The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-17
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the following:
 remarkable editorial in Bonfort' $ Wine and Spirit Circular (New York; warns the saloon that if must r.form or go, for the people are becoming disgusted with its evils. The recent prohibition victory in Knoxville is thought ty some papers to be due to revulsion of feeling against the saloon rule of city politics. rather than to the conversion of the voters to total absti- hence; and it is the conviction of this weiahty organ of the liquor trade that if the saloon business throughout the country does not mend its ways it will be .prohibited in all places save the business or tenderloin precincts of our larger cities. So serious is the situ- ation, indeed, that last June the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association issued an appeal for the publication of the saloon, and a few weeks ago the Kentucky Distillers' Association appointed a commission of five to consider the advisability of calling national convention to frame a license law that can be presented to the State legislature in place of the radical and impracticable legisla- ton now being urged. and often suc- cessfully, by the Anti Saloon League. We quote these striking paragraphs from the Wine and Spirit Circular:
 With more than one-half of the geographical limits of this great country under laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages; with Tennessee passing through her legis- lature bill that almost amounts to state prohibition; with the West vir- ginia legislature passing measure to submit the prohibition of the mana facture and sale of wines and spirits to vote of the people; with Texas providing that express companies transporting wines and spirits shall take out $5 GOO license; with the IT, linois legislature considering a county unit local option measure to go after the few saloons that the Remon- strance law will leave in that State; with Kentucky almost dry State and facing probably legislative session that will submit prohibitory amend ment; and with an organization oppos- ing us and sworn 10 our destruction that seems tc lack nothing in the way of moneyor brains. enthusiasm or persistent untifing work what. may we ask, issthe wine and spirit trade doing to arrest this current of events or to alter in any way the radical con clusions which are being forced upon the people in every State. county and precinct.
 "l If there is one thing that seems settled beyond question 1t is that the retail liquor trade of this country must either mend its ways materially or te prohibited in zll places save the busi- ness or fenderloin preciEc's of OUT larger cities.
 "Ii the Anti-Saloon League can maintain its present orginazation, it looks as if if will certainly destroy the legalized saloon in all the Southern States, excepting, perhaps. in Mis- sourl, and It Is certainly making strong headway in Indiana, Ohio Hi. nois. Wisconsin. Minnesota and other Western and Northern States
 Far from sneering at the Anti Sa- loon League. the. Wine and Spirit Cir cular pays its respects thus:
 1.-The Anti Saloon League is not mob of long-haired fanatics, as some of the writers and speakers connected with our business have de- clared. but it is strongly centralized organization, officered by men of un- usual ability, financiered by capitalists with very long purses. subscribed to by hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. who are solicit ed by their various churches, advised by we'll paid attorneys of great ability and 1t is working with definite ideas to guide it in every State. in every county. in every ely, in every pre- cinct.
 If the Anti Saloon League Is de- feated at any point. 1t immediately prepares for another attack along new lines. and when t succeeds # at once begins work for more telling victory.
 Precinct local option. with tke Anti Saloon League. Is but the fore runner of county local option. and this. again. Is merely intended as stepping stone to State prohibition. There Is no question that this orgi. nization has well prepared plans for controlling the legislative branch of xt-