The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
LIQUOR INTERESTS
MISUNDERSTANDING
NATTER TOPEOPLE
Statements They Are Sending Out
Said to be Absolutely False
Questions They Ask Are An
swered by the Dry Forces.

Special Correspondence 10 The Herald
santa Fc. y NJ. Soy AT the
eleventh hour the liquor Interests cot
the state are showing signs ~ activity
ana as would Doe expected their wcap-
ons are duplicity. deceit and absolute
falsehoud IN their letters 90 the re-
tail liquor dealers they appeal 20 them
To Help saw our business hut boz
the circular which they sent to the
voters there IN rot a hin of save our
business, but AN attempt 90 show
that the liquor business b. an cduca-
tional institution. o charitable organ
i%zatiou, and "a guardian angel com
/ biucd.
In the circular which they are send
ing out certain statements are made
and certain questions asked. The state
ments are absolutely false a. are the
answers 10 their quotations
The statement * made that II taa
prohibition amendment is carried u
VIII be q penitcutiary offese 40 inn
port beer or wine into tho state.
The man who peuned that statement
either never read the Reed amend.
mont or he d. unable to uudcrstan I
what he reads cor he has no regard for
the truth. The federal court has al
ready decided that under the social
ed "Duut dry Amendments LIQUOR can
Dee shipped into q dr., state Tor tha
personal use Of the purchaser. n IN,
liquor Interests trp -u devote ~ any
rcspcg; Tor the courts they may nrNci
have heard ~ that decision
Question J. WHY did Iowa 60 wet %
Answcr Iowa did not 60 wet Iowa
remains dry. Tho prohibition amend
ment has probably failed. aud for two
reasons. q political fight eusued o,cr
whether Iowa should have statutory or
constitutional prohibition This dI-
Nidcd the dry force ana the election
simply determined that Iowa shout
remain dry by statute rather than ly
constitutional amendment Again Sci
many dry voters were su satisfied with
statutory prohibition that they tuUl
mo- Interest and did mot even go ,u IA.
polls. but Iowa did unt 20 wet 10 r,.
mains dry.
Question 80 Why arc wages higher
boa Wet states thJu lu dry states
Answer They are not the uul.
suggestion that We can get on tina
question le that 70 drunken man com
mahds higher wages b ua sober ma
~''Idlh"ruN q HIn who would max.
su'h % statement would Toe iu t}" I
SAD" asylum AND assigned q" the 90
~tura'Ir ward but coming from ih
source 90 docs W Know b q o. is con
IcciNCd lu falschuod rather than lduc,
Ihe Nguur dealer VINO asked that ylr
ton KNOWS that the lowest dive 900 ih
state would NOT "r A~niru-i"d l' 'h
sal" Keeping "f 70 drunN'n hat-i"nd"i
question Ut prohibition ~if'
no BOYS why n the percentage Of
Juvenile d~ouupu'ntS greater i5 ur
Kansas IMAM 'n vet Texas
answer hoy az" mot. kansas h'
81 smaller number oi r"uNi'i~ 900 Oh
~lon'ientidIN per capita imam amy v"
state m tho union.
question " pl"hl"''i"h I"0'''
i~'uu''il"n' why are tho s'h""I system
I"i inc wet states su lar uhrld or iO
airy states
Answer raise again Ut '""'
l"lhiS ana '"h~'Uu'ntlai dr"nk'nn'
I"s''f'd tducitl'n the Schools "i tn.
state N"ul" ne III 'ht from I'hN or "
the states w" KNOW u ls not DO
making Iap'd S'llu'S 'h spite '' ''
7't""n 'H' 70" ~''''' over '70'0''"