The Washington times., 1917-10-06
What Will Prohibition Do For
Washington 3
It Will Check the Cy's Growth Discourage the Coming
Here of Wealthy Citizens From Other Parts
of the United States

The city of Paris-although some gentlemen from
the middle West don't know its temperate city, far
temperate for instance than the average prohibition
city Of the United States.
In Paris they have temperance and NOT prohibition
And they have visitors from all the world that spend
Tens Of millions annually and contribute to the vast wealth
Of Paris
z; Paris were like Washington voteless city, and
oup Of Congressman Indifferent to the rights and the in
ests Of hundreds of thousands of citizens but obeent
70 the cracking of saloon league whip should make
m Paris prohibition city, Congress is about to make
prohibition city of Washington what do you think would
happen to.Paris?
What would become Of the prosperity of that city Of
tts throng of visitors from all the world? /
Prohibition would affect Paris as the war affects her
now-putting damper gsyety, travel and pros
perity
Prohibition viii affect Washington it would affect
PsrH the Parisians unfortunate enough to live in
sity where they had no vote.
, Washington will be checked in its growth by pro-
bition which will make of the Nations Capital middle
West dreary prohibition example ruled by wemeaning
ana ignorant prohibitionists.
Washington with q government, free from fanat-
ism would inevitably become the great center Of wealth
and social life in the United States. i
4 More and more weLto-do would come here to live
bringing with them the spending Of wealth and the creation
Of prosperity.
More and more would increase the value of the land in
this city, the building of magnificent houses the possibility
Just and reasonable taxation constantly
ing without hardship because of the growing influx of
wealthy citizsns-and all to Washingtons advantage
But wealth NOT prohbtionst Ice water is not the
beverage of the successful manprohbiion facts the
contrary Notwithstanding is ice water that gave his
fortune to J. Herpont Morgan although the doctors
pointed out it TOO MUCH ice water that killed E. a.
Hartman before his time.
It is passionate desire live In an ice water at
osphere that has built up Newport upper Fifth avenue
the magnificent houses Lake Shore Drive Chicago
There may BE- there evidently are American citizens
that themselves far the water cities
But these the SUCCESSFUL America or of
the world.
They not those that if permitted would and WILL
make Washington the city Of wealth and prosperity that it
ought to be-
More and more the wealth of the United States was
wealth and travel of the world drawn toward Paris and
build up the prosperity of Paris.
:. But Congress not satisfied to have Washington
known "Voteless Town" Poor Washington must now
be known Voteless Ice Water Town" That is little
too much of load and Of for any city to bear
In way another it is possible for the hundreds
Of thousands of people that live in Washington think of
Washington, and demand Washngtons growth and pros
perty to protest successfully against treating Washngon
Inhabitants kindergarten class and legslating to
please interfering busy body lobbyists from the outside
way for successful protest must be found this city not
TO become gloomy mournful Topeka or Des Mones-
1.-The only cheerful prospect being the railroads town
The welfare Of Washington rather than the triumph
Of prohibition movement should be the thought Of Con-
gres Unfortunately, when political fears and ambitions
are at stake Washington about important in the eyes
Of Congress as some small frog in dissecting class
T. Let Congress make Washington BONE DRY, and prove
the than 80 per cent Of Congress that sm
ulants.