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W. C. T. U. NOTES
WHAT RIGHT HAS THE STATE
TO RESTRICT A HAN’S PER
SONAL LIRERTY?
Rev. J. William Neyman , Ph. D.,
Phillipsburg, Kansas.
There is scarcely a crime in the
catalogue, however infamous, <het
has not been committed under the
plea of personal liberty. It is a ve
ry common thing today to hear pro
hibition condemned because it op
poses personal liberty. Is this op
position just? Personal liberty
gives man the right to seek his own
Cssure and his own interest to the
it of interference with the rights
of his fellow men; beyond this he
must not go. When Robinson Cru
soe was alone on his island, he had
absolute liberty as far as his fellow
men were concerned. But the very
moment he ceased to be the only oc
cupant of the island, his liberty was
restricted. He became a member of
society and, therefore was obliged
to regard the rights of others. He
was, therefore placed under a law of
prohibition which forbade him do
those things which interfered with
the rights of others.
“No Man Liveth to Himself”
It is a mistake for a member of
society to think that his acts affect
himself alone. A passenger at sea
may consider that he has absolute
liberty to do as he pleases when in
his own hired cabin, and so he has
so long as his acts do not interfere
with the rights of others, but he is
not privileged to bore a hole, with
a two-inch auger, through the bot
tom of the ship, because such an act
would endanger the lives of the other
passengers. The farmer who has
bought and paid for his farm may
think he has a right to raise what
he wishes, but in some parts of our
country the law says ho must not
allow the Canada thistle to grow on
his land; so he is under a law of pro
hibition. Society confers on us ma
ny privileges and asks us to respect
the rights and interests of our fel
low men.
The state or nation has the right
to make laws to prohibit people from
doing anything that interferes with
the life, health und happiness of an
other. The state or nation not only
has the right to make such laws,
but is under obligation so to do, and
to see that the law rs enforced. Cer
tain individuals cry out that this is
an infringement upon personal liber
ty and should'not be tolerated. Has
not a state or nation the right to
make a law to restrict personal lib
erty when it interferes with the
righ ts of others ? Do not the lnws
against murder and against stealing
restrict personal liberty? But how
far does personal liberty extend?
Does it give a man the right to selt
hi* neighbor liquor which causes him
to beat his wife and abuse his chil
dren? Does personal liberty con
fer the right to take your boy against
his will and make him a drunkard?
Surely not. But that is what the
licensed saloon keeper is doing con
tinually. It requires 2,000,000 boys
from each generation as raw mater
ial to meet the demands of the sa
loons of our country. To keep up
the supply, one family out of every
five must contribuc one. Is not such
a system interfering with our
rights? Have w_- not the right to
say there must be a prohibition
against it? Does personal liberty
give to a man the right to go to a
saloon and waste his wages while
his family is in need and suffering?
The constitution forbids interference
with pre-existing contracts. Has
not a man entered into an express
contract with his wife, and an impli
ed contract with his children, that
he will provide for them? What
kind of liberty is that which permits
a man to spend his money in the sa
loon and starve his family; to make
himself so crazy drunk that he will
go home and injure his wife. Is it
liberty to do the wrong that is want
ed—liberty that does not respect
the rights of others?
But, it is often asked, "Is it not
right for me to do as I will with my
own?” I have not the least hesita
tion in answering "No.” You have
no right to set up next to my home
a bone-boiling factory, an oil refine
ry, or a manufactory of gun-powder.
There is a prohibitory law against
your doing so. There should be a
prohibitory law against your estab
lishing a saloon next to my home
or in my community, for it interferes
with my personal liberty. The sa
loon is a curse to the community.
It turns sober, industrious men into
idle paupers, and even makes crimi
nals of my neighbors, who. without
it, are kind husbands and loving fath
ers. It enters the happy homes of
my fellow men and changes them in
to places of wretchedness. It low
ers the morals of the community. It
depreciates the value of my proper
ty. It increases my taxes many per
cent to support the poor house, the
prison, the mad house and policeforce
made necessary by it. There is even
d inger of it entering my own home
and making it wretched. I insist
that my rights shall be respected,
and a prohibition put on personal lib
erty that interferes with them.
