The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-02

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hibited This is also true of the
saloon, the diStillcrv and the brew
cry. If the making and selling OF
the wet goods be not injurious
to the people, then no legislative
/ body has any right to prohibit the
same. If on the othcrhand the
making and selling of liquors be
injurious to the people, then the
third method of stopping the man
ufacturc of the wet goods hes
within the power of legislative ell
aCtment to prohibit but not to per
NIT. Let MS disabusc our minds
of the former dclusion that 1t Is
matter of arbitrary choice. |, Is
/ nothing of the kind. 1t II be III
hercntlv right no power can pro-
hlbit. 1t can only be regulated II
it be inherently wrong then no
power can make it right. 1t may,
and ought to be prohibited, but ii
can not be rightly regulated.
This brings II, i'll touch, again,
with municipal administration, and
the official cath We're it not for
the fact that the character of the
business determines the Justice OF
It's permission or prohibition, there
would be no need for Judicial
body. And were ii not for the fact
/ that. not every man Will be true to
the right, there would be no need
of Constitution. But, being men
as we are. our Fathers saw the
necessity of a safe guard. and
gave TO lis the Constitution as an
unchanglng rule, and the oath ~
guard to prevent departure from
! the same.
The question: therefore, for our
municipality to settle, is not IN
arbitrary one. First. is the saloon
Constitutional, Last, is the saloon
Constitutional II il be Conetltu
tional, then are we bound bv oath
to admit, and ii necessary, regulate
the same. If it be not Constltu-
tional, then are we bound bv oath
to reject the same, but not to rcgu-
late it. In conclusion, quote de
ci,ions concerning the character OF
the saloon that needs no comment
rom me.
Supreme court OF South Carolina
70 l.. K. \. SIS: Liquor, III its
nature, is dangerous to the morals,
good order, health and safety of .
the people. and is not To be placed
upon the same footing with the or
binary commodities of life. such as .
corn. cotton, wheat, potatoes, etc. /
Supreme Court, Kansas. so PaC. .
9S7: The commodity in controversy
IS lntoNiCating liquors. The article
is one whose moderate USE, even,
is taken into consideration by &C
tuarlco OF insurance companies, and
which bar, employment III classes
of service involving prudent and
careful conduct an article ConCcd
cd to be lraught with such conta
gious peril to society, that ii oC-
cupieS a different Status before the
courts and legislature, from other
kinds of property, and places traffic
in it upon different plane from
other kinds of business It l. still
the prolific source of disease, mis-
cry, paupcriSm, vice and crime. Its
power to weaken, corrupt dehauch
ana STAY human character ana M
man life is not destroyed or impair
ed because it may be used with pro-
prictv on some occasions. The
health morals, peace and safety of
the community at large are still
threatened. Supreme Court of
India 80 n l.. 651: The Liquor
Traffic is not a harmless and useful
occupation, but an occupation that
is hurtful, harmful and pcrnicious
to Society. |. ). ). {. lT page
SO: 1t leads to neglect of business
and waste Of property and general