The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-09
How Anti-Saioon League VIII
Proceed in Legislature.
ITS DlSPENSARY PLAN
And How Mr. Swan Thinks II
Will Work If a Law,

BOARD or commissioners Of Logan county
this week decided against the league ir
its efforts TO prevent the renewal of Rit-
terbush's license. Appeal lies to the
district court, which however. merely re-
views he proceedings OF the board as
shown 10Y its record. and thereupon rem
ders judgment The league is not pur-
suing Ritterbush with any greater order
than any other alleged offender. nor does
it claim that his alleged violation of the
law IS more fragrant than that Of the
generality Of liquor retailers. On the
contrary. a prominent league worker said
today that Ritterbush's conduct Of his
business was such that were none worse
than he the situation would be quite toll
cradle by comparison; but that the
league claimed shat he had violated the
law, and was Simply including him in
the scope Of its campaign against a class
Of offenders against especially the screen
and slot mill clauses ofthe Oklahoma
liquor law. which, in the opinion Of the
above quoted prominent league worker,
included S. per cent Of Oklahoma liquor
dealers.
Along with the campaign for the en-
forcement of the present liquor law. is
in progress another campaign. for the en-
actment Of the bill already prepared
along state dispensary lines and a syn
9psis Of which has already appeared in
the Eagle 1T is curious fact that the
league expects no harder fight upon It's
BIN TO be waged by any interest than viii
be put I'D by the prohibition element in
the legislature and out
Ia an interview today Rev II. 2
Swan. territorial superintendent Of the
league. said
1.-THE leagues idea IS that while prohi-
oiuon is the ideal which should be and
undoubtedly win he realized in the not
distant future. * is at present imprac-
ticable, it is at present impracticable in
oklahoma The league wants aft any
one time. only what IL stands a fair show
Of getting. Tt sees no present hope for
anything better than the enactment Of
IT'S dispensary BILL and for that achieve
Inent it entertains a most lively hope
orr prospects are very bright The no.
htical power oe the liquor traffic in
Oklahoma is now broken and its influence
does not move the voters Of this new
country There are vet some tlmid poll /
tieians who fear the power of liquor but
these w6akings win soon be relocated to /
the rear. IT is going to take men. not +
tools to keep up with the procession /
down here"
How VIII this dispensary law prevent /
joints and bootleEging
by taking away the profit from the
dealer The dispensarv. buying In great
quantities. can sell so low that indivi1-
uals could not begin to compete. and the
incentive of gain gone. there viii he no .
object Of running the great risks of law
violation. The dispensarv sells n Dure
article at a low price. There would be
no reason for the drinker to nav a higb
ct price for an adulterated article from
the bootegger, asd If there are no buy
ers there VIII be no sellers"
'How about the saloons2"
They VIII be annihiated"
And the drug stores?5
own have no part in the traffic The
liquors they use in compoundfng their
medicines they can buy Of the disneo-
sary. and monthly they must make q
fun report to tho commissioner Of he
Uses to which they put the LIQUOR so pur-
chased and this report must agree with
the amount purchased. They can not
sell intoxicating liquor for any purpose
under penalty Of fine Imprisonment and
the revocation Of their drueeists's par-
nit TO do business"
what viii the law do with the brew
cries and distiueries's vested riebts7"
They can continue business ana MAX.
q nid for furnishing OF liquors TO the dis
1ensary. the same as any outside firm
They can also shin their goods out ~
The territory. under the certificate of the
disneneary chemist"
what VIII become Of the LIQUORS now
held by the saIoons?"
'If 80 is pure Il may be sold to the 5fs.
pensary and there used. if not nurs f. ,
must be either destroyed or shiune1 7,t
Of the territory"
How win the local dispensers b. kent
out Of his rake-oT?"
'IIe Wiu have no mart or interest in r
the liquor that Is sold but VIII receive > !
regular salary. so there IS no incentive, =, 81
Increase the sale. Then. every sale Re d
made on signed application therefor r
and these blanks are furnished bv tbs 2
commissioner. and are numbered oones-,,- +
'Ve'y and must 10 returned as si~na5
where their totals must balance with tn q
q mount IN liquor sent that disoanso~ ans g
me- amount OF cash returned F7Bavv s.
nes and imprisonments are The renal q
les Tor violation as wei as rerovol (
from office"
WHAT win this system cost TO rune,
Nothing. but instead there win bo
leaFy Income. Tn South Carolina The
isl -Aree months income on tho now law
-ia All t1e expenses Of starting the svs-
en- ana tha beginning is the mast ev- >
'As!Ne time and yot IL turned ia p~ostz -
b the sum Of S2e1oS" II
HOW VIII this l8u commerce vt-f+s, .s D