The Winslow mail., 1913-03-15

higher Room Kent.
Confiscaton of the Business of Eight Saoonkeepers
Decrease in Population.
Loss of Personal Liberty
That's what prohibition would Winslow and what
the people must be ready accept natural of
prohory law the sale of liquor should majority of
decide to experiment old proposition that has worked
moa and financial ruin wherever it has been tried.
That would be raised an alarming extent is self
evident fact.
The following statement of the regular receipts will
serve to illustrate clearly the financial aspect of hecase
Taxes s43OOOO Qf Collected
Merchants Licences 10000 Total $4,7O0OO
Saloon Licenses s36OO0O
Red-lght Revenues 100000 Total S. 10000
Total Revenue $40 10000
Liquor kindred revnues constitute So percent of total
receipts That that payers would have pay just
So percent more taxes than they paying your
are S1O000now would have $5300 if believe
in prohibition. That plain isn'tit?
That values real heavily is based on the
experience of every that has been inflicted with prohibit
laws We have several previous issues shown reat-
i've value of property in and dry territory adon each
other The property in dry territory been valued at about
onerd of precisely the kind property in wet terri
tory
Ii taxes be So percent higher naturally follows that your
landlord will raise his house rent by exactly that
amount to continue his present make reasonable
profit his investment The proposition is that of put
ting eight saloon keepers out of business you were establish
legal sanction would consider it right have that
business your of livelihood conscated If you had any
of fair dealing with your brother believe you
would not
Understand the Probonists have not asked for
saloon regulations they have that they be re-
scted their opening closing hours they have never vet
appeared before the Board Of Supervisors complaint
about the conduct of saloon Navajo county They have
not suggested sought apply remedy for the gene
al grievance they entertain toward all saloons No. they for
get all biblical injunction If thy right hand offend thee
cut off They would kill the entire body because one of it's
members gives them oense This violation of all
equity and fair dealing but is in accord with Prohibition doc
tne They would pull down the entire fabric government
to suit their purpose let ruin and disaster fall where will
In Wnslow the saoonkeepers a class rank high
in point of intelligence enterprise generosity and above all
being public spirited Their general purpose is to conduct
decent orderly and respectable places business and barring
the occasional troubles caused by the drinkers themselves they
have succeeded commendabe extent They are vglant
at all times in preventing disorder in selling liquor
Indians and the patronage Of the temperate man far
more acceptable to them than that of the drunkard
In the matter of enterprise and civic welfare have you con-
sdered the value of saloon all public undertakings?
During the past two years have derived much endowment
from the carnival celebrations that brought hundreds of people
to and incidentally contributed to the material welfare
OF W1nsoW! DID know that the saloon keepers
ed IS percent of the funds provide this entertain
men for the people of Wnsow? When man is in sickness
and distress comes here unknown derec who is it
that extends hospitality lends needfu assistance? Surely
not the Prohbitons When churches be built even by
religious denominations that have tolerance for the use of
liquor and their energies put out of bust
who is 1T that is first solicited for funds with which to
build such churches The aoonepe And he usually responds
with liberal contribution Hemay active enber of
the church. but he believes in promoting Christianity and at
hearthas better conception bothe and charity than
those who would be his prescribing his moral code
and debating what shall drink
When the faithful old bell on Methodist church rings
out its cheerful tones smmonng the faithful assemble in
their davotion have you thought bell was long
desired object by the people of that parish before it was finally
secured and installed the bey call together the mem