El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-17
Ell PASO HAS BANISHED SALOONS;I
NOW KEEP OUT THE BOOTLEGGERS

IL PASO has gone dry IN this tenle the saloons
Il closed and the wholesale liquor houses are out Of
business Save for considerable stocks in private cellars
81 Paso the water wagon. Except for some who may
home acquire liquor outside the ten
mile there VIII be intoxicated persons In Fl Paso
henceforh, and the exceptions noted VIII De rev. Also,
VIII not be long until statewide prohibition takes erect
still further reducing the opportunities OF obtaining hquor
One of the chief arguments Of the saloon element that
prohibition would result IN Of vacant premises IN the
business district has exploded already and by the very
persons who advanced the argument. Most Of them
continuing business merely substituting soft drinks for
intoxcauts Comparatively few OF the saloon men are clos
ing the Of disseminating business entirely and
moving ont Thus threatened blow averted and 1t
viii only be necessary for peace officers to keep an eye on
few Of those who have announced their intention TO sell
soft drinks and called Temperance beers" to that
they do not yield TO the temptation TO engage II Illicit
liquor traffic Only few, probably, would yield to that
temptation The majority Of the saloon accepting
the conditions without reservation and intend TO live
up 10 the law to the letter.
Such premises as are left vacant viii be occupied some
Of them Immediately By other businesses Desirable loca
lions viii 20 begging Les desirable may stand
idle longer time, but they VII be so few as to be almost
uunoticed-
The antiprOhibitionis in Il Paso have been put to the
by the legislature, but they dead. Some Of
them within year VIII combine with liquor advocates IN
other parts Of the state to agtate for return Of the
saloons alleging business dulness be result Of pro
h1tion when It viii be more attributable conditions
Fo taxes VII be higher IN order to Offset the loss Of
revenues from saloon and wholesale liquor dealers licenses
and this also VIII be urged as reason for putting the
saloons back IN business
These arguments VIII rot Be effective for the people
VIII value the improved moral tons Of their home
than the difference taxes while business conditions
generally VIII be improved under prohibition At the end of
months credit conditions In 81 PdsO viii have improved
and the baker the butcher tie Ohr the landlord and
the bank VIII report cash hand The savings
banks vii show the effects Of prohibition for many dollar
which would have gone the bar viii 60 into savings
These forecasts made for FL Paso with great
confidence because they basd the experience Of other
cities under prohibition
After prohibition had good trial here, say in two
three years, the people VII refuse to vote return to
the saloons great many people who drink regularly
completely and VIII look back With regret to their drinking
They viii feel cleaner morally and wholesome They
VII be opposed anyone could be bringing back the
saloons, opposed practically the whole citizenship Of
e 2aso would be to restoring gambling Il
On the last day Of The open saloon in Fl Paso boys just
the line between bOyo9d manhood lined up the
bars and saturated themselves With whisky and beer fasen
ing upon themselves habit Whic # allowed free rein would
them utterly. Hsreaftsr boys emerging from their
minority VIII drink bar In z PasO In future
thousands Of bows VII into manhood without having
tasted liquor Tbsy VIII peTsnoe its temptation
know the craving Eieh TIE habit creates Saving the
5oys-yes, and the girls to0-fuDm alcoholism would be
enough Of itself TO make prohibition worth while. i
Nothing remains but to urge uEDn tie police department
and The sherfs office policy Of continuous warfare
against bootegFz The heads Of those departments
VIII win themselves be fully ready TO enforce the
law, but 1t win be eoeszry for thsm &c It that
under them closes his eyes to any Telaons The boot
logger always tieE 10 work n dry community but he
be eliminated By the right kind Of effort the part Of
peace officers, judsss and juries