Xincoln Counts Xeaber Supplement
Friday, May 29, 1908.
To the Voters.
Editor Leader: The whisky
people are having a great deal to
say a!xut the conditions in Lincoln
founty since the county voted out the
saloons. Does any one think they
are telling the truth? They say
that more whisky and other intox
icants have l)een used in the county
since it was voted dry than hefore.
This id not true, but if it were true,
does anyone suppose- they would
wish for the saloon again and that
ly having it their supply of liquor
will he cut off. m
The county has received alxnit
$1000 in fines. And this amount
would have heen more than doubled
haul many of the people- who knew
of the violations reported the cases
and assisted the authorities in prose
cuting them.
The county has reduced its 'debt
from $50,000 to $10,000 since the
saloons closed their doors. ""This is
good proof that our county is mov
ing along nicely without the saloon.
When the saloons were in the county
the incorporated town? received the
license and the taxpayers of the
county had to pay the expenses
caused by them. Every taxpayer
and every voter in the county, vot
ing for his own interest nnd for the
interest of the county, which is
every persons interest, will vote
that saloons lc kept ' out and not
only that saloons le kept out but
work to see that the violators be
prosecuted and made to ol)ey the
laws of the county.
Since th saloons have lieen
closed the little town of Toledo has
done a great deal of improvement
and is fast reducing its debt with
the same levy.
The breweries and liquor firms
are sending money and whiskey
into the county.and employing men
to work to put the county wet.
Have we a voter, within the bound
aries of Lincoln county, who will
le influenced by the literature,
money or whiskey sent here? It is
hoped and expected that every voter,
will cast his vote for the good of the
county and not to help the liquor
houses to rob the people of the
county.
Many of the voters received a cir
cular letter from the Salem Brew
ery setting forth their false views on
the situation in this county. i
They say, that those responsible j
for the Act becoming a law, that .
the sale of liquor would be absolute
ly prohibited. ' We have law viola
tors here as else where. The lovers
of the law have done their part but
the violators of th law have lieen
at work whenever and wherever
they could. We have laws against
roblxjry and murder. Are these
crimes entirely wiped out?
They say that the saloon has Itcen
closed and that we have in there
place double the numlx-r of "blind
pigs" etc. Do you find the pro
hibition people running the blind
pig or do you find ieople who have
no regard for law or respectability?
Would it not 1 a wise thing for the
whiskey people to look aljout them
for a while and see if they can not
find the violators of the law in their
own ranks. Say, whiskey man,
have you no respect for law and
order? If you have why not be
honest and help the law abiding
people enforce the laws.
They say that drunkenness has
vastly increased and that minors
who never would have secured
liquor from a well regulated saloon
are now frequently drunk. This is
all false. Did anyone ever know of
a well regulated saloon?
Say, whiskey man, would you
like to have your wife and daughters
spend their time in one of these
"Well Regulated Saloons" and be
come associates with the men found
in them?
It is needless to comment more
on the false statements set up in the
brewery letter mentioned.
Every lover of law and order
knows that the conditions in Lincoln
county are better that they were
when the saloon was here and fur
thermore if the law violators will
become olieyors of the law condi
tions will become much better.
Now voter, what are you going to
d() on next Monday, are you going
to vote for budding up good homes
in the county orare you going to cast
your vote for a thing that has bro
ken up more homes, caused more
murders and crimes of all kinds
than any one thing that ever ex
isted? Geohoe Bethrhs.
J. F. Brown was over from Silctz
Wednesday.
Harry Eyer came down from Elk
City last evening.
Pres Price of Kings Valley has
business in Toledo today.
Scott Lane was over from Silctz
Wednesday and Thursday.
I. M. Tindell went down to the
lower bay on last evening's tram.
Toledo ball team and a big bunch
of fans will go to Elk City Sunday
to play a game with the Elk City
lxiys.
E. J. Avery went to Yaquina last
evening to fit the pipe and steam
fixtures in the new steanilxiat New
port. Miss Ethel Ross who had lieen
taking testimony in the government
contest cases, returned to her home
stead on the lower-Silctz Sunday.
Capt. Dick livens passed through
from Corvallis last evening, accom
panied by his son, Leslie, who has
just recovered from a severe case of
scarlet fever.
Rev. Feese preached the Memorial
serman at the M. E. church last
Sunday. Those who were fortunate
enough to hear him were well paid
for attending.
We are pleased to note that Mrs.
W. J. Wade, who suffered a broken
arm by a fall a year ago next Mon
day, is now able to use the injured
'arm considerable and that it is
nearly healed.
Col. Rolicrt A. Miller during his
visit in Toledo last week called on
the Toledo Schools and treated the
teachers ahd pupils to one of his
eloquent, instructive and entertain
ing addresses, which was highly
appreciated by all.
A deal is on whereby E.'L. Chat
field will probably sell out his
hardware business here to Frank
Newton and Arthur Nye. Invoice
of the stock will bo commenced to
morrow and if the deal goes through
Messrs. Newton and Nyo'will take
over the business 'Immediately.
Rev. C. M. Brown, our former
County Judge, who' with his family
left this county two years ago and
has since lieen living in New Mexico,
is now at Ashland and will prob
ably locate there. The family is
yet in New Mexico. People simply
cannot remain away from Oregon
after having once lived here.