Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-26
Dear Mr.. Editor:

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Dear Mr.. Editor:
SO much in the way Of news items,
comments and editorials Is printed
for our consumption in the general
literature # the day that the public
Is being kept well informed. How
ever interesting great issues ike the
League Of Nations may be, the wet
aud dry items transcend it besause it
seems to touch Us individually.
The fact that Prohibition laws based
IN the 18th amendment to the con-
stiiution are in the way Of enforce
ment brings out many interesting
siSe!ights on the situation. Note the
stand Of a Milwaukee grand jury
which indicted a number Of persons
under the Volstead law petitioning
Congress to permit the sale OF wine
and beer. Conscientious? Yes, but
the level Of education OF the Mill
waakee conscience is reputably low.
Note again: thirty>seven states have
read into their state laws the Yolstead
act or its equivalent and eleven have
refu sed to do so; Wisconsin being one
Of the latter. Does this not bring
she blush Of shame to your cheek.
Mr.. and Mrs Voter? =
But TO come nearer home, we have
a situation we cannot we'll he proud
OF in Eagle River. Since the parson
has lived here the town has been dry
The sentiment against saloons beiRg
Sufficient TO vote them out three years
before the country at large went dry.
With booze sold in nearby towns it
was not unusual to see men addicted
TO the use Of liquor still able to pro-
cure il aud become drunk. After the
country voted dry and nearby towns
as well as our own town were sup
posed to be dry il was thought that
the bone dry prophecy bad become
true. But lol the home still and the
mash whatever that may mean) has
come into existence. The men who
loved whisky before, love the home
brew better. How are we going 10
cope with the situation? The reply
naturally is-the law.
In speaking Of this to a well (altho
not favorablyJ known citizen OF Eagle
River the reply was why don't they
pass laws that ought to enforcedP'
This is the opinion Of one who is said
TO have handled moonshine. Against
that put the will Of the people Of
Eagle River who have voted success
lively and successfully to make the
law Who is going to rule. the few
or the many?
Another reply is-the officer Of the
law. Here is where we are Cup
against it," The premises Of the
officer Of the law are oftentimes res
Iricted so that be cannot do that
which be would like to do. On the
other hand these premises become
an excuse for an officer to set aside
that which he is unwilling 10 do.
From a good authority comes the
advice that a district attorney is not
expected to be detective or TO hire a
detective. Neither is it expected
Of sheriff TO act as a detective.
Heresay evidence is insufficient to
demand action, but II definite com
plant Of persons and places is given
the sheriff. is obligated to procure
a search warrant add investigate the
case. The district attorney usually
gives the warrant but a Judge Of court
may also he called on to give the war
rant.
Again. any citizen seeing a drunk
and disorderly person may make CON-
plant and bring action against thSt
person without expense TO himself.
This now becomes a duty Of every
citizen to help put this or any other
aw into effect. In the prosecution Of
such q case the person intoxicated is
required to say where he got the booze
which made him drunk. The fact
that men in public offices get drunk
should not excuse anyone. Some
times an ignorant person is made the
goat for the escape Of others. Very
often the person guilty is one whom
we do Eot want suffer; we will not
make complaint against him and say