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r?p.-x VWY . r KVKNINM BIIU.B11N, HONOLULU T II SATIJHDVY, JUNF 1, 1010. A r 1 SKtkv- m"- i i I I' Evening Bulletin DAILY and WEEKLY Published by BULLETIN PUBLISHINO CO., LTD At 120 King Street, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. Dally every day except Sunday. Weel.ly issued on Tuesday of earb. week. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. & Wallace M. ParrlriKton, SUBSCRIPTION RATES UVIilVIINCI iiui.i.uriN ct Moniti, o)-liie In IJ S .T Per UuilMtt, Mliywlirtt in I) 3 . J.lltt Pel Vwr, tivlirie itiUH.. H.m 'el Veil, ni.ij, lurttiin I3. 9IRCULATI0N LAROEST OF ANY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED in the Territory of Hawaii. Ii I Editorial Wooms, - 185 1 C?I. Business Office, - 256 SATURDAY Whoever you are, be noble; Whatever vou do, do well; Whenever jou speak, speak kindly; Give joy wherever you dwell. I Ruskin. Aliens, who, don't like thu new ..Immigration regulation have urom cdy In tho naturalization laws f t!it Unltoil States. ncry tdn lliu Chinese or Poking get In, at' ferment, the woild won- dors whether tills l Id tic the lltul slgnsl for Hi" cirvlng up of China by tlii lowrs .., MOV" . . Jn)) ;i Line hsving ilerl ircd ngaiti'U their" frirre'o'f prohllitt Ion hyponlsv. the Prohibitionists Immediately he gin thrlr uncle-ill, hut dls'innoinhle and dftgijicerul, game of trying tii prove him Inivnupolci.t ' , Kvcrynuo i sigmCtilnlos President Taft on having pulled tho railroad hill through Congress Our hrlel rabies do not stato whether Its fa- ther recognized the ,i'lillil-3iftrc5-Ul had gone through Ihe CrtliJ?sslcuiafl hopper. D. O. llavemeyor Is the most roiil venlent individual for Trust em p'nyes to place the blnmo upon 2Uuik rakers can't reach nn thing but his reputation, and they made that look like a last ycar's'blrd's nest, before ho died. . i - u Vnolfo'a great moral cause stnrt ,od In with declaring the present 'liquor law of Hawaii to ho tho host a I he had ever known. iiNowT-lie-niHt his followers want Prohlblttoirulilclil'hltloii'of the sale and manufacture they admit 11 not which Is withal a farce. Whj should confidence? proH4hlt-nnd dlslionoiublQ tliey Insplrn .; t Wet or Dry does not represent then . rr Insiiie or tho Plebiscite The liters or tho Territory ure to cx,ircss"Uielr opinion on whether they wish to ex change tho present effective license, law for tho farce or Prohibition, ibnt rui"rcasonablo man" clalinstevcr-dpl y&WJ !w. v" ,ow many plantation managqrs .' ' of tho Terrltnrj of Hawaii dare to m . nnonlu tin lo.a tlitif " Hia. In.An.l ,.. yf do all n tKqlr power to "prohibit til Mr cutilo)(.s from securlLg Intox icating beverages. That Is what tho Prohlbltloulstsldiould do if there Is any civic honesty in them, Prottlbltriffllsts blandly admit tho 'follv-T-TTrtielr rauieby snjlng, "Of . courSeyr I'jolilliltlon does not pro lilbltjrl t5nise(juutly, there cun he M oH purposo on their part lii parrying the plehlstito election for Prohibition. Thoy want un endorse ment of Woolley and Woolleylsm In order to return to Washington with some other dark lantern scheme for blocking government In Hawaii by the people, it memory tcrves correctly, a very i Important assembly of vory wise men Jin this city pnnrpously declared that j'lho coiswlse laws of tho country would b3" suspended If they said so, and nil qrdlnary American citizen WHAT WATTERSON SAYS Tho following denunciation of pro hlbltlon and Its teachings is from tho pen or Henry Wattersln, cdlcor of (bo 1 Louisville Courier-Journal: . ..Tho Courier-Journal hasaald that no man can be a ProlilbltlonIM and ro malu a Democrat. Tho generic prln ciplo of Democracy reads "freedom for all, exclusho privileges to .uonu' Sumptuary legislation, In wHich llui' current of Prohibition mooniont grounds Itself proposes to es tablish