The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-29
barometer of Public Opinion
Prohibition

Editor world Tho terrific "squcal' that Isl
being mado agninN prohibition. proves very
y 'pinchcd' tn spite ot "kicka' uud "squrals
We viii have to admit that John Baroycorn'
" not dead, neither are Inw-brcakors all dead
NO. nor VIII criminals cease to inhhbt tho
earth, 40 long as the dewitt or evil IvcA The
mIIIonhiun Is not here yet; but ii Will be- In due
unc ana we are positively certain that the
curse Of strong drink viii not hasten or aid
In It's approach.
| challenge your assertion that trickcry was
used In putting the prohibition amendment In
the constitution OF the United S.a'oa Politically
tho "wctA' were leaving nothing undone-'
no amount Of money poured into the dcyiIs
purse, no sort Of surprise or intrigue unused TO
defeat "lav. order and dcccuCy." To say Moth
Ing OF Just common humanity. The effect OF
drink. booze. imbibing anything that can ntoNi-
cate Is to hrutalize, or put 20 sleep all of the
Nifty the animal and brutal Many . man has
murdered his best friend while In a 1T of in
toNcation and thereafter gone on drinking Cto
drown MS sorrowD untll ne has finished his
road to hell" by numbering his entire wretch
cd family. Mr.. Hayes let mo ask you. sir
would you have liked to have been present at
that liquor party In san Francisco when Fatty
Arbucklo committed the most hclllsh crime IN
all the criminal annals OF the world? | say,
would you have liked 70 have been there? IS
that your kind 1t Seems to that there
may be a way to make you prove your accusa-
tions against the Anti-Saloon League ot Amer
lea. Lobbying ts that - crim"D promises.
talso, Is that crime p threats, coercion, brib-
For my part, ~ could get fair vote
on the prohibition amendment | believe prohi.
billion would carry Overwhelmingly.
Yes, Noah was the second father Of the human
race. and greatly beloved by God but he be-
came drunk on what could not have been very
old wine and the result OF that "sprcc" today, Is
the Colored race with his riotous tendencies
his ignorance, his thievnE lying. and general
worthlcsaness his demand for equality; which
II permitted would include the white race In
the curse" pronounced against the descendants
OF Ham" for his disrespcct toward his father
(Noah) while In an intoxicated condition; and
IN usual on such occasions having no respect
for himself You will have 10 show me where
Christ instructed his disciples to use intoxicat-
ing liquor. He made new wine for wedding
Unfermented grape Juice does not intoNcatr.
God forbid that should ever have the brutal
boot given the legal right to kick helpless chill
dren, or worse yet, pregnant women beaten into
utter hclplessuess, premature births and Grip
pied, idiotc children; and all because men (and
women too) claim the liberty to make brutes OF
themselves Where does the Other fclloWa'
(the womeu's and chdrcns) freedom have its
innnE2 Now In order TO Prove that the pro-
hibtion law cannot be enforced, Mr. Luther
Hayes, make a law-breakcr OF yourself import
all the liquor you can ana dare to, That ~ one
OF the most effective ways to prove that the
law TX "no good" My way TO work repeal a
bad law would be to enforce that law In the
"spirlr and to the letter, then II II proved a
bad law, repeal would be easy.
Respectfully,
TULSA, Sept 20. MRS, EUNGCE Il. DAVIS.