The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-26

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fifty. or an influential part OF II. seemed
10 be if not In actual league with the
viOlators of the law at least in sym
patty with their efforts 10 evade the
law. Their work in keeping 'the lid''
down was half hearted and the made
no great effort 10 arrest the violators.
The people. however. We're deter
mined. and under the lead of the Good
/ Government League and the News
Scimitar they made ii so hot for the
chief of police and his subordinates
that they HAD to do their duty or
be impeached and removed from of
fee. The News Seimitar was threat
ened and abused roundly by the liquor
interests for the stand il took. but
knowing il was in the right il spurned
criticism and did not relax its eourag.
oous tight for law enforcement
Then the liquor interests resorted
to the boycott, A number of liquor
houses and brewerles Of the city Or
dered their advertisements from the
papers columns. The publisher of the
NewsScimitar. Mr. Gilbert D. Raine,
promptly accepted the challenge and
by permission Of the other liquor men
carrying advertisements with him. he
cancelled all existing contracts and
threw every enc Of their advertise
ments ont OF his paper publicly declar-
ing that hencefath he would not &C.
eept whiskey advertisements Of any
sort.
The effect was boomerang upon
the whiskey interests, Not only the
people Of Memphis, but those OF West
Tennessee, Mississippi. Arkansas
and Northern Alabama flocked TO the
News Scimitar's support by the hun
NtSdS. AASo AicGtiHES were HtfU anu
church b1dies, town councils and rep.
|resentative organizations throughout
The territory covered by the Memphis
papers passed resolutions endorsing the
stand Of the News Sclmitar and pleds
ing sympathy and patronage The in.
dignafion of the people grew into a
ground swell for the NewsScimitar
and law enforcement It became SO
great that finally. the powerful liquor
and brewery interests of Memphis.
whipped to finish and completely
baffle,l, became SO frightened that last
Saturday the Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton Of the city met and passed reso
lutions IN favor OF the enforcement
News-seimitar Or boycott Ii because
q its championship Of the cause of
law The association further pledged
itself TO wait upon every whiskey honse
in the city and compel ii Ii eo.
operate in the en Il e.1en NJ .
law
Thus has The na.es.y II ti.e INV
been upheld ana vindicated id the civ
Of Memphis 1t was a grand yietorv
ior the law-abiding people or that citv
ana for the News-s cimitar especially
y was one of the greatest triumphs
ever scored by a newspaper in this
country and is striking tribute Il
the power Of the press.
The whiskey ring Of not only Mem.
phls but Tennessee has long been a |
notS rius enemy Of law and order. Bv |
lts devious methods and enormous Ger
ruption funds 1t has debauched the |
oailot boxes Of the state and violated |
the restrictive laws thrown aroma /
the whiskey business with wanton
mes and contempt as reckless al II va.
shameful. Its infamous power grew
70 great that for the last few cam.
paigns " has even dared to attempt
% dictate the platforms and nominees
Tor governor OF both the great nolit,.
cal parties.
Hardly one year ago this band ~
aW'ofeakers crazed with exaggerated
IDEAS Of its tremendous power. even
Presumed 70 threaten the political life
y q United States Senator from Ten.
lessee because he refused to DO its
bidding So fragrant had become its
VOCATION Of law and so intolerahle
lad become conditions as conse.
luence that the people OF Tennessee {
determined to crush It's insolent az {
rontery; and during the sitting OF a
ecent legislature over fifty towns =, /,
ne state threw up their charters ana f,
rove whiskey from their midst To. I
'ay N me entire state ii is sold IN
MY eight counties. The lIouor rim,