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!S THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREG ON, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1908. L NLIMBCfi HEAR APPEAL N BEHALF OF LOCAL OPTION Does this look as though A DEPUTIES omuuns are a uooa invesu- ment for Coos Country? 5 ARGE BUSINESS I 1 Rev. Clarence True Wilson of Portland, Shows How Sa loons Are a Menace to the Moral and Financial Welfare of Coos County. Reddy Homo Vote against tho Rule bill. Vote against tho saloon. For two hours Tuesday even ing, an audience that comfortably filled the I. O. F. hall, sat and listened and applauded the ar guments of tho Rev. Clarencs True Wilson In behalf of these two actions for the voters at tho annual election next Monday. Tho greater part of the address was a calm, cool argu ment but occasionally tho speaker arose to tho flowery heights of ora tory to drive homo tho point and each time was responded to by a burst of applause. C. J. MIIHs presi ded and Introduced the Rev. Mr. Wilson following a short talk by tho Roy. Mr. Summorlln of North Bend and a prayer by tho Roy. D. W. Thurston of Marshfleld. "Coos county voters next Monday will have an opportunity to show their deslro to safeguard the home, the church, tho schools and the moral welfare of tho country and I am sure that they will do so by vot ing for local option and voting against the nefarious Reddy so-called home rule bill," said Mr. Wilson In the course of his address. "The country far and wide is doing so, lining up for the better things in life and the manhood of Coos county should and will do likewise. Moth ers, wives and sisters will aid in it by seeing that their men folks vote and vote right. Coat of Liquor. "The adherents of the open saloon claim that it helps business. Any thinking man knows different and If he doesn't, an investigation of the condition of communities that have changed from 'wet' to 'dry' will demonstrate it to him. Carroll Wright, the greatest American sta tistician and bead of tho! United States Bureau of Commerce and Labor, has after careful investiga tion found that on an average throughout tho United States found that tho expenses of crimes caused by liquor is $13 for $1 in tax or license that the saloons, breweries or distilleries pay. In Portland, the cost of the crime originating from drink and open saloons is about $19 for every $1 in taxes or license re ceived from the saloon. In Coos county, where you have had a num ber of murders and other crimes re cently, directly traceable to the saloon and liquor, tho ratio of the cost of the crllmnals to the taxes and licenses paid by saloons must be as great as in Portland. The ex penses of these crimes have to be borne by the farmers and property owners, It being included In their taxes. The majority of those who commit crimes are not oven tax payers, probably because most of them have been around tho saloons so long that all of their money has gone for liquor and none for homes cr property. Experiences in Oregon. "In one Oregon town two years ago, tho staunchest supporter of the saloon element at the polls when local option was voted on was a banker. Ho really thought then that saloons helped business. Ho fought local option because he feared it would hurt his business. His town went dry. A few days ago, I met him and asked his experiences. He said 'I was wrong two years ago and you were right. Today I have twice as many depositors as I had then. Men who never had a bank account when the saloons were open because they spent their earnings for liquor now have snug little sums in the banks In addition to having bought homes and paid their bills.' " "Another Illustration comes from Albany. A butcher there gave one son, who was going to leave home $50 for a starter. Another son who remained at home thought he Bhould be treated likewise. Tho father In stead of giving him tho $50 In cash gave him some old accounts to col lect with the stipulation that what he got out of them ho could have saved their earnings and when the butcher's son presented the bills for their old accounts, they paid them. In a comparatively short time, the son collected $964 of th accounts. Thus you soo the accounts that the butcher considered worthless in a wet town wore converted into real vnlue by tho saloons being driven out. Proflta to Llqnor Men. The saloon is abut tho only lino of business that does not glvo a man any real value for his money. Whon you buy clothes, you have something to show for your money. Likewise when you buy food or groceries but when you buy liquor, you have ab solutely nothing to show for it. Then too, the liquor dealer makes about nine cents profit on every ten cent drink that he sells over the bar. No legitimate business is making this per cent of profit. "Tho liquor man or supporter