THE EUGENE DAILT GEAHD, MOVHAV. JAM'AKV 13, !
ARGUMENTS FOR AND
AGAINST DRY POLICY
There urn UMinlly two lnV tu any
qiK-rtlim of liulillc lnt'-rcst. There
hut been a ;riHt advance in jirobllii
tlun w-nilinviit In Oreijuu durin the
pHt ltd yc;ir nnd many ( anient
worker In the rauw have never inl
ned an opportunity to advocate It in
Ihn prem", the iulill anil on tin; plat-;
lorm. Hut I hern art- oilier who are
not advocate of prohil.ltlon and uiv
caHlonally one hccb their vlewii In!
print but not an frequently a IIiohc
of the other aide. Knr thla rcanon
w reprint here an article from Wil-j
Ham II. Tehe publlahcd In lam Hun
day' Orenoiilan, becaime It l !
about the IwM article we have recent
ly read on that aide of the o,ucntloti. !
Mr. Feline ny:
TrolilhUlon, what doe It mean?
An la new-rally undermood. It mean
lo prohibit the inanufnrture and mile I
of all aiilrlluotiK and mult liquora ax
a bevcraiit - not the ilrlnklni: there
of n that I n perieuial privilege,
prohibition or no prohibition.
"I wind here to lmcko a plain mnte
nient. Tho I'nltcd Klate ConKtliii
I Ion plainly u forth that It fouler;
and protect all manufacture. Vou
may in all honety nml nlmerlly vote
for prohibition but to atop the pro
duction of liquor, the t'oiiHllinlluii
will have to be amended by atrlkiiiK
out the. word 'all' and put In an ex
ception. I
"Does prohibition prohibit? I urn
hold enoiiKh to any emphatically, no.;
need not refer to the slate of Maine
but take my own native state, dear
old Iowa. Trior to 18H4 we had lo
cal option. The river countlea of,
courat), wore wet and wide open, the ;
wet dlatrlct waxlnx; rich on the d
Iraa and thlrat of the dry. Then ,
came the nreatet atruitKlo of all, per-.
tonal liberty or a atate prohibition j
amendment. Tho I'rohlha oarrled by
H7.000 mnloTlty. The. Republican
party upheld thn Amendment, the
Democrat votlnjjfor It aa an experi
ment. What wm tho reault? Under
local option wo had In my little home
town and place of biiHlneaa a (lerman
Club, whereby wn could net got"!
latter beer ahlppetl to ua In hulk. A j
good number of our memhera wero
rullKloimly in. lined who would at
tend divine aervlre Sunday innrnlnK j
but In the afternoon moat of them,
would, with their wlvea and fumlllea, i
come to the club, enjoying orliil and 1
neighborly Intercourse with innate;
eatlUK and drliiklim: wine, beer, aoda i
pop or lemonade; daucliiK, card nnd I
other game. Now cornea the atate
prohlblllonary nmenduient milking It!
a nilademeaiior for a common ear
' Tier to haul or hnnillo aplrltuoua or
malt liquor. Thla of con rue put an!
end to the (lerman Kocial Club. 1
"What followed? The river coun-!
tie continued wet, public aentlment'
being agalnat all aumptuiiry law,
lint to iik iii the Interior where relig
ion 7.' a) and. I mut confer, rank
fan:illcUm prevailed. They hay our
boy nru Kale. The old toper, will
huve to ko on the water wagon. Yea,
the boy wie aafe; the Cermaii Club
wn au'iierceded by a young meu'a
dob, oathhoiind p;iHword and private
patikey. On Saturday night they
would liavo come by cxpreaa a box of
banana.
The open aalooti waa a thing of the
pant, but In toy home town, before
local option, there had been alx well
conducted aaloon, compelled by city
ordinance to cIoho at 10 p. m., and
remain cloaed until 0 a. m. Then
we had three or four drug store;
now they maintain and aupport 1 I
drug aloica. Tho proprl'-tor of
aouie have built for tliemaelvea palu
tlal realdence and I am told, hold
firKf mortgage on flue farm. The
prohibit Ion cry was 'Wipe out the sa
loon. ' Then our moat beloved coun
try would lie aafe. Kafe from what?
