Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-13
Tuesday, July 13, 1915.
REAL TEMPERANCE.

REAL TEMPERANCE.
 In another column of this issue The Review put Iished a letter from A. R. Bucknam General secretar of the Temperance Federation of Arizona We quot from the letter the following sentence: "The interpretation given the law Uhe Prohibition AmendemenU by those in power to enforce the makes very important that found necessary the lay be amended SO that the railroads may ship into tho State under strict regulation, alcoholic liquor for legu mate use and contendc that legitimate include. personal use"
 This is fair and frank speech. It is re-afirmator of the platform upon which the temperance worker won their victory the election and courageou. iteration intention that unfair advantage will not b, taken of those who contributed the empeanc, victory Votes were solicited under emphatic pledge tha hc cpersonal liberty citizens would jeapordized Ye. today in the practical application of the amend raont personal liberty denied Arizona and persona right is Haunted.
 We Lcspcak for Mr. Bucfnam endorsement of his pc sition by every rghteousminded and woman in ,h State It falls short of offering praise where praise due to dismiss this attitude of the temperance leaoc with Inc statement that he has done more than he should have done. Unless we are mistaken he is thc nst the accredited temperance organizers in Arizona to propose by public word and promised future action to keep the faith with those who made possible a tenn perancc victory.
 Tho failure of the temperance movement to make dc served progress throughout the land is due believe To tho pursuit in many so-caled prohibition states O that policy now pracced in Arizona policy of for ing upon men and women what they DO NOT WANT; of reading into their ballots that which they DIT NOT VOTE
 The Review holds no brief for Mir Bucknam but WIG aver that as matter of personal opinion he withhod his sanction the use of alcoholic beverages even n he home Yet in his capacity as officer of the Tem pcrance Federation he hews strictly to that line obi paton which his organization assumed when it cove nantcd with voters in for their ballots that he personal liberties would be infringed Mir Bucknan doubtless believes with others this community Una Inc success of the temperance at the last ecc ton accomplished far went, its purpose in clos ing thc saloons egalized purveyors of liquor thus ae vancng the cause Of temperance The sole end souEh al this time was thus attained is for the future u decide whether or not the temperance victory win b followed by progress in the movement for total absu hence. As MT Bucknam eloquently writes:
 Prohibition has been and will be the most enectiy method of destroying the manufacture and sale of quo for personal profit but education far successful
 
 In publishing Mir Bucknams letter and commentin on H as above The Review does undertake to spea for or against alcoholic beverages and their r lection by tho individual The Review is concerned so' ly with The fact that the Temperance Federation impress ed voters with the belief that in voting to make Ar zona dry" the absolute enacement of legalized tram ing jp liquor as conducted by saloons was sought
 We believe that wonderful opportunity is presente 10 Arizona 10 aid the cause of temperance by maintain ing the saloonclosng law and providing against boo logging which is the of the temperance movemen Boouegging will continue in Arizona-as it has col tinued in other dry" sates-just long as the peep believe that they have been unjustly deprived of the personal liberty Prohibon--as the word is general accopted-has bred booueggng Temperance alone VI destroy it By ts appeal to all that is best in men ar women temperance win automatically create every n1 may constituted and woman volunteer ohic of the law 10 suppress bookkeeping majority of q citizens of Arizona have voted against the saloon Tn must mean that a majority of the citizens of Arzoi win not tolerate bootlegging which is thousandio worse than Che saloon if persone liberty restore