of the saloon claims it is a man's own business whether ho drinks or not. It isn't. When tho laboring man goes Into a saloon and spends his money for drink, you know and I know that ho Is depriving his family of something either of food, of clothing or his children of educa tion. Every flower on the hat of the liquor dealer's wife Is made up of petals of roses plucked from the cheeks of some other men's wives. "Every public school teacher will tell you, if you do not know it, that not only do many young children have to come to school poorly clad because their father spends his earn ings in the saloon but that the chil dren aro taken out of school at an early age to work and help support tho family. Pathetic Experience. I had the lesson of Intemperance impressed upon my mind when but a child and I will never forget it. It was back In Maryland. My father was chairman of the local option campaign committee and the leader of the opposition was a prominent and wealthy business man who was very Influential. The latter suc ceeded in defeating local option. We moved away 'from tho community and a few years later I attended a state temperance convention with my father. Immaglne our surprise when we found there the former leader of the liquor movement in our old home. Ho explained it very briefly. He said that while he had been help ing the liquor element to carry the elections, the saloons had been mak ing a drunkard of his son and this resulted in the son committing a crime while drunk. He was then serving an eight-year sentence in the state penitentiary for it. That fath er had tho evils of liquor brought home to him too late for his own benefit but ho Immediately joined the temperance movement to help to protect others. Tho Lineup. "Voters, look, and see, and con sider where you are going to lineup. You know that the saloon stands for and Is identified with almost every social evil. There aro tho gamblers, tho houses of shame and the crimin als. Opposite them and working for local option aro tho churches, the schools, the homes, the professional and better class business men. Look them over and seo with which you will have to identify yourself. "Paul Wessinger of Portland, head of the brewers and liquor element of the Northwest, has attempted to halt the temperance movement In this sec tion by offering to remedy some of tho evils. We won't bargain with him. We have succeeded in reduc ing the number of saloons, have driven the houses of shame, which are closely identified with tho saloons, into ono corner of the city, have driven out open gambling and aro going to do more. We have done this despite the opposition of the the city council of Portland. We will not concede anything. While tho liquor men may promise to do things, you know that they won't." Reddy Hill Bud. Dr. Wilson condemned the Reddy bill After outlining it and showing that its author, Dr. J. F. Reddy of Med ford, was a liquor dealer, he Bald that In brief It placed tho entire supervision of the saloons, gambl ing, houses of shame, etc., in the hands of the city councils. He said FROM OFFICIAL RECOR S Total Indebtedness, March 31, 1908 . $101,045.36 Cost Circuit Court, Jan, 1, 1907 to Mar, 31 , '08, 5,092.69 Cost Justice of Peace, Jan, 1 , '07 to Mar, 31 , '08, - 976.73 Cost Coroner's Inquests, Jan, 1, 1907 to March 31, 1908, 654.85 Cost Jail and boarding prisoners, Jan, 1, 1907 to March 31, 1908, 633-51 Cost Insane, Jan, 1, 1907 to Mar, 31, 1908 325.73 Cost Poor and Indigents, Jan 1, 1907 to March 31, 1908 12,273.22 Cost April, 1908, Term of Court, Criminal cases , $ 4,179.60 i.4.4.:4.4....j.4. I 7i ! x I X X 1 I 1 X I 8 ILLEGAL $25.00 VOTING Reward The Law and Order League of Coos County will pay a reward of $25 to the person furnishing the first evidence that will lead to the conviction of any person who shall vote illegally at the election on the first day of Jufle 1908, A report of .the Grand JurVj filed in the Circuit Court of Coos County, May 14, 1908, is as follows! "Complaint has been made to us concerning al leged irregularity in certain elections heretofore held within this county, ""It is earnestly hoped that the judges of election and our officers will see that all Laws regulating elections are rigidly enforced, and that all violations thereof shall be vigorously prosecuted," The above recommendation will be carried out to the letter, GEORGE M. BROWN Prosecuting Attorney X I I I 1 X I I I I I I ! I I I x x Jv COJIMERCIAL INTERESTS ARE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE PROHIBITION FORCES IN COOS COUNT!. The present campaign for Prohi bition in Coos county is backed and managed entirely by business men who have decided that the rule of vice and crimo of all kinds should end in this county. SHERIFF GAGE APPOINTS THREE ASSISTANTS FOR THE MARSH FIELD AND