The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-23
Weld CURB
sSALOON EVILS
Model License League
Proposes Plan.
REGULATE WHISKEY TRADE
Resolutions Adopted Appeal for
Fair Play.
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Secretary Of Law Enforcement Society
Says People Do Not want Tem-
perance, But Proper
Restrictions.
WHISKEY TRADE


speaker at the morning session Of the
Model License League Convention was
7. DeQuincy Tully. Secretary Of the
Law Enforcement Society Of New York
City. Mr.. Tuliy said the Society he
represented stood for the enforcement
Of all laws and especially the excise
laws In New York.
I'VE broke with the Anti-Saloon
League In our State said Mr.. Tully,
when they called for temperance
law" Continuing he said: The pass
ing of local option laws In Kentucky
| and the going dry of numerous States
mean nothing. II is by no means an
try want temperance. but that they
want the control and the manner OF
running saloons changed.
There Is no doubt that if New York
City was given the privilege Of local
option that the 10000 saloons would be
voted out. Why? Because the major
ity of the people want the abuses Of
the saloons corrected. At the bottom
OF all law-breaking. petit intrigue,
small and large graft. debauchery and
vice. 10 the lawless saloon. 1t IL the
harbor for most OF the country's ini-
guilty. With its disappearance by the
enforcement of the excise laws. the
RN0RAD WIZ H&Np D6kkGE ROK0TnmGnt
finer homes and larger Industries. ID
Will mean the taking out of the hands
Of machines and political cliques, the
government OF many OF our cities. The
better class Of citizens will control az
fairs. for. robbed Of his bottle, Through
the endorsement Of the laws. the club
power will be snatched from the thief
and the thug"
Adopts ResoIutiens.
The convention this afternoon adopt-
ed the following resolutions:
whereas, the people OF the various
States are being urged by certain or
ganizations TO prohibit the naanufact-
ure. and sale OF all aIcoholic hayeraaes.
which would sestfoy millions Of pfon-
eFtg ana. Throw gus q employment huns
dreds Of thousands Of man, g.
yRhSseeas the states of G6orgla.
Alab4Ena and Oklahoma, did. during the
years1 e07 dopt. measured for the pro.
hibition OF the manufacture and sale
OF aicoh0lic beverages and for the de-
struction OF revenues aggregating mil
lions OF dollars per annun. and,
Whereas. we, as members Of the
wine. spirit. beer and collateral trades,
are opposed to legislation of this char
acter from the standpoint of self inter-
est, and equally SO because Of the fact
that centuries OF experience go to show
that such laws, while destructive In
their nature. are absolutely impossible
of enforcement, and, .r,is
Whereas. large proportion Of the
press Of this country IL giving encour-
agement to this movement. not because
OF any faith in prohibitory legislation,
but as a protest against the lawless
element in the business, and SKI
Whereas. the wine, beer and whis-
key trades OF this country are In favor
of absolute obedience to law,
Therefore, resolved: &
THAT law merely prohibiting the
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic bev-
eraRes, and permitting the purchase
ana use of these beverages. while prov
ing destructive of revenues, does and
must inevitably, fail to prohibit either
the use or the abuse OF alcoholic bev-
erages.
our business is forbidden as lawful
pursuit, only show as result an IN
crease in the per capita consumption OF
wine, beer and whiskey. as exnlniteo
bv the indisputable evidence onered py
ne Internal Revenue Department OF
The Government, and results In the de-
velopment OF illegitimate tramc IN
.1rbat we are opposed to sumptuary
,ayisIatiou on the ground that snch
Iavvs are in conflict with the spir.e VI
mr. liberties. and that they bring aoout
REORGANIZATION in society wherever they
ue." oo..arnnled. and this because reform
natter OF education, pure ana
simple. 20 this con-
..ttnn declare that we are glau 10
mite with the press and cltiIehsi'p u
thts country in bringing aDou
Sience TO law on the part OF All,
a. urging tho cancellation OF al y
~ Us 1vSare the holders exhibit dis
nositIon TO wilfully violate law
'srbat we Join with the press OF THIS
oovntrv In demanding that liquor DEAL
are shall retire from politics as ag-
eressIve or>as offensive factors
"That TO bring about these REFORMS
q Is, in our opinion, absolutely essen
tiai that the statutes OF the saiooh
shall be radically changed.
STherefore, be 1t further resolved.
GSIodeI License Law"
.srhat we urge upon the considera-
ton Of the press and OF the people OF
this country what has become known
as the model license law which law
provides:
'First-Tat all license now in exist
anca shall renew themselves so long
ss the business of retailing liquors is
permitted in a state or locality.
"Second-That no more licenses shall
he issued until the proportion is not
greater imam Oh0 ANi S0N'' Wv PlSPN'"-
tion.
'"Third-That licenses shall not be so
excessiye in price as to destroy the
value of retailers business.
"Fourth-That all licenses shall be
in the nature of contracts between the
holder and the State and shall provide
that where the holder is convicted Hof
the wilful violation of any law In con-
nactfon with his business. that his IL
censes shall be suspended.
"And finally. we declare that we are
unalterably opposed TO intemperance.
and believe that we offer. in the model
license law a valuable aid to the solu-