The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-11
barometer of Public Opinion



Editor world; Your paper. in the Saturday
issue, contains article from the pen OF one
self-styled prohibitlonists OF so years stand
ing. May | notice a few things he has TO say?
The whole thing sounds to me like a dying
plea for more rum shall not undertake to
notice many Of his peculiar plans for more
wine, beer, alcohol and whisky. lie whines with
"A familiar whine. hence am not made to won
der The precious boon of "pcraonal liberty"
as many Stylc H. has been taken away from
him Imagine the wall OF the thousands IN 81.
Louis. Few years ago, who were uscd to their
was put tight, II declared that from
three to five thousand men and women crossed
over the bridge into East 81. Louis to qucnCh
their thirst. No doubt tho most Of them felt
outraged. l imagine that many OF them. like
S"I ..'uo I'm ,aIr Ia'ei"s a." uu'Vlul cry
Tor more rum You want alcohol to cure
the snake bite. You say: There are many
posons that can be contracted by alcohol only
DO you mean 'contracted7' Mr. "Prohi" do
you not know that the worm OF the sUll has
created more deadly poison than all other
poisons eumbined2 Deny 1t II YOU Speak
ing OF drunkenness. who viii contend that II Is
as prevalent now aa before the enactment OF
national prohibition? The writer attended dur
ing the month OF August four big picnics In
small towns and mixed freely with the people
nearly the whole OF each day without dscov-
ertng any signal OF intoxicating liquor. While
at the same place "A few short years ago on
similar occasions, crowds OF drunken men often
made II unsafe for women and children to re-
main through the day 1t was said that the late
war was instrumental In bringing about
Honal trohlp''lon II SO, IN my humble opinion.
the war was almost a blessing in disguise. or
course, prohibition laws are violated and IL cosis
a vast amount to enforce Them, but what laws
are not violated What violations bring in
more fines? II great papers would prove
their Amerlcanism by upholding and standing
by the prohibitiona part OF our constitution, the
complaint Of the violation OF the law and the
cost OF enforcement would soon be greatly di-
mnshed The press has much to do with
the moulding Of public opinion.
Yes Mr. "Prohi" many old codgers remem-
Der well when liquor was cheap. At almost all
house "rasings," corn huskinga" etc the
old-time keg or jug was there, untopped, free
for all Tho good preacher, deacon and j. f.
were there. or course men got drunk and
wanted to fight, but the good men at the gath
crings prevented much harm from being done
men 10 absent themselves from drunken
crowds and the evl increased and spread out
until 1t reached all the varied avenues OF life
and destruction and ruin prevailed like the
onrushing OF a mad, destructive current
Who can contemplate the awfulness Of the con-
this day OF automobiles and airplanes? Alcohol
would go with its terrible destruction from
the time OF It's issue from the worm in the dis
tillery until It's emptying into the he'll OF DEATH
dshonor and crime,
Mr., Prohi" your theory relative TO the neces-
sity OF temptations IN this connection Is not
worth notice. II would be difficult matter for
you to prove your assertion that the rotten
social conditions sending more souls 10
hell than ever whisky did. "Segregate the sexes"
indeed. Don't you think they should havo
been segregated before you and | were
born2 Women rarely ever go bad without the
damning influence OF men. And you think
more men will get TO heaven than women. My
dear sir. II you lucky as to get to
heaven you will find neither male nor female
don't worry, Respectfully
Tulsa, oct. O. DAN NJ. sETsER,