by law certain standards of conduct having their origin lu certain so-called religious societies. If sue ccssful with respect to drink tho union or Church and Stato thus ef fected other limitations will follow as a matter of course-, tho objective point being a moral codo sot up for tho peo pie and oer the people by tho clergy relying upon force, not conscience, for Its, maintenance and support, j It was preclselyipuch a system that JefferBon, tho rather of Democracy, .antagonized Jn yirglnla,.aud crushed ui-iii-uiiiiuiu mi(ui.iiib luwietvi'i wi uu t ' Editor PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. . WHUKl.Y IJUI.I.UIIN I'll S) Moiital , JR .ffo Per Vtat, luywlirieli, US . I.iki Wl tear feny'vlme n CtiimU.. I.fto I'el Vehi ftrtUiltd, fottlftli,..,.. 3.o tntt-reU t the Iiortce ai llmmiuiii m rronl dm mutrr ..JUNE 4. 1910 must stand nsldo. It appears, how ever, that when Congress was call ed upon to diclilo whether the lawn u the lountry should he suspended fur the benefit ct foreigners and for elfin shipping, the legislators or e nation decided, thai the Aniuilcun citizens were entllled to some con slderntlon CONFESS THEIR FOLLY "It is found on reading of his (Senator Lane's) argument that the whole of his opposition to ptolubition is Inscd upon the old atgument that prohibition will not prohibit. WE AS SURE HIM THAT NO REA SONABLE MAN EVER CLAIM ED THAT IT DID." Adver. User. l would nppear that nothing arc-4uinains lo ho said of tho truo ' character of the Prohibition farce a re'v fanatics, are trying to sauuie on "lU, Irrr'tury ,-"e "wan wlilclidiults nt thu t (itie- nun nil 'reasoludile" man ever .Inlincd that 1'rolilbltton did pro ' U ""- nccepted ami confessed spokcL.UQii for the Prohlbltlon-liov-erunient by - Commission - and - re -strlctcd franchise forces of the Ter ritory of Hawaii, It Is owned by Thurston, who Is a member of the cxecutlvo committee of tho Prohibi tion .League. As ithq Mother of Illlud pigs It Is doing its best to mnl!o Prohibition look attractive. Tim nlatforiii or tho Prohibition U.uuo culls for tho ubsoliitu prohf- oMiilOkluitiiiK liquors 111 the Tcrrl t,ory tff .ll.iwn.ll. loro than (his, it (..ills for the prohibition by rederal enactment of tho Importation of in loUiJatli gTJIijuprs. "" n3w TJiilfstpli's paper, In response to a stialghtforward dechiratlnn b a'1?a'0't!iK.l)tw;nllau-Anicrlcan, bland ly ndJiiHs. that no 'ro.iMiiiable" in.;it ever clalmeil that Prohibition pro hibits. .- "njiK-niiiHt mean (hat tho Prohlbl-'Uott-proinOtoisJu the Thurston alley Sin hjpotritcsat d glory In It. On this o casion no iioro fitting rrhuko to (ho local ProhlhltlimlhtB of this stnnip cou'd bu offeied (linn (hat contained In the following Vords rroni William' II Tuft when tpeaklng on "Aspects or Civic Duty": "Nothing is more foolish, nothinp; more utterly at variance with sound public policy thnn to enact a law which, by reason of the conditions suiroundicir the community, is inca pable of enforcement. "Such instance is sometimes pre sented by sumptuary laws, by which the sale of intoxicating liquors is nrohibited under penalty in localities where the public sentiment of the irrmediate community docs not, and will not, sustain the enfoi cement of the la'v. "In cares where the sale of liquor can not be prohibited in fact, it is far better to rejulat.c and diminish the evu than to attempt to stamp it out. By the enactment of a drastic law and the failure to enforce it there is iniccted into the publio lightened thought and progressive lib erty, escaped froni tho prison Wall or Feudalism, Clericalism and Despotism. That tho States or tho South, with all history to warn them Against tho fusion or religion and politics espe cially with tho history or Purltlanlsin In Massachusetts nnd or prohibition In Jho Statu or Mnlno tti advlso tffeni or tho wickedness nnd futility 