The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-11-18
BANKER AND MERCHANT CALL
"DRYr ':kWS A FARCE
:. r.kNB--EAtACY- =,
TRADE DECL|N ES
Ea3inoSs Mon, Farmers and
Taxpayers Suffer From. Evil
Effects Of Sumptuary Leyis.
!1tion While Much Liquor Is
COnsumedat EnormousP

Too detrimental effect OF prohlbi
ton upon tho business man. the tax.
payer and the farmer is shown In
newspaper interviews with two bust.
ness men OF tho dry" states OF wash
Ing on ana Idaho; The Butte (Montl
Miner, which printed tho interviews.
says:
Fred NJ. Hinkley, banker OF
Clarckston, wash, who has been in
Butte on business, says that prohibi
tion In Wa5nlr ,ou r. no; Oh. farce,
but that /, has Lurt business 10 a
remarkable Gsgree. ,Propc.ty values
have deprC lated, white there A,y
been a burden OF taxes ttken from the
citizens, and the Working OF & z law
recently voted by In. people .. the
state is turning on, - just the same
fashion c5 elsewhere iH socalled dry"
. terri, ,ory, lie sgid.
Can yol get a drink In Washing.
ton?' Mr.. Hinlsley was asked.
Get q drink" Ul, you can get a
barrel OF tho rottonest stuff IN the
world and little bit o. good ll,uor
II you want to pay triple the price
that ordinarily prevails, and the price
is being paid.
:" Goct!cCaln1 Galore.
Tho wording Ci tie prohibition law
In Washington Is the same as IN other
states, not Caly in the wcJt, but in
tho east Gg wgll. There 10 bootlegyln;
galore and The situation has become
yle," continued Mr.. Hinkloy. "Fui
instance, tho man who would never
think OF taking A'no with him
quar-; OF liquor, ~ who Noald 10
eat!aled with a drink or two al en-
open bar, now r!gst get q lot of
rot cut In quarts ans pint5 The man
with money can, OF course, secure
al 10 VENTS and at a fair price. but
the WORKING man, tho l.boror with a
family, who wants = little st,mulant
after q hard days work, has 10 zig
dow2 deep to iecuro a personal prlvi
leGe =
Not only that. In respect to drink
Ing, but tie community is sufroring
directly from the eiec.a ci tie law.
a burden OF taxation will have TO be
placed to meet the running expenses
OF every city, county and tie atate.
Idaho Man Take.
=. w. Green, a wellknown business
man OF Idaho, who makes his heal
quarters in Lewiston, Ida, was also
in the city yesterday and had about
the same story TO tell.
Iic says that II Is getting almost
Impossible TO sCcare farm and orchard
labor in his locality, FOR the ample
reason that men won't work In dry"
territory, yet Idaho is far from being
dry.
THE farmer IL suffering, the or.
chardlst Is suffering and the business
centers axe suffering" says N.r. Green
People who vote for prohibition
don't stop to consider all the anglns
The farmer and his holp, who used 70
Walt at periods some business center
end II unnecs5sary. They go there
only to get what they actually need
to return home with most OF tho
money they brought with them.
NV About EusIneso Man2
"Tbe larger cities OF Idaho are abso.
Iutely q, ad, Heretofore. when a man
would make trip to tho city from bis
farm, with hts money TO spend, he
would also take along with II a little
He would take a drink or
two, go to show, visit his favorlts
merchants and spend his money freely
but judlciously. and return homo with
4 little bit OF the small amount OF
happiness doled out in this world.
Now it's all changed. Tho man who
has TO go 10 town does his 50 per cent
loss business. returns to his farm or
homo as quickly as he can
and leaves tho business man or mer-
chant standing sadly in the doorway.
Prohibition IS the greatest tallacy
he world has ever seen among many.
I never has worked and never will"