NORTH HEND PRECINCTS. tVRE SALOONS A BENEFIT TO A TOWN FINANCIALLY? a. The accounts amounted to ?970. The 'that this was dangerous as few father told him that ho thought that jcounclls could be rolled upon to keep a little over $50 might bo secured up any reform. He said that ho did from them but the rest were prob ably worthless. Albany went dry soon afterwards. The butcher's son started on his collections. Men who had been frequenting tho saloons and buylpg liquor couldn't do so any longer because tho saloons were closed. The result was that they not bellevo that tho people of Marshfleld wpuld bo willing to leave their reforms to the city council and tho remark was warmly applauded. Dr. Wilson said: "This proposed amondment to tho constitution is de ceptlously worded; it pretends v advocate home rule for cities, and PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL VOTING The Oregon statutes prov ide a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200, a sentenc e of from two to six months in the county jail for illegal votin gv The punishment for Meg al voters and for the parties who attempt to get 'them to v ote illegally or fo aid them to do so is the same, , Any pers on who attempts to vote ille gally is punishable to the sam e extent as the one who did vote illegally, If they aro then Marshfleld with its 13 saloons should bo In a fine financial condition, with paved streets, municipal water works and electric lights, city parks, city docks, modern sewer system and everything that goes to make up a modern city, with city warrants at a premium. What are the facts? According to tho report of Expert Squires she is In an alarming condi tion. With a city charter that allows an Indebtedness of but $25,000 she is in debt to the amount of $43,000 and going still further In debt. Not a bank In the county will cash the Marshfleld city warrants at par. There Is not a single foot of paved streets. Not a single one of the abovo necessary improvements. Worse than all, the city Is running In debt to the extent of several thou sand dollars annually; and the city council is considering the advisability of asking the people to allow them to incur a bonded indebtedness of $50,000. What do you think that for a "wet" town? Compare the above with the city of Eugene a dry town for two years, which is in a most prosperous condi tion as shown by the statement of Mayor Matlock. Sheriff Gage has appointed tho fol lowing Deputy Sheriffs who will bo on hand at their respective precincts on Election Day. North Bend Chas. Kaiser. North Marshfleld S. R. Beloate. South Marshfleld O. O. Lund. MARSHFIELD BE i Prosecuting Attorney Geo. M. Brown Says Law Is Plain On Question. Owing to the reports having been placed In circulation that the Marsh fleld saloons would, under the amendment to the charter recently secured, be Independent of the coun ty and able to keep optn even If Coos county goes dry, ofllclal refuta tion of the claim was secured today. Marshfleld saloons must abido by the Bame law that governs every other city In Coos county, according to Geo. M. Brown, prosecuting attorney for this district. Tho following tele gram is self explanatory: Roseburg, Or., May 26, 1908. Dr. J. T. McCormac, Marshfleld, Orogon. Local option law applies to all parts of C003 county alike and If county goes dry of course Marsh fleld saloons will be closed. GEORGE M. BROWN. HAVE MERCY ON THE SALOON MAN. By voting for Prohibition and give him a chance to earn an honorable living. Many of them would become good citizons if given half a chance. MARSHFIELD "DRY" BY 200 COUNTY BY 500. SHERIFF GAGE HAS APPOINTED A DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR EACH OF THE LARGER PRECINCTS WHO WILL BE PRESENT ON ELECTION DAlf FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMMEDIATELY ARRESTING ANY ONE GUILTY OF VIOLATING THE ELECTION LAWS. Anyone who has registered for any precinct. other than the one in which he actually resides will be ar rested when he attempts to vote. says 'the majority snail rule , diu In reality its purpose is to nullify all the criminal laws of the state as far as cities and towns are concerned, and glvo any little rumhole town ex clusive say as to 'theatres, race tracks, pool rooms, bowling alleys, billiard halls, and the sale of liquors.' Such towns might go on furniBhing a largo proportion of the crime pau perism, and insanity of an entire county, and doubling the taxes there of but neither sheriff, district attor ney, nor grand jury would have any moral sentiment of all Oregon, would undermine the supremacy of the state, create an nuthorlty within municipal bounds in conflict with tho authority of our state laws and would be the worst form of minority rule vicious and anarchistic in all its ten dencies. "This amendment proposes; First, to exclude