The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-15

Bristol and jackson are earnestly and
urgently demanding that the pro-
visions of the law shall be extended u
them ana that they. like their sister
towns IN the State, shall have the
privilege nf deciding for themselves
as TO whether they shall continue to
have saloons or not.
LIQUOR DEALERS TACTICS.
A third reason is the declared pur-
pose of the liquor dealers to hrlng
the law into disrepute by means of
blind tigers and boot-leggers and the
jug trade, and by violating 1t In every
possible way, hoping that there will
come demand for its repeal ana the
reinstatement of the open saloon, in
which demand they will lead and which
they will encourage to the extent of
their ability. We 40 not believe that
the law will ever be repealed. We
believe that the material and moral
results to the various towns IN conse-
queuce of having gotten rid of saloons
will De so great that the people of the
State will have no disposition to repeal
the law, either two years from now or
at any time In the future. This has
been the experience of the past. No
temperance law in this State has ever
been repealed, and we believe that
none Will ever be. But at the same
time it Is well for the temp erance
people of the State to be on their
guard. They have to deal with
crafty and powerful foe. who will take
every ADVANTAGE possible and whose
announced programme, as stated
by a liquor manufacturer of the
East, is as follows: 1--WE have plenty
of money. We can buy the politicians
and control the parties; then we snail
control the churches and blot out all
laws restricting our business.
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.
What of the futureY The programme
of the Anti Saloon League Is very
simple:
1. Rigid enforcement of the four
mile law in towns which now come
under it's operation, and 10 this end
the vigorous prosecution OF all its
violatcrs-blind tigers, boot-leggers
or bv Whatever name called. The
league stands ready to JOIN with the
citizens Of these towns In the adoption
of any necessary means to render the
laws effective. The officers 1T the
League nope that these towns will
feel free to call upon them for any
assistance which they may be able to
render.
2. The extension of the law as soon
as possible to all Of the towns in the
State that want It, giving them the
of voting upon the question
of having saloons, either by corpora
tions as now, or by wards in the larger
cities. If 1t should be said that the
law could not be enforced in the larger
cities, then we have simply to reply
that before they can take advantage OF
the law they must have an expression
from their citizens on the subject, and
if there is sufficient public sentiment
O vote out saloons, then there would
be sufficient public sentiment to
enforce the law. Ii, on the other
hand, there would not be sufficient
public sentiment to enforce the law,
then there would not be sufficient
rublic sentiment to vote the saloons
out Certainly we think that these
towns whose citizens have been plead
ing for the privilege of having vote
on the question should be given that
privilege.
3. The regulation of saloons in
towns where they may still remain, so
as to minimize as far as possible their
direful influence.
AS seen from the above programme,
the work of the Anti Saloon League,
instead of being ended, Is just begun.
Again congratulating the people of
the State upon the gracious results
which have already been accomplished,
and reposing the utmost confidence IN
them that they will see to 1T that
those results shall be maintained and
carried yet farther, we are their
obedient servants,
TENN. NTi-SALOON LEAGUE,
EDGAR E. FOLK,
Pres and Acting Supt.
Nashville, Tenn, May 2, 1903.