The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-08-24
Are Publishing
Lists of PrOni-
nent Dry Cities
1t is Estimated by Indisputable Au-
thority that Maine Pays Annual
Liquor Bill of Between Three
and Four Million Dollars.

4 ARAAAFANNNAAATAN AAa yuUA4-i44lth lA- -
Of prominent cities that are dry
Among the number We TAIL to notice
any Of the pFiminent cities OF Maine,
the state that has been longest under
prohibition, and in which prohibition
has had the greatest test We will
give you some OF those figures. taken
from sources that are absolutely re-
liable. According to an article in the
September Hampton's there are over
200 places in which liquor is sold in
Portland, the largest city; in Lewis
ton, 200; Augusta. o.; Bangor. 100;
Bath. p It is further estimated by
indisputable authority that Maine pays
All annual liquor bill Of between three
and four million dollars. the consump-
ton Of whissey alone in Portland
Being placed at four hundred gallons
/ day; and these figures are given by
prohibitionist
1t IS thus that prohibition promotes
temperance The same lesson has
been burned in letters Of living fire on
the records OF every prohibition dis
trict in the world What more evil
dence can you ask to prove to you
that prohibition is the greatest enemy
temperance has? How much longer
are you to be swayed by the sentimen-
tai slush OF vote dry and save the
boyS' How many more of our boys
are you going to sacrifice by neglect
ing the God-given blessing of parent
iage. and in trusting the rearing oi
your boy to statutory law and the
vote dry fallacy? Are you going to
entrust the training of your boy to the
votes OF yourself and your neighbor
OF are you going to bring him up as
the Almighty has given you brains &c
do, and assume yourself the task
and it should be a pleasant task tc
every parent-of training your boy tc
walk in the paths that lead to deem
manhood? 1t Is the towards part t.
shirk the responsibility of training
your boy in the paths of rectitude, AMI
endeavoring to shift that responsible
ity on your neighbors. 1t is characte
only that makes the man, and tina
character must be instilled into ever.
fiber of the boys being. There ar
plenty of law-made regulations. Blu
never yet law-made character
There are no saints in Heaven who's
virtue was created by sumptuary law
OF all the inventions of Satan fol
the confusion OF enlightened govern
ment the sumptuary law is the worst
and prohibition is one OF the worst o
these. Il inauguratss the most viciou
OF spy systems Do you know tina
during the reign of prohibition il
Canyon county every one OF our citi
zens has been under the surveillance
OF a set Of spies, hired by those who
should be out friends and neighbors
Do you know some OF the methods re
sorted to by those spies that you
neighbor has employed to watch you
conduct We viii record a sample
A man went into one OF the Parm;
drug stores and stated that he wa
sick, and tried to get SOME khiskel
without 4 prescription. stating tina
there was no physician in town from
whom he could obtain one The drug
gist refused TO let him have it, and tn
man went away. Afterward he re
turned, and repeated the request an'
upon being refused. proceeded to Civ
4 most beautiful representation OF
man with full-sized case Of stomach
ache. lie laid down on the floor an'
rolled over like a Missouri mule witt
a case OF too much green corn; h
/ groaned and rolled his eyes; h
doubled up like jack knife, and hi
facial contortions would have made
splendid moyeing picture show Of tn
agonies Of the damned; bit he didn'
get the whiskey He was spy, hire
by the neighb0rs OF the druggist 10 in
duce him 20 violate the local OPTIC
law: and IL the druggist had had
spark Of sympathy Tor suffering hi
manity he would have showed up j
the police court the next mornin
charged with being a bootlegger an
the neighboss who hired the sp
would have worn halo OF glory
Before you become prohibitions
ponder The well the philosophy q
! Theodore Rcosevciti
H Nothing can take the place OF III
individual factor OF the average man
quality and character. his industry. hi
energy, ms thrift. his decency, his d,
terminatioh 70 be a good man in hi
own home. a good neighbor, and
good citizen IN his relations 40 n
state. OF all men distrust most Ii
man who tries to set one set {
Americans against another set {
Americans
| God never designated 10 man Dor
Of woman-not even 10 His own son
the right % say to his neighbor Tho
shali not Every man must win I