Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26
WILL BATTLE AGAINST
LIQUOR NEXT YEAR
Georgia Anti Saloon League
Will Go Before Voters.
ORGANIZATION is NOW EFFECTED
Movement, Though Young In Geor.
gIa, Is Being Pushed With Eneray
and Faith in Final Success, Says
District Superintendent Richards.

and Faith in Final Success, Says
District Superintendent Richards.
Atlanta, June ga fight for stats
prohibition in Georgia is to be precip
ltated next year by the state Anti.Sa
Ion League declares District Super
lntendent &. b. Richards in a state.
ment given to the public Saturday
morning, He says;
There have been a number Of tn.
qulries coming il lately a. to what
the Ant.Saloon League is, and wha,
1t is doing Whle We have given ou.
statements through the press several
times upon this question We will con
tnue to do 50, cheerfully. that it MAY
De 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
N'jeS all who are in sympathy vital
the movement 10 unite with Us. re-
ea'd!eos OF denominatiOual or poli,i !
cal animation. II is the church IN |
ac'ion against the saloon-a clearing |
house. if you please, through which |
churches, societies and individuals do !
business for humanity.
- 4s,ISssue pledges itself to avoid
,ho p,eSs any political party and
attitude of neutrality
~, '"e9, Nv public policy not
me nt So II with the traffic
- A'cng drink. II is intcrdcnomi
national in that ii is made ny Of bodies
OF every known faith and order who
are willing to take a hand in con.
certed action against the evil, Of the
rum curse. The platform of the Anti.
Saloon League is broad enotgh and
strong enough 10 accommodate every
patriotic citizen Of the nation.
Now, as to what the league Is do.
ing-time and space forbid telling yJuI
what has been done within a decade.
IN forty other states whore It Is or.
gained, in some instances SO well or
ganized as to dicR1 to the ofiiceseck.
er how he shall &C In, and then as to
how he shall conduct himself a. 10
matters pertaining t. the liquor traf.
nc after he gets In.
Since the organization Was com.
peted In January OF this year. when
DR.. J. C. solomon was commissioned
state superintendent. the work has
moved steadily and cautiously. but
surely until now, within six month,
organizations exist In twenty counties
More than seventy churches have al
lowed DR.. solomon ani his Co.W0rkcr-
The opportunity to preach the gospel !,
of Temperance reform. a Advocated
by the Anti Saloon League. and wNb.
out an exception have p! lged their :
cooperation and support Some az
hem very heartily endorsing AcI
movement
I'VE have sent out several thousand p,
'ages OF u'iSalQQn League literature .,
md have written more iaaa tao thou. ~
and persona letters % ministers 81 =.
he gospel. Legislators. county otntlais r,
nd other prominent c.tiEcus iuiofL. %
az them Of our plans 81 work. ani
from them fact, and rglr.sI
nat Of which we are making the uaTp
nd SOof Of a Erra' robe 81 civic n
'ghteoasness som 20 al1ru tbia Erardl T.
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az iDo th!s otlre cvcvy day frun r
umscrs Of legislator. pr1mlslnx1ls Ct
stand ~ the bil 80 irirS.uc,tBaI
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