The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-02
FACTS FOR VOTERS. V-PERSONAL LIBERTY,

One or the arguments of the vets is that Prohibition restricts personal liberty. If that be true, the restric- , tion may not be unjustifiable or wrong. It is an accepted principle of a demo cratic government that its represen- tatives may make laws which are binding upon the whole people and these laws are full of prohibitions and restrictions. Restricting our person al liberties is one of the chief func- tiOns of the government Our laws interfere with our personal liberty in many ways, as we cannot drive an auto beyond a certain speed limit or trap or shoot game only during speci- fled seasons. The object of the gov ernment is to do the greatest good to the greatest possible number, when an individual right opposes the general good, the individual must yield to the general good. Let the strong help the weak. and those lacking will power. U. s. supreme court: There is no inherent right in a citizen to sell in toxicating liquors. No legislature can bargain away the public health of the public morals" Personal liberty which opposes the supreme purpose of the government, wastes money and ruins society, should give way to the general welfare of the people
 Vl-Big Business Vs. Liquor Traffic.
 The industrial and the commercial interests throughout the nation are taking every practical measure to pre- vent drinking among their employees when on or off duty, because. even moderate drinking decreases efficiency and increases accidents
 Forty per cent of our accidents are among men who drink liquor, 90 per cent of the serious accident occur among men who drink Not single serious accident has happened to an employee who was a total abstainer We now discharge and refuse reCom- mcndation to any employee who comes to work on Monday morning smelling of whiskey," J B. Mansfield, V. P. Bolles Iron & Wire Works. We use every moral force to keep men out of the saloon and we never advance any man who drinks" Wyoming Shovel Works.
 Men who use liquor are not in con dition to work anywhere with the man who lets it alone. We hope the traf fife in liquor will soon be voted out of existence" McInnes Steel Com pany.
 The men who drink alcoholic li- quors. even if they are not known to be drunk, are not advanced to re sponsible positions" A. NJ. Byers Co,
 "On1y to abstainers do we give pro motion, a visit to the saloon or an attempt to bring liquor in to the plant means instant discharge" American Manganese Steel Co.
 The total abstainers produce more work, recovers from accidents quick CT and is more regular Upson Nut Company.
 business proposition! If the li- quor traffic aids business, why do the commercial organizations and rail roads when issuing pamphlets to ad- vertise a state, community or city, tell about the schools, churches, libraries, banks, mills, factories, farm products, timber, mines, railroads, climate, etc, and forget about the breweries. distil- leries, saloons, cafes, brothels, gamb- ling houses and their products? Why discrimate?
 Why did the St Louis Times in June of this year mention to the visiting delegates attending the National De- moeratic convention all of the legiti- mate industrial products manufactured in St Louis and omit her breweries and distineries? Why this partial ity?
 Mir. Business Man! if the great man ufaeturers, breweries and saloon keep CTS forbid their men to drink while or or off duty. why should you vote for the liquor traffic, which destroys the efficiency of your men and robs you of dollars worth of business due the legitimate business man?
 The future prosperity and the early development of Alaska's great Tesour ces will depend upon men who possess a clear brain. a strong body and a skilled hand The liquor traffic makes this impossible.-Adv.
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