The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
BANKER AID MERCHANT CALL
DRY LAWS A FARCE
AND FkLlACY
TRADE DECL|N ES
Eu"ino5s Men. farmers and
taxpayers Sgiier From Evil
L.ieCts Of Sumptuary Legis-
laion While Much Liquor Is
COnsumetatE Enormous Prices

Th, detrimental eject OF prohibit.
ton upon tho business man. the tax.
payer and tho farmer is shown IN
newspaper interviews with two busl.
nees mon CT Tho dry" states OF Wash.
inCiop and Idaho. Tho Butte (MontD
Miner, which printed tho interviews.
says:
Frod n. Irlnklcy. banker OF
Clarck5ton, Wash, who has been n
Butte on bGiross. says that rgohIbi.
ton In Washington Is not Only "a farce,
but that II EaS hurt buaincsB I,
remarkable degree. Properly y@lGcs
have deprecated, while tIegs has
been bucdoa OF taxes ta.cI fro4 the
citizens. and Tie working OF the law
recently yo.c2 b. the people Oh the
state is turning out n Just the saidc
fashion ~ el5eu here IN socalled dry"
territory, Lo sniI.
Can You get drink in Washing.
ton?" Mr.. lIinkley was asked.
"Iot 4 LriGh?' Uh, yOI can get a
barrel OF the rot'onCst stuff in the
world and li.tlo bit OF good liquor
IL you want TO pay triple the price
that ordinarily prevails, and the price
Is be!ns paid.
a. BcctI.o-lnl oaf7rs.
"Tho wording of the prohibition law
IN Washington Is the sam. ns In other
states, not oaly In the west, bat in
tho east 90 we!l. Thore is bootleg Ing
galore and the situation has become
vile" continued Mr. Hin.!sy. 'foI
instance, ire man who would never
think OF taking Sre with him a
quart OF liquor, ST who would be
. satisfied with u drink or two at en-
, open bar, now must get q lot OF
, rot cut in quarts an. pints. The man
with money eau, OF course, secure
, ell 10 wants and at fair price. but
, the wording man, the la5orer vita q
family, who wants little st!mulant
|, AFTER a hard days work, hos TO dig
, down deep to secure personal prIvi
/. leCe.
/. mot only that, in respect to. drink
Z ins, bat tho community ~ Brfferlns
directly from the effects OF TIE lsw.
. 4 burden OF taxation Will hayo to be
placed TO meet the running expense.
!. @, every city, county and the state.
I Idaho fian Ta'ks.
. Z. w. Green, q well snown buslEcss
!. rian OF Idaho, who makes his head
/. quarters In Lewiston. Ida, was also
, Ia IN, city yesterday aad had about
|. the same story 20 tell
4 lie Gays that 1t IL getting almos,
4 impossible TO secure farm and orchard
O labor In his locality, fer the simple
n REASON that u.eu wont WORK III dry
/. territory. yet Iaaho 10 far from being
/. dry.
i THE farmer Is suffering. tho or
:. chardist Is suffering ana the business
o ceuters arc SuGering," seys Mr. Green
q People who yote for prohibition
o don't stop to consider eli the anglcs
:. Tic farmer and his help, who used Il
e visit at periods some business centci
:. find it unnecessary. They go there
q. only TO Get what they actually neet
Il to return home with most Of th,
g mcacy they brought with them.
3. lluH About euslness nanr
II "The larger cities OF Idaho are absO
@. lutely , nd. Heretofore, when a maj
ID would make trip TO the city from hi
!c farm, with his money to spend, n
" would also take along with 1t litti
le relaxation. lie would take drink o
re two, co to n show, visit his favorit
merchants and spend his money freel
but jud!clougly, and return home wit
~, n llttlo bit OF the small amount @
ss ha9plneEs do!ed out In this work.
:. Now It's al changed. The maa VII
=, has to go to town does his 80 per cen
~ loss business. returns to h!s farm o
80 80 country homo as quickly az he CO
=, and leaves the business nam or me-
=" chant standing sadly in the doorwa,
- :, Prohibition Is the greatest faliac
:. tho world has ever seen among man!
II never has worked and never will.