South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-12
LETTERS OF THE PEOPLE.

To editor Of the South Bend News-Times:
Considerable comment and some cOntro-
yersy prevails in Mishawaka over the &C
ton Of the Rev. Loren NJ. EDWARDS taken
on Sunday, the 9Th. And some comment
OF considerable controversy over the art-
tude Of the Chief Of Police FTick toward
the closing Of saloons on Sunday, as pre-
sc1bed by Law.
l should like 10 ask Rev. Edwards II
such treatment Of the liquor problem by
this administration was not expected by
himF If not. surely he is purbllnd 10 the
paths of history and has been asleep 10
real conditions IL our midst
How could he or anyone expect the re
tail liquor man 20 obey the law, after our
present administration increa Sed the No.
uor license 50 high that saloon men can
not obey the law OF the land and the
first law OF nature, namely, self preserve
ton. You cannot tax people prosperous.
Nor will a heavy tax destroy the taxed
without struggle on the part of the tax
ee
1 am not in sympathy with those who
disObey law. But reason must be exerciS-
ed at all times and on ali occasions, and
the liquor question is not exception co
the rule. II the liquor business is the
root OF all evil as many people believe,
why not dig down TO the root and destroy
the foundation: BY so doing you destroy
all the branches Herewith
BY high license and. keen competition
you place a premium on law evasion,
saloon limitation you destroy the finan-
cially weak, and fatten the strong. By To-
cal option you rob Peter TO pay Paul
Permit your m.nds to reflect a little, and
you will recall that the prohibition party
stands for the abolition Of the liquor bus
mess. How many Mishawakl ministers
vote the prohibition ticket? Stand up
now and be counted. Sad 10 note, but too
true il is, there was not as many votes
cast in st. Joseph county in support Of
that party as there are miniSt in the
county. If the ministers will work half so
hard endeavOring TO establish a system
Of government and social justice where
men can profit by honesty, rather than
dishonesty, then you Will be doing some
thing worth while.
Rev. Edwards seems extremely In fav-
or of good" citizens ticket II we could
agree as to the qualifications of good
wards our support. Does he call a good
citizen" one who is a good church men,
Der, contributing freely and attending SER
vices regularly?
He was literally applaude1 when he
suggested a good citizens ticket. Every
lame duck that has been driven from of
nee, including those that are 20 leave of
flee but who have known no independence
in politics while the party to which Bro
ther Edwards belongs was hOgging 1t al
the trough. was loud in their applause for
independence. The better class of good
citizen" is usually one that suffers with
lack of backbone, and IS an adept pussy
fOOter
Get rid Of the sly-Smiling. weasled-eyed
mush mouth, grasping, office hun
CRY and hungry echoing yelpers that are
sort footing it (behind the fearless minis
| ter and under the cloak Of religiOn) and
wholly bent on coping off" the liquor
vote in order to reinState has -wuzzers'
and sclf-cOnstituted cuStodklns of the
public welfare and public morals. In
| their place install men who know right
from wrong, and who with the revolution.
airy spirit will continually and consistent
| ly fight all wrongs even though such mer
/ be in the minority