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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1910)
PAGE SIX 4-f4if 1 IIIIIHIIIH Extra Farcy I GoIdenDate T Wrapped is eil paper b4 pack $ ti la 1 lb. farboa, iasnrfog J fmbaffi aa fleaallBem. 1 20c a package ij T Rcrfpe a bark for making dale pnddlntr, which Is delicious $ fcralthfal aad economical de- $ serf. 4 . I Pattison Bros. Use either phone PEOPLES FOErJL To the Editor: Ai stated by yon In the Observer what la the use to "ar gufy on a question that seema to baTe no common standard or arbitration or decision such a the question of pro hibition of the liquor traffic. The ad vocate of prohibition aeek to drive all the people Into two hostile camps. They would hare ns all prohlbitlon Ita or saloon lata. The saloon aa an In- Ji.Hitntlofl with all Its evils and per- J j nlcloaa practice was not created by J, the few men who own and run the ; bars. It Is a growth that has devel i'oped by the patronage and demands t! of the people themselves. If a person 4, takes an attitude In opposition to pro hibition he la expected to become a a J i champion and defender of the saloon, J The saloon as has been conducted In X the past la not entitled to any de- x fense. That Is not the question as It appeals to those who do not believe In aumptuary leelslatlon. If this sup- X presslon of the consumption of liquor la a question that can and will be set tled, we want light on the subject ao we can set ourselves aright aid get In line with the conquering host. ' In the history of the world and la the We of all natJona. ours included, many vital propositions hate been dis cussed, fought out and aetttled. until everybody conceded that a true prin ciple had been established for the bet terment of the human race. Bat we must not forget that many of the great fundamental principles of our politi cal and social life are the result of a series of compromises. All the great teachers of religion or philosophy rec ognize a duality In all things, that nothing. can be understood except by comparison, or In contradistinction to its opposite. Our language la made up of words expressing the meaning of ideas in opposition. It Is only the bal ance or the equllebrium of the two op posite that produce harmony, or will settle a question as t matter of right In our body politic. Troth, after all, is only -relative and not absolute, th same at a value. The only fixity In the Universe Is continuous change. In the struggle of man to regulate his social condition every phase of human conduct ha been a matter of legislation. The scale of human con duct ranges from intense politeness Don't Forget i. .. -V.,,k .'M V Our pure candies. You will hive lots of lime during the fairte do things. Come and see me. i i-.-"' - -I -.' .; t i , , , SUPPLY IS i iinii-rcrrN O ...1-1111 1 cu, BETTER FILL YOUR SHED BEFORE WET WEATHER BEGINS Waters, Stanchfield Produce Co. -HAY, GRAIN, FLOUR, worm - If irt'r'i DURING THE FAIR 1 A W? realy represent the strongest and best line of Vehicles and Wacrons in the United States. 1 The famous Studebaker-Izzer buggy is what the name implies. We find out by ! niir Inner Avnovionm tknf sf11JALAl,MMlvl.MM. it and buggies have more satisfied friends than any orKeir line. I We want to talk afc nut QPpfUnor f machines. Superior disk & hoe will give re- I suits that will satisfv vou when vou see the I grain growing, it is perfect seeding that gives good yields. One Word--During the fair we want everyjy'to.sit pur harness department as weare giving good values in this depart ment arid will make "the horses proud if you will let lis dress them up. lo ompaiy to cruel torture. Many forma of pun ishment have been abolished, and coo stitutionality prohibited' by us. We do not regulate the fashions, the manners and customs of the people, prescribe m-hat we shall eat or drink,' nor, dic tate with whom we shall trade or en ter Into agreement by the enactment and enforcement of etatutory law. It 1 safe to say that ninety nine per cent of our daily conduct, including morality, I not restrained nor regu lated by statute. If you can regulate or restrain the appetite, why not the manners, the dress, the belief, or the freedom of speech or the press. The fundamental principle Involved in this prohibition question 1 that you are encroaching into a domain of human rights as sacred to a freeman as any of those soverign rights guarantee tc an American in the constitution of the United States. Why don't you punish the buyer ai well as the seller of spirituous liquors? The answer 1 plain, you dont dare to attempt it. That shows the weakness of your po sition. They