El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
LIKE 4 Bic FAT
DOG WITHFLEAS
Prosperous City With
Saloons Is Just That, Says
Prohibition Speaker.

A prosperous, enterprising city con-
tanning saloons was likened to a big.
fat dog with neas. by Cyclone" Da-
Wis. veteran prohibition speaker. at a
big public mass meeting at odd Eel
lows temple Friday evening The
hall was thronged to standing room
and several speakers presented the
why's and wherefores Of the prOhioi-
ton cause in terms that brought re-
peated applause.
Cyclone" Davis developed the dog
and city analogy thoroughly on
know" he told a debater once, he eX-
planned. I was so ignorant that /
never could see how these fleas made
the dog fat Someone did see some
thing about IL. however, and there
was talk Of regulating the fleas- They
should be allowed to do business with
the dog only on six days Of the week,
and they must not do business with
puppies" Likewise, the speaker was
ignorant Of how the saloon had helped
the big and prosperous city IN its
work.
Like JustifyinE Highway RObber.
To justify the saloon on business
basis, he explained, was like JUSTIFY
ing a highway robber. for the latter,
too, disregarded morals and piled his
trade because there was money in 1t.
The aim OF the prohibition movement
was to divorce the government from
its unhOly partnership with the liquor
traffic, part Of the blood money OF
which the government takes in Il
censes, he said.
Cyclone" believed in the Biblical
doctrine OF whatever a man reapeth.
that shall he sow This applied also
to nations, so that a drinking nation
is doomed. AS to personal liberty. Of
which ants boosted so much il IS
nothing more than the privilege to
do right" said the speaker
saws Germany Beer Soaked
German brutality in this war Is
the product OF the nations beer
soaked condition, the speaker showed
As TO the plea OF the saloon TO be
given time to save his wealth from
the wreck OF prohibition, he showed
how when the saloon man took out
his license he knew the law gave the
people the privilege TO vote him out
at will. and thereby he made an i'm
piled contract to quit whenever he
was told
Zach Cobb showed how moral. phys
icaI, business and patriotic reasons
demanded that the liquor traffic must
go. The patriotic reasons were the
most important, he thought, because
the nation at home must be 100 per-
cent efficient in supporting the boys
in the trenches, and alcohol detracts
from 100 percent efficiency. M Cobb I
phomised that should FL PasO go dry, I
no liquor would be imported from I
Juarez. at this point
Gives Labor Mems Attitude.
". NJ Courtney, member OF the I
Carpenters union. read two kilograms !
from dry states. One. signed by T. I
J. Croaff. president Of the Arizona I
State Federation Of Labor. said labor /
ing men there would resist any at !
the other, from c c. Houston, editor 4
Of the Denver Labor Bulletin. was 70 I
the effect that prohibition had meant 4
more employment and higher wages
at Denver. Mr. Courtney made il clear /
that local union men are acting as in {
iividuals and are not taking part IN I
this election as union men.
T. NJ WingOs who called the meet
Ing to order, read a telegram from ]
Gov. W. p. Hobby, as follows:
Now, or Wait Two Years.
"a constitutional amendment can
Tot be submitted to the people except
II regular session II the question
could be submitted now. I would not
hesitate TO do so. I favor submitting
{ at the earliest possible moment"
Therefore, Mr.. Wingo explained, II
he saloons are not voted out OF Fl
7aso now. the people would have to
Wait about two years for state wide
Prohibition
G. P. Putnam, in closing the meet
NJ. announced a series OF meetings to
Ie held at various churches in the city
'unday TO arouse further interest in
he cause OF prohibition.