Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-05-23
ANTl-SALOON LEAGUE.
by REV. J. w. KELTNER.
PRINCIPLES AND POLICY.

ti.Saloon League is an omni.parti.
san. omni-sectarian organization,
or movement, which has in view
such control Of the Liquor Traffic
as will reduce its evils to a mini. |
mum. It'stands for the protection
of the home against the ravages Of
the saloon, aud for the redemption
of the State from the political DOM
ination of the liquor interests. 1t
also stands for the strict enforce
ment of existing dramshop laws,
and for The improvement OF said
laws in every way possible.
WHAT IS 1T DoINGi-During the
past year. the League has coop
Grated extensively with the city,
county and state officials in the
enforcement of the dramshop laws,
in many instances furnishing evil
dencr not otherwise obtaiuable. 1t
has prevented the licensing. Of new
saloons. and has secured the revo.
cation of licenses Of many old ones
for the violation of said laws, and
is cooperating with the State
Board of Health in securing the
revocation of the licenses Of pre-.
scription physicians" 1t has been
instrumental in making many
counties dry" and has continu-
ally local option campaigns in
progress. ,..'.
WANT DOES IT PRoposEi-The
League proposes that the Liquor
interests shall no longer dominate
politically IN city, county and
state affairs. To this end, it
seeks the nomination aud election
Of only such men as will stand un.,
cOmpromisingly for the retention
and enforcement of existing dram
shop laws. It further proposes
such modification of said laws as
will more effectually control the
Liquor Traffic. and SO minimize
its vicious. criminal influence aud
power.
Benton City has followed up its
victorylin defeating the saloon Pc
tition, by organizing the first Anti
Saloon League in Audrain county,
But other places will be organized
: in near future. OF course, the
principles aud policy" are en-
dorsed by many people and com.
munities where it is not regularly
organized. The federated church
has declared against the licensed
liquor traffic, and is lining up for
: mighty victory.
. Speaking Of Law enforcement"
g. II. wareham. says these vie.
,, tories in Kansas will put heart
into the lands OF prohibition all
1 over the United States.
: Only thirty counties now in
. Kentucky out OF one hundred aud
] nihsteen are wet" Aud DR.. O..
,, w. Young. the able and eloquent
assistant superintendent OF the
, National AntiSalOon League, whose
home Is 10 Kentucky. states that
il a vote we're taken la KY today.
the state as a whole would 90 over.
whelming for prohibition Of the
liquor traffic..
Indiana will be under Prohibi-
ton in 1912" so says Ulysses g.
1 Humphrey. SHpt. Of the Indiana
! Auti-Seloon League.
Georgia Prohibitjonists are plan.
! ming to capture the next Legislat.
. ure. aud abolish the liquor traffic.
|. "The Golden ARs.v published at
. Atlanta. saysf No suoh SYSTEM
! attic effort for prohibition has ever
!. been made 10 Georgia 90 10 now
4 going on County after county
has closed out the trafiic In the
last few months. and the tide Of
demand for State prohibition 10
: steal ily risInghigheF and higher.
. Thousands of petitions ara being
! einned by all classes. urging the
legislature 10 pass such laws as
} yin eIfeolunlly prevent the manu-
iaelufa end Importation and sale
Of Intoxicating dripks ia tho State.