Mexico Missouri message., 1907-06-27
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
ny REV. ]. W. KELTNER.

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the city.
Thoughtful business and Chris
tian me2 everywhere are rapidly
coming to The same conclusion.
And it is very significant at the
attitude Of many of our great Sec
ular, as we'll as religious, papers
on the liquor question. This quo
tation from Kansas City Star:
BUSINESS AND SALOONS.
The old plea that wide open"
town is good for business has
been discredited in every par
ticular. A city's prosperity in no
degree depends upon the sale of IL
quor. An illustration right at
home is furnished in the West
Side. where advancement has been
especially rapid since the law
against the liquor traffic has been
strictly enforced
Parks and other places Of
amusement that depend on beer and
whisky for financial support fur
nish no part of the city's material
prosperity. Kansas City's out.of.
town trade is built up and held by
the merit OF the goods, and not
because the country merchants
have been entertained" One
bill Of goods might be sold to a
customer under the roseate in
fluence of drink, but it would
probably be the last one.
The matter of granting a saloon
license anywhere is purely a police
regulation affecting the good so.
cial order of the community and
concerning the interests that have
right to be especially considered.
1t is not essential in any legit-
innate particular that good music,
artistic scenic effects and whole
some epjoyments-which are to be
praised for their intrinsic merits
should have the accompaniment of
intoxicating drinks. And it GER
tainly is distinctly essential that
the trade in intOxicants should not
have the insidious support of the
lights, the music and the spectacu-
lar diversions.
The question is not one of bust.
ness. 1t is whether or not the
city itself shall authorize a COM
prehensive system for whetting or
creating a public appetite for
strong drink
A STRONG ENDORSEMENT.
The best official endorsement
which the Anti.saloon League has
ever received was given recently
at the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church when, with.
out dissenting vote, il passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the General
Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church. United States OF America,
most heartily commends the Amer.
lean Anti.Saloon League as a sane.
safe aud effective organization in
the advancement of the great
cause of temperance and pledge
thereto its fullest CO OPP ration
consistent with the constitution of
the Church.
Our enemies being our judges,
certainly auti'salOon sentiment is
marching on.
SIGNS OF THE TINES.
Our business will 90 to pieces
ia spite of all we can do. II is
only a question Of time when you
and / viii be legislated out of bust
ness. "--Bernheim 1.-THE powerful
louisville distiller IN a private in
terview.
Developments in the political
and social aspects have been de-
cldedIy. adverse 10 trade. THE
American Brewers Review (ofii-
cial organ Of the United States
Beverages 1.-THE famous New York
liquor organ.
There has never been a time in
the history Of the liqupr business
in this country when the trade
should be so thoroly united in its
stand against our common enemy.
the Prohibition party, as now;
and this fact can not be too earn
estly expressed In your paper. -
| N. r. Collins & Co. GDistillers. In
Bar and Buffet, New York. Gin
einnati a n d Chicago. March.