The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-14


business one bit and will help bust
ness wonderfully as soon as every
thing is properly adjusted"
Charges Against Anti-Saloon League.
Louisville, KY, Aug. 4 .-Editor
Statesman: We desire to call your
attention to the published fact that
former solicitor of the Anti-Saloon
League of America has offered to
give to the Anti-Saloon League $1,000
for permission to have the books Of
the Anti-Saloon League examined,
and that this former solicitor has
also offered to pay all of the ex-
penses incident to the examination
Of the accounts of the Anti-Saloon
league. So far the Anti-Saloon
league of America has ignored the
offer.
Regardless of your stand on the
liquor problem, we think that you
should advocate a policy of publicity
on the part of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que of America. The foremost poll
tical parties of the United States are
favorable to publicity in connection
with campaign funds. If the politi-
cal parties are willing to make public
the names Of those who support them
with the amounts subscribed, and al
SO to account for the expenditures in
connection with the political cam
paigns, it would seem that an organ
ization such as the Anti-Saloon lea
que which levies so largely on the
people in a semi-religions and semi
political movement, should be anx-
ious to render an accounting. II the
Anti-Saloon league is highly moral
organization, 1t should have no sub
scribers that it is ashamed of, and It
should have no expenditures that are
not iustifiable on the highest moral
grounds.
The charge has been made that
the Anti-Saloon league is headed by
coterie of men who are waxing
rich at the expense of those who are
contributing funds for the express
purpose of relieving the community
of the evils incident to the existence
of the improperly regulated saloon.
Review of Charges.
1t has been charged in the press
that the Anti-Saloon League OF
America goes into state, forms
state organization and permits the
collecting Of funds from the churches
and individuals by the local officials
consideration of commission OF 2
IL per cent on all money collected.
Tt is also alleged that the Anti
Saloon league furnishes speakers In
state campaigns at the rate of $50
per day, the money being paid, not
by the Anti-Saloon League of Ameri-
ca, but by the safe organization in
the state in which the campaign Is
being waged.
Further, it is said that the Anti
Saloon League of America insists up
on controlling each state organiza-
ton through the appointment or
state organization through the ap-
pointment of state superintendent
chosen by, and kept in Office by, the
national leaders.
Further, it Is alleged that the ma
tional leaders insist upon controlling
the state Anti-Saloon league publ
cations and making these publica-
lions subsidiary to the national or
gan, paper said to be conducted by
this same coterie of leaders and for
their material benefit.
It is also charged that the Anti
Saloon league pages from 10 per
cent to rs per cent for the collecting
of funds for the benefit of the Anti
Saloon League of America, and the
National Model License league has
been Informed that out Of $1,000, 90
collected from the churches last year
by the Anti-Saloon League of Ameri-
ca, s750.0Oo was spent In commits
sions and salaries.
II It is true that OF $100 given to
the Anti-Saloon league only $25 Is
devoted to the purposes for which
the money is subscribed, this fact, II
seems to us, would be OF great In
terest to those who are contributors
Call for Show Down.
| The National Model License lea
que has been told repeatedly. and has
reason to believe. that several OF tht
leaders of the Anti-Sa]oon league
started into the organization as poo
men and that they are now ratet
as men Of great wealth. "A show