The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-01
barometer of Public Opinion


Editor World Prohibition la To- Tho fore again
ana ls being much discussed The writer has
voted the prohibition ticket for 30 years. not 20
eliminate, or mako the country houe-dry, but
20 eliminate the open salpon, which wac the
who really need whisky Tor medical purposes
can't get u AZ all or cant get good, pure stuff
llH oll tumtoolcry TO say all medicines, can be
prepared without alcohol The writer can men
uon a number of preparatory medicines being
put mp without pure grain alcohol that are not
near what they we're There are many posons
that can be contracted by alcohol only. The
writer believes, TO limit the purchase TO ono
quart month, purchased from an authorized
agent, only on presentation Of license card, TO
j." punched by the agents, showing tho month.
These cards TO be issued hy the country clerk.
only, with seal OF his office thereon, and a fee
OF F25. And only one card to- the huust hold
giving tho name IN full Then provide pen
atty OF $1,000 for selling to the same person
moro than one card calling for II quarts in IL
months. Require bond OF s. GOO by the agent.
Make II a penalty of 60 days Ia jail for anyone
to get drunk. second ottenHe double the jail
sentence. Put tho offender the roads or
streets at current wages, but pay the amount
OF wages to the family. If they have one, II not,
then to tho county or city charity accounts. .as
to beer or wine, limit the use OF beer, but do
not limit the use OF wine, It's a food. Let the
government take the mana cement OF the manu-
facture uf whisky and beer under it's supervi-
sion, requiring standard OF quality and proof.
dispensing II through one agent in. each county
or city, liking the price according to proof Re
qurc ali distirries to nay the expense os an
Inspector. Require the inspection of all stocks
at least once "A quarter, but under no crcum-
stances send the same inspector more than
aud report on each package by number whether
II has already been Inspected or not by these
proceedings there could be no colusions. Take
all tax off spiritous liquors Have an adva-
lorum tax only, and a license fee to manufac-
turcrs, which should not be heavy. BY taking
off the tax and bringing the price to mini
mum the stuff would be 80 cheap, IL would be
a disgrace to use 1t Improperly. what do you
say old codger who used to buy II 60 years ago
at 40 to so cents per gallon, pure? Was there
the same proportion OF drunkenness there Ia
now? To tax il is discrimination why not tax
he al hat "a ha
my friends do not put me down as an old topper.
| never wa9 drunk but once In my life, and
then on brandy peaches. home made they were
good | got too much before | knew IL, and
that was In 1879. Some Of our radical prohibi-
tionsts cite the Bible as authority, SO does
some OF the antics cite Noah VINO was weak,
and the turning OF water into wine at the mar
rlagc feast by our Savior To my way OF think
ing, they are boih making mistake Tor either
to class surily, My Bible does not promise
that temptations ahould be removed. but that
We should resist them and in an honest effort
TO resist them we would be assisted. We are
ali low whsn we fan into Divers temptations"
Read the Whole chapter. To destroy all temp
tations would be to destroy human free moral
agency. II YOU tell u child he must not 90 into
the jam iu your absence, and then securely
lock the jam whore he could not get II, what
do you think he would think, II when you re-
turned. you should congratulate and brag on
him for resisting the temptation to steal a ItIle
20 smear on hia buttered bread. Don't
you think Il would be a traves,y on free moral
agency? II the stand taken by the ultra pros is
correct then why not e'grcgate the sexes. The
use OF whisky never did send as many souls
to he'll "a the rotten social conditions now are
doing Tho angels are generally pictured as
women, based on the present regime, expect
20 meet moro OF my male acuuaintancea In
heaven than females when ! get there. Consist
enuy is a jewel but how few OF us are wearing
the jewel So why not be content with CON
enlightened, and Christ doth more abound In
our lives. We are progressive. hut there are
proccssion All Of them more or less radical
on the aide OF the pros, MS bonc-dry, The vets