67 sumptuary laws should propose at this lato day to rorget tho lessens qf tho past, and at a tlmo when theho( ter judgment of tho North Incline; toward tho separation of Church and Stato, to exchange places with the,. New England or Cotton Mather nnd Wendell Phillips and Llojd Oiitrlson, Is proof merely of how enduring things urn orten sacrificed for present1 relief. To keep whisky from tho negro Is then strength of Prohibition In Oeoi gla, Alabamu, Mississippi nnd Tonnes, see, ThQj whlto peoplo In none of thoso 8tatPK can belleva that hysteria Is a posslblo basis for good, .govern, ment. No thoughtful man can seo it miiid'thc idea that laws arc to be observed or violated according to the will of those affected, "I need not say how altogether pernicious such a loose theory is." AliKllULlURE IN SCHOOLS. L ' Not many months ngo some or our 'best" citizens mid others whom Jie "best" think uili not so good as (hey, wcnt"iip In th air al tho sug gestion made Hi Jhls piper that more or prat Ileal ngrlciiltilio. should re'fiitiHlit the ihlldieii In (he public tchpols or the Territory Tile 'Miest" illUolis ohJHtlil be nuse of Uiilr reeling (hit tho com irtun people were getting too niiirli education. TliuTitlier objectors cried ou(r "You are trjlng (o lit ike cool ies of our children." Thu II II 1 1 o 1 1 n hopes that lu ul crpponciits of this movement hi(ui chnnged their lews It would bo unfortunate for them to persist In (heir efforts to block ediintlon.il prugreis, nlid thus keep Hawaii among the backward coiiiiuunw'nltlis Or (he country 'j Wgilcultu'ral education In tho comnipn kcIiooIs Is rapidly making hoadwa) throughout Hie mainland,, and but a short lime will clapso be fore this feature of Industrial In struction for tho country children will occupy as important a position nit manual training lu the city s hool In line with (he niocnicnt (o in (rodiiro this work In tho high schools of California, State Super intendent of Pilbllc Instruction Ed ward Hjntt nsks tho educators of Hint State nnd others to assist him In the preparation of a hand-hooK or bulletin which will seno (ho pur poso prnrltcnlly of a (et book, In asmuch ns II will be a foreword to the Institutions wherein elementary farming Is to be Included In tho studies Hyatt stntes In his letter that this form of education Is today engag ing more attention throughout tho United States than any other Tho fchool heads or the pation are en- deiorinir In have the comlnr- ran. srallbn become more thoroughly ac quainted with the agricultural sub. Jects, so the detnlls of getting this nunement strrtcd lu shape before California schools Is considered an Important matter whlsh requires wide- cooperation. Hawaii, un exclusively ncrleul- lural secllun or (ho counlry, can no( ,arford to lag behind In adopting agrulturat educnHon for tho chl' iiren of tho schools. ' ' t: :: :t t: tt u a t: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: : u flock, of Ignorant nnd eicllud nomon and lihioccnt chlldrea gatlierol ab ml (ho Klls with equanimity, ir It Is wise and right In 0110 causu It must ho wise and right In every causoi rea son sent to tho fear, emotion hurried to tho fionlj hong and praor, not In telligent discussion, the arbiter In elections, the fanatical preacher In collusion with tho rascally politician, mo, real leaders or (he peoplo; Ihe union.or cjiitucn mid Ht Mo complete'. Truly, thu negro, to whoso Impnssho agency wo owe so many woes, Is still a potential Instrument In tho hands of tho Intylorant clerical nnd tho artful dcinagogno tint Is tt pnsslhlo that these sinister forces, disguised as temperance workeis, can blot out from tho memory of Kentucky und tho Km. tucklnns tho lessons which thdr rath' era brought from Vlrglnln, or hllnl lliclr ejes to tho oU splilt which their erfoitB In tho name or ninrnllly and religion havo already caused (o wnlk abroad lu Tennossco, Alab ima, .Mississippi and Cieorglu; fnnatlclsni pleaching confiscation. Inflamed tiarty- Ism culminating In bloodshed? Tho world owes one hundred soars or blood und terror, of brutality and Waterhouse Trust Real Estate , FOR RENT: Bedrooms, V , Manoa Valley ..,..,,,..3 $40 ', Matlock Avenue 2 ' 25 V Matlock Avenue ..,...,,3 . 