La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

! sp-Ct 10! the law OF loI Tue Officers
OF the Law. The prayer OF the aver.
age saloon keeper is this:
Lord. bless me and my wife,
Brother John. and his wife.
Us four and no more"
| A few years ago one OF my room
ers spent the evening in La Junta
saloon and lost all his money through
various saloon tricks and devices and
I then set up great howl and claimed
that he had been robbed. The saloon
keeper stepped up 10 him. patted him
on the shoulder and said: Now, Bill,
I you 10 out and work hard for a month
save your money. then come here and
blow II In and we'll take care OF II
for you"
! suppose the saloon keeper thought
! he was developing the mans charac.
ter, but the man felt that he had
been robbed. Funny. isn't 1t.
The great difference between thu
church and the saloon is that the
one prays for the people and the other
preys on the people.
/ The Tribune of February ith pub.
llshed the signed statements OF scy.
entylye per cent Of the leadlHg
I business men Of La Junta, giving
their reasons why La Junta does no,
need the saloons. Now II would be-
interesting To have the other TWEEN
I ty,iiye per cent OF the business men,
the saloon advocates. publish under
I their own signatures their reasons for
wanting the saloons back again. II
them come out 50 that We may know
I who they are. The anti-saloon men
have set them au example. Let them
show their oolors. II they are hoH.
est and sincere they ought not go
/ be afraid or ashamed 10 have n.
public know where they stand
Come out. gentlemen, from your
hiding places and show the coura1n
Of your convictions. Remember that
business hypocrisy Is no better than
moral hypocrisy.
I Some people have too much poll,y
They are like the man Who was asked
70 give his religious creed and De
replied. My creed is good Lord,aud
good devil" when asked to explain
50 strange a creed he replied. "whg.
/ ! praise both Of them because D
don't know, when die into who.
hands I am going to fall and / pro.
pose 10 keep ON friendly terms with
I both Of them"
So ii is with some people in d.
Junia at the present time. They a-.
on the fence and don't know on wh.al
side 10 gel. but they want 20 b. an
the Tiuuins side.
In the coming election let every
thing BE- done openly and Owe
board. Let the eanyassing for t1les
be done on the square 40 dunIelty,
no chicanery. no colonization Of rramps
for voting purposes, no buying Of
votes by promises Of money ur aases
OF beer. and above all no tampering
with the ballot box. which .a the
greatest crime that can be- commit.
ted In a republio-grcat-r than per.
Jury, arson, murder or highway rob.
berry, or all Of these com iurd.
1t is noW pretty generally Known
that Tor eight or ten years before
the election of Governor Peabody the
city Of Denver ruled the state % Col
orado by stuffing the ballot box So
far as the rest OF IN. state Was con
ccrned. the people might Just as well
have held no election a. all.
II Governor Peabody had done moth
Ing during his term Of office except
the exposure OF these frauds and
the breaking up OF m" Eang 1g bal.
lot box suffers In Denver. this
alone would entitle him 20 the hanks
OF all right thinking people.
Therefore say. let everything be
done on the square In the r1mlng
spring election hope .yory tsm.
perance man aud uomau iu Ia Iunta
viii take an active part
Let Us unite and carry rHa var
into Africa We have right aud Law
and order on our sid. and ought to
win.
Since right Is mlsht
Aud might the day must vlr.
To doubt would lie disloyaI.y.
To fal,cr would be- sin.
Let our motto BE-: Lay uu. Nc.
Duff aud damned be- be Who frst
cries. Hold Enough"
There should be no auimosity.
Though much generosity.
And some impctuosity.