Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07
BUCHANAN LAUOS SHERIFF
WHEELER IN ANSWER
Editor Tombstone Prospector:

Just a lew words to clear up he
controversy between Sheriff Wheeler
and myself
The court says That liquor can be
brou hi into the State" aud many
have asker me just how it can be done
aud | could not inform them. and put
it up 20 the Sheriff and the county
Attorney TO give me little light on
the subject. and TO aid them / made
f-w suggestions
| want to thank the Sheriff for his
statement. | am sure it cauuat be
ad two ways, and let it be clearly
luderS ood. that no one can introduce
AZ iiauOr for any purpose until such
lime as We Initiate. OF pass by legis-
azure. laws permitting such iutfoduc-
ZION, uuly IS he Is willing to be arrested
nd be taken before q justice Of peace
aud offer as his defense, for p,rSoual
use. At no expense to him. unless the
court binds him over he will be free.
! have not heard from Attorney
Ross bu, no doubt the two officers
agree on this matter. But it Is impOr.
lant that the people know who is to
blame for the fac; that the legislature
taiied 10 pass laws permitting such
introduction: Just one man, Wiley E
Jones. our Attorney General. who
con endsd that any laws would be uu.
constitutional ;hat would permit any
!lquor. for any purpose. to come into
atri ana the only thing gained by
,he court decision IS that any act. in
stated Or passed by the legislature.
-vIai1ug the Introd uctlon OF liquor
pr al w. Is constitutional. and that
N.!ey T.. Jones should be ED respJn.
sole or the lack o. legislation. This
dots not mean that the law cannot be
enforced vesy successfully. but 1t does
IN an that prohibition could be more
Il a success if We had more regulative
Jaws. Whenever | complain of the
&C ion Vi Mr.. Jones, he always comes
PACK at ne ,hat 1 sm aidrug and en-
couragins the bootlesgerS, wnen, as a
matter Of fact, h is the one man that
the bootlegger loves as a child love
It's mo her. Wheeler should be COM
meuded He was the first Sn-ria to
set the pace tor Others to follow, in the
state, and 1 would like 90 see him
manage a clean up as Attorney Ross
has done. and | am sure with his many
friends in Cochise county. good sum
conld ye secured for such purpose. If
he be willing to put it up to them.
The Cochise County Dry Fedora
ton is at his service. and We would
like to see Wheeler fuad of a. least a
thousand dollars; aed # anyone desires
10 subscribe TO such a fund. on condi-
ion that thousand dollars is raised
for detective services, to be conducted
Dy Wheeler himself. they may send
such sub scriptiou or cash 10 our Treas
uEer, o A Rhoads, Bisbee. and it will
re turned over to Wheeler as soon as
collected. if he will accrp; it / am
sure men would rather give FIVE dollars
han 10 sit in a saloon eight hours.
The Sherff's scheme is a good one,
cut it would be i'm pCssible to get the
five hundred men, and OF course the
sheriff kn' US it all TOO well Ii Sheriff
wheeler will accept our offer, We vii
CO op rate with him as we have with
Attorney Ross and Other officers in-
tarested i'll making Prohibition d sue
cess.
w. thirds of tn. people desire the
pr Inhibition law enforced, but they
dat expect the Off 4ers to watch a
man lIke a cat watches a mous=, to
'dtCh him bringing in a little liquor
auto There is bigger game.
A K. BUCKNAM
Field Secretary of CochIse County
Dry Federation.