Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-22

or at least certain ones
were lampooned for increasing salar-
les and other expenditures. The lam
basting must have had its effect.
Every paper of consequence in the
country is discussing the offer of
$4,000 a year to Colonel Goethals by
Dayton, o. Dayton wants the best
equipped man in America for construc-
tive work." say the people. What
Dayton hopes to do, other towns and
cities throughout the country are planl
ming to do one way or another. Why
not let Durango plan to improve its
system and get right down to hard
pan, the same as business firms =? Why
carry so much useless paraphanaiia!
If one man can handle the affairs OF
city like Dayton why not Durango
on reduced scale? No one can pic
ture Col. Goethals dealing out con-
tracts or jobs to friendly politicians
or in any way making move that
is not for the interests of the city. If
Dayton thinks one man can supervise
all her departments and see that each
and every one are properly looked
after along commercial lines, then
why not one man do the same for Du-
range? It's burning question.
If it could only be impressed upon
the minds of the young men those
who are emerging from their teens
that wild free life at the start usual
ly means plenty of hard work in dis
agreeable weather at poor pay later
on. This is the universal rule. Why,
then, will young men persist in spend
ing their money drinking, pool play
ing, etc? Remember that it is be-
coming so that the big railroad cor
porations will not hire man who
drinks and the Pennsylvania rail-
road has recently issued an order
against smoking. Nine-tenths of the
poverty of this world is brought about
by the wild, free life, some call it
mans right to do as he pleases." The
penalty comes later when it is too
late to retrace the steps of youth.
DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, of the
international reform bureau at
Washington has returned from a
tour of Europe, and says, that
temperance is making more prog
ress there than here, and because
more reliance is placed upon edu-
cation than upon legislation.
There is much in the above tele-
graphic paragraph to command the at
tention of the general public. Edu-
cation along religious lines is going
to do more to bring about temperance
than all other agencies according to
our view. In this connection it is
said the anti-saloon league is plan
ming another statewide campaign for
prohibition in Colorado the coming
year, a movement that does not meet
with our approval after the $4,000
majority given against the project last
year. We believe that if the league
and reform forces will spend the
money necessary for the campaign in
seeing that the existing laws are en-
forced and make a campaign against
the near saloons" breeding places
for the saloon, it will be doing far
greater service to the people as a
whole. The writer is frank to say
that he does ont believe any good
will be accomplished by another pro.
hibition campaign next year. 1t will
cost both sides lot of money with
out results. We are for absolute en-
forcement of the excise laws of the
state and the city of Durango and
all other cities. We are for educat-
ing the rising generations along lines
of sobriety. There is no denying the
drink evil-even the topper will agree
with you regarding this proposition.
If we could stop the manufacture of
Intoxicating liquors we'd do so tomor-
row, yes, today, but all laws are en-
forced according to the sentiment of
the people and the character of the
men elected to office. Local option
and statewide prohibition are two diff
ferent propositions. One county may
be strongly prohibition and the peo-
pie able to elect officers who will en-
force prohibition laws while another
county will be strongly anti-prohibi-
tion and then you have the case of
open violation. Bootlegging will be
carried on with the full consent of
the officers because the officers will
cater to their onstituents-it's bu-
man nature and has been from time
immoral. Therefore, we say, let all
temperance and Christian people put
forth their efforts and money in edu-
Eating the people along temperance
lines. Impress it upon the minds of
The young men that if they are to
succeed in life they must cut out
strong drink and cigarette smoking.
We would make our schools take a