Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07
SALOON KEEPERS
MUST HEED
The LAW
Address
By President of Big
Liquor League

LOUISVILLE. Oct. p That anti.
Prohibitionists have begun 10 look the
liquor crucadc straight in the eyes and
meet 1t in the best way along the line
of the least resistance, Is attcstcd 10y
the significant addrcssc delivered here
today before the National Model III.
ccnSc League by its president. r. VI.
Gilmore. This organization is made up
entirely of distillcrs. brewers, wine
makers and whole aud retail liquor
dealers.
President Gilmore called attention
of his audience TO the fact that people
are aroused against tine lawlcss saloon
and the evils that have been connected
to n greater or less degree with the
sale Of alcoholic drinks, and he warned
saloon keepers that they must either
respect public sentiment and obey the
law OF lose their legal right TO do bus
mess.
lie said in part:
"Thc prohibition wave that was
sweeping over the country would seem
To- Ice on the wane but tne protest on
the pa:t of the people against the law
less saloon. the dive aud the gambling
resort is not subsiding, but is exhibit.
ing It's force in local option conflicts.
"Thc people are demanding and
properly that their laws shall Ice obey.
cd
''Soricty il moving forward aud the
saloon must move forward or Ice out
lawcd. The cdict has gone forth that
men must Ice sober If they would Ice
free and few men will now contend
that man possesses an inherent right
to overthrow his reason.
"Thc cdict has gone forth that ~.
looms must obey all laws--that they
must not scel To intoxicated men. nor
to habitual drunknrds, nor To minors
that they must not exhibit improper
pictures, nor connect themselves with
gambling resorts-in u word that the
saloon must not be nuisance.
"Thc press Of the country has so de
clarcd; the ministers have So declared:
the Law and Order Leagues have ~
declared; the great conservative Gle.
mcnt in society has 80 declared.
"Thcsc forces for good are all pow
erful in society and our trade cannot
afford to oppose them. II would b.
foolish for ms to oppose them even
though we could do 80 successfully.
because the demands they are making
are our demands.
"Our trade needs house cleaning
and we should aid the good work along.
Tne salon that is run in violation Of
the law or of dccency should be put
out of business and the better element
IN the trade should continue 10 lead in
the reform. 4 saloon should be de
cent resort; IL should he the working
mans club; it should inculcatc real
temperance; it should give thought.
first of all, To the welfare of It's pat.
rons; it should consider the home. the
wife aud tne children; it should seek
to elevate and not degrade those who
visit IL, and If i, is run in violation of
law it's license should he cancelled
could such conditions do harm to
the businessf Is it Improbable TO he
decent; to be law abiding; 10 be kind
to do unto Others as you would have
them do unto youi We think that all
of this would pay--and IL would re-.
lieve the business of odium and IL
would permit prohibition TO die a hap.
Ply aud peaceful death.
81 do not say tins through any fear
of prohibition, because an experience
of more than half century tells us
that prohibition will not prohibit, and
common sense tells us that prohibition !
will not prohibit and the statistics of
the internal revenue department show
conclusively that prohibition does not |
pronibit, but say this because l think
the saloon il liable to be supeceded by
unlawful sellers of alcoholic beverages.
as Is the ease now in all prohibition |
territory, and because ! think the ga.
loon can and should bo "a desirable and
not an undesirable factor in society.
81 say 1t because | know that the
larger majority of saloon keepers want
to hey the laws; want to see their bus.
mess elevated; want to bid the drunk
ard an eternal farewell, and il IL nv
hope that in the not distant future ey.
cry saloon keeper who favors, law, or.
der deecncy and temperance will Join
the National Model License League
aud will stand AS we stand with the
real forces Of reform and fully abreast
OF the most advanced public senti.
ment'