Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-05-05
NOT A.PR0Hl

~ home Of more interest 10 me. II IL
local prohibition. They would make life
miserable for me and not worth the effort
by taking away my right TO get sop.ething
at home.
came home on purpose TO cast my
vote againstit have advertised a meet
ing and will tell the citISens in the fellow
ing words my reasons for being against Il
hoping that they will think the sane
way.
Fellow o. KS. Al last il has come
home 10 US. have been In favor Of To-
cal option for other localities never think
ing that we must have II at home. The
prohibitioners will however give us no
rest because they arc righteous and we
arc wicked.
There IL no rest for the wicked
A miners we know what an option Is.
Il 10 a chance TO buy oneself rich or go
broke. But this local option means not
a chance 10 buy some thing but a pfivi-
lego TO cut of our opportunity to buy
something that will make us feel good
Tho richest man | ever saw got his wealth
from q bottle. saw him in n town that
had exercised the privilege Of voting out
the saloon in 4 local option election. lie
had to send away for his liquor and got n
gallon lie was rich on two dollars and
fifty cents,
| am Rgin prohibition because Il Is agin
tho constitution, which Is nothing other
than the Magma Charta Of our rights
Every man is entitled to the right OF lie.
liberty and persuit Of happiness. Where
can one find happiness quicker than : hen
Is corralled In n bother My rule 70 drink
only when some one wants IN treat keeps
me tsmperated You may think the CO.
Tor Of my nose gives me away. Natural
color. Honor bright" Appearances
are deceiving al the burro found when he
saw the Zebra. well ! never-said the
burro when he saw the Zebra there's n
mule that's been in Jail
Fellow miners, you and know that the
saloon IL the working mans club room.
It's all right for q man with a family TO
want no other place to go than home
After his days work Is done he may sit
down there surrounded by his wife and
family and read the daily news. Rut
where shall we unmarried men 20? Shall
We 20 crazy for the wan Of companion
ship1 After supper we may now go out
Ia 'swn and find welcome surroundings
at the saloon. There we meet our ac-
quaintances end can spend an enjoyable
evening: Wipe the saloon from the face
Of the earth and out In town there Is
nothing but darkness after eight o'clock
at night. We would then go to bed with
the blues. Men Join clubs-what forY
they need the association and company.
have seen even a %prohibitioner who
was married and kept his wife company
all the time when she was not at work
earning a living for the family. with early
wrinkles on his forehead and around the
corners Of his mouth. Wrinkles that in.
Dictated everything was not lovely at
home.
Go down to CarrizoSo and there you see
"a fine building built by the railroad com.
panV for the accommodation Of lis employ
ees In their nOed Of companlonship, asso-
citation and company.
This God given desire for companion
ship and company is what causes me 10
like cattle, sheep, goats and hogs. One
must take his tent on his shoulders and
keep up with sheep and goats while they
wander into the most unfrequented place
II he would enjoy their society, But
cattle and hogs will come to see you
where you live and take n drink.
Ii Ia true too that the most friendly
companion among animals is the dog
He will stay even with . prohibitioner.
My wife before she got her divorce fire.
quently told me that | was not fit to as
sociate with hogs. Idid'nt believe her.
She never liked me after / objected TO her
wearing the Eve style Of dress, she wore
In New York, out here in decent company.
The East calls Us tho wild and woody
West; but We are not so woody as not to
need clothing. like the Eve style Of
ccstune for other mems wives but will
not stand for II for my wife.
Again say that that the saloon Is the
working mans club room. But the pro-
hibitionsF. say that Il must be cut OIL be-
cause there Was a man lived hete Eve
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