Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-07-22
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obstructive program II government
lie 1g1C- question Is the most pro-
---c breeding ground for agitators and
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equally a. undesirable. This article
= Z 70 sense discussion Of the H.
e-cr question but deals solely and by
say Q. Illustration With the political
products Of that issue Other sub
.=cts all De dealt with IL the order
Q. heir Importance
L me history Of our government
tns liquor issue has never produced
= constructive statesman worth men.
tioLing and 1t never will It has sent
more freaks 70 Congress, Lilliputians
% the Senate and incompetents TO
o1acs than any other political issue
under the SUI
The recent experience OF the Eng
hsh Parliament which dashed itself
into fury over the liquor question
has lesson that It is we'll for the
farmers o. this nation 10 observe for
the subject IN some form or other is
constantly before the public for solu.
lion and ofttimes 10 the exclusion OF
more important problems 10 the Amer.
lean ploTmen-
Too Many Political Drunkzrds.
Lloyd-George. the Prohibition leader
OF Europe = no led the prohibition fight
in England. has declared that he will
never again take z drink politically
and there are many American politi.
cians-pro and anti-who would render
their country q service by climbing
on the water wagon or signing pledge
Of political temperance Too often
our legislative halls are turned into
political bar-rooms and many Of the
members become intoxicated on liquor
discussions. We have too many polit
ical drunkards-pro and anti-in oul
public affairs. No one who ia q slave
10 the political liquor habit is quite
30 capable Of dealing with the bust
ness affairs Of government as the
sober and industrious. We have few
public men in this day who are strong
enough 10 resist the temptation Of
strong drink politically and when the
demon Rum once becomes firmly en-
trenched in the mind OF a politician
he is less capable OF meeting the de
mands for constructive statesmanshiI
now confronting this nation.
We have in this country too many
red-nosed politicians-both pro anC
anti. A candidate with political deli
rum tremens. a preacher with politi
cal snakes in his boots and an agitatol
drunk on the liquor question are tn,
saddest sights In civilization and theJ
should all be forced to take the polit
ical Keeley Cure.
II is far more important In govern
ment to make 1t easier for those WHIT
toll to eat than to make II more DIFF
fcult for few topers to drink. Their,
Is not one person in one hundred o
our rural population that ever touchel
liquor but We all eat three times
day.