The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-06-26
IS THE SALOON AN ECONOMIC
BENEFIT?
(Cor11nnunicated.)


weapon in the struggle against evil than know
ledge. The temperance reform depends upon our
getting at the facts This temperance campaign
is not vctiize persons, but to the facts and
then apply principle.
The saloon is at the bar of judgment, and
when the people know the facts concerning this
institution, we doubt not the decision that man
kind will render.
The arrangements for the Punishment of the
saloon are legion, but we will briefly present but
one THE ECONOMICS.
Concrete illustration concerning the econon-
ic argument for the elimination of the saloon is
vastly superior to theory The writer conlnurli-
Gated with Judge Pollock of Fargo, North Da
kota, asking him concerning the effect Of state
wide prohibition upon the taxes. His reply
"The tax rate shows marked decrease from
what it was when we had open saloons under the
license system"
Major Edwards, editor of the Fargo Forum
for many years, the leading newspaper of the
state, says: "The buildings made empty by the
adjustment of the saloon have been turned into
emporiums of trade, credit to the city and to
the people. Fargo whatever may be her short
cornings in other directions is a homelike city to
live in, and I attribute it largely to the fact that
the prohibition law is enforced as nearly perfectly
it is possible for humanity to walk in straight
line. convinced that the prohibition law is
stronger in this state today than before, and
that it will grow in the hearts of our people as
time rolls on"
When the saloons were banished from Kan
City, Kansas, people wondered where the
money would come from to the city. I
heard Attorney-General Trickett say that $25 900
were saved the first year in the criminal prosecu-
tions, and that another $4,000 were saved in the
reduced police force.
Mr.. H. J. Allen, who is a candidate for gov
ernor in Kansas on the Progressive ticket says
prohibition does hurt business. up many
most prominent gamblers paraIyzed the beer gard
ems absolutely bartenders union. I'M
fact prohibition has killed about industry Kansas
the raising of wheat alfalfa
and livestock, potatoes peas cabbages garden
and chickens and ducks and horses and
mules Where the thriving business of saloon
sent the elamorous odor of its prosperity the
sidewalk and clear the street. find nothing but
shoe stores, clothing stores dry goods
ets and other sordid activities
happy people" That is the way prohibition ruins bust
ness, E.S.2af1- 4ee 4: -:ss.zz So :: -@t~'r
- Mrs. Stevens many years national president
OF the w. c. 7. u, and whose home was in Port /
land, Maine, not long ago gave some Illuminating
facts concerning Maine. Before the enactment t
of the Maine Law Maine of the poor
estest states in the I on. It is one OF the
richest. 1t is the only state in the Union that
has moro savings ha1i; depositors than voters.
Cne third of the entire population of Maine, in
women and Cn1lQTe1l nave savings CanK IL
deposit, and not long ago it amounted to $I4o.I4 |!
per capita Here again we see how prohibition
tends to bankruptcy. Mrs. Stevens tells how in
license Boston there are 426 arrests for every TO-.
900 people In prohibition Portland there are "a
arrests for every 10000 of population. In license
Boston it costs So per capita to police the city.
In prohibition Portland it costs cents per capita
to police the city. In license Boston it costs 20
cents per capita to support those in jail, In pro-
hbition Portland it costs cents per capita to do
the same. That is the way prohibition tends
to poverty. All that is needed to convince the
intelligent American voters that economically the
saloon is arch enemy of our financial prospect
ty is a marshalng of the facts. Intelligence con-
corning the economic waste of the liquor traffic
will start a battery of ballots such that cunning
sophistry save the saloon from its deserving
doom. Sober-minded, hard-headed voters will
sign the death warrant of this institution. Ray
Clarkson Harker.