The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-11-25
BANKER AND MERCHANT CALL
DRY LAWS A FARCE
AND FALlACY
TRADE DECLINE ES
Business Men. Farmers and
Taxpayers Suffer From Evil
Effects OF Sumptuary Legis.
l,tlon While Much Liquor Is
Consumed atEn0rmous Prices

The detrimental effect OF prohibi.
uon upon tho business man, the tax.
payer and the farmer ls shown In
newspaper Interviews with two bust.
ness men OF the dry" states OF Wash.
ington and Idaho. The Butte (Mont)
Miner. which printed the interviews,
says:
Fred NJ. Hinkley, banker Of
Charleston, Wash, who has boon in
Butte on business, says that prohlb,.
uon In Wasa.n tor Is not Only farce,
but that It has hurt IIsinnss 10 q,
remarkable degree. Proprr,y value,
have deprecated, wh'o tAare has
been burden OF taxes AIKEN fr,.n the
sitizcns, and the working OF ia law
recently voted by ths people II the
state Is turning out In Just the sau!a
fashion AZ elsewhere In soyGlied dry"
territory, no sad.
Can you get drink In Washing.
ton| Mr.. fIlnkley was asked.
Get a drink?" Uh. you can get
barrel OF the rottene5t stuff in the
world and llttlo bit OF good l!auor
II you want to pay triple the price
that ordinarily prevails, and the price
- being paid.
- poot'soGInu Galore.
The working of the prohibition Law
In Warrington is the same as in othei
statcs. not only In the west, bat IN
the east as well. There is boouegging
galore and the situation has become
vilo." continued Mr.. Hinkley. "FoI
instance. the man who would nover
think OF taking Smc wish him
quart Of liquor. NJ who would Je
satisfied with . drink o. two ut an
opcn bar, now mast get let OF
rot gut In quarts ana pints. Tho man
with money can. OF course, secure
all he wants and at fair price, but
the working man. the laborcr with
family. who wants d itLlo sliilulsnt
after a hard days work, has TO dir
down deep to secure o personal priyi
lege. r
Not only that. in respect to drink
Ing, but the community Is suifcr!ng
directly from the eIects OF the law.
4 burden OF taxation will have to be
placed to meet the running expense,
of overy city. county and the atate.
idaho Ean Talks.
p. W. Green, q well-known business
nan oi Idaho. who makes hia head
quarters Ia Lewiston. Ida, was also
u the city yesterday and had about
he same story to tell.
He says that It Is getting almos,
impossible TO secure farm and orchard
abor In his locality, for the simple
'eason that men won't work In dry"
srritory. yet Idaho Is far from being
Try.
The farmer Ia suffering. the or
'hard!st Is suffering and the business
'enters are suffering" Gays MIR. Green.
People who vote for prohibition
lon't stop to consider all the ang,cR
Tho farmer and his help, who used 70
'isit at periods some business center
Ind II unnecessary. They 60 there
'nly to get what they actually need
o return homo with most OF the
money they brought with them.
H.w About Business Mani
"Ths larger cities OF Idaho are absO-
utely : ad. Horetofore. when a man
would make trip to the city from his
arm, with his money to spend, he
would also take along with It a little
slaxation. He would take a drink or
we. 90 to . show. visit his favorits
asrchants and spend his money freely
ut 3udiciously. and return home with
J little bit OF the small amount OF
lsppiAess doled out In this world.
Tow It's all changed. Tho Kan who
- 10 60 to town does his 90 per cent
Dss business. returns to his farm or
ouutry homo as quickly as he can
nd leaves the business man or mer.
hant standing sadly In the doorway.
Prohibition is the greatest fallacy
hs world has ever seen among many.
never has worked and never will"