Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-23
The Other Side Of the Saloon Question


lem, is advising the people to support
the licensing of saloons9 What is your
Opinioni
''The liquor traffic is the most de-
grading and ruinous of all human pur-
suits By legalizing this traffic we
agree to share with the liquor seller
the responsibilities and evil of his
business. Every man who votes for Ii
eense becomes of necessity partner to
the liquor traffic, and all its conse
quences.
Thank you, Mr.. Mckinley, we be-
lieve your opinion is as good as that of
Mr.. Eldridge.
Hello, Teddy, did you hear that E. P.
Mccormack, of Salem is advising the
people there to vote to retain saloonsl
What do you think about it2
''The business tends to produce Grim.
inality in the population at large and
law-breakers among the saloon keepers
themselves.
Bully for you, Teddy, Mac is a good
fellow, but he has probably not studied
the subject much.
How do you do, Mr.. Taft. By the
way, Mr.. R. P. Boise, a weli-known
citizen of Salem, is advising the people
of that city to vote to uphold the liquor
business. Would you mind telling us
what you think about itp'
"He who drinks is deliberately dis.
qualifying himself for advancement.
refuse to take such risk, do not
drink"
Thanks, Mr. Taft; we believe your
example will be as heavy as the pre-
cept Of Mr.. Boise.
How do you do, Mr., Lincoln; did you
hear that one of your most ardent ad-
mireB, Mr.. H. B. Thielsen, of Salem, is
advising voters to support the liquor
businessl What is your opinion of the
frafficP
Whether or not the world would be
vastly benefited by the total and final
banishment from it Of all Intoxicating
drinks seems to me not now an open
question. Three-fourths of mankind
confess the affirmative with their
tongues, and I believe all the rest ac.
knowledge it in their hearts,"
Thank you, Mr. Lincoln. Tt would
be easier to Danish the business IL such
men as Mr.. Thelsen was with us, but
good men don't always agree.
Here comes Governor Folk. Hello,
Joe, did you hear that one of your fel.
low Democrats, Dan Fry, Of Salem, was
advising the voters Of that city to sup.
port the saloons' What do you think
about iti
''1he saloon is q business, the natur.
al tendency Of which is toward law
lessness, and the time has como when
IL will either run the politics Of the
state, or be run out Of the politics of
the state, -.
Thanks, Mr. Folk Dan is n mighty
good man, and we believe your hunch
will help him,
Seen Hoke Smith ex-governor Of
Georgia, the other day, and told him
Senator Hal D. Patton, Of Salem, was
out with n bunch Of boosters advocat. |
ing the retention Of saloons TToke said
cit is absolutely impossible to have
a permanent decent municipal govern
ment whore the saloon dominates mu.
nicipal politics Tho elimination Of tho
saloon will help municipal politics cv.
erywhcre"
Don't You believe lTokc's advice is
as good as lTal'sl
Hcre is Ex-Governor Hoch, Of Kansas.
l'y the way, governor, Lot L. Pcnrco, n
prominent citizen Of Salem, Oregon, is
advising the voters through the Salem
Welfare League, that the revenues from
Saloons is necessary to run the city
DO YOU ngrce with himl
"Thc devil never inverted bigger
Tie than that the revenue from ijlcgiti.
mate sources is necessary to the fipon
cial success Of any town or ity"
Thauls governor Don believe Mr.
Pcarce vii dispute YOU much
NFt
Mr., Osborne, ms n public man who
presided over the dcslinics Of tho great
state Of Michigan, what is your opinion
OF the saloons. Square Fornr, our csti |
mable cxposlmaster is advising MS to
vote in favor Of t.
"Thc aloon Of today u n social so
phrolhytc II has always boon hrood |
ing place cf lawlcssncss an mltwa
ground Of vice
rhnt ought to hold the Squire for
while Thank you, governor
Mr.. Noel, as chief executive or the
Great commonwealth Of Mississippi, do
.cu helieye prohibition proh'hitsl Onc