il
Senator Vest was bold exponent of
NE people. He had an abiding faith in +
cAair righteousness of purpose and d
aeser failing confidence in their desire I
10 be temperate and to abide by all rea-
Sanable statutory amendments.
Count Leo Tolstoi, noted author and
philosopher: why should there be any !
efonioition of che sale of alcoholic =
a'nk? Why shouldn't have the right +
"a" Drink what like, provided l do it "
aeoently and not to excess? Because
one person makes fool of himself is
:" reason why the next person should :
ee deprived OK it. The people of Amer
I'D Seem 10 be tenoing in wholly =
"h0ns erection in this NATTER
loLstoi had his own peculiar, terse
way Ia expressing himself on all great 7
9uest,ons. He never fails to be free, y
A10k and original. His remarks here Il
give rise TO this thought-If you de-
enSe me of that which | want, am | Z
% by the same system of logic, priv
'Fed to require you to accept what s
'% oon t want, if it appeals to me?
-, Sann Sherman, American statesman: {
), Inc contest for ages has shown that s
= attempt to regulate the appetite of a
people cannot be successful. The II
= amer any community appreciates that {
DETER. No party can carry that r
as" ' anu succeed very a
.11s Old statesman and practical poll n
~ As well as diplomat, gives here q
appropriate pointer for the political 7