30 Jf1,, Alexander Street 5 60 Lunalilo Street .., 3 25 N" Nuuanu Street 7 GO ,- FURNISHED: Ht , Manoa Valley ,.3 50 Young Street .2 30 '', FOR SALE: Improved and tinimnroved nroner- '," ty in Manoa, Kaimuki, Palolo and inside districts. WANTED: ' 1 To buy a small house and lot in good neighborhood. f . warernouse Forty nd Merchant Streets HOME FOR SALE PRICE This property consists of n mod crii 5 room bungalow, on car line. Mcdern plumbing; finishing is "in natural wood. Lot contains about 10,000 square feet; alligator pear tues, mango trees and orange trees wcte planted some vearsvago and are .now bearing. Artesian water is se cured in abundance and at a nom inal rate from private artesian well in adjoining lot. This bargain is only for a short time. X Trent Trust Co., Iitd. Ten (10) Room House In KALMIK! Modcrrr and in Best of Condition Large a rounds (40,000 sq. ft.). Growing Trees, Garden, Chicken Corrals, etc. Cntlre. grounds all fenced niul'well Improved. Price, $3500 Bishopjrust Co., Ltd. -BETHEL STREET I wrong to Religion and Politics. As 'thu Church, built upon tho teaching of Jesus of Nnrirclh. acquired property l(s prlosUiootCUcgan to gird this prop erty round'tAtllli laws to. protect It. OUt ofnhCsVftwa Jfjcw theology. Tho groves, were God's first tem ples. Neither John, nor Peter, nor Paul required moie than a trco to Bhclter blm. Tho message they car rlod was an appeal to tho heart of man from tho BpIrK or Christ. It was not the IlcllgJon or Christ that light til the) woy from I ly pat la to Coper nicus, from liquid to He,feti8, from George WlsuVt to Cotton Mather, with fagots, or dirkened it with gib bets. It was tho Devil of Intolerance born of thu human lust for power and rod front lime to tlmo by tho greed of piBslnn Transferred frum tho Old World to the Now, from thu splendid accretions of tho reqdal Ages In Hnglnnd, Franco and, Italy1 to tho roo forests of Massa chusetts, Rhode Island anil Virginia, dogmatic desottsm based on super stition, did not last very long. The effort to set up n Theologlcil Mon archy by the ery mon who had fled from tho Bedford lull had failed beroro tho i-rn or tho American' Ttovolutloi: but, with tho making or tho Constitu tion ot tlu United States taking les sons from Virginia, predominated by tho Influence or Jefferson a complete separndon ot Church and Slate was effected nnd a moro perfect union for the better promotion of lire, liberty Trust ( s sH 1 It's a great comfort to know that lyou can communicate with friends at sea and on the other islands by Wireless Office open cm Sunday from (8 lo 10 a. m. and the pursuit of happiness was es tablished. This has been seriously menaced but onco, und that by the, infusion or Religion and Politics in n single sec tion ror tho abolition of African slnv ery. Tho North had got rid of Its slaves. It resohed to rid the South of Its slaves. That slavery w'as wrong need not bo denied, To Extinguish It by proUng It so through mental and moral suasion, was not only tho right, but tho duty of those who believed It wrong. But. getting first Into Religion nnd then Into Politics, It blew finally n gale of passions so general1 and impllcnble that a tempest of war spread oer tho land, exterminating slavery, Indeed, but ut enoi mous cost; rour long ears or savagery; ten suc ceeding years or spoliation; a genera lion or 'nation il cmblttermcnt and wastefulness. True to tho priestly character or ov cry sect and lu all ages, tho clergy In tho United States, Und both North