The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

IlFrom The Menominee Herald LEADER
Rev. q. III. Rutledge. superintendent
az the Upper Peninsula district. Mich
ipan Division. Anti-Saloon League Of
America. left for Crystal Falls this
morning after a stay Of two days in
this locality. Saturday he swore out a
warrant for the arrest OF Deputy
Sheriff Fred Legault before Justice
Larson &C Nadeau, charging Legault
with keeping his saloon in that village
open Sundays aud after hours.
III suppose said Mr.. Rutledge.
that L.egault will cherish the belief
that was instigated in having him
arrested by personal feeling Nothing
could be further from the truth.
haven't a thing on earth against the
man. But II went TO him and ex-
planned the law to him he would laugh
at me. He would probably explain
that be is himself a sworn representa-
tive Of the law. By having him ar
rested though impress forcibly on his
mind that there is law governing the
conduct Of saloons In this stnte, The
court viii explain that TO him and in
a manner not 10 be- misunderstood, that
is IL he is guilty, don't want TO see
any innocent men convicted. never
have. AS | leave this morning for
Crystal Falls, where my presence is
necessitated in court. | won't be pre-
sent at Legault's arraignment, but /
have several witnesses who will give
evidence.
81 do not believe that the objects OF
the Anti Saloon. League have ever been
clearly outlined through the public
press in this vicinity. Primarily wei
organized purely for education. The
arrest and prosecution OF saloon keepers
is simply Incidental to the work. We,
believe that keeping the saloons with
in bounds gives the youth Of the land
a better chance. I have mo personal
dislike 10 the men who make the
saloon business. but | don't like the
type Of men that the saloon business
makes. believe that the saloon robs
many a young man Of the opportunity
10 make something OF himself.
II am accused Of being an agitator.
That is correct enough. No movement
ever accomplished anything in this
world without agitation. The greatest
victories ever--accomplished were those
that were heard a long ways. We
fight In the open and we make lot Of
NOISE because that is the way TO attract
attention. We have never hidden our
light under tushel. and we battle
only through medium of the law and
by precept and example. Where the
laws don't suit us we try to have leg
islation passed that will. and then see
that lit Is enforced. Our work is
divided under three heads. total alb
stinence. agitation. enforcement of
law. We aim to carry il into every
city, town and hamlet in the United
States
''The movement had its inception at
Oberlin, Ohio. September 8, 1898. II.
H. Russell was its originator, and for
"A time II appeared to be doomed to
failure. Mr.. Russell was without
funds or influence, In six weeks he
had TO pawn his watch. He.was game,
though, and gameness when rightly
directed always wins in the end. The
Anti Saloon League from small be
ginning has become great moral
factor in every state in the Union. -.
aMenominee isn't a bad town.
Neither do | believe IL could be classed
ls a particularly good town. Averag-
ing up the cities of Northern Mich
gan | think that Menominee would
Just about prove the happy medium.
Morally, though II is far ahead Of
most Wisconsin cities. but my work
loes not bring me much in contact
With conditions outside OF my own
district. / may pay visit here again
n the near future and there is a pos
ibility that the city will experience a
ensation Of more than ordinary
magnitude. .