Arizona republican., 1914-07-23

Royal Arch, which always fears to come out into the open so long as they can find someone willing to rake their chestnuts out of the fire) in which he works himself into fury over false assumption. This could have been avoided if he had really tried to learn anything about his subject. He pie lures a frightful condition of affairs, in which the dear public will be unable to get it's camphor and cosmetics be- cause of this amendment. The facts are that the amendment has nothing whatever to do with preparations in
 which alcohol appears. The dear peo pie can still buy Peruna and vanilla extract and Hostetter's Bitters, and all of the usual drug store prepara tions without let or hindrance, and the 1 pharmacists who met at the Hotel i Adams knew this when they took their action. for they had the opinion of the i attorney general before them at the
 time. Why did they not publish this
 opinion instead of the letter of Harry Brisley? Was it because the attorney , general knew what he was talking
 about and Harry Brisley did not? ! All the amendment does is to pre-
 vent the use of alcoholic beverages as
 medicines in and of themselves The | doctor cannot prescribe whiskey for ! his patient and the druggist cannot sell | whiskey. The doctor can prescribe | drugs containing whiskey and the druggists can sell drugs containing whiskey. The only difference made by the amendment is that the druggist cannot compound his preparations himself. He can get them from his wholesale druggist, made by responsi- ble companies who manufacture under the provisions of the pure food and drugs law, and the people get exactly what they ask for instead of cheap substitutes put up by Tom, Dick and Harry-even Harry Brisley.
 MT. Brisley also regrets that we will have to go back to the old days when "our forefathers gnawed bones and tore flesh while squatting upon their rush covered hearths of home" All of this will happen because of this amendment, because forbidding the druggist to sell booze will necessitate the prohibition of knives and forks for the reason that some people are in- Jured with knives and forks. If YOU fall to get the connection, that is vour fault for this is the style of argument that has been advanced by the vets TOT flity years and you will hear if all through this campaign
 we take pleasure in informing Mir. brlsiey that whenever knives ana forks make people drunk and raise the devil generally we will be out after them, and not before In the mean tune MT Brisley may possess his soul III peace We are not after anything III 'he legitimate drug business, we are aIter the illegitimate. If Mr. Brislev conducts a clean store as he should be mas nothing to fear. If he conducts a pooZe Jolnt under a respectable name he has much to fear. for this amend ment would make his store resnect- able again.
 MT Brisley holds a United States government license to sell alcoholic hquors at retail He evidently nrefers this to selling soda fountain drints TOT the amendment would more than uouoie his soda fountain trade and .hdt IS supposed to be the best having uepar'ment of a drug store. The ono uepases' debauches and damns tbe race the other refreshes and gratifies NO man ought to hesitate in his choice put there are some men who wouId no, au'iehuer government license to sell that which causes men in r,,,raa
 "lVes' and both to smother babes
 here IS the annual criminal record of alcoholic liquor. the sale of which
 NIT. Brisley defends with such enere,,
 S,oo0 wives murdered by husbands
 5000 suicides.
 1'ooo children killed by fathers
 10000 murders of all kinds l5.oO0 children deserted. 6o.oo0 girls ruined.
 100000 orphans made
 I,ooo,00O confirmed drunkards 4'ooo,0o0 regular drinkers. @o'ooo,00O moderate drinkers
 1'ooo babies smothered by drunken 25,000 insane.
 10000 divorces.
 100000 convicts.
 12o,OO0 paupers.
 Are We to believe that Mr. BrisIev prefers to contribute his annuaI char. to this frightful slaughter rather tban give up his license to sell booze9 That IS all the amendment could noss;hI,, mean to him. Any other solution is mere pretext. Not a single sale bo could make now will be forbidden under the amendment except booze in
 bottle or bulk. No man is to be blamed
 If he comes to the conclusion that Mir brisley weighs these sales against
 human blood and tears.
 But maybe, as MT. Brislev says we can safely leave this false charge to rankle in those small brains who give it breath Aside from the impossible
 metaphor of brain giving breath We acknowledge receipt of MT. Brslev,s opinion of the temperance forces of Arizona. and place it on file for future reference. We are glad Of this open-. l ing gun. We are glad that it was fired from Prescott. the most beer. dorninat-