Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-01

What is sbone dry prohibition?
which estops, or seeks to estop, the consumption of liquor in any
quantity or for any purpose, possibly its use for medicinal purposes
excepted.
The popularity that aeuses The Saturday News some apprehen-
the "bone dry, feature of the proposed law: one, to a considerable
extent and IN considerable proportion, is that class represented
s sor9e ya rx ion 'f By the iiqu 10 2 intsrss 1s '"'' class represented with
We have obscrved-and we say this with no inclination to ques-
ton the motives of the mnisters-that a combination of the preach
9 es with the H saloonheepe s$, usually sl results to the advantage of the
and the lamb can be depended upon to lie down peacefully together
is for the lamb to be inside the lion.
The striking feature of the discussion that is now going on from
che end OF the state to the other-and Watertown seems less con
eern9 fd1 than most oh. se fr the moderate and forcefuI attitude of
Mr. nolsaple's disposition to allow the old topers an occasional
opportunity to wet their whistles is, as we view it, an indication Of
having gone over to the enemy, . as a few seem to fear.
.nou1 Mr. in mosa aPej knows "s. as thinking people generally know or
the law lie kn2gs, as thinking people generally know or should
.,,n The aas aistiinstiy vel liquor interests, 50 far as one may judge from
bone Dry law presumably b believing ing that that It's drastic ias in ppopniens
would Mn tend to swing sentiment to the other side Of the controversy
With such force as to demand the repeal of prohibition.
The Saturday News believes that this state should have a bone
dry, dry, law. law with sa such notifications of the principle involved IS com
$ obnoxious nc ni as to invite reaction towards the saloon.
were not 50 especially DESTROYS Of entirely preventing the Rn'c eons SUI D,
ton ton Of liquor as they Were to eliminate the influence of the saloon
The law ought to be hedged about with such safeguards as will
reflection upon the honest druggist to suggest that th " s : have a a s. suf f.
GENTLY large lumber of druggists, or would have if the opportunity
essh sssrsd law a R Rsrss' # R the ar ,n tss s @srs e siT haaG free to ssi make the
II is ~ election upon the physician as a class to say that if
IN physician prescription is to be recognized promiscuousIy. we
lave mel IN the medical ranks, or would have them through an in
tux OF outsiders holding an M. d. degree, who would make the law
a failure II they We're permitted to write prescriptions without let
or hndrance.
buI WIN due respect for those who are demanding an absolutely
Done dry law, and entertaining a high regard for the good inten-
ions r. the prombltonist who believes in absolute prohibition. We
= o. inclined to permit without protest, a combination of radicals
9 q the one side and the extreme liberals o the other to write into
the state law such provisions as will cause a reaction with reference
to the open saloon.
bnt Ivy Holsaple, having been sounding public sentiment in
saluus porllohs OF the state, has reached the conclusion that the
peopIe ae opposed to his original proposition to allow the importa-
M = q certain amount OF liquor and beer per person q month
= efeio q mas consented to eliminate that feature of his proposed
cpe. 's poe - plinF
- NAN point IN drafting a law aiming to enforce prohibition
= - 8 suc n q measure as will stand the test of public opinion
s ~ oh a.., vii not be SC drastic as to create antagonisnn % so
hperai1 IS to make the measure a farce.
. rs nouh dakota legislature is confronted by a situation that
Is oHglna IA view OF the recent decision of the United States SUI
preme court TO the effect that common carriers may be prohibited
IRON carrying liquors into dry territoy.
Inc decision eliminates a featne that has been the source of much.
ANNOYANCE to dry states, and it is possible now for a state legis-
lature to proceed upon the theory that a %prohibitory law is more
easily enforceable than hitherto.
We think that the South Dakota legislature will continue its
policy Of giving proposed legislation thorough consideration. What
people Of the state and with a view to tsworkabity' in the operation
of the law to carry out the mandates Of the people as expressed
through the balot-box last November.
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