Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-21
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Yours for PersSeal liberty.
UNITED NEVADA INDUSTRIES

p. 8. Under separate cover am
sending you true copy Of the initla-
tive law that is to be voted upon. /
do not ask you to read It entirely but
possibly you will see some very dras-
tie articles in II. and may I not sug-
sest that this is NOT A TRUE SA-
LOON or NO SALOON LAW as the
Anti.Saloon League would make It
appear. This even takes In Horlicks
Matted MIX, which. II the law passes
you would not be allowed to have in
your home.
-E J.J.D.
While Mr.. Donneily is technically
correct in his statement that the
Food Control Bill has not passed
both houses of congress, inasmuch
as many provisions OF the bill having
to do with other commodities than
spirituous liquors are still in debate
the fact remains that that section OF
the bill forbidden the use of food
products in dIstilleries has passed
both houses. Later, the vote by which
wine and beer were included in the
prohibition was considered and
exempted. This is our understanding
OF the present status OF the bill.
With that portion of Mr.. Donnel
ly's letter which states that liquor
dealers are Justly entitled to be re
COMP sased for their stocks OF liquor:
now in bond, we have no quarrel. In
deed our principal objection to the
fanatical demands OF the prohibition
lists Is that they will arbitrarily con
fiscate the business and stocks OF al
Industry however vicious, that hai
hitherto been sanctioned as legal
This is unquestionabiy wrong In prin
ciple.
With regard to the second criti
cism by Mr.. Donelly. he admits TIT
essential truth of 1t in his succeeding
paragraph.
The Standard did not deny tn,
right OF the liquor dealers Individual
ly or collectively to fight prohibition
Such n condition is inevitable. Blu
Mr.. Donnelly is not frank in statin
that "in no case whatsoever are tn
subscriptions to be used to defea
anti liquor candidates on whateve
ticket they may appear" We at
impelled to ask what Is the purpos
Of raising this funds IL to assist II
the work OF the Y. NJ. c. A. or tn
Red Cross. In a residence in Ne
vada comprising probably more year
than Mr.. Donnelly has spent weeks
we have yet to see the election Il
which the saloon men were not Of
ganized to defeat any measure tina
! was designed to restrict or regulat
I their business. This Is the princips
objection now TO the liquor bushes
! among many who otherwise deplor
{ the tendency toward bone dry" pr
! hibil.op now so evident In all part
OF the state amongst thinking peopl
Tho heading over Mr.. Donelly's st;
tionery bears the line Personal LII
\ erty," This sounds we'll until II
subjected to analysis. How niue
3 personal liberty" exists among tn
q saloon keepers Of Reno? What pr
portion OF them own their own place
of business or have control of the
3 licenses? A direct and categorical a
\ swer to this question would be e
: tightening and shed good deal
Z light on the liquor situation in n
3 yada and for the matter OF that eve
other community In the state.
= There never was time when Il
y saloon interests OF the state we
3 not in politics to protect their buI
9 ness" The trouble Is that we ha'
y suffered too much from this pr
3 lection" Of one line of business.
9 many years residence in Washoe c
. we do not remember the time VIII,
, the liquor interest did not absolute
= control the elections. There nev
Z was q time there when a man COZ
be elected to the legislature, to I