The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29
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SECOND WARD SALOONS
ANTI-sALOON LEAGUES MOVEMENT
TO GUST THEM.
Secretary Dufts, OF the League, and
Rev. Worth VI. Tfppy Talk at
Broadway Church.

A meeting preliminary TO an organized
movement to GUST saloons from the Sec
ond ward was held in Broadway Nj. E.
Church last night. Secretary Dufts, of the
state Anti-saloon League, was the speaker
o. the evening. He was called here re-
Gently from Ohio to take charge of the
Anti-salool League work. and has been
making a campaign over the State. He used
for his text the first two verses Of the
thirteenth chapter Of Romans: Let every
soul be subject to the higher powers, for
there is no power but of God; the powers
that be are ordained by God. whatsoever
therefore. resisteth the power resisteth the
ordinance of God: and they that resist shall
receive to themselves damnation."
He said all persons should be governed
by the law. and the substance of his ad-
dress vas plea for the enforcement Of the
law against saloons. He said the liquor
question is great problem to solve and
that many differed in their opinions as to
how 1t shall be done. Some believe in pro-
hibstion. some in high license. some in
moral suasion, some in local option and
some in law enforcement but all these. he
said, should unite on some one plan and get
into action. The Anti-saloon League is the
have made ii possible to drive all the sa-
looms out of the State if the people do not
want them. He asked all persons who do
not believe I'm saloons to sign remon-
strances. and said they could do so without
Infringing on their political beliefs. While
he commended all of the temperance move
ments on foot. he said the most practicable
Il by rerlonstrance. and the law has placed
this treasure within reach of those who
oppose saloons.
Prohibition is the only means of suppress
ing the liquor traffic. he said, but the means
within the reach of the people should be
employed to accomplish the good the law
affords He read statistics showing that
high license had been a failure. and said
that any license did not pay the community
for the damage done by the saloon, but that
low license Is worse.
In the Second ward, he said, there are six
saloons that do not pay more than s25(
each. He said il is safe to figure that ar
average of 1000 passes over the bar of each
OF these saloons annually. making a tota
OF $4,000. If all the money spent for liquor
IN the United States in one year was used
for building houses 100000 could be erected
that would house 5000, 900 persons, and the
taxes these people would pay would more
than equalze the amount of revenue re-
ceived from the saloons.
There is no intermediate point in thi:
question" said he. Every one is either
for or against the saloon. When a remon
STRANGE is presented against a saloon the
county commissioners count those who are
not on the petition as being in favor OF the
saloon" He closed by saying the way 4
maintain a temperance law is to enforce IL
The Rev. Worth NJ. Tippy. pastor OF tn,
church, made a short address before clos
Ing. He said the Second ward is residenc,
ward and no place for saloons, and tina
the people could not afford to have them
He said they should be suppressed so tina
the boys would not be in danger and tn,
girls would not be insulted when the,
passed the places. He said the brewer
will not fight an appeal case in the Su
preme Court and will stand with the tenn
perance element against the saloon keep
ers on the ground that II makes no differ
ence to them, because the grocers an,
druggists will sell the beer. Mr. Tippy sal,
the people of the Second ward should figh
the saloons until they are all out. He sail
they would then likely have the "blin,
tiger to contend with, but as soon as tn
saloons are gone the next fight would b
against drug stores and groceries. The con
dition of the grocer and druggist he de
scribed as deplorable. and expressed sym
pathy because. he said. many were drive
into handling liquor by their best custom
ers." who would withdraw their trade
they were not supplied with beer How
ever. he said. the man who sold liouo
without license is worse than the man VIII
sold IL with license.