The Springdale news., 1912-08-23
from tbe people
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION

The state is soyerign power. The state has the right and power to control the Liquor Business completely, and will do so whenever it becomes apparent that good majority of the people so desire. We are told by the whiskey people that statewide prohibition opposes per sonal liberty. Shall We make laws against theft, murder, gambling, eto.. local option laws? They cer- tainly interfere with the personal liberty of thieves and murderers. The laws have long ago placed the liq- uor business under police restrict ions. It is not like the hardware business, the grocery business, or dry goods business. Because of it's enmity 10 sobriety, to the home, and . society it must come under special police laws and these should be statewide because the state exereis- e the soyerign power.
 Some say prohibition destroys rather than protects pulic morals. They say il promotes lawlessness and encourages perjury. . Every honest man knows that whether li- censed or unlicensed, the liquor business is d promoter of lawless- ness, perjury, murder and general debauchery. The only way to treat the "busness" is to prohibit it en- tirely. We are often told that state prohibition has not been success where it has been tried. They tell us it has been a failure in Kansas. That this is a mistake is apparent from the following facts. Tn 1880 when Kansas adopted prohibition her population was s96.0o0 and there were "A prisoners in her peni. tentiary. In 1910 the population had increased to ,690,o0o and there were 752 prisoners in her peniten- tiary. In 1910. ' of the O. count ies tn the state had no inmates In their poor houses. Kansas with practically 1=5 of New York's popu- lation has les than 1-10 the num- Der of insane. Gov stubbs says:
 Prohibition is the best business as sci af Kansas. What prohibition las done and iz doing for Kansas It an and will do for Arkansas
 Local Option is better than wide open saloons. but why let man do legally in=oae county thing for which he would he jailed in anoth= ar2
 =bet stop | altogether. Why bubble about different ways of deal Ing with the Demon Why not ban lsh him from-oar state2 Ne have enough sober. paaee-loyine, God fearing. patriotic people in Arkansas zo remove entirely from our borders the vile. dehasIag traffic in intoxi- ants
 Do not listen 10 the talk that We need the tax that saloons furnish. For every dollar the saloon brings !n the axpayer pays out s2l % for court expenses The revenue from saloons does not diminish the bur den of saxation, il increase it X
 From Mrs. ". P. Walters.
 Emmett. Idaho. Aug f7.-Editor News: We will take advantage of your reduced rates. so find inclos- ed s1,50 for which please extend our subscription F years. The News is too much like letter from home to do without 1t
 You may tell our Springdale friends that We still like our west ern home fine, and We are all well and getting along fine We have had the most pleasant summer We ever experienced As rule We don't have any rain from May till October to amount to anything, but this summer We have not had to irrigate but about three weeks in all and have not had more than that much hot weather.
 
 all kinds and it is so perfect We have not seen wormy apple yet. but We have to spray We have the finest grapes here We ever saw. The Elbertas are fine They are later here than there, will not be ripe before the first of September.
 Give our love and best wishes to all of our old friends and if We never meet them on earth again we hope to meet them in that Heaven ly home our Saviour has gone to prepare for us.
 Your friend as ever,
 Mrs W P Walters.
 From Mrs. Amanda Jones.
 Peggs. Okla, Aug. 19-Editor News Please find enclosed sl50 for Springdale News for one year We can't hardly get along without