Bisbee daily review., 1914-05-22
HANolcAPPEp eY HoasoN.


 A misfortune which attends all great movements de- yeiops through the presence in these movements of whose zeaotry is pernicious. discredting the cause with which they allied, and disgusting not only their co-workers but those whom they to vert The cause of temperance afflicted with such in the person of Richmond Pearson Hobson Be- of his gross exaggeration and misrepresentation he has wrought much damage to temperance.
 He in statement that alcohol 5000 American to murder their wives each and 25OO to kill their children. In the census bulletin of pris- and juvenile delnquents 1910 it shown that there were 6s9O prisoners in State peneutaries Janu- ary 1910 sentenced for grave oaenses for murder; 1864 of these were from the nine prohibition States which have 15 per of the total population while 175g were from twelve Massachusetts New York; New Jersey, Ohio. Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin, Missouri California O-icensed states) which have 53 of the total population In the nine prohibition States were convicted of murder for every 100000 population, and in the 12 licensed States a6 in 100000 convicted. These figures would indicate either that alcohol does not cause murder, is like ly, that prohibition does not prohibit
 Kansas had 9l prisoners condemned for murder; New York, 42 Pennsylvania 70; New Jersey 70; Georgia prohibition State 715 Mississippi, prohibition State 5O2; Tennessee prohibition States, l2S; North Caro- lina prohibition States, 1O2; Oklahoma prohibition States, 11f
 Such exaggerated statements and fasidcatons of sta tiatics do worthy harm than good. There strong temperance wave sweeping over Pennsyl yana and unless the machinations of the Penrose Or ganization capture a working majority the ate this State will doubtless enact local option law at the next session.
 It ought to be very difficult for Democratic Congressman who believes in the fundamental princi ples of the Democratic party to make up his mind how to the Hobson resolution submitting prohibi u3n amendment to the Federal Constitution.
 Democrat believe in local option county op- tion in Statewide prohibition a of moral expediency; but he cannot believe a national prohibition based on a national prohibition amend ment
 That same principle applies to the suffrage question Ever since there was a Democratic party Demo crats reegated such issues the States and main tained Che sovereignty of the States in ordering their own domestic affairs and in establishing the qualfoa- uous for voting
 Every State has power to enact prohibition law for the control its own people Every State has power to admit women to the suffrage That Is enough
 Many Democratic States have prohibition laws. Some Che States in which women vote Democrat ic bu if prohibition and suffrage are to be recognized pertinent national issues. che States might we'll be dismautod first as laat all powers of government centralized in Washington.
 The cause of true temperance is damaged not ad- yanced by gross congregation and misrepresentation. The effective temperance propaganda is the meth
 -f. houses which require absolute sobrety their ployos holding that Che sober Is Che better in all the practical affairs of life. This nnexble rule is doing more advance che of temperance than can ever be done by such superheated uteranoes were made by Captain Hobaon.