The Winslow mail., 1913-02-22
The Rights of the Individual
Rogers Q. Mills Noted Statesman, Makes Remark able
Speech Combating Prohibition

ed scahng rebuke personal liberty
summary of the speech is hereby subourned
oppose adoption Prohibition amendment to our
Constitution because violates fundamental principle that
capable of that he endowed by his
with the intelligence and virtue to himself all that per-
tan to himself that when associated together the
the well being of the whole chat
personal civil political and religious liberty
ends written constitutions made distributing and ocang
the of and reserg the individual beyond
the interference of all government national state abso
lutte CONTROL Of all conduct which involves himself alone
Jefferson warned the people that, the limit between the
subjects of government control and those which be
ttngy left the semposed restraint of
the citizen, should be carefully kept in view. y"
Can be mistaken about the language? not
one know it aimed at Prohibition?
Our legislators sufficiently apprized of the rightfu
limits of their that their true office declare
only natural right commit aggression the equal rights
another and this all from which the ought him
every under the natural duty of contributing
ties of society," and this all the laws should him. and
having natural right to be the Judge between himself and
another it his natural duty submit the umproge
partial third When the laws have declared enforced all this
they have fulfilled their functions and the idea quite unfounded
that entering into society, give up any right
This is the creed of freedom and has been from the foundation
government and has been questioned in Texas until
prohibition invaded the state has right
aggression another and this all from which the laws ought
restrain him.
People who talk gby the rnghts society forget that
this free government and not desposm that object
sought be secured forming the
liberty of the citizen To this object fathers thought
distribute the governing among agencies They
they sad if all
it would necessarily be desposm That must therefore
be distributed and confined within the limits where repoed
that it's tendency was to Capitalization and constant
the liberty of the citizen Hence they created general gov
ernmen and it foreign and federal affairs
They created state and them power
matters pertaining to the whole people of the and county
ernmen with power in all matters pertaining to county affairs
and with authority to control such matters belonged
Individual alone and call personal liberty are
principles that controlled and directed in forming
ever have been erected
Frutso of fProhib
Let me call your attention some of the results that will fol-
low the adoption of this amendment When the manufacture and
of alcoholic liquors forbidden the
derived from them will be released and of two things must
follow either taxation must be increased land and cattle and
and other property sufficiently make the deficit
expenditures the be coespondng reduced To
this large deficit would require considerable
of taxation other articles and other payers
class who 1t DO not mind It, 1t paid voluntarily
and paid for the enjoyment of luxury If this amendment
adopted this will be shifted from them who are
already feeling burden must make up the
deficit If they refuse to permit the legislature increase the
taxes then the only thing remaining reduce the expenditures
of the Where will it fall? The legislature
tinue the courts must We the
deaf and dumb and blind and the unfortunate
ayums Then schools must stop be down. Are
prepared accept that result? Are willing make such
sacrifice order destroy the rights of Texas farmers
grapes and make and sell wine?
Fellow citizens prohibition introduced into as
fraud has been nursed here fraud 1t wrapped in the
late by law appettes daily lives
down liberty and build anatcsm hypocracy and intolerance
conscate by legislative decree the property many
of fellow citizens 1t to send SPIES detectives and
formers into houses have arrested and carried before
condemned fines and impsonments
spate sunlight happiness peace prosperity which we
living and to fill land with aensts arrangements
and bitterness bring evil only evil and that
tnualy Let might like and overwhem it
with such demonstration of popular indignation that shall
hear of again in Texas long grass grows
runs