the state from the con trol of these matters. Second, to In trench the saloon and nullify tho local option law. Third, to make the towns and cities of Oregon wide open power to supress their gambling dens In defiance of the prevailing sentl- and objectionable saloons or other vicious resorts. There is no proposi tion, however, that tho municipality shall pay tho bills. It may defy the lmbllc sentiment and moral laws pf tho state without bearing tho ex pense of the crime, pauperism and Insanity that Is caused. The amend ment would leave the state with tho dead expense of the whole of It, and without power to prevent It. Tho constitution now provides that tho city charters must bo subject to the constitution and criminal laws of tho state.' The proposed amendment leaves out this important clause. "This proposed amendment ema nated from that class that proposes to exploit the vices of city life for their own profit and cares llttlo for tho integrity and moral welfare of tho state. The principle Is un-American. Statutory law emanates from tho supreme power of tho stato, that Is tho people of tho ontlro common wealth; and to permit tho counsel of a mere municipality to override the laws enacted by tho people of tho whole state, and to set at naught the ment for better things throughout the state. Fourth, to deceive tho voter in the act of stamping his bal lot by putting the false, and mislead ing wording of tho official ballot; 'Subject to the provisions ot the local option law of the Stae of Oregon,' when tho main purpose of the amend ment Is to nullify" said local option law in all corporate towns. Our present law makes tho county the unit of government, The proposed amendment gives exclusive power to cities and towns regardless of stato laws. "The people of Oregon defeated the proposed amondment to our local option law two years ago, by a major ity of more than ten thousand. Dr. Roddy's amendment to tho constitu tion Is even a bolder attempt to tam per with our constitution in rever sion of tho entire structure of our government, and merits a still moro overwhelming defeat. All good citi zens who aro loyal to tho State of Oregon and bellevo in tho enforce ment of its criminal laws should voto 321 X No' on the ofllclal ballot." A careful canvass of tho list of registered voters assures a majority for Prohibition In Marshfleld of 200 and In tho county of 500. Do not worry about Marshfleld. LICENSE AND CRIME. 91.00 to $11.00. For every dollar tho stato of Ore gon receives from saloon licenses It pays out over eleven dollars in the prosecution and punishment of crimes caused by liquor. Cities receive tho license feo and tho counties pay the bills. Farmers where to you get off? What good will Prohibition do Coos county, if wo elect gamblers and saloonmen to execute our laws? Remember this whon you vote. LINE UP. You must voto either with the Ibu'.'uimo, OU1UUU llixsu UIIU JI11W1JI HOUSE KEEPERS or against them. Where do you stand? H Stiall Saloons Ron Politics or Be Run Out of Politics ? By JOSEPH W. FOLK, Governor of Missouri. , FEW years ago tho saloons scorned to consider them selves ABOVE THE LAW. They defied tho au thorities of city and stato. Was tho idea of enforcing the law graciously received by tho liquor interests? Did thov welcome a reicm of law? Not at all. On l4& the contrary, they ATTEMPTED TO' DEFY THE ORDERS TO ENFORCE THE LAW until they saw defiance was useless. Then they gave unwilling acquiescence, while VOWING VENGEANCE ON TILE OFFICIALS who dared considor that laws were made for them to obey tho same as ordinary mortals. BY THEIR OWN CONDUCT THEY HAVE CREATED A SENTI MENT AGAINST THEM THAT 18 NOW ASSUMING CYCLONIC PRO PORTIONS. LED ON BY DESIGNING POLITICIANS WHO SEEK TO USE THEM FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES, THEY HAVE ENTERED THE POLITICAL ARENA WITH THE AVOWED PURPOSE OF DOMI NATING THE POLITICS OF THE 8TATE IF THEY CAN AND THROUGH POLITICS TO CONTROL THE STATE. . . ? i They do not daro to openly advocate tho repeal of tho laws that they are now forced to obey, but thoy seek to politically annihilate tho officials who enforce laws against them and to elect officials who will' follow a different course. They aro putting it squaroly up to tho peo plo of tho stato as to whethor tho saloons shall bo allowed to run tho politics of tho stato or bo run out of tho politics of tho stato. It would seem that thoy would havo senso enough to bo quiot, engaged ns they aro in a business tho moral influcnco of which is NOT GOOD AT BEST, and to accept tho rensonablo and wholesome reg ulations of tho laws they now so bitterly resent boing onforcod. Thoy do not seem to look at it that way, howovor. Thoy havo mado it a question ns to whether thoy aro GREATER THAN TILE LAW or tho law greater than thoy. ' t i amL ab-.An.