The Harrison times., 1916-10-14
THE PEOPLE DO RULE
Let Them Rule Rghteously
81. W. Wade, For Arkansas Anti.
Saloon LeagUe.)


ed by the people of Arkanaai have
made good prohibition laws. The peo-
pie have always approved, and every
\ two years have elected legislature
authorized to improve the laws In
/ not a single instance has any pIOhibi-
/ tiOn law been repealed Under these
laws the people banished saloons fro n
sixty-nine counties; but, as the sa.
! looms in the other six counties not
merely debauched the people of these
six counties, but exercised their evil
| influence over the whole state, the last
| legislature, fresh from the people and
knowing what the people desired, de-
Cided that the saloon in these six
counties should no longer corrupt the
whole state. The result Of popular
sentiment expressed through the peo-
pies representatives was the present
statewide prohibition law.
The saloons say that the people
want a different kind of law, hence a
bill has been initiated by one-tenth of
the voters, and the people of the whole
state are given the opportunity to
decide.
The proposed law, if approved, re-
peals the laws of forty years, and sub
stitGtes one that has the sanction of
Cincinnati brewer II is even worse
than the Ohio law, because it gives
the liquor traffic every advantage.
Under the present law the people of
the whole state stand united against
the. liquor traffic. The proposed law
would divide the people Of Arkansas
into seventy.five parts, and permit the
united national liquor traffic to bring
its whole force to bear, at its own
chosen time, against these separated
and weakened parts. Shall the peo-
pie of the whole state stand together,
or divide to fight the organized and
united national liquor traffic?
The people of Arkansas are asked
to undo all that they have done for
forty years, and substitute law pre-
pared to please foreign brewers and
distillers.
Below you may read what this
monstrous law will permit. The
choice is presented to the whole peo-
pie of Arkansas. If they accept the
brewers substitute they submit to the
yoke of the liquor traffic. If they re-
ject the infamous measure the people
approve of their own work for forty
years. Shall we hold what we have
gained or go back forty years?
The whole people of Arkansas will
pass judgment. Will they act right
eously? The people rule. We believe
they will rule in righteousness and
win Gods approval and blessings.
1T rcpeals the following existing
laws:
Expressly repeals the statewide
prohibition law.
Expressly repealS the Going Act,
and declares the sale of all alcoholic,
vinOus, malt, spurious or fermented
liquors, or any compound or prepara-
ton thereof, commonly called tonics,
bitters or medicated liquors, lawful,
subject only to its provisions.
3-Repeals by implication all other
laws limiting the liquor traffic in con-
flict with any of its numerous provis-
ions, which probably includes among
others:
(2) The three mile petition law.
(3) Statutes authorizing municipal
tiles to prohibit or limit sale.
(4) The law authorizing a vote at
every general election.
co The law forbidding license in
any dry municipality in a license
county.
co The law forbidding license in
any dry ward in wet municipality.
e The law that gives the county
judge discretion as to whether he is
sues license.
(S) The law that gives the county
judge discretion as to the location Of
saloons.
(9) The law making blind tigers
and bootleggers felons, and provides
a small fine or short Imprisonment
in the county Jail
Q0) All laws granting women
voice in determining whether license
shall be issued
lit contains these further most
Objectionable features:
1T authorizes an election in any
county on the petition Of only ten per
cent of its qualified voters for every
forty-five days, and until the county
votes for license when no election can
be held for two years thereafter.
2-It Furnishes the county Judge with
one year in the penitentiary for at
tempting to exercise the discretion the
law now grants him.
3-The only requirements for H.
cense holder are: /, twenty-one years
old; 2, citizen Of the state; 3, of
good moral character.
4-The only limitation on the num-
ber Of saloons is one saloon for each
1000 inhabitants, or fraction thereof,
in municipality.
SIT permits the license in any
month Of the year for twenty months
from date Of issue, which cannot be
revoked except for conviction of a
violation Of the proposed law or an
election voting against license.
ct does not permit petition
against saloons, except to call an cleo
tion to be held at least two years after
an election voting for license.
Tt authorizes the manufacture
and sale of wines and brandies as
lawful acts without license by the
growers OF fruits in this state.
st authorizes the manufacture Of
all forms of intoXicants as a lawful