Personal Liberty Asked to Do Wrong
This cry of personal liberty asks
that all restraint be removed and
privilege be given to do wrong, with
out the interference of the law; it
asks that a man be granted liberty
to ruin himself and others. It de
mands that which is never asked by
the industrious. law-abiding citizen.
Prohibition of the liquor traffic does
not interfere with the personal lib
erty of the person who desires to do
right, any more than does the prohib
ion of murder and stealing. The li
quor traffic is an evil, and, therefore
should be prohibited by law as are
other evils.
Everything But Kegs
One brewer in the state of Wash
ington has discovered that the pro
hibition law, instead of destroying
his brewery, has opened up to him a
more profitable business. He is now
bottling and pasteurizing milk and
manufacturing cheese. His big
trucks are hauling milk instead
of beer. His steam plant and re
frigerating apparatus aVe cooling
milk and cream and curing cheese,
and he finds it necessary to employ
even more men than he did before.
Other brewers in the state of Wash
ington are reported to be about to
profit by this brewer’s experience.
CAVENDER IN COMMAND
Major J. W. Cavender of this city
will be in command of the officers’
school to be held at Fort Mackinzie,
Sheridan, June 6 to 11 inclusive.
The school will be for the officers of
the first battalion which includes
Companies A, B, C, D and E. Each
company will send nine officers and
non-coms.
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PROFITABLE MANAGEMENT
One of the project farmers bought
261 ewes last fall for $1,044.00 and
paid S6O for hired labor and SIOOO
for alfalfa hay, making n total cash
expense of $1,104.00.
He lost eight and sold the remain
ing 253 for $2,000.00, leaving SBO6
to pay for his own labor in herding
them and for the sweet clover pas
ture on his farm, there being a very
poor stand of sweet clover which was
worth nothing except for pasture.
Don G. McGruder.
MORSE OWNS TRIBUNE
J. R. Baird has disposed of his
half interest in the I’owell Tribune
to his associate, A. S. Morse, who
will continue the publication of this
excellent newspaper. A. S. Morse j
was at one time associated with the
Herald and this office is well aware 1
of his ability. The Tribune is a pub-;
lication of which Powell may well
be proud.
NORTHERN WYOMINS HERALD
Shall Our Lyceum Die?
(From the Granville, 111., Echo.)
Judging from the increasing indifference toward the lyceum
in this community, can the managers and backers feel justified
in making the fight another season? It cannot be denied that
the lyceum has been losing out the last few years. Generally
it is attributed to the increase of other, cheaper entertainment.
It is to be regretted and considered with seriouß concern that
the possibility of dispensing with one of the oldest institutions
of our fathers is at this moment discussed with little hope of
prevention.
A serious crisis confronts us. Nothing save our schools and
churches has done for Granville in the matter of better living,
higher education and loftier ideals what our forty years of ly
ceum have accomplished.
Why should we now, when the community is in greater need
of uplifting influences than ever before, do away with one of
the few big factors in our refinement and culture?
The movies cannot be expected to fill the vacancy, for the
movies do not attempt to satify the same demands.
The matter is not a financial problem.
If the community conscience can be sufficiently aroused to
the imminent danger we now face * * * the lyceum will
remain one of our community’s greatest blessings.
MONUMENT HILL
Paul Christman received his patent
from the government for his home
stead last week.
Dr. Rhoades was on the Hill last
week trying to dispose of his bunch
of cattle which he is pasturing on the
Geo. Hank place. It is very prob
able that some local rancher will
buy them.
