Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-24
WILL BATTLE AGAINST
LIQUOR NEXT YEAR
Georgia Anti Saloon League
Will Go Before Voters.
ORGANIZATION is NOW EFFECTED
Movement, Though Young In Geor-
qia, Is Being Pushed With Energy
and Faith in Final Success, Says
District Superintendent Richards.

prohibition in Georgia is to be precip-
itated next year by the state Anti-Sa-
lon League declares District Super
intendent G. B. Richards, in a state
ment given to the public Saturday
morning. He says:
There have been number of in
quiries coming in lately as to what
the Anti-Saloon League is, and what
1t is doing. While we have given out
statements through the press several
times upon this question we will con-
tinue TO do SO, cheerfully, that it may
be instrumental in educating the class
es upon the mission of the league in
Georgia.
THE league aims at the present re-
preston and ultimate suppression of
the liquor traffic, and to this end in
vites all who are in sympathy with
the movement to unite with us, re
gardless. of denominational or politi-
cal affiliation. 1t is the church in
action against the saloon-a clearing
house, If you please, through which
churches, societies and individuals do
business for humanity.
THE league pledges itself to avoid
affiliatiOn with any political party, and
to maintain an attitude of neutrality
upon questions of public policy not
directly concerned with the traffic
In strong drink. 1t is interdenOmi-
national in that it is made up of bodies
Of every known faith and order who
are willing to take a hand in a con-
certed action against the evils of the
rum curse. The platform of the Anti
Saloon League is broad enough and
strong enough to accommodate every
patriotic citizen of the nation.
NOW, as to what the league is do
ing-time and space forbid telling you
what has been done within a decade,
in forty other states where it is or
ganized, in some instances so we'll or
ganized as to dictate to the officeseek-
er how he shall get in, and then as to
how he shall conduct himself as to
matters pertaining to the liquor traf-
tic after he gets in.
Since the organization was com
pleted in January of this year, when
DR.. J. G.. Solomon was commissioned
state superintendent, the work has
moved steadily and cautiously, but
surely, until now, within six months
organizations exist in twenty counties.
More than seventy churches have al
lowed DR.. Solomon and his co-workers
the opportunity to preach the gospel
of temperance reform, as advocated
by the Anti-Saloon League, and with
out an exception have pledged their
cooperation and support. Some of
them very heartily endorsing the
movement.
1--WE have sent out several thousand
pages of Anti-Saloon League literature
and have written more than two thou
sand personal letters to ministers of
the gospel, legislators, county officials
and other prominent citizens, inform
ing them of our plans Of work, and
gathering from them facts and figures
out of which we are making the warp
and woof of a great robe of civic
righteousness soon to adorn this grand
old state of ours. Letters are COM
ing ino this office every day from
numbers of legislators, promising us
to stand by the bill we introduced at
last session of the general assembly
looking to the further restricting the
sale of liquors in dry counties
1t is very satisfying to note the
readiness, and even anxiety, upon the
part of some of the people over the
state to cooperate with us in this one
movement alone, the attempt to rid
the dry counties of the curse of the
Jug train. With the small means at
hand the Anti-Saloon League has done
a wonderful work of organizing SO
far, and 1t is hoped that we shall have
that aid and cooperation of the peo-
pie of Georgia that will mark the next
six months of our work with much
greater degree of success. We are
going to organize this old state as
rapidly as possible, knowing full we'll
that, as do other states, when we shall
command others, will obey. AS it
now is, the liquor gang commands and
the rest of US obey.
Citizens of Georgia, rally to the
support of this movement, help us
with the work and as sure as truth
is sure, you will see a great change
OF conditions in the state in a compar-
atively short while. We have been
pressed by number of our citizens
to bring on a prohibition election right
away. l am authorized by the state
board to say that nothing of the kind
will be done now, but rather we ask
every true, patriotic citizen to come
to our help and assistance in our eff
fort to bring on a state election next
year.
Hope you will rally to the support
of Judge Hammond, DR.. Solomon and
the rest of the state board in thea
efforts to bring about this condition
Of things in Georgia.
Will Hold Hearing at New Orleans.
Washington, June 23.-The inter
state commerce commission has an
nounced its intention to conduct