The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-22
REFORM WANTED
NOT PROHIBITION
DECLARES PRESIDENT OF MA
TioNAL MODEL LICENSE
LEAGUE AT LOUISVILLE.
EVE HUNDRED


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| Lohsastin Ks Jan Ill. Addresses
10y ltastlets Hi the lssaiotYal Mndcl / /
cense leagua loyement outlining ihs
!poicies or that organization wers
orders ef Ire first session Of 49,
leagues secoad annual colven TIN
| held here {, day President e. n. I
filnore Iii his speech attacked the
| Auti.saloon league as ia1incere in its
| lyowais, declaring II did NOT want 30
keep any citizen from Possession.
purchasing and using liquor He
spoke IN part as follows:
| ff1he people i'd nor want pIOai8i i
ition., but they want reform. and
when we prove that We. too. want re-
form, when we ga the confidence
ii the pubic the prohibition wave
will rcecac and the Antl-Sa 'onn
lca~ue viii find It's occupation gone.
| stIarpd President Gilmore. The re-
Iform movement and the prohibition
lHave he declared to be protest
against things that ought not to. be-;
against conditions that ought net ~
oontinue. Mr.. Gilmore said he was
satisfied that the prohibition move
ment Mil ultimately result in Eooa
Ito the liquor trade and to society,
Int he insisted that II should be car
ripd along In less radical way. All
lthat the reforms desired should ~
brought about without such tfenen-
aons losses as are being entail \
through the passage Of prohibtory
llaws.
Stamp Out Sad Saloons.
"rhe people OF this country DO not
! want prohibition, nor do they want
he saloon unless the saloon II pron
! 4rly conducted The saloon II prop
clly conducted. Is very good cen
I elIence, hut the saiuun thnt " Fu's
h connection with gambling and that
violates law. and that sells to nlinpr;
land to men who are intoxicated Is
lcettainly out Of touch with ciyiliza-
ton; It Is an offense to modern
thought. and it should be stamped
mt by a mandatory penalty that is
absolutely merciess In its pre-
visions"
Nj Gilmore said that if the sa'oon
should he permanently abolished u
lpill be found necessary TO provide
substitute, because the strenuous life
incident to modern civilization de-
mands place OF relaxation. where
friend can meet friend and where
worries and cares and responsibilities
of life may, for the time being, be
put aside.
"Dry Territory" Absurdity.
The Antl.Saloon league" he con
Itnued sis not advocating prohibition,
and to one who Is familiar with the
Isituation all of this talk about dry
territory is nothing more than an
Iabsurdity. There Is no dry terri
lsorv' In this country, although there
are a number Of states and a great
many counties. aggregating In area
probably one-half of the United
States In which laws have been
adopted prohibiting the sale, and in
some cases the manufacture. OF alcn-
holic beverages. A law merely pro
Iihitihe the sale of alcoholic bever'
I,e.s. however can not affect the pur
-hase and use Of beverages any more
shan law that might prohibit the
.aIe Of cigars would affect the con-
| sumption of ciears.'
Permanent Saloon Licenses.
we CONTEND said he that II y
absolutely essential 90 the solution OF
lthis problem that all licenses TO retail
liouorr shall continue in this country
as they continue in Europe-that IS,
that the saloonkeepcr's license To 90
business shall continue without any
possible Interference, or any power
of cancellation unless il be hy ma
iorit,. vote of the people or else by
con, ictIon in court of compeient
jurisdiction of the violation of law
"A license Of this character would
immediately remove the saloonkeeper
from the realm Of politics. Z wont
save him from the demands ot tire
lbls ckmailer: il would give him feel
i{ne of permanencv and a desire U
conduct a business that is 10 De i'F-
lmsEent in the best possible manner
Limit the Number.
we furthermore. contend that ua
more licenses ought to b. issuei un'h
tr., rroportion is not vreatfr thaa
lone for each 500 Of 81 population ~
lihat each of these licenses woui1 iHS
sess a very great Falue- We also G
lien4 that the price paid hy the 81
lioork ke4ne- carh year for the Qfiu e'f-
,-- 6oinr business should D. reaso1-
lzhle We then insist -hat in coasif
ler-t,rf Of so valuable ncfnsr'
lnenaitv Of the vioiatiou of iaN snsn1
no mandatory. ard tbat no disrre'i'l
sh0ufi be- lciEed With ans JHdes tt '
lFrersing board.
Increases Penalties
II IS cur aea thaf fCr the trt
i~euriefion Of tie violation - lsN %
l4l,s u,-s Of a saioonkeeuer or = -