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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREG ON, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1908.
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NLIMBCfi HEAR APPEAL
N BEHALF OF LOCAL OPTION
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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
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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
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COJIMERCIAL INTERESTS ARE IN
COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE
PROHIBITION FORCES IN COOS
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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