The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07

Bat Masterson. OF Denver, Charley Dex-
ter of San Francisco. Eli Marks. of Louis
vile, Dan stuart. of Dallas, Texas, Bud
Renaud, OF New Orleans. and a number
OF other sportsmen OF the United States,
/ am going TO organize what viii be stly
christened the American Liberty League.
We shall be duly incorporated In every
state in the Union and have chapters in
every city. town. and village in each state.
We shall be a body polite. and the State
Liquor Dealers Association won't be in it
with US for power, influence and public
spirit.
Here is our plan of action Just after
the two great parties in the various states
put up candidates for Office. especially for
congress and the state legislature. we viii
send 10 them committee Of our body
and invite them to write down their views
upon sports generally, and upon boxing
and horse racing in particular aud TO
send them TO the local branch OF our asso-
citation as speedily as possible. This is no
hold up. mind you. but simply a Chester
iieldian request that they define their po-
sitlon- If candidate, be he Democrat or
Republican. Silverite or Gold-bug Popn-
list or corporationist. attempts 70 Jolly
US or con US, or give US the marble heart
for fair. why then we will get out and
fight him. Partisanship cuts no figure
with US \ man must be either for us or
against US. We are with the man who is
With Us. and against the man who tries
10 peter Us.
AS between ten candidates who profess
10 be favorable 10 our side. we will favor
the man whose record Is the better as re-
CARDS honest sport: and it's dollars to ut
ter restitution, too, that We shall get the
records right.
BY the formation OF such a society
throughout the Union am satisfied that
we can easily hold the balance Of power.
We shall have support-the great social
and athletic clubs. for instance-which
they never can get
And Just observe what the LIQUOR men
can DO. I'm New York state for example
whenever they please. viii cite two in
stances In lSSS the Democracy put M
Judge Isaac II. Maynard for secretary Of
state The liquor men found out that he
had been against them while a member
Of assembly, and promptly scratched hin,
The Democratic leaders made every e.
fort 10 pun him through. but he was
beaten by something like $500 votes
while every other candidate on the ttc,xa.
won by majority OF aaeso or more. The
year before. Grover Cleveland and David
y. I'M we're elected governor and lieuten
ant governor. respectively. by majorlties
ranging from 100 co TO las0a
Again. IN New York city a few wears
age. when Tammany Han had everything
their os r way and their rivals we're 5ss6
20 the world. the wigwam put up Judge
Giiderslesve FOR denomination for tie
court Of general sessions Ex-Seoafor
James Fitzgerald was nominated bx. 49,.
almost 6efunct county Democracy. The
ltquor men got Il into their heads thar
Ghdersleeve was against them. and they
went against him Tammauy elected a.
whole ticket. Rith the exception ~ f=fra-
ersieeye. by saesa majority. FitzEeraia
beat el'ders'eeye by 100 majority Here
& VII BE- seen THAI the liquor dealers con-
trolsd 81 netting Ike Fo.ea or - go votes
IN New York alone.
I believe that We should ~ a far mora
formidable body than the liznor men n,
politics. Moreover We should be ~,,ors ~
uf pendent Tor We are not, as a rule. tied
20 party organizations as they are
n~ruly believe that we can without Ffes
cul'v hold the balance Of power y, a ~
tcrt1T % states II ~e uxe that p,war
wisely We shall have plenty q boxing y,
New York as well as In Texas in Maine
as weu IS IN California We shall then
have no such dtsEracCful spectacies ~
hypocritical congressman from states
thaf permit gun PLAYS" ard the roasting
- negroes az the stake. declatrinz against
the awful crime % boxing
We can heAt all the fanatics ard h,--ao-
crjtes 81 ali the states - we only sens
firmly together The boys over tn Esrr3aus
did II n she last parliamentary election
Ati1 80 1+AiA "a tFsA1tAs <te IS Wei here. Over
there So spe-tsrT7en have started A faae--z..
cn some nat similar lines 10 that wbi~h
z have lad ecSn- They wsre rot wen o.
Sauized. yet they defeated thirteen rara5.
oates wAo thoaght rhsy had = ake-vezik
tn getting elected These men rad a.
gg1reG Themselves against hs0xi1~ a-s
lhsT get a Knockout bsaw.
After the present theatrical saason "a
ever ana my towr - ended. an rofn< "a
steNcte All S1y eHerzteS 20 bEst3fns- an r,-
cal branches 81 the American Itaerfx
League throughout TIE country. rsssf~-
particular attsngioa 20 Ncw YORK. MaSns-
cklssct-s AID Pennsylvania asa'f k-,oVx
BAT I n4iEht ran feg congress myself sror,
Ey Cd home EoSton. So zS - zaest SOMA