La Junta tribune., 1911-03-04

up the British parliament with gun
powder.
The only good Indians I ever saw
were dead Indians" was the remark
Of General Phil Sheridan. the In
dian fighter
Both Of these famous sayings will
apply with equal appropriateness to
the saloons. They are terrible d.
sease and the only good saloons are
the dead ones. that Is the non-erist-
ent ones. After more than a hundred
years of earnest effort to regulate
the saloons it has been found that
prob. itlon is the most effective. It
is a desperate remedy
There lived In a certain town a
very wicked family They feared
neither God, man or the deyil jim
one OF the sons OF this family was
bitten by a rattlesnake and when
the doctor told him that he would
die he became very peuiteHt and
sent for the preacher. When the
preacher arrived r. found the fam
ny gathered aroubd the dying man.
weeping and walling and gnashins
their teeth The preacher vas a
plain. Lluut man, but very practical.
and he took In the situation at a
glance. and getting down upon his
knees he prayed as follows:
20 Lord. We thank Thee for rat
tl5suakcs. We thank Thee that
Thou hast sent a rattlesnake to
bite Jim. and thus Thou hast brought
him TO the foot OF the cross plead
ing for mercy. And nov. Lord, We
pray that Thou Wouldst send rat
illsnake to bite Tom. and another TO
bite Dick. and another To bite Mary.
and another to bite the old man,
and. Lord. send an alfred. killing
big rattlesnake to bite the old
woman for nothing but rattlesnakes
Will irins this family to repentance
Amen"
The rattlesuake In this case Is
prohibition. and II Is the only thing
that will bring the saloon people TO
repentance or show them the position
hey occupy Ia society
Many persons do not appear TO
understand what prohibition means.
How often We hear the remark. You
have no right 10 make Law telling
ne what l shall or shall not eat or
drink" We answer. prohibition does
not forbid any one drinking all the
liquor he wants or can get There Is
not prohibition Law In the United
States that fCrbids man TO drink
liquor and any one who says IL does
simply show his ignorance It, OBJ
iecl Is not to make men total alb,
stalners or even temperate The
whole object and aim OF the prohibi.
ion Law is TO stop the sale of In.
io,icating liquors. except for medi.
cal purposes. only this and nothing
more
The Colorado Anti-Saloon League
does not even 40 this f.r. II only
iorDlds is mem ors procuring liquor
In saloons. but allows them 10 pro.
cure u anywhere else and drink II
4 they choose. II any temperance
people think the Anti.saloon League
does not 30 far enough. | warn them
no, 10 go too far. not 10 be Too
strict II they do they are Ia dan.
ger OF not gettiag alyth!ng Remem,
Der half loaf OF bread II better thar
no loaf al all Besides there are many
moderate drinkers who are IN sym
pa'hy with the {, t,mperancy cause and
sh0 VIII vote with the temper
ancc people Il they are moderate Ia
lhJir demands The opinions OF thcu,
people are entitled 20 some rscog
liiila and respect Temp, raucc pco
pie should be temperate Ia ,ll things
saloon people are not expected Ia
be- temperate In any thing Tn,
temperance people Of La Junla ar,
acting. as | understand II. under tn,
auspices OF the Anti-sal3on League.
The prohibition Law Is now IN
force In various forms in about one
halr OF the states Of the union. it,
advocates do not expect to stop ths
sale OF liquor In toto. but they Dc
expect 10 check Ito put cheek
upon the floodxatcs Of sin and iniqui
,y-,ha, are pouring In upon socl
c'y through the open saloon.
I When Pat, who VAS devoted
Roman Catholic. invited his Protest,
an, friend 10 accompany him to
church h. accepted the invitation
He had never been In Catholic
church f.f.r. and .x.fxfhiu, ia.k ..l