Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-13
Superintendent Malone of Anti
Saloon League Has New Plan
Of Fighting Saloons
is MORE RATIONAL SCHEME
Proposes to Organize Sort of Civic
Federation in Each County With
Various Departments For Work
Along different Lines-similar to the
Ohio Plan.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Sept 13-"We must work
indirectly in fighting the whisky TEL
lows and not come into contact with
the bad element, IL we wish to succeed
with the anti-saloon league" said AS
sistant Superintendent G. r. Malone,
of the state anti-saloon league, VINO
spoke to a number of Sioux City min
listers at a special meeting of the min
isterial association this morning in the
rooms of the Y. w. G. A.
His address to the ministers may re-
suit in the Reorganization of the anti
saloon league, with different methods
of work from those used by the old
league and which brought it into dis
favor with Sioux City people.
IF we have our detectives and at
torneys enforcing the law all the time,
we are antagonizing the liquor people
and our best church people will refuse
to have anything to do with the league
because their business interests are eX-
posed to the violence of the under ele-
ment, which threatens arson and boy
colt. There is no danger Of sandbags
and murders if we work indirectly and
make county attorneys and sheriffs tlnd
the men who violate the laws. Along
this line we can work and meet with
success, tho it will take several
years." said the league worker in the
course of his address.
Ministers Are Divided.
MI Malone talked confidentially for
over an hour with the ministers, and at
the close of his address a number Of
them threw their churches open to his
speakers and volunteered their assist
ance. Others We're frank and told him
the anti-saloon league was in such dis
favor in Sioux City that it would be
with some difficulty that a footing
would again be secured.
According to the plan outlined by the
assistant superintendent, he proposes
o organize Woodbury. county into
i civic federation or anti-saloon
league. 1t is on the plan the tenn
perance people in Ohio work. He will
furnish speakers to deliver addresses
in every church in the county and then
hold a county convention of temper
ance workers. To call the convention
he proposes to secure the names of 100
Christian business men who will sign
the call and give the movement some
strength at the start. After this con-
vention, the league will hold an anti
saloon Sunday in Sioux City and every
church in the city will be supplied with
speakers from the state organization,
"a
league work.
A Thorough Organization.
Thus the matter will first be brought
before the poole. The workers will
then secure superintendent for every
township and ward in the county and
open their agitation department. Each
minister will be asked to deliver four
addresses each year under the direc-
ton of these superintendent and at
such places as the superintendent may
arrange. The work will be kept
stirred up by this department, while
the legislative department will be kept
busy with the legislature and voters,
in the interest of bills restricting
liquor sales.
The department of law enforcement
will turn its attention to law breakers
md prosecute them. Mr. Malone stat
ed that il the work of the league
progressed satisfactorily in the
next three years, it would be impos-
sible to get mulct petition in the
state, as q great many had failed to
secure them this year after the league
had put its pegs in.
Already nineteen counties are thor
oughly organized, and it is the desire
OF. the state league to organize Wood
bury county next and make it part
of gigantic, quietly working ma
chine, which may not be known as an
anti-saloon league, but will stand for
Christian citizenship and work to get
men in office who will do their duty.
Some of the ministers expressed
themselves freely after they had heard
of the plan proposed by Mr.. Malone.
Rev. Herbert Clegg of the Leeds Meth
odist church was present at the meet
ing, and invited the state superinten-
dent to speak in his church, whenever
1.-The saloon is in dis
favor in my church simply because
it did not go far enough" said the
Leeds minister. 'It secured evidence
against many of the saloon men and
then didn't prosecute them. / know Of
dozens Of saloon men who We're fined.
but the authorities never collected the
fines. They were contented with get
ting some costs, but RENTED the
fines. I know this to be a fact, and
that's what is the matter with the An