The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-28
2.5OO SERMONS
ON LOCAL OPTION
FIELD DAY" FOR iLLloNiS ANTI
SALOON LEAGUE OBSERVED
ALL OVER THE STATE.
LANGUAGE OF BALLOTS
Is Language Politicians Best Under
stand, Declares superintendent
Shields in Pulplt--Busy
Week in Legislature.

| !. Springfield. H., Jan. 27.--"The Ian
guage that politicians best under
stand is the language OF the ballot.
Therefore they should not blame us
too much for using that language
This was the declaration Of State
Superintendent James X. Shields, Of
the Anti-Saloon League at the first
Methodist church here today.
Today was field day for the Anti
Saloon League of Illinois. In nearly
$500 churches of the state, sermons
were preached in favor of bill TO be
presented to the legislature this week
making the licensing OF liquor traffic
optional with all counties. municipal
ties and their Subdivisions. General
Officers, district leaders and league
workers in general occupied pulpits
all over the state and explained the
work of the league.
Busy Week For Legislature.
Legislative matters will become in.
lteresting this week at Springfield
Speaker Shurtleff will announce the
standing committee of the house on
Tuesday, and there will be some sur
pr!ses in the makeup, according to
the gossip among the house members.
The Chicago charter bill is to be pre-
sented some day this week, III 1t can
be prepared In final shape by that
time. The Anti-Saloon league people
will introduce their local option bill,
and most of the appropriation bills
for the state institutions are expected
to make their appearance. With the
house and senate committees ready
for work the task of thrashing over
aii these niasHres In committee Will
be commenced.
There are signs that the large ap.
asked for by many Of the
state institutions will be considerably
pruned by the legisl lature. Four years
ago Governor Yates cut off by veto
more than s1,o00,o00 from the appro
priation bills passed by the general
assembly. Two years ago Governor
Deneen used the veto power as an ak
On the appropriation bills.
Fight On Two Cent Bill.
The many 2 cent passenger fare |
bills which have been introduced, and |
which will be pushed to consideration,
will bring together as allies two in |
terests which have been fighting each |
other for years. These are the steam
railroads and the interurban electric |
int
come an important factor in many
sections of the state. The central and
northern counties are covered with /
Lhes lines, and IN the southern part
Of the state the people are clamoring
'or them. = Eg%
The interurban lines have been sue
ressful because their service gave
the people accommodations In the
way of more frequent trains, with
stops at every crossroad, and lower
rares than could be given by the
steam roads. The lower fares was not
he least of the attractions of the iu'
erurban lines for the rural communi
les. With a steam road road rate of
, cents for short distances the cleo
ric lines coud and did make . cent
ates. aud, in consequence. got the
business. With cent rate on the
steam roads in force the interurban
ines would have TO make a still lower
ate in order to hold the traffic. or
It least a considerable portion Of 1t
So in order to protect themselves
he lecetric roads will join with the
team roads in opposing the passage
# a 2 cent rate bill. The electric
Dads are making a good play. too.
n starting this opposition. All over
southern Illinois surveys for electric
ines have been In progress. In many
4 the counties work OF this kind has
,een stopped, and the people have I
'een told that IL a 2 cent passenger ,
ate be made by law for the steam
Dad. the electric line people will
ot attempt 10 build their proposed
ines. because with the rates cut
nuch below cenis-as they would
ave to be to meet the steam road
ompetition-th electric l!nes could :
OF MAXI nDnts, anu lh'iVivit iuhu9 :
0 build them could not be secured.
very member from such counties IL
penly opposed 70 the 2 cent rate
ills.
Insurance Billie Ready.
The insurance bills which have ,
cen prepared by o. 3. Ryon Of
treator attorney for the state insur- ,
nee department. by direction Of Gov
rnor Deneen, will be introduced in ,
he senate this week by Senator Carl
chairman Of the senate
ommittee on insurance. These bills
iii remodel the insurance laws Of
be state after the pattern OF tbe in
1rsnce laws Of Massachusetts. Mr..