El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-10
m CITY AND COUNTY, LET'S JOIN
DRY PARADE, NOT TRAIL AFTER IT

IF the city Of e Paso goes dry" the county Of FL Paso
should 90 "dry7 also For that reason it would have
been preferable If there were TO be but prohibition
election on January 90 instead of two As IS there viii
be elections, for FL PasO city and the other for
the county, but every FL PasOan may vote in both.
dire results that people had feared might
result from elections not realities, according to
Judge S Isaacks who quoted the first page OF The
Ell PAso AS CITY HAS TWO CHANCES TO GO
DRY" WITH TWO ELECTIONS ON.
In FL Paso each voter viii vote yes the pTopO-
ston to make precinct No dry and he will also vote
~ upon the proposal to make the entire county
ide of the CITY of FL Paso each voter Will vote yes
the proposition Of whether the county shall be
IF THE VOTERS IN Ell PAsO CITY VOTE PRE-
CINCT NO "DRY," THE SALOONS WILL HAVE TO
CLOSE, REGARDLESS OF HOW THE COUNTY AS a
BUT. SHOULD THE VOTERS OF Ell PASO VOTE
THE CITY "WET" AND THE ENTIRE VOTE IN THE
COUNTY SHOULD BE FOR Prohibition, THE
SALOONS WILL THEN HAVE - CLOSE THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF Ell
PASO
There is 10 danger Of the county filling up with saloons
city should remain e" according judge Isaacks, for
the number of saloons regulated by the population OF
county and he there many saloons IN
e. Paso county outside the city limits as the population Of
the county would permit
Therefore there need be fear Of any saloons
sprngng up the county in the event of the city going
"drys and the county going "wet"
man who owns some property Ysleta IS said to
remarked, when he heard of the impending election
Il hope FL Paso city votes dry If it does, I'll open
through my property and put line of bars along
each side"
He can't do this, however; he either DIDN'T KNOW OF
talking for effect
EVEN THE SALOON MEN DO NOT BELIEVE THEY
ARE GOING TO WIN It seems doomed that FL PasO Is
to be dy" Some of them may whistle awhile to keep up
their courage they may try ring in all sorts or
arguments and try to make It appear that this viii be the
that will be the case but there must be but one
answer. The people have made up their minds.
Ell PASO MUST co DRY" AND THE COUNTY
WITH IT No use to hesitate and daily with the issue
The entire United States turning prohibition and better
for US to the middle of the procession than trailing
along at the IF right IS right there's no honor N
putting off acknowledging It.
The stock arguments against prohibition are being heard
Opponents Of prohibition talking Of loss Of revenue
compelling raise In the tax rate. They also talking
about personal liberty, the night Of 20 get drunk
If he please-nd shoot man, If he likes, perhaps
Some are also making much Of the prospect Of blind
tigers" and bootegging border city like this goes dry
and the possible loss Of conventions and tourists.
If the closing Of saloons does loss Of revenue
which be made up by higher taxation this IS
tebaanced by greater flow Of money into the channels
Of trade-money which otherwise would into saloon cash
registers and by decreased cost Of maintaining courts
and iais The first effect Of prohibition would be felt by
the bakeries It is curious, but true, that closing saloons
swes bread sales Immediately. All other dealing
IN necessities Of life OF course, feel the benefit also IN in
creased sales and better credits.
The directors Of the First National bank for instance,