El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-24

THE Saloons VS.. the People" is the
issue in this campaign, and there is
no escape from it, Notwithstanding
the sophistry given out daily by the
liquor interests.
The CantOnment Bugnboo.
The liduor men say there is to be
no cantonment for Ell Paso." thereby
giving the direct lie 10 Senator Claude
Z Hudspeth and Mayor Charles DAVIS
who upon their return from Washing
ton told the people Of Ell Paso that II
the city was cleaned up" there va
a most excellent chance to have FL
PasO selected as the site for one OF
the new cantonments, and also IN the
face Of Raymond B. Fosdick.s state
ment to Customs Collector Zach l.
Cobb, over his signature
Why don't the liquor people quote
what Colonel Little said? Colonel
Little, by the way, has charge Of the
construction of cantOnments and has
nothing to do with their location.
No Steam Roller in Sight.
This election is not being steam
roIlered," az the liquor men try 10
make the voters believe. but is being
held just like all local option cleo
tfons have been held IN Texas, and
must be held under the law.
Nothing Abrupt About II.
There is nothing abrupt ABOUT II,
The adherents Of booze" have MADE
this same cry in every contest IN
Texas and elsewhere.
What Real Estate Men Say.
The bad effect on real estate comes
so vehemently argued by them Is best
answered by the experience OF Dallas,
the largest and most important CITY
In that city real estate has been
enhanced in value since local option
went into effect, and judging from
the stand taken by the real estate
men of Ell Paso at their recent an
nual meeting and at which they al
most unanimously decided in favor OF
the closing OF FL Paso saloons, they
are not afraid Of prohibition IN this
city 81.
TO suffer from a depression and the
men engaged in that business IN II
Paso are not fanatics" or politicians,
but men Of sound business judgment
They know that the buildings now
used by the saloons and allied IN
terests will soon be occupied by le-
Ultimate businesses and that those
employed by the interests VIII soon De
employed in some productive occupa-
This has been the experience Of
Dallas and all other Texas cities that
have gone dry. None OF them mas
voted wet" after trying local option.
No Increase in Taxes.
The increase in value Of the prop
erty now occupied by saloons put
which will be occupied by productive
businesses. will more than offset the
small revenue derived by the city
from saloon licenses. which by the
Jvay IS only about three per cent OF
the taxes collected by the city.
Industries That Have Closed Down.
That two brick plants and other in
dustries in e. Paso have closed down
has been due TO immoral CONDITIONS
prevailing here, in which the saloon
is the principal factor, TO such an ex-
tent that they could not longer De
tolerated by the United States gov
eminent
If 1900 people are to leave FL Paso
when the saloons are closed, where
will they go2 What will become OF
them when the state goes dry, as the
LIQUOR men say in their literature II
will 20 in the next twelve months,
and "be a law capable OF enforcement
in less than a year'2 Another Ques-
ton: II within a year Texas as
state will be dry, as asserted by the