Pocahontas star herald., 1915-03-26

lion dollars invested m the manu-
facture Of sale OF rum and so many
hundreds OF thousands Of employees
that will be thrown out Of work and
millions Of capital tied up that We
cannot afford It. Let public senti'
ment sound the note Of warning
now that this great change Is com
ing as it surely is, and capital wlll
seek other lives that is Legitimate
and the employees other employ
men: as they surely Will. But II
not the rum business legitimatei
No, not from a moral point Of view
This Is a Christian land and oui
government is formed on moral and
christian principles. hence, | take
the position that any law that toll
crates any business that tends to de
stroy moral and ohistain principles
is not legitimate from a moral point
of view on which the great funda'
mental principles Of this boasted
christian government was founded.
But men through sel6shness, greed
aud gain and influenced by immoral
purposes are able to hold the bal
ance o. power for a time. But !
repeat that upon the principles TAX
en- from the "Book Of all Books
as a guide to our faith and practice,
that to say that 1t Is legitimate is
false, and not Legitimate in the
full sense Of the word. Yes, there
are multiplied millions OF dollars
and multiplied hundreds of thous-
ands Of people engaged as employees
IN the business. Lets see If there is
not a way that all this vast amount
Of capital and labor that can be en-
ployed in other channels that would
prove a great blessing to society and
humanity in general. Our own Ar
kansas can make room for every
dollar and employee that is now en-
gagged in the business.
The great northwest and middle
part Of the state with Its untold
billions Of minerals and precious
metals awaiting capital, labor aud
the ingenuity of man to develop it.
The East and South with ITS mil
lions Of acres Of the most fertile
lands IN the world only waiting for
capital aud labor TO make il a check.
sr-board of attractive farms aud real
homes and attract the admiration Of
he world. Then the towns OF
lbout ! 900 inhabitants to be built
% large cities, and miles Of railroads
Ind interurben lines to be established
III over our beloved Arkansas. And
more than that, innumerable enter
Drises, mills, and factories are
waiting capital and labor and give
employment to hundreds Of thous-
'nds of people and multiplied mil
ions of dollars. Arkansas can en-
1loy every dollar invested and every
Employee now engaged in the dam.
iable business, and still have room
'or more. Say nothing of the great
'outh, middle west, south west and
iorth west, the domain Of which is
70 vast that we fail to comprehend
he vastness OF it. 1t is waiting cap.
tai and labor to develop 1t for the
benefit of humanity. Again we are
reminded of the text, Mans inhu-
nanity to man, makes countless
mourn. The argument
sometimes is used that the traffic
helps build up towns, helps business,
tic. There never was anything
more foreign to the truth, as has
been proven wherever tested. 1t
nay bring capital and labor but is
/ curse to the town, wherever 1t
goes. Its influence is degrading, It's
patrons are a class that do not build
ip but tear down. II increases ex-
,enses in the criminal courts rs per
,ent and the better classes have to
DOT the bill. 1t does not invite
he moral and better class Of clti-
.ens, but drives them away. The
money spent in that channel is alb
iolutely wasted and does not go TO