The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-07
PROHIBITION FORUM
(Contributed)
PREPAREDNESS AND PEACE

Next to prohibition, one Of the great
est issues before the country today, is
peace and preparedness. The plat
form Of the great Prohibition party ia
vors peace and preparedness, but con
dennis the wasteful military programs
Of the Republicans and Democrats.
Some statistics from the Yoeman
Shield give Us the following startling
facts.
1.-TWO and one-half billion dollars
are spent every year in the United
States for liquor"
Two million men have been killed
in one year in the European war. That
many men, women, and children are
killed every year by w~hiskey."
When the two and one half billion
dollars are spent annually for liquor,
there is nothing left to show for the
money spent.
The expense Of maintaining an army
and the men needed for defense are
tins Of insignifcance when compared
with this waste Of wealth and life and
physical fitness.
We believe the Prohibition platform
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greatest program for peace and pre-
paredness which has been presented to
the natIon. The platform reads:
I'VE are committed to the policy Of
peace and friendliness with all ma
tons. We are unaltcrably opposed TO
the wasteful military program of the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Militarism protects no worthy insti-
tuition. Il e]ndangers them all. II vio-
lates the high principles which have
brought us as n nation TO the present
hour. We are for n constructive pro-
gram in preparedness for peace. We
declare for and will promote n world
court. TO which national differences
shall he submitted, 50 maintained as
to give its DEGREES binding force.
We will support a compact among
nations TO dismantle navies and dis
band armies, but until such court and
compact are established we pledge
ourselves 10 maintain an effective ar
my and navy and 20 provide coast de-
lenses entirely adequate for national
protection.
We are opposed to universan mill
tary service, and 20 participation in
the rivalry that has brought Europe
TO the shambles and now imperils the
civilization of the race.
Private profit, so FAR as constitu-
tionally possible, should be taken out
Of the manufacture Of war munition,
and all war equipment.
In normal times we favor the en-
ploymcnt of the army in vast reclaim
alton plans, in reforesting hills and
mountains in building State and Ma
tional highways, in the construction Of
an inland waterway from Florida "a
Maine, in the opening Of Alaska and
in unnumbered other projects which
will make soldiers constructive build
crs " peace. For such service there
should be paid an adequate individual
wage.
Those units of our navy which arc
/, capable of being converted into mer-
ChGntmen and passenger vessels should
be constructed with that purpose In
view, and chiefly so utilized in lime
Of peace.
We condemn the political parties,
which for more than thirty years have
allowed munitions and war equipment
manufacturers 10 plumber the pcopl,
and to jcopardIze the highest interest
Of the Nation by furnishing honey,
combcd armour plate and second rate
uattlcshipy which the Navy Lcagu,
now declare are wholly inadequate.
We will not allow the country e
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! zeal, economic, moral and political pre-.
paredncss Is the enactment Of National
Prohibition.
The Republican, Progressive, anC
Democratic parties have turned dowr
the paramount issue, Prohibition, be
cause they feared that If placed il
the platforms it would become the
paramount issue Of the campaign. i
prohibition Is the paramount issue
why not make it the paramount issue
Why evade the issue by a mud sling
ing campaign, "A petty criticism o
methods, and tweedle-dee and tweedle
dun about tariff, Mexico, and Ameri
canism. We are all American! W,
all want peace wlth Mexico, w al
want tariff-on the thing we don
have 70 buy! DO we all want prohi
.hitioU'
Prohibition Central Committee
Prohibition Convention
There will be a Prohibition conyen
ton at Mills church Saturday night
Sept. Q. Hon. II, II, McElroy Of Tu
cumcari will deliver an address an,
direct the organization Of the prohl
%bitionists here. Everybody is invite,
ladies included.
Everyone in Mora county who wish
as TO align himself with the party /
especially urged TO be present, Musl
on program. II. h. Albertson,
County Chairman
Mills Developer.
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