Shielding the Liquor Traffic.
“A kingdom divided against itself can not stand.” Then what shall be said of a republic when one of its executive departments shields the liquor traffic from the limitations placed upon it by another department? This query is suggested by the following item taken from the Pacific Ensign:— Yellowstone Park is the most wonderful combination of fine scenery known, and the Secretary of the Interior, in whose charge it is, has forbidden drinking-saloons or bar-rooms in the limits of the park, and soldiers are stationed there to see that all park rules are enforced. Yet there is liquor-selling all through the park, and four gentlemen who went to the park recently made effort to find out, and were invited into the liquor room of three prohibition hotels, and saw on the wall the retail liquor dealer’s receipt for government tax, proving that while the Department of Interior forbids, the Department of Treasury licenses liquor selling in Yellowstone Park. If that is not anarchy, what is? The editor of the New Voice was one of the gentlemen. They bought liquor as a test.