The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-30
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man who claims Is be opposed Go
the business of selling liquor bus
Rho by his ballot helps ~ fastcn
il on Texas HE THAT is NOT
ron as ls AGAINST rs There
is la fact. no middle ground some
feN have been nisled. aud others
deceived. believing that They can
stand opposed 20 the evils of the
business and vet consistently vote
for ts continuation Bnt with The
great majority Of those opposed 60
prohibition they have not vet been
convinced that tie traffic in whisky
Is business of evil Consciously or
uuconsciously. they stili believe in
whisky and do NOT wish 10 SEQ it
put out of business
There are but three methods of
dealing with the liquor traffic
First the unbridled and unrestrict-
ed trade In intoxicants second its
license and protection by law. and,
third. its prohibition by law None
now openly advocate the first of
these methods and it may be ig-
nored in the consideration of this
subject aud therefore. the two is
sues which confront US are the rec
ognition of this business, and its
license. protection and regulation by
law: and on the other hand its con-
demnation as evil and its inhibition
by law If the, business of dealing
O.. igtoxicaSts. to be sold indiscrim-
3nately for use by the public. is right
from the standpoint of public NOR
ais, then that trade ought to be rec
ognized as a worthy ana legitimate
business, and should be licensed by
law with a minimum OF restriction.
If the thing is wrong II should be
condemned by law, ana the preser-
,o+ion Of the public morals should
,,,-o-none all considerations of pub
lic revenue. difficulty of enforce
mont or the so-called right OF sell
government No locality WITHIN
state should have the right to legal
i've that which is against public NOR
ais. which is injurious to the pup
lie health and contrary to pubic poi
lev. The state must be the Judge
of matters which are statewide III
their consequences. SO, | recur 10
the first statement, to-wit: That
mans position on the prohibition
of the liquor traffic hinges or rests
on what he thinks of the business
If he endorses the business he VIII
fellowship it with his ballot; II ne
does not endorse it he will condemn
it by his vote AS a MAN THlNh-
ETH so HE IS"
Do YOU look on the business OF
selling whisky for profit as a ris'
eous thing? If So then stand by IL
40 you think that a business whlch
cultivates and then ministers to Inc
baser appetite of man, which pro-
duces drunkards, misery and CRIME
is proper institution for the state
Of Texas to recognize, legalize and
protect by law? If so, then stand
nv il. Our ballot should declare our
convictions. Because the ballot VIII
have printed gu it For Prohibition
and AGAINST PROHIBITION VIII
not lessen your responsibility Ihat
responsibility is the same as III the
ballot read FOR THE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC" and Against the Liquor
Traffic" The real merit of the ques-
tion is not determined by the form
in which the question is stated. IL Is
immaterial who has the affirmative
and who has the negative. me M
nor traffic in Texas will continue TO
reason of the fact that a majority
of the voters of this state shall IN
wife II to remain. 1T is NOT A NEG
ESsARY EVIL; 1T ALL RESTS
WITH US. The saloon is the UNI,
versal form of the traffic today and
consequently THE SALOON is THE
ISSUE BEFORE us NOW All pro-
fessed opposition to the saloon py
men who oppose, prohibition is bu'
little in evidence except when pro
hibition election is on hand Wha'
have the anti-prohibitionists OF Tex
as contributed to the Punishment OF
the saloon from the state? me mar
who votes against prohibition In TINS
election votes to continue the oper
dram-shop. The saloon, when no"
constitutes the liquor traffic is sucr
an apparent and indefensible NUS
ance that it can neither be defended
Hnor apologized for; and hence thos'
who are not entangled with the iid