Foreign Invasion? 1 gue not. Sale
agalnat a man or woman patroniz
ing n blind pig or a drug atme?
"What do our moat ardent sup
porter of prohibition put in pl.u-o of
the aaloon Absolutely nothing. Tho
open saloon ia the poor man' club;
it ia a free information bureau; It la
u place for thirsty men to got a drink
of cold water Jut for the asking; it
la a place where a atrunger I alwaya
welcome, a place where he (-an leave
hi hand baggage nnd feel that it
will be kept aafe; a place whero the
clerk, generally apeaklng, la an ency
clopedia of facia concerning the city
or town. Aak him a civil question
nnd 9U time out of 100 you will get
a civil answer. Hhould you huve a
call of nature, where else could a
at ra liner go?
"And right here let me aak who
knowa of a law making tho drinking
of liquor or becoming intoxicated a
crime? A person may become Into!
cated with Joy and delight. Take,
for Instance our old 'fuatiloned reviv
al meeting or tin old time ramp meet
ing. To get drunk with liquor la
heiistly, hut not a crime in Itself. If
arrested by a guardian of tho peace,
the charge In each nnd every Instance
I' drunk mid disorderly. 1 need not
here mention In comparison thn case
of the Holly Hollers In Tacomn which
haa recently come to ptiblle notice
through the public preas.
"Cillca and communlllea have for
hundred of yeara had to contend
with the atrotiK drink question, na
well a that of the social evil. They
have found that regulation does reg
ulute only to a certain degree. Hup
prcHMlon doe not suppress, and lat
terly prohibition doe not prohibit.
The volera of tho grand oltl statu of
Oregon are confronted by these aunie
old. problem. Again suppression
does not BUpprcss, regulation doe
not regulate and prohibition doe
; not prohibit. What then Is the solu
j lion ? I.t me tell you, the word is
! 'repression.' Take down your un
1 abridged and Kti;. If J am right or
roug. Take the words of Milton;
'Vour desire for wine and all delic
ious drink which many u famou
. warrior overturn thou couldst re
' pre.' lioii'l this bring back tile
question It tile iniivldiiul him or
herself? Iteprejiii your desires and
don't dcpe,,j upon legislation to curb
your ninjoriiial desires and appetite.
"For the oi argument. If the
liquor hunine is wrong, a higher
and iinreaaonable license doesn't
make it right. '1 he one great trouble
i tile drinker and patron of aaloona.
Members of high-toned club have os
tracised the bar-keeper, but have for
gotten the beam lit their own eyes,
la the mixer any worse than his cus
tomer? Being tliua.ostraclsed he aays
to himself: 'I've got the name, so
here goes the game." Where can
you find u more libera! and generous
eluss than th average barkeeper? lA'l
a civic question arise, some pubilc
; improvement involving tho greatest
good for tile greatest number, ho Is
one of the first to contribute. '
Vote Oregon dry, and thereby en
rich California and Washington.
. Force our young men into private
.drinking clubs, increase the quark
'doctor business by writing prescrip
tions, e'.e. Vote Oregon dry and fos
' lor tlie blind pig and Inotlog dlspen
. ser. The( only way to regulate the
; saloon business is lor the drinker to
' regulate himself first. Hepreas
your desires, lion't vott; for a sump
tuary law to regulate your own per
sonal desires or appetite."
wants "Myron i.kttkhs"
.si ri'iti;.ssi:i ny iv
Brownsville, Or., Jan. 8. Two li
quor dealers In Portland for the past
two yeara, or since the prohibition
luw waa passed, have been sending
out letters and circulars describing
their liquors. Itesldents from all
over the state have received letters
thanking them for their patronage
and for recent orders when, in real
ity iio oiders were sent them. Some
wno have received these orders are
temperance workers and the liquor
house will get all that's coming to
tliein If the letters are not stopped.
