The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-09-01

straits when they attempt to befog
the real issue in this campaign BY in.
Jecting luminosity, side issues and
SANDER in the belief that the jnt.lli-
gent and fair-minded voter will As
carried away by such prejudice and
unprlnclpled campaign methods. It
matters not so much who the men
may be who are engaged in this cam
paign so long as they are of good
character and reputation and able
to present and discuss the issue now
before the people in a sane and logi-
cal manner.
The Business Mems & Voters
League of Canyon County is playing
the game fair from start to finish,
We have presented the issue to the
people and have applied ourselves as
siduously to that particular issue.
Do not be carried away by political
trickery, for you have too much at
stake in Canyon county to be made
the victims of politicians playing the
game in the name of religion.
According to a double-page "Dry"
advertisement, our DRY" opponents
would have you believe that all Of
the crime and wickedness and misery
and death are due to liquor. They
display as much good judgment here as
in most of the methods they have en-
ployed in the present campaign. 1t
can be proven by statistics that more
people die in this country every year
from excess in eating by ten times
over than drink themselves to death.
1t can be proven by statistics that
more people die in this country as a
result from jealousy. 1t can be prov
en- by statistics that more people die
in this country every year as the
result of indiscriminate and careless
handling and carrying about of fire
arms. They destroy life without
warning most often, and the result
in the aggregate is much greater than
the deaths reported from excessive
use of alcohol. According to vital
statistics Of the United States Cen
sus Bureau, less than one-fourth Of
one per cent Of the total deaths in
the United States annually are
caused by the excessive use Of liquor.
In the table submitted by the United
States Government, the result Of ex
cessive drinking is not compiled un-
der the head of "Major Causes of
Death" but is cited as a minor cause.
The great railroads Of this country
have been hurting thousands of peo-
pie to destruction and death annual
". Why not legislate against the
railroads? But the fact that they do
kill thousands annually does not de-
ter anyone from taking a journey by
land when it is found necessary to
transact business or visit friends.
Thousands of people are drowned
every year in accidents to steamers
upon the water. Water itself has
caused more deaths than all the IL
ouor ever manufactured in the world.
Great epidemics Of typhoid fever,
dysentery and other intestinal disor-
ders have been traced to polluted wa
ter supplied. For years and years
the great city of Chicago reported
annually thousands of deaths from
typhoid fever. The victims were
mostly young children and adults. In
nocents going to their fate without
any intimation of the terrible deaths
that awaited them. The man who
drinks to excess at least knows that
he is inviting his doom by his own
action. Whole cities have been de-
stroyed by floods. Five thousand
souls lost their lives in the Calves
ton flood. More in number reaching
their deaths here in just few hours
time than meet their death from the
excessive use of alcohol or intoxi-
eating liquors in a whole years time
throughout the entire United States.
The attention Of the "Drys" is par
ticuiarly called to the census report
on these figures. Take the trouble to
investigate it. Yet, does anyone de-
mand a certificate of purity when TAX
ing a drink of water? Does the man
who rides in q boat wear q suit OF
cork, rpersons who fear destru'-
ton by fire, do they demand suits
of asbestosH Yet, to hear our OPP
ponents tell It, you would think that
all of the crime, misery AAd deatA
in this world conferred around bar
rel of liquor. A great many people
are the victims of the drug habit N
this country-more destructive OF the
morals and the health than any
other vice Of which we have any re-
cord.
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