are both parties to the violation of the law, and the buyer Is the worse of the two because he generally consumes the liquor that causes all the trouble, that you are trying to avert Yon talk about saving and protect ing the weaklings' that are not able to take care of themselves. How futile it is for the state to make men out of such stuff, and In such a way. It was "Pat" who eald he could with- stuuu w) llilug oui ieiuputiiou. The prohibitionist doe not change his own status by voting for and making a state or county diy. He did not have to buy or consume any liquor under license, nor after the law forbids Its sale. He vote solely to regulate the conduct of the other fellow, and to regulate another man's affair. Then the Intentional unfairness of the local option law show that the propaganda Is not sound. The name "local option" la misnomer. It al low the country district to control the town and cities. It belles It name "local option" besides abolishing one of our fundamental right, local elf government It provide the "sure thing" gambler, "heads I win and tails you loose.'' In other words, a dry precinct can help to vote a wet pre cinct dry, but a wet precinct cannot help to vote a dry precinct wet. A law aa crooked as this alleged local option law is, would not be tolerated in the business world nor on any other sub ject. But the greatest evil in this kind of legislation Is that it provides no le gal way for any man to purchase liq uor that he may need and ha a right to buy without going through the farslflcal performance of pretending to be sick bo that he can' pay one or two dollar for a doctors prescription in order that he may buy a pint of al cohol to burn in an alcohol lamp. And again, all men are considered as culpits and incompetants. A man who I perfectly able to attend to his own affairs, and drink his own whis key, Jf he wants to, is put under the ban of the policeman's club the same as the weakling that you are going to protect by the majesty of the law. You may abolish the saloon if you will, but when you say that an Amer ican citizen cannot exercise his inal ienable rights you are going up against a proposition that can never bet set tled. That is the real question at is sue, and the reason why "prohibition does not prohibit." The real and nec 8ary demands for the use of liquor should be provided for 'without any gyrations or farsical performances. If I want a bottle of beer that is none of John Walden'.i nor Frank Childer'a business. Or if I want alcohol to burn to use chemically or to make mince meat, it is none of the state's business as to where or how I get It so long as I don't steal it. No, from the very nature of the con troversy, and especially from the prin ciples involved you may never hope for a settlement of this question. J. B. STODDARD. f n 111 i J (7 NT TRY OURS We Have: FULL CREAM SWISS LIMBERGER CREAM BRICK I SNOB GROCERY M.AAAA'MfMiAAlii fctiiai, y iiWiw DJUM1 QW Do KIT Ml DEPARTMEN1 We solicit your orders for Shingles, Rubberoid RooVng Deadening .Felt, Building Paper. We are prepared to furnish 'and' deliver material, promptly. Phone Main 8. PERRY PNEUMATIC WATER SYSTEM d Come to the fair grounds and let us show you. We can J protect your home and give you the best of water. i DEMONSTRATION AT ALL TIMES BAY & ZWEIFEL in -i Complete equipment for resetting an(d repairing rubber buggy tires. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D.FliLCRALaPropretor ; ' : Complete Machine Shops and Foundry Things to Think Abont Have you noticed very many Grande Honfle citizen using the columns of the Observer to oppose prohibi tion and champion the cause of the sa loons? I take it for granted that the Observer will not be "closed" against a citizen, whether he be a. minister or non-churchman who has anything to Bay "favoring" the saloons, which Rev. Father C. F. Burn of Providence. R. I., characterizes as follows: "The saloon Is the recruitiror office of the devil, of blasphemy and of Infidelity. It Is the duty, therefore. of all who love God and the church . opposethe Influence of the saloon." i ' ' Is now dri the Market Thi will bVthe'mQa tsighUy 'addition of La rande. : n only ddI.u?Ii to L Grande wiu building restrictions. The lots are large nearly a full acre in each lot We are going to set out wme "nice apple and cherry tree .. ' on 'each'lot -- ': . , We are going to mat the prices reasonable, and most faT- orable terms. No Interest No taxes. Come to our office and look at the plat.tben get into our automobile and go see the'prdpertr. La Grande IrivesirientfCo. Owners; La" Grande'.! 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