El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-29
WHO WILL SPEND SALOON MANS
MONEY IF Ell PASO VOTES DRY?

7HY should Fl PasO If every saloon man, every
M bartender, every hangerOn who makes iveh-
hood in the liquor business quits tomorrow? They
have been living off the money made by other FL Pasoans
There wiz be the amount Of money to spend In Fl
Paso when the city goes dry when it was wet only
after goes dry the money that has been going into the
pockets Of saloon and liquor dealers viii go into
the pockets Of engaged in legitimate business OF stay
in the pockets Of the men who make It.
The saloon men have been making great point about
the money they and their barendes and hangerson
sper5ng in e. Pao They have gone far to adver-
se ,ra7enlv and ask If they are closed I'D who will spend
the money they turning loose in FL Paso Why,
bless their hearts, that's the easiest question they have
asked The who are MAKING the money the saloon
keepers barenders spending viii spend it IN
legitimate channels instead Of through the saloons. That
vii be the only difference.
The man who loves his whisky better than his family,
spends his money with the saloon man. who spends 1t
with the merchant for food and good clothes for HIS
family When the saloon is outlawed, the who loves
whisky better than loves his family, can't get the
whisky and viii be glad to spend his money for HIS
family 1t is merely question of whether the saloon
must keep On spending the money for HIS family or
whether the man who viii spend for HIS family
It's no quest n at an to answer
But the saloon men going to leave FL PasO he
cause FL Paso gees dry. Most Of them viii remain here and
90 into some legitimate business and become respectable
and perhaps useful citizens. But they do leave, It IS
precious little Of the worlds goods they will carry with
Every FL PasOan should vote ~dy" tomorrow It is the
one big make FL Paso cean sober and respected
More mpoTta1t-n Fl Paso goes Tor promDinon, II VIII
IF FL Paso goes adry," it viii be the finest advertise
west: big news too in Washington where some officials
and others formed opinions about 81 Paso which are
at variance with ntent and desires Of the great major
ity Of our citizenship.
A adrs 81 Paso win mean better, safer FL PasO. 1t
viii make FL Paso safe fer the youth Of democracy to
alter current phrase It VIII decrease crime and
affect taxes directly by reducing the expense Of criminal
prosecutions It viii reduce almost to extinction the num-
Der Of those lying in as sodden and IN disgrace put
there to sober up and be fined
Prohibition IN FL Paso VIII more money for the
family and none for the saloon keeper; for the mer
chant and none for the bartender; for the banker
and tie landlord and for the wholesale liquor dealer
Il wiz mean Clean self respecting men, happy homes and
money IL the bank Young VIII not become whisky
soaked failures or criminals Young girls viii not fall VIC
tins Of the wine room the Ioadhouse
Murders and other crimes caused the demand Tor pEon
bition to sweep FL like wdfire. That demand was
the reflex action of outraged citizenship It calls for
sobrety sanity and safety.
Whether FL Paso viii get environment by reason OF
voting adr" is Of minor consequence Dollars count for
nothing beside human welfare Is FL Paso ready to safe
quard life and happiness7 That is the question If the
answer is in the affirmative the vote tomorrow VII
show It.
FL Pasoans have had ample opportunity to become ac
quanted with the experience Of other localities with pro
btion as set forth in speeches. letters and kilograms In
that connection, note this big fact: