The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-23
A. PRorECTIvE MEASURE.

a.
The Organization OF the Shoshon
County Liquor Dealers . association
while little late in the day. IL nev
ertheless q move In the right direc
ton. and one which meets with ou
heartiast support. ri
Had 1t been possible Tor the liquor
dealers to have organized when tn,
illustrious Tufts was engaged In get
ting the inside track Of the legisla.
ture. It is possible--it Is even ex.
tremely probable-that the Sunday
Rest Law monstrosity would still be
. dream In It's authors brain.
Concerted action by business men
In any community is bound to make
itself felt and in the Occur d'Alenes
the influence OF the saloon men. even
as individuals. is factor to be reck-
oned with.
The assertion that the organization
Of the saloon men has been consum-
mated purely for, the purpose Of as
sailing the work Of the church, Is
nothing mere or less than the utter
ance ola dwelling idiot. There are
NO more staunch supporters of law
and order, as we'll as the work of the
churches In the United States, than
the saloon men. This has been the
experience Of more than one pastor
OF international prominence, and Of
more than one evangelist right here
At home.
Unfortunately, however, there are
q number Of preachers OF the Tufts
caliber in nearly every community.
As a rule these men are endowed
with mental breadth of about the
same dimensions as the edge OF a
razor and, when no other subject for
the edification Of the community Is
suggested. make 1t their special busi-
ness to take a fall out Of the saloon
section Of the community. This
serves the double purpose OF edify-
ing the women of the congregation
and at the same time-may be used AZ
q weapon to force the donation Of q
few dollars to the new organ or some
other fund from the saloon interests. !
The truth OF the whole matter lies J.
simply In the fact that the clerical
dream OF the twentieth century is
the regaining OF the power welded by
the churches in the dark ages, and
when we come to consider it-may
heaven protect US from the manner
In which that power would be admin
istered In this particular locality.
The organization Of the saloon men
il simply the logical outcome OF the
organization against them, such, for
instance, as the notorious Spying Out
League. i
It ID simply the organization of
business class for self protection and
for square deal. The saloon men
have already indicated their willing
ness to comply with any reasonable
regulations and it is unfair In the Il
extreme to foist a piece of class legis-
lation such as the Sunday Rest Law
either. on them or on any other sec
ton OF the business community.
The claim has been made that The |
Miner il published In the interest OF I
the saloon men. There Is no man
connected either directly or indirectly
with any saloon either in or out OF
this district who has paid US one cent
for the stand we have taken on this {
matter. Had the law been directed
against the miners. the bankers, the I
grocers, the butchers or any other t
class Of men, the stand taken by The I
Miner. would have been the same. {
The Miner Is not devoting Its COL !
umns to the support Of the saloon 1
business particularly, but 1t does con- ]
denim the methods Of the illustrious 7
Tufts and the underlying principle of
such legislation as the Sunday Rest
Law. M