Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-06-26
Cyrus Prosch
Thinks Bryan
Country's Savior
Editor The "Palisadian".

Dear Sir
Put on the brakes! Don't, please
continue your headlong stampede in
to a political position, that, if you are
a true patriot, you will before long
regret.
Regardless of Mr.. Bryan's attitude
on the pending message to Germany
being commendable or not think it is
that question in due time to be set
tied admirably; and thanks to Bryan's
break CD sinks into comparative in
consequence, alongside of the home
questions we are to be called on to
take a direct hand in very soon. You
certainly do not want to place your
self irrecoverably without the Bryan
breast works. You will, if / do not
greatly mistake want to be fighting
with him, against Rum, Romanism,
and Rebellion; and for Peace, Pro-
hibition, and Prosperity. He is, | am
impressed, to be the leader of the
mighty hosts marshaling for death
fight against both Rum, and Roman
ism Rebellion.
Yours truly,
Cyrus Prosch.
The above letter from the sage of
Coytesville is characteristic. He has
evidently raised Bryan on very high
pedestal Bryan is great man, but
an extremist. He has attracted world
wide attention through his recent
coup d. etat over the German issue.
Whether it is laydown for political
PURPOSES or not is for no man to say.
We can only surmise, and it looks
like as inspired turn to feather his
own nest as was ever undertaken.
The fact of Bryan's espousal OF pro
hibition is to his credit; but national
prohibition can only come through m
struction to the American congress
through the electorate. 1t is a question
if that will take place soon. The
ramifications of the prohibition wave
will have to manifest themselves IN
truer form, however, than they have
in many places before it will be de-
cided by national vote.
This newspaper is for local option
as against even state prohibition. "A
square look at the workings OF pro-
hibition convinces the honest observer
that it is not producing all OF the
results desirable. The citation of a
single instance of its latter day failure
is convincing evidence that there is
needed something more powerful than
prohibition to squelch the no license
liquor problem. Atlanta, Ga, is now
going through it's second spasm OF
prohibition. The advocates of the
cause in that city following its first
wear put out the most astonishing
figures as to what it had accomp-
lished. The moral wave was absolute.
Tables furnished the facts. There
were such a small number OF arrests
from drunkenness that they became
negligible quantity. To-day, after
four years of prohibition, Atlanta
finds herself the unenviable center OF
attack from all quarters because I'M
der prohibition rule, there is now the
largest percentage of homicides IN
any American city, and the largest
percentage of arrests. The city is
greatly obsessed with the problem.
Editorial comment is concentrating
upon the sad state of affairs in
Atlanta what causes it all. Certainly
not prohibition. That does not enter
into the problem. People don't drink
there, because they can't get it. Fool
ish to lay it to liquor. That won't
solve the thing at all. So it comes
about that perhaps the blind tiger
cannot be muzzled. He is rampant
and lowing over the entire struc-
ture of the law, tradition and just
about everything else.