and South, whooped up the frcnzlos of tho people; they know no1 such woid ns moderation; qne or tho groat diuretics going to tho length In Its national contention lo threaten Its dlro displeasure, boding political an ulhlllatlon, upon ecry Senator In Congress who should olc against tho tmpenchmcut o("ff President who had committed no other crime than thut or loyal fulfillment of his oath of of tlco. These citations nro intended to show that thoilvrgy are not safo, or sound, political leaders, and that clericalism in politics loses moro ror thu Church than It gains ror thu State, oven where 1(h representatives nro honest und disinterested and not alnglorlous and corrupl. No man holds) religion In greater reverenco and lis ministers In more respect and honor than I do, and havo done all my life. I am against woman surf rage becauso 1 loo woman and would prescrvo (ho homo. I am ngnlntst (ha preacher In politics bo cause I put Christianity above all patty Ism nnd would pieserve Its splr- It Inviolate And, for the vindication of my belief, I point to all history, bo i ginning with thu persecution or tho Saints lor opinion's sake und culmi nating In tho wretched rarpe of Pro hibition In the Stato or Maine, rein 1 rorcod by tragedy lu Tennesseo. Sumptuary legislation springs from the SRJrlt of intermeddling and from the tplrlt of Intolerance In about equal parts. '"Reversing the command of God to love thy neighbor as thy. self, It seeks forcibly to compel that neighbor to do as you would have him, or -kill him, or burn his house, or Con fiscate his property. Begun fn tyran nous self'-assertlon, It Invariably ends In despotism or collapre. Tho Reconstruction policy set up In the South by Northern extremism at tcr tho War ot Sections embraced In Its central Idea and essential purpose tho recreation of Southern society up on a Now England basis. Missis sippi was to bo squared by Massa chusetts. Tho beaten and unregener ate slao drivers of Alabama, having but two rights left them, that to be hanged and that (o be damned, must ndort tho sublimated view-' of the negro entertained by Iho radicals ot tho North. Little thought, It any, was shen to conditions, and. ror a while chaos, having with oilier con-i sequences or tho war wrought ruin, reigned thioughuut tho Southern country. Only within the last tin or, twele years hnve the Northern peo pie awakened to tho (net "thut the rule widely works very well In Rhodo UI- and and Vermont will not work at all In Alabama and Mississippi; that what I Is good ror one, community may not bo good ror another; -that the negro question la not a sectional and parti san, but a 'radical quostlou, and that It Is best to leave the wb'tes and the $2500 blaek3 ot the Southern States to ad-t just themselves to one another and to sottlo whatever differences exist 'between them, according to prevailing conditions and requirements, ' Bringing tho Illustration homo to tho peoplu, of Kentucky, tho effort to forco upon nny one or the leading cities or towns or the State the samo Iocs! pro visions and police regulations which apply readily and are easily main tained In the avenge country nslsh borhoott Is an exact reproduction on a minute scale ot the reconstruction experiment which wrought havoc on a gigantic scale. "SPf' Wo havo seen how' Prohibition works In Maine. Wo are seeing how It works In Gcorgln. Wo shall see how It works In Tennessee nff Aln bamn. For a whllo, 1-darO say, It will keep whisky rroni tho negro at least, mako It harder tor Iho negro to got It. Ilut it will not nbato. for nowhero tins It abated, tho drink habit among tho whiles. Instead of lawful reguh Hon, It will beget unlawful evasion. For plnln Intoxicants It will suhstl tuto poisoned Intoxicants. Smuggling, extortion and adulteration will become there ns clsowhcre nrcoplcd agon clcs. In placo of the saloon, which, as