Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-26
Saturday Morning, August 26, 1916.
NEW DRY" CONDITIONS.

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 In a letter commenting recent editorial in The Review on the subject of enforcing the prohibition amendment Phoenix citizen dwes somewhat at length on a condition which existed throughout Arizona, and especially in Cocse county immediately following the adoption of the amendment. He writes in part
 Tn all the history prohibition, state has ever been able to execute the laws unless along prohibition lines; unless they were strong and tight Plenty good stand for personal use, personal liberty individual rights whatever that may and they have some logical ground abstract theory but some of us know how much abuse is heaped upon any liberty this Personal might be all right if We were afflicted with flock of vile harpies who have degenerated so far below any standard of decency that they will forever make farce of law that is not stringently and rigidly enforced.
 As to the credit due local officers in securing rests evidence and convctions give every the last mite credit, you did not say anything in your editorial about years of constant and open law breaking nor anything about in the past where there was plenty evidence conviction where there was conviction but sentence from the judge so light as to make the whole performance joke; did you make mention of the practically nothing was done to redeem your county from the awful cond tion it has been in for more than year"
 MT. R- apparently loses sight entirely of the fact that when the prohibition amendment became operative utter confusion its interprea ton. On the side those who led by the Temperance Federation, declared that the amendment provided the absolute exclusion of liquors for sonal any other On the other side were those believed that the amendment went further than prohibit traffic in lquor that is, the closing of We submit that the general public took this view and hence public opinion hostile to the nterpreta calling for the exclusion of liquors which meant enforced total abstinence So the first experience of prohibition attended by discord This continued with disgracefu ofenses only against law but against decency until the courts de cded that liquor could be introduced for personal What followed? Public sentiment changed instantly IL got squarely behind forces of and order. But great evil had been done prior to the change of sen ment Booteggng had become established until had grown to proportions which eradication exceed ingly difficult But now it MUST be throttled and of fcers and courts stimulated by public sentiment do ing their duty
 It will accomplish little at this late day attempt assign blame has gone before the effort to promote temperance in Arizona Yet what, in MT Rs opinion would have been the result if the prohibition amendment had been drafted avoid all qubbec What if the draers had stated in many words that liquor personal could be shipped into Arizona? It logical to that public sentiment would have aided generously in the fight from the just il has done the decided in favor of personal shipments.
 The Review reerates the belief that since the pres amendment does permit shipment of liquor for per sona use fails contain absolutely essential restrc tons. Why the failure provide such safeguards the Kansas laws enicacious? We of the opin ion that under present conditions there is general sentiment favor of personal use" is accompanied by too much licentousness Whether or absolute exclusion liquor Arizona will be demanded by the people, the forthcoming election will establish