Recipients of these letters have sent
back others with temperance tracts
and sermons enclosed.
1 would like to ask through the
columns of the Journal if thla objec
tionable feiiluro of the liquor houses
could not be stopped? Could not
this bo brought up before the postal
authorities? It Is similar to black
mailing und Is defaming of character
In n way.
What prohibitionist wants a friend
to see him receive a letter from
"Mike' Jacob & Co." or Borne other
big liquor house? I mention this
concern a It Is one of the objection
able companies. Tho writer ha re
ceived several of these objectionable
letters, and would llko to hear from
otlmrs who have. Will some one
throw some light on tho subject as to
whether It can be brought up before
the postul authorities?
"Woo unto the man who glveth his
neighbor drink." Fred Harrison In
Portland Journal.
It UI.ItOAK .MAN OI'l-OSKK
to 1'itoiiiiinioN
Laramie Win . Jail. 11- ' The
I I'nloil I'arlflc hits purchased for the
year 17 miles ot Hu-ponnd rails lor
additional second track," raid A. I..
Mohler, vice pr sident and general
manager of the I'ninn I'a. Ific, at. the
opening session of the Wyomntv Wool
Crowers' Association here in the
course of an address on the promised
Improvement or facilities for his road.
Hut Mr. .Mohler deprecated the
wave of prohibition as a possible
means of reducing traffic, the recent
reform legislation and the determina
tion In various quarters to enforce
the new tax systems upon railroads
all these as elements that might
deter the progress of railroad devel
opment In the next year. He admit
ted that millions would be employed
In the work of extending railroads,
but asked where the money was to be
obtained under such conditions.
I'rolilbillon .Menus More Taxes."
"With the prohibition wnvv. rtrad
ually spreading, and with tin- prob
able tariff reduction it would seem
ultimately that the government will
desire to tax interstate business." .Mr.
Mohler said. "The amount of money
expended on secind track ah, no and
taxes In the states of Wyoming and
Nebraska far exceeds the gro.-s earn
ings derived from tiiese two states
and allow nothing whatever for the
maintenance of the old lines, nor in-ter--st
nor dividends.
"It is quite within bounds to say
that, during lie nox five years this
country should spend many millions
In I he enlargement of its railway fa
cilities, flow tills money can be re
strained with the restriction applying
to transportation lines is a difficult
question to answer."
eratlng department of the great road
but also included me snojjiu.-u . -
n,.iiirai assumption being
the that the men who came to work
alter a night ot naming im
were not In a condition to deliver a
full dav's work for the day's pay
which it was, ot coiir.-e. necesar .
give him. The conditions which
r....,..m ,,.t,.fi.r:ine on so many
Utile imi.'w i -
Southern communities are exactly the
same as those which have retornieu
this army of railroad men.
n-i -,..a .,,! haiii-htv Sonhern-
l lie UUU .....n--
er, with an inherent aversion to per
mitting any man io mini . '"
HHnk uz Ym see fit. is un
doubtedly -a fond of hi mine Julep
and cocktail a he ever was. oui un
economic waste and disturbance of
law and order through indiscriminate
drinking by men who nave oniy par
tial control over their appetites had
become so serious that the individual
pride and desires of the element
which could control its appetite were
....v....iinu, t,. ih. I'l'iieral eood of
the communities. This gathering
strength of the temperance movement
is from a quarter never suspected by
the Murphy and Hows who devoted
their lives to the cause, but wno u
scarcely looked beyond the moral or 9
r.,liiri,.iia tit I IP CHSC. lIHllS-
rrlinlnate drinking not only prevents
good work, but It leads to crime, aim
crime ia expensive both for the crim
inal and for the community, in oth
er words, tile people have at last
learned that It pays to be good and It
pays to be Bober.
All Holiday Goods
At Exact Cost
AS TO ACUTE DISEASES
8
WHY' 1'IIOHIBITIOX GAINS
(Oregonlan Editorial.)
Twenty-five thousand converts to
the temperanace cause In a single
day Is a record that has never been
approached by the most powerful
temperance organization In existence.