wo know It, Is an Indefensible, quantity, but may he regulatod, If wo seo fit, nnd (he sale or drink undor and nhovo-hoard under slatutory en aclmont, we shall have the various forms of outlawry and hypocrisy which laws, repugnant to tho habits, scntl tnenjs nnd opinions of great bodies of tho people, always provoke. In the long run, this Is nqt tho worst of It. Ilcyoml nnd above thoso things the establishment In any community or ,n policy resting upon a disputed codo or public morality and Individual conduct, and looking ror Its BUpport to Inflnmer appeals (o religious feel ing, generates not only pharasalsm but tyranny. It arouses passion and pro motes collision by nssilllng what free men regards ns private property and personal rights ; and, by bringing the Church nnd Stale nearer together. If not reuniting (hem, It Inevitably cor rupts (he fountains ot Justice und law by elmlnatlns reason nnd enthroning emotion. .We know nt what cost Slav cty was abolished. Upon the ruins of slavery have arisen other, new nnd direful evils. The attempt even to seem to nbollth the use or alcoholic beverages lu Kentucky must begin by extinguishing many hundreds or mil lions or dollars or properly and rev enue. Tho property was honestly ac quired. It Is lawfully possessed. Di rectly It employs and sustains at least a hundred thousand more; Indirectly a hundred thousand moro. It brings to the Stato many millions or dollars or foreign monoy which enters (he general reservoir and mnkes for (he prosperity of the people at large. Annihilate these millions of proporty, Incomo and revenue, as the Antl-Sa loon Leaguo, proposes to do, and wl)at do wo gain In lieu of them 7 Im mensely Increased taxation, to start with, and, after that, precisely what they have gained In Maine;, ror every saloon that pays taxes,, a speakeasy (hat pays none; ror every dollar of revenue nnd Income cut ort from (he people and (ho public treasury, a dol, lar of trlbnto to tho smuggling ex press company, or tho contraband road agent; for ovory man who bcIIb a drlnk(an outlaw; for every man who takes a drink, a liar ami lawureaKor; (ho political preacher nnd Iho rascally politician In nlllnnco, (ho ono to dls- poso of corner lots In Heaven accord Ing to his Ignorance or his venlallty tho other to roll his eyes sanctlmon lously In the direction or Heaven, to hold office and to control (ho clnn desdne disposition or drink Just as (hey have done Jn (ho Slate of Malno for nearly slxly years. He who calls the people's attention to circumstances and considerations which cannot be denied Is at once de nounced as a friend of whisky and the rumeeller; as an enemy of religion and tempsrance; If not a drunkard outright, as a hired man of the dis tilleries breweries and saloons. It Js of a piece with the rejoinder of tho Southern radical In the old slavery debates (hat, If you were In favor of freedom, you wanted to marry a nig' ger. Sentimental extremism has- no other answer when confronted with tho inexorable facts or experience and WHEN you purchase a fine Watch, you want one that will last for years; one that will give satisfaction under all conditions. Howard watches have the reputation of bein"i accurate timekeepers, and, ' with the proper caw, will last a. lifetime or V lodger. They cost a little raorejthah other makes of 'Watches,' but they are worth more. We sell Howards at the factory price, ,and have a large stock on hand at all times, H. F.Wichman & Co.. Ltd., LEADING: JEWELERS FORT STREET m SENUK DON ENRIQUE 0. DC LA MADRID. j f iff ft- T -,' . x dulB hBvi vSS GOVERNOR 0 ES DR. R Benor Don Knrlque O. dels Madrid, Governor of the State; of Collma, writes M follows I x Collma, January 0, 1000. Bonor Dr. S.I1. Hartmsn, Columbus, Oblo, U.S.A. Dear Sir: This Is to Inform yoa dial, haWng used your medicine, l'cruna, for some of tho Ills that