The Winslow mail., 1914-10-24
THE COST OF PROHIBITION
MAKES ITS DEFEAT CERTAIN

that has engaged the attention OF the people Of Arzona
calm a and impartial view Of the that od @ Follow 9 M
enactment of law prohibiting the of alcohol any
any pretense in the state OF Arizona.
Mr. Rinhart who has been the spokesman for the Dys
anything like
Like weathercoc he has been trying adjust himself to the
direction of the wind but unfortunately himself
he made bad start and logical they
expect a disastrous finish.
A house built upon cannot be expected to endure
The trainers of the amendment that will, pas
sed exclude liquor from Arizona have taken into
the various purposes for which alcohol
of such belief call attention the emphasis which
hart laid the bill which differs from all others nasmuch as it
loop holes and made no exceptions
Let take the Prohbionss their though
sincerity questioned consider the
effects of the bill they present would apply state
Arizona
communities tolerance shown for an election
Wbeher % @ not nuo W ba be sold in tha pa ia e % OF
Public sentiment voiced by President Wilson, has indicated
of self governed communities.
The Prohbionss what be regarded
zeal are undertaking state wide proposition in this well
without success to submit the question all the people of the
Our Immediate interest will be concerned with Wnslow alone
for the of showing why the proposed amendment should
1s consideration that appeals more strongly to
people than which affects their pockebooks
3D. Prohibition has, wherever tried, proved costly expert
men Azonas experience could not differ from oherstate
which it has been tried
The Arizona bill differs introduced in other states
1t makes exceptions Therein lies the folly of its fathers
I ohbts IS the use Of VINE for sacramental which
United States constitution religious freedom all of
its citizens
would make unlawful the of alcohol for medicinal
purposes.
These the the proposed amendment
Realizing their stupendos mistake framing the bill that must
a eoq to D a lis bin M hares gag @ ms
affect what he calls the illegal USE of alcoholic liquors
He cites decisions in the state well the federal laws
A Ana o i ntended ems for legal @ ppo set WI" not be excluded from
what might interpret legal purpose is ques
guarantee ante ''S'' '' p'S'' ''' authority
His eageness retain continuous employment the people
who would Thou Shalt Not probably responsible for his
But take things find them Judgment
accordingly.
present case that we consider on the
people Of Arizona there four good why the bill should
receive the overwhelming defeat which deserves.
Summarized it amounts to this:
attempt to deprive of the personal liberty that
guaranteed by the constitution Of the States
necessarily your by amount as the
loss of the LIQUOR In Wnsow the liquor
needed for the payment OF public expenses
In making the budget for 1914 decided that
and raise of $4,000 levied The estate in other
words has been doubled wholly because Of necessity meeting
the towns receipts from
Real and Personal Property Taxes is $lOo4a
Saloon Licenses 1900
Licenses from other 226O
From this will be seen that the loss of the saloon tax which
constitutes nearly 40 per cent of the entire be made
leaders in the attempt to saddle this
burden on the express willingness have this deficit
providing for this
suctve in the methods they employ to remedy evils Their few
ffI TS LEs$ FoR yAeAHT a BGz6NGs 4n
DEMoRAllzAlloN Al Of CIVIC CONDUCT dis1espect for the
sought A CONTINUANCE OF THE USE OF LIQUOR UNDER
CONDITIONS THAT ARE INFINITELY WORSE THAN PRE-
VAIL WHEN IT is SOLD UNDER PROPER REGULATIONS.
obvious from these facts that there little right
thinking people in hesitatng long making decision
tree must be- be udge9 by its i fruit and until those who would
to