The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-01
Barometer of Public Opinion
Amusing World Readers.

Editor World. You have certainly succeedt,
IN furnishing large amount OF amusement
your constant readers by stirring up the i'
formers on the prohibition question.
II seems to me that the discussion ouEht
do good in anotner way, ,,. ,Enn @Ha Women
to whom We are surrender!ng the right OF Seli-
government. -. IT,. ~.
peonle who can only look at one side OF ques
ton; who are absolutely sure that they a!
right that they feel themselves AZ liberty L.
anntbcn,n tlga ANYBODY who really thinks abou
their performances, and who lind their chle. F.
pleasure I'm life in destroying the pleasures ol
But the point that none of them ever see Is
that the principle OF prohibition Is despu'uN'
of opportunlty for the development OF characte.
The prohibitionist would eliminate from Socltt.
that which tempts men to excess Ana ye'
men only grow strong by temptation, ana con
fict herewith The man who has been shieldc"
from temptation Is Ike the adult who stil use
his child's walking helper instead or MS owl
strong legs. lie is Hadeyburgite.
OF course, II the only 'ssue at stake We're IN,
prohibition OF liquor which Is an sccomPns"t"
fact there would be use of discussing H.
But when the prohibition OF liquor Is used %
attempted To be used, as a precedent Tor IN
prohibition of almost everything else that slVe'
pleasure or comfort, from an old pipe TO one
piece bathing suit the question or whether we
took the right way in dealing with liquor, OF
made a colossal mistake. is "A very important
one. II We made mistake In this teId, u
might bc wen to avoid II In the others to which
II is suggested that the principle of prohibition
Tbe nrohibnionist goes into eonvulsions when
tlon or use But all sensible men know tina
there Is nothing else know to 'ake its place a,
a quick stimulant In an emergency, or as an ald
10 good fellowship In social intercourse. Iht
harm OF II Is IN the abuse Of H.
why, then, has there been no attempt made
20 check the abuse OF ~ why has there beer
no effort made to educate the American peopl,
In the correct and moderate use Of IL? If the
Same amount Of money and enersy had been
spent In this task, which has been spent in the
accomplishment Of prohibition, there would
have been, l optue, need Of the Eighteenth
| amendment. II women had been buSier In
teaching temperance and sef-cuntrol to their
OF law TO take a nip away from those who had
been taught,
But no; lot the boys go unframed in self
control; let them be left free to indulge every
appetite as they please bring them up In a
way that IS destructive OF liberty ands person
ality; and then give the policeman a Job keep
Ing away from them anything that they would
he harmed by. We took that way Of dealing
with the liquor question, ana It has made Us
a nation ot anarchists and criminals. II has
turned our federal courts into police tribunals;
and our enforcement Officers Into murderersi
and multitude Of our respectable citizens into
hypocrites We told the prohibltionists II would
do these things, and they laughed at US. Now
that our predictions have been verified, they
curse US as II We We're to blame FOR the facts
we predicted.
We took that way OF dealing with the liquor
question, with disastrous results; are we going
To follow the same blind guides on the other
questions they are trying 10 force to the front
! l. for one hope not, | hope there will be a
renaissance OF Americanism In time to side
step any more fool legislation OF the same kind
| IN other fields
CHARLES b. MITCHELL.
| Miami, January 2s.