Since the Cody flouring mill seems
to be an assured fact for next fall
quite a large acreage of hard spring
wheat will be sown. Fred Wiard in
tends putting in about fifty acres if
he can get the ground broke. We
understand that Walter Schwoob will
be out in a few days with a gas trac
tor and will plow for several of the
ranchers who want breaking done.
Hard wheat yielded as high as thir
ty-five bushels to the acre last year
and since grain raising is one of the
chief sources of income we think it
a fine thing to raise a grain that can j
be readily disposed of for cash.
Will and John Abbott have taken
the contract for the fencing of the
county road across the school sec
tion and will commence work this
week. The material is already on
the ground.
Henry Wiard moved his cattle last
Copyright Hart ScLaffncr St Marx
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Short Stocky Men!
You’re not hard to fit—nobody is,
in Hart, Schaffnrr & Marx clothes
JF you’ve thought differently, we’re ready to
change your mind 0:1 that point. Here are
suits in the latest styles, in the newest fabrics
and patterns, to fit every figure. Hart, Schaff
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We’re to prove it; fit and satisfaction guar
guaranteed, if you buy it of
[f§j Dave Jones
The home of Hart Schaffncr & Marx clothes. Sletson hats and Interwoven socks.
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Friday from the Christman ranch to
j-.is own place.
My, what a beautiful country we
have now! Can you imagine a spot
in the west with nice green grass and
flowers like a lawn covering the
hills? That is just what we have
now. A real slice of old lowa. If
you want to enjoy a day in the coun
try just like you used to back home
drive up and see us. We are sure
you will be paid for your trip.
Walter Phelps brought a load of
furniture and household goods out to
his ranch last week preparatory to
taking up his summer residence
here.
Claude Hooker purchased a new
drill from the Brundage Hardware
Co. this week.
Scarcely a pound of grain can be
bought on the hill now, nearly the
entire crop of last year being taken
up for seed. We are fast coming
into our own as a seed producing
section, Our seeds in quality rank
with the best the country produces.
ENDERS TO REBUILD
Peter Enders, owner of the Basin
Cement and Plaster works, which re
| cently burned to the ground, has an
nounced that he will rebuild the
: work with a modern mill at the site
of the deposit near Sheep moun
tain. It will have a capacity of fif
ty tons every twenty-four hours.
$8,600 FOR B. & Y. TRAIL
The forest service has appropriated
SB,OOO for use during the coming
season on the Black and Yellow trail
! over the mountains from Buffalo.
The road across the northfork of
the Crazy Woman creek will be com
pleted and other needed work done.
The George Washington nations'
highway coming over this trail fron
the Black Hills has added increase*
interest in this scenic route over thl
top of the Bighorns and the comple
tion of it will bring more travel into
Cody than any other highway.
ROADS PHOTO CONTEST
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Ida
Tarbell and Mark Sullivan will serve
as judges in a nation-wide photo
graphic contest in the interest of the
“Good Roads Everywhere” movement
with cash prizes of $2,600 open to
everybody, announced at the Nation
al Highways association in Washing
ton last month.
The photographs selected in the
competition will be used to establish
in Washington a national exhibit on
the good roads problem designed pri
marily to promote a nationally con
ceived scheme of highways.
The cash prizes of $2,600 were
subscribed by General Coleman du
Pont, chairman of the board of nat
ional councillors, and Charles Henry
Davis,- president of the National
Highways association. The compe
tition will be known as the du Pont-
Davis Road Photograph Prize con
test.
The first prize to be given for the
most striking (good or bad) road
photograph will be a SSOO cash
award. In all there will be 166 cash
prizes awarded.
The competition will be kept open
for eight months, closing at noon,
Tuesday, November 7. All photo
graphs should be addressed to “Good
Roads Everywhere” Photograph
Contest, National Highways associa
tion, Washington, D. C.
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* UNHEALTHFUL ECONOMY *
* Cutting off the advertising *
* may reduce expenses, but so *
* does cutting your windpipe *
* reduce the cost of living.— *
* Ed. V. Price & Co., Chicago. *
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