this modlclno it mode to eure, I hare obtained tho best results, and for this rcssou do not hesi tate to strongly recommend it as very rfccttve In Its remits. Yfmr very truly, E.O.DB LA MADRID. TLero are a host of petty ailments which are the direct result ot tin weather. Th Is Is moro trne ot ths excessive heal of summer and the Intense cold of win ter, but is partly trne ot all seasons of tho year. Whether it be a cold or a cough, ca tarrh ot tho beaUor bowel complaint, whether (hollver be afticted cr tho kid neys, the cause is Tory liable lo be the same. The weather slightly deranges the mucous membranes of theorgaus and the result Is some 1 anodonal dlicase. Parana has become a standby In thou sands of homes for minor ailments el this sort, ' , The following wholesale druggist swill supply the retail trade: BEN SON, SMITH & CO., Honolulu, Ha waii. the !nevlabto deductions ot logic. Tho oCher drty (ho And Saloon lea gue with nn air of triumph was cir culating a great pdster, on which was printed In 'big,,' black typo tho follow ing extract from tho Courier-Journal of (ho 4th of Juno, 1808r "Local Option, each community (o bo (he Judge or its own vviiiiIk nnd needs tho doctrlno or homo rnle has been effectual wherever It has been tried, and Is as near iKrestrlc tlon of tho drink ovll ns.leglslallbii can provide." If (ho And Saloon League had wanted soma good lltornturo, somo--"real hot stuff," nnd had como to inc, I could and would havo furnished Its emissaries u lino or excerpts much mora to their purpose and liking than (his. Tho Courier-Journal Is on rec ord over and over ugiln as to (ho bad character of (ho saloon as It Is com monly conducted In tho United States. It simply does not believe tlftit Prohi bition prohibits, but docs bellovo that tho distribution ut drink can bu so regulated, by law ns to rid l( or mo3(, ir not all, or its objectionable features. Each civil district In a county should be Its own Judge. Each pre cinct In a city should be Its own Judge. The hotels and clubs, HJco the private dwellings, should be their own Judr.es. If a 'man wants to take a drink, let him take It like a man, and not like a sneak. If drink Is to be sold, as it la bound 'to' be, no mat ter what statutes are leveled against It, let It pay taxes to the State, coun ty and city, not'coptflbute to the sup por of a, clerlco-pollllcal alliance, de riving Its powers from fraud, outlawry and the spy system? It has been the liurd experience, ot tho Courier-Journal during more than forty years of constant stress to en counter upon the battlefields ot thought nnd action, nnd along the border line separating' Norlh and South, all (ho orrors and every pos ition which revolutionary times can call Into being. Amid the 'varying for tunes and Contradictory events Inci dent to a complete bouloversemcnl of social and political Conditions, It has held true to Its intellectual convic tions. These havo obliged It to an tagonize each ot mauy, extremes. They hayo brought upon t untoward misconception and misrepresentation. Tho cross of duty and obloquy may povor be lifted, i1,,, At Iho outset It found tho white peo ple ot the Southern States at the mercy of lio Iladlcajs of the North. Tho baud of tho fioijth ivvju literally In tho Rons rnouth. A sot of reaction aries, who had not fought when thero was fighting to belono, began to play upon tho credulity, oxcltnblllty nud Ig norance of tho unthinking. The Courier- Journal accepted tho war amend ments to tho Constitution as tho Treaty of Peaqe, between the secdons, and becauso It urged their acceptance as such in good faith by Kentucky and her sisters nmong "tho States lately In rebo'lllon," It was for years donounced as a Hcpulillcsn In dis guise. The effort of tho reaction aries to nullity the results of tho war by party maneivert n ghastly nnd (Continued on Page 0) F COLIMA m