, 1922-08-02

today are intemperate, insolent, over
bearing and dictatorial. These self
constituted guardians of other peoples
morals, drunk with the conviction of
their own perfection, are fanatical in
their desire to brand as criminals of
the worst orders all those who fail to
say Amen to the illusions of their
atrophied braizs! And though you
practice every virtue. but fail to be-
come a prohibitionist, is but to be ex-
ecratedi
However, there are still men and
women in the land who have brains
ard intelligence enough to think, rea-
son and investigate whether it be
.Amen!'
These fanatics and bigots by at
tempting to raise a false issue to con-
fuse the whole vital question by n
founding personal liberty and sensual
indulgence, do but display the quality
of their feather brains, and prove the
old maxim of Pope, that a little learn
ing is a dangerous thing!"
To the zane thinking man or woman
the words liberty and license are as
far apart as the poles of the earth
But to argue with a man who has
renowned his reason is like giving
medicine to the dead!" AS Pope says,
"All things seem infected that the in
fected spy, as all looks yellow to the
jaundiced eye"
The Volstead act goes beyond the
18th Amendment; is extreme in its
demands; NEEDLES tt some extent
with matters hat should be left to
the individual determination; renders
criminal that which in itself is not
criminal; undertakes to replace per
sonal conscience by a super-imposed
national conscience; causes unneces
sary hardship to a class of working
people who are temperate in the hon
est sense of the term and have been
brought up under different regula
tons; has the tendency to impair re
spect for all law, and is distinctly and
definitely un-American.
The only laws that will be produc
tive of results or endure in this world
are those that are In accord with the
laws of nature, i.e., founded on truth.
"You can't repeal a law Of nature by
an act of Congress!"
Prohibition is a lie; is contrary to
Natures law and is not founded on
truth For this reason it never can
or will endure Like Bolshevism II
is doomed to utter failure because
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question of time, education and right
thinking. History thro' all the ages,
is but an account of the human race
struggling to free itself from the fet-
tiers of bigotry and fanaticism; from
those who would, by force, ens.ave the
souls. minds and bodies of their fellow
man. And today, as Of old, the strug.
gle still goes on.
AS n who believes in temperance,
who claims no rights for himself that
he is unwilling to accord to others, ]
shall never a to raise my voice
against -intemperance. bigotry and ia.
natacism- Against those who would
blot out the sun to destroy the weeds
We are told there are a few rats in
this temple and blind fanaticism, wild
in its disregard of the sanctity of the
organic law of the land, boldly pro.
claims its willingness to wreck the
temple to kill the rats hat infest it.
Election or no election, votes or nc
votes, against such folly / stand, now
as always, and I appeal to the intelli-
gent and thinking citizens of Park
county to maintain and preserve the
rights guaranteed by the Declaration
of Independence.
In order to more effectively arrive
at the truth, l hereby challenge to a
public debate in the town OF Cody any
male citizen of Park county in the
form of a prohibitionist or quack re.
former; any paragon of civic virtue
and righteousness-in fact, any male
specimen of genus homo who denies
to others the rights he claims for him.
self and would mold all men by force,
that is to say, by law, in his own i'm
age, which God forbid!
In making this challenge, 1 make
but n stipulation: the acceptor must
be not only politically but personally
dry, and must likewise never have vi
olated the 18th Observation-Disclosures in
letter or spirit. Should more than on.
accept this challenge, 1 eserv the
right to choose.
Resolved, That Prohibition is unjust,
tyrannical, Incorporate and wrong in
principle, and that it deprives men of
their lawful rights and liberties.