Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-14
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS IN ARIZONA

| LIQUOR SHIPMENTS IN ARIZONA | Those who translate the reported decision of the Federal Court in City ordering railroads carry
 shipments of alcoholic beverages Arizona being backward step in the temperance movement in this State shorsighted unnformed to the best cedure for establishing prohibition The Kansas City court has done and less than vitalze the amendment endorsed by Arizona voters The amendment has not lost whit of its potency It has been made more elastic than was intended. It is in position to itself along the lines for which framed
 Consider for the the trend of things prior | the announcement of the Kansas City tribunal There difference of opinion as to the meaning of the prohibition amendment which became operative Jan l, 1915 One faction claimed provided for total abstinence Another averred enabled personal of alcoholic bey erages After six months of 1915 had passed and private stores became exhausted. bootleggng began flourish. Adherents of the personal idea able employ the agencies which they claimed the law guaranteed to them for securing beverages Wiley Jones used the office of Attorney make the embargo liquor shipments He placed personal responsibility upon the railroads and express companies Manfestly these common carriers could not undertake such responsibility Consequently the sponsors for per sona completely disarmed.
 To all ntens and purposes, the total abstinence ad. herents upheld in their contention that the amend meant that beverages could be shipped into the State How did this interpretation ir practice State, county and municipal officers could not all Bootlegging institution Plans to de- feat the total abstinence interpretation the better organized than measures to apply successfully  Bisbee well elsewhere generally throughout the State intoxicating beverages be purchased with ttl7 less difficulty than in saloon days The main difference is that exhorbitant prices chargedthe usual prem ium attaching to lawessness Bear in mind that these conditions under the interpretation the prohib tion amendment applied by the total abstaners them selves.
 It is all very we'll for the proponents of total abs hence to say that their interpretation would have tr umphed if the law had been enforced With public sent ment against it. enforcement impossible There the rub Practical prohibonsts and theoretical proib tioniss occupy the Theoretical pro hbition has succeeded although tried repeatedly r this country Practical prohibition has made and is nal ing big strides
 The recent decision of the Federal Court marks tbc passing Arizona through her baptism of fire Practical prohibition will step into the breach widely opened by theoretical prohibition Out of the harm thoughtless wrought by the latter will good The fight for req temperance may now be said to have just begun.
 In the absence of such legislation should hav' been passed early in 1915 strengthen the prohibition amendment local ordinances should be adopted to ai aw enforcement Public sentiment should rally tremen dousy aid law enforcement and put the booegger t rout True friends of temperance show their color oy preaching and uphoding moderation. The forces education can adopt militant policy emphasizing thC of intemperance may be that the time will coo when large majority of citizens will not care tc exercise the right of personal That is the end mos desirable When it comes the temperance movement in Arizona will have trumphed indeed