The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
ANOTHER FALLACY EXPOSED.
(By G. G. Wibtinson.)

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saying that prohibitory law
cannot be enforced where popu-
lar sentiment is against it.
Shame on such Il doctrine! You
will remember that duelling was
practiced in this country less
than a centuryago with the sane
tion of popular sentiment. But
laws against that polite form of
murder have been successfully
enforced. The Louisiana Lottery
was abolished less than twenty
five years ago, despite the fact
that there was much popular
sentiment against it's destruc-
ton. You will remember also
that the thirteenth amendment
to ournational constitution, abol-
ishing slavery, has been success
fully enforced in section of our
country where popular senti-
ment was strongly against it.
But the fact is that there is-not,
among the people, so much pop
ular sentiment against the en-
forcement of Prohibitory law
as the liquor forces would have
you think, But in refutation of
this statement of theirs, l want
you to read what John S. Daw-
son, Attorney General of Kansas
has to say about it, Kansas, you
know, is the state where they do
things along the prohibition line.
Mr.. Dawson says: 1T is often
said that prohibition does not
prohibit. And this is true.
Neither does gun shoot, nor a
ship sail, nor piano make lnu
sic of it's own accord. 1t takes
man behind the gun to make it
shoot, sailor to sail ship, and
an artist TO play the piano. So,
to, with the prohibitory law. 1t
will sleep away the years within
the musty tonnes of a law book
land never prohibit abything, un-
less there is prosecuting attor-
ney who will dust off that law
book, and drag out his typewri-
ter and pound out informations
and injunctions, and get out
search and seizure warrants and
writs of abatement against sa-
loon keepers, and custer suits
against sheriffs and mayors
and policemen who fail to do
their duty. Then prohibition will
begin to prohibit fast enough
and sure enough. All this is be-
yond the domain of conjecture
and prophecy. 1t is established
fact, and has been demonstrated
in Kansas many a time"
He says again: Can the prohib-
itory law be enforced. where pop
ular sentiment is against it! n
can. We nave done it. 1t takes
Just three men to do it-a Judge,
a sheriff, and a prosecuting at
torney. These three and no
more-who fear God and nobody
else, and determined to enforce
the law-not all the saloon keep
ers and brewers and all their fol
lowers and sympathizers can
prevail against them. Most i'm
Dortant of these three is the
Judge, and that is the officer to
whom the liquor interests give
the most attention and the TEN
perance people the least. You
must have a Judge, or your law
enforcement is bound to be inef-
ticient. Don t bother about the
jury. You can get an injunction
from the Judge to suppress an IL
legal saloon and you don't need
any jury. A sheriff you need.
but if you have worthless
stick in that Office he can be re-
moved. If the prosecutor is
derelict, Il special prosecuting at
, torney can be appointed.
You see that the success of a
prohibitory law depends upon
its enforcement, and its enforce
ment depends upon having the
fright kind of men in these i'm
portant offices, and having the
Springfield, Colo. Oct. %, 1872.
! hereby certify that the with