The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20

Following this action, those en-
1 gagged In the sale and manufacture O
liquor In Kentucky, have organized
: and pledged themselves to a reform
, OF the saloon and take 1t out OF the
, hands of irresponsible and law defy.
} ing persons. They have drafted
what they call the Model License
Law and are submitting 1t to the
! country for approval. We herewith
reproduce it and open our columns
for expression of opinion on the sub
ject:
First All licenses now outstand-
ing to continue in force until can
celed by majority of voters.
These licenses should be transfer
able from one to another as anv 9TH
er property is transferred, or left
as part of an estate as the good
viii of any other business NAV be
left. This form of license is similar
to that enjoyed by all other lines of
trade, and If granted to the retail
liquor dealers, it will, in our opinion
remove them at once from active
politics. Under the present system
the saloon keeper is at the mercy
OF the political boss, and Of the au-
thorities elected or appointed for the
purpose of issuing licenses each year
and as long as this continues he must
OF necessity remain an active factor
in all political fights.
Second. No license should be is
sued in the future until the propor- I
ton become not more than one for |
each 500 of population, and there
after they should be issued in such
proportion as society or convenience
demanded.
Third A license should yield
good annual return to government
but it should not be excessive for
several reasons; principally because
1t encourages, and in some cases
the handling of inferior lio-
ours, the sale of alcoholic beverages |
TO intoxicated men and to minors. |
and the violation of laws in regard t
20 closing at certain hours, ETC..
If society imposes upon the saloon t
Keeper, the saloon keeper will i'm s
'ose on society. g
Fourth. All licenses to retail liz r
'urs should be clear, unambiguous c
ontracts, between the state and the O
Individual, and they should provide h
hat conviction first offense) of the v
1olation of law, should carry with r
thirty days suspension of the ii
usines of the licensee, and the Sec a.
nd conviction should work immed- d
tie cancellation, and Furthermore IL
nat the holder could never be IL Of
ensed again to retail liquors in that s,
ate. A,
Fifth. A penalty should be pro-
ded in all laws governing the retail !.
luor trade against any minor over =.
ghteen who represents himself to i,
} of age in order to procure intoxi- i.
nts.
The idea that is paramount in
ese SUGGESTIONS Is to give as great
lue and security to license as
ssible, so as to encourage the ut
,st obedience to the will of society -
expressed in the laws on the sta '
te books, to remove the liuuor
aler from politics by making NY
rigth to continue the business de-
1dent on his own will and acts; ~
to provide the immediate and
vitable cancellation of license ma
IN conviction of the violation of An
I these suggestions are embodied
law, they will not interfere with A
provisions that state or a mum Nu'
'ality may choose to adopt for the ~" :
ulation of the liquor traffic, but 49,,
y will insure the enforcement of ~, =
Sc provisions, because it will pay
so much better to obey law 'pp
n to violate it. To preserve so '''.,
liable license as we have sug- -.
led from cancellation, the saloon ~ -'
per will be, of all men, most anx- 10.
to run an orderly place, to re- -1.''
to sell to minors or inebriates, ING
to close at the hour named by
ETY.. Seh'
'e submit these suggestions with pioi
idence to society, because we be- 'e.o
3 that they contain the solution
problem before which this coun- ion
has stood puzzled for so many 'eu'
s. If they fail of the desired eff
they will offer no obstacle to + +
enactment of any other form of +
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