The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-11-16

community dpprccidttS LudJ lii
better. No party can carry tina
load on its shoulders and succeed
very long,
This old statesman and practic
al politician, as well as diplomat
gives here an appropriate pointer
for the political parties in Ida.
no to take in making up theii
conclusion as to just how much
OF a Load they wish to carry
, in the future. His advice fits
this community exactly.
I Rt.. Rev. Thomas +. Lillis, bish-
op of Leavenworth, Kansas: "Ab
solute prohibition has proven i'm
practicable, if not a dismal fail
ure, and there is probably as
much violation of the law in
those states in which prohibition
is widespread as there is in those
states where the authorities have
hesitated to enforce the present
existing laws for the regulation
OF the liquor traffic. Prohibition
is an ideal--its enforcement in
this country would indeed be a
great blessing if it could be en-
forced. However, it is only a
dream, an ideal, and for this rea-
son it is better to have high Ii
cense and proper police regula-
ton"
This bishop appears to have a
broad grasp of the temperance
question. He is for temperance,
but he is inclined to accept the
better horn of any dilema. That
is the part of wisdom. 1t is a
practical religious conclusion well
worthy the profession which he
espouses. 1t is good logic for a
bishop and it is good logic for a
layman.
Bishop Brown, of Arkansas:
Generally speaking, | have also
this objection to the prohibitory
movement in the interest Of any
form of Righteousness, that this
is an attempt to build upon the
sand and resort to the evil of
tyranny that good may be accom-
lplished. am profoundly con-
WINGED that the superstructure
which prohibitionists are seeking
to erect will not stand"
| The bishop of Arkansas calls
to mind the foolish man who
built his house upon the sand. "
He rebukes the application of
tyranny in the name of right
eousness. Why not? This is
good religion for any bishop to
espouse.
| Bishop Hall, of Vermont: Pro.
hibition drives underground the
mischief which it seeks to cure,
making it more difficult to deal
with the evil and impossible to
regulate the trade, as for instance
in the quality of liquor Sold
The bishop of Vermont has an
eye open to quality He is
correct. The visitor and drink
er at the blind pig" has no
chance to object to the quality
Of the stuff he receives. The ele-
ment of competition fails to pre-
sent itself. It is an under
ground" system, as he suggests.
Again in this the bishop shows
fine discretion.
Archbishop j. L. Spaulding, of
Peoria: There is law of hui
man nature that excessive press
ure brought to bear on, any spec
ial form of evil results in other
evil; and now when various in
fluences are diminishing intern
perance in America, there seems
to be no sufficient reason for
calling upon the state to prohibit
the manufacture and sale of alec
holic liquors. The less we bring
the public into our private, per-
sonal and domestic affairs the
freer and happier we shall be-. =
These are the opinions Of an
optimist. The archbishop observ-
es diminishing intemperance.
This is for the good. All good
citizens appreciate its shrinkage.
Cardinal James Gibbons. of
Baltimore Il have never been
able to convince myself that what
we call total abstinence is essen
tial to morality. The moderate
and occasional use of all alcohol
ic liquors is not to be condemned.
In countries like France and It.
ally, where people as a rule drink
wine, no serious harm results
| from the practice. Even in Rome,
even in the vatican, wine is not
prohibited and, as we know. the
papal doctors themselves pre-