The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-25
THE ANTLsALooN LEAGUE.
Its Character and Purpose As Set
Forth BY Or. l.. 2. Bass--Wili
Get to Work Next Spring.

Rev DR. Il. D. Bass, of Calvary
/ Baptist church. spoke to his congre
cation yesterday about the Prohibl-
/ ton movement, telling them of the
Injecting of the Anti-Saloon League of
Illinois and what it purposed to do.
Speaking at the Sunday school meet
ling he said in nart:
! The men and women who are In
I this Prohibition movement believe
that they will be held individually re-
lsponsible to God for the laws which
sanction. defend and support the
liqnor cause. if they fail to exert
/ themselves to the utmost OF their
ability in an effort to blot out these
base-born and Misunderstanding laws.
! This is the meaning OF our move
lment, II is the outgrowth and ex-
ipression of human conscience enlight-
cned from above II is an organized
land diyinely haptised crusade against
organized and legalized inhumanity.
It's aims are as pure as heaven ii is
inspired by convictions born of God
The men and the women who are in
this movement are there TO remain
until the Master calls them to their
reward in heaven. They are too wise
to be tricked into silence by design
ing demagogres and they are too
brave. to he driven from the deld by
any fhEeaf !. Or social ,osttasispi ( cop,
Enifreial !pfnrS. pr perSpiaf .yioiences
/ Prohibition has A basis .os truth and
treason that, i solid. ipmoyable and
! eternal, and whep honest men go
into it Understandings they go to
STAY and they will stay in defiance
OF the very gates of hell What is. our
cause? What is our demands 1t is
that the state shall not legalize but
prohibit the sale OF alcoholic liquors
except for medical and mechanical
purpesesA !. EoE the. greatest foe TO
mankind is strong drink, IL makes
more'ilRsn,. slaves than an other
tyrants combined on earth today
One OF the officers of the Ohio
State Liquor league only few days
ago said. IT will appear from these.
facts. gentlemen; that the success Of
our business is DEPENDENT largely on.
the creation Of an appetite fer drink.
Men who drink liquor. like Others.
WI dc All u there IS no new an.
pchte created DIR counters will be
''nrtt a. viii money drawers.
CGT children will 90 hungry. CT We
~ - change cur business N. some
thin more reT'u-- alive The open
'o'd fer tho creation Of this appct te
= a-noag the BIO After m-n are
~rr"p AMI their haiifs are formed
'a'r rarely Change a this regard. 1t
Nii te necdlrl Therefore that mis-
sionary work he done among the
boys. and ! maFe the srgg sfione
Gentlemen. that nicfcls expended in
treats To the boys now viii return IN
driiars to your ti& after The appr-
taes have bo1n fGrincd Above all
things create spwtites." So YOU see
that the ssnsk = a;ter the boys
Year hoy IL the name Of the turo
l.oihcr who bore sou: in the name.
90 ihc inurcout ghildre1 who climb on
yyrr FHcr. a1j nestle IN your arus
-Hd call sou fst'ier-o OF mcihcr. brcthe's
90 sis'br or friend. IN the name ~
az goodness a. opposed to all talncs q
ip poiar1 srriats ! call upon y II 30
IA yoIr influence. your auiasrni 1mI
t. fhc sa'oon.
Begin Work Next April.
Tho wife 81 a saloon keeDer % this
titr said 10 me tie ether day Or.
rass 10 wish yor or some one could
eet nir husband II Of the saloon
husiness II Is ruiaing him and ruin
ing orr home n used to make a
better living whes engaged IN offerI
business aud W we're hauriei. II
want 10 say to that wife that on the
9TH Of next April the An;i-Saio"n
forces are determined to 10 all IN
their power to put liquor out Of