Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-11

tn the first of November, the rcced-
ing wave carried out Of Ohio One
thing like LOO saloons, and in your
paper of the Sth. We find that Hardin
county went dry on December 9TH,
putting twenty-ouc saloons out OF
business aud on the same day Lick
ing county voted dry doing away with
cighty-two saloons, making 1903 So.
looms going out OF business in a sin
gle day In Illinois, Indiana and 9th
or northern states" The wave is re
ceding' in about the same ratio, while
IN the south Notwithstanding the
murder Of Senator Carmack aud the
defeat Of Hoke Smith. the prohibi-
ton wave Is Preceding at the same
terrible rate and as II ''recedes" car
rying out into the great ocean Of OBJ
liyion this curse of the ages, the II
rcnscd saloon.
No wonder these gentlemen find
fault with the Anti-Saloon league and
nc wonder that they resolve that it is
at variance with every principle of
liberty, civic righteousness. economic,
common sense and common Justice"
It interferes with their liberty to ruin
the citizens, the homes and every
thing that pertains to civic righteous
ness, economies, Common sense and
common Justice.
IT was resolved that the Anti-Saloon
tx a menace to good govern
ment, the quietude Of communities
and vested property rights. Think of
It disturbing the quietude of commu
by closing the saloons. This
statement would be laughablc if it
were not so serious. Exists for no
other reason than TO provide occu-
patton and event for the members
of a close corporation" This "close
'orporaticn' Is the federation of all
evangelical churches Of this country
against the saloon. OF curse these
men hate the Christian church but
why do they writhc 500 prohibit on
not prohibit There Is more
vhiskey sold than there Is under IL
Why under the sun do these
men find fault with the A~nti-Saloon
for helping along their traffic.,
The Model Liars League headed
W Colonel Gilmore is continually maxi
nR this assertion that prohibitory
avs not only Increase the sale Of in
oXicatinE liquors, and yet at their
national convention. they raised a
,ress fund OF %$200.0 O0 which is being
ised all over this country to induce
newspapers TO publish lying articles
bout the Autl-Saloon league and It's
.fncials, and whenever they find that
worker for the Anti-Saloon lcaGuc
las been fired for his incompctenCy
r .ll.I.V..t, H.. A..,.1fafaI l,r,tl
up. and employ him I'm the in
orcsts of the Model Liars League"
he fact that he has boon dishonest
n tho affairs Of the Anti-Saloon league
make him a 1T subject for member
hip in the Model Liars League
ommonly called the Model License
They are also using every
means In their power to bride en-
of the Anti-Saloon league to
cvcal the names Of subscribers in or l
cr that they may use their regular !
lcans OF cstraclsm and boycott to {
them into a discontinuance {
I their subscription. Very recently '
Gilmore has sent a page ar {
30 the Bishee Miner demanding Z
ublicity in regard to the funds Of |
~ fN'N ff'N''NA A'hht'~ ffhh' VI ~ q
'd handed murderer about to be /
auEcd demanding hat the proceed I
lgs stop until the sheriff accounts to
i'm and his fellow murdcrers for the
honey expended in his apprehension,
pnvictiou and execution This is the +
condition Of the Model License :
aguc. Il
or course / understand Mr.. Editor, s
vat YOU published this fault finding g
from the National Liquor =
.aRuc as a matter Of news, while you e
b your editorials prove in com
with every reading man are fully I
that saloons are going out oi n
<isteuce In his country at the rate
T 5000 per year. and in a constantly
.crcasing ratio. and hence the howl
the National Liquor league. and
cir hatred OF the A~nti-Saloon league
W w. HANENS.
ipcriutendcut New Mexico ana Ari
coma A~nti-Saloon League, {