Hut this Is the number of able-bodied
American citizens working for one
employer who on New Year's day
pledged themselves to absaln from
the use of Intoxicating liquors. This
wholesalo accession to the ranks of
prohibition was on the Northwestern
railroad, nnd neither emotion, sent!
ment or religion had anything to do
with dealing such a body blow to the
demon rum. It was simply a business
proposition worked out to a logical
conclusion on srictly economical lines.
So far from being reformers or al
truists, It I not Improbable that the
men actually responsible for the in
novation still Indulge in the wine that
sparkles and the high ball that In
vigorates. Will them the requirement of tem
perate habits among their employes
waa not prompted by any nobler mo
tive than that which assured them
that, with ull of their men sober all
of tho time, tho liability ot coatly dis
asters would be greatly reduced. Tho
! movement was not confined to the op-
In many quarters of th? country I
osteopaths are not very numerous: as I
a result, the news of their good work
hnvliitr uiironri thV H ro ketll. IlMSV I
treating patients who come to their 1
offices suffering from diseases tnai
have become chronic, so that the Im
pression has grown that osteopaths
treat chronic diseases only.
In many quarters of the country
where osteopaths have become nu-i
merous the doctors of this new school
have become the regular family phy
slclay. They have been called In alike
for the troubles of children and pa
rents, and their marked succtss la
the treatment of diseases of every
character makes their services much
Bought after. Any one who wishes a
thoroughly convincing demonstration
of osteopathy's effectiveness should
call In an osteopath when some mem
ber of the family is suffering from
an acute attack; and It is quite cer
tain thnt the ostoopath will thereaf
ter be tho family physician.
Dr. II. L. Studley, osteopath, office
over Chambers Hardware store.
Phone Black 1326. Residence, 734
Kerry street. Phone Red 3197.
The remnants of our holiday stock,
are placed on sale at actual cost
We prefer to close out the goods
now rather than carry them over.
Some of the things you want for
Christmas, but failed to get, you
can now buy for yourself at bargain
prices. The sale also affords a rare
opportunity for those who have been
delayed in buying gifts, who need
return gifts, or who want something
to present as a New Year's token.
Hull's Red Cross Drug Store
1 7-19 E 8th S6--537 Willamstta St.
CAI.Ii FOB CITY' WARRANTS
Notice Is hereby given that all city
warrants up to and including No.
392, registered Jan. 15th, 1907. and
drawn on the general fund, will be
jiaid on presentation at my office
I January 15th, 190S. Interest will
cease on that date.
I Eugene. Or., Jan. 9, 1908.
FRANK REISNER.
City Treasurer.
Miller's Shoe Store
Most any body can sell yau
a shoe for summer but
FOR WINTER WEAR
GO TO A SHOEMAKER
who understands the leather and knows
what he is selling you". We have a
Repairing Department fitted Jup with
everything that's modern in the way of
machinery for doing the best of repair work.
MILLER, The Shbe Man.
West 8th street.
Tiie Home of Good Shoes
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Six Days Sale Beginning, Monday Ja
25c can Bakers Cocoa 20c
25c Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate . 20c
35c can GhirardelTs Groundi . . . 30c
J package Postum 20c
1 bottle Mapleine 30c
J bottle Cross & Blackwells Lucca Oil 45c
2 packages Grape Nuts 25c
2 cans Tomatoes 1 5c
2 cans Corn 15c
2 packages Celluloid Starch ... 1 5c
2 packages Gold Dust 35c
1 lb California Walnuts .... 20c
I bush:l Fancy Burbjnk Potatoes . . 40c
J one gallon Bucket Syrup . . .
J package Cream of Wheat . .
J package Olympia Pan Cake Flour
I package Columbia Oat Flakes .
I package Columbia Wheat Flakes
5 lb package Domino Sugar . .
1 package Shredded Wheat Biscuit
I bottle Gilt Edge Shoe Dressing .
25c package Crackers 21
JUc package Crackers . .
1 package Malta Vita
1 package A & H Soda .
I lb. Tillamook Cheese .
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