The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-31
To Suppress the Evil New Or
ganizatipn, Closely Allied to
Anti-saloon League, Takes
Field.
WILL OBTAIN LIST OF
FEDERAL LICENSES
They Will Then Know Who Has
Right to Sell liquor-Trou-
BILE in Store for the UnWary
BootIegger.

&S0SSsAt NOstSSPOV0SuNy
Indianapolis, March Silt is pro-
posed by the Anti-Saloon league to
take a new tack in the fight against
the blind tiger. Several days ago it
was given out that An organization Is
to be formed by the anti-liquor peo-
pie that will be along the lines Of the
Anti-Saloon League and which will be
closely connected with that organiza-
ton, the purpose of which will be to
fight the blind tiger as the Anti-Sa-
loon league fights the saloon. The
temperance people realize that when
they drive out saloons the Blind tiger
sneaks into a county and that 1t is al
most, but not quite, as bad as the open
saloon. So the question Of how best
to combat the blind tiger and the
bootleggers came up for settlement.
and this brought forth the announce
ment that after serious consideration
the officials of the league had decided
to make a decided and definite organ.
lied effort against the illegal selling
of liquar in dry territory.
Expect Federal Help.
Yesterday it was stated that one OF
the plans Of the league in this fight
will be to rely largely on the federal
authorities, for they know that in the
federal court every one looks alike
and that there is never any monkey.
ing with justice there. 1t is pointed
out by r. G. Minton, attorney for the
Anti-Saloon league that ii they can
only get the cases into the federal
court they can rest assured Of convic
tons when ever the evidence warrants
: conviction, which is more than they
can ever hope for in some OF the
courts OF the state.
When they start after blind tigers
and the bootleggers the anti-saloon
people will obtain list of all persons
in the state who hold a government
license to sell liquor. A government
license is always a requisite to any
person who sells liquor in any form
whether he be a wholesaler, drug
gist, a saloon keeper or any other
kind of a dealer. So when the anti
saloon people get a list of all the gCV
eminent license holders in the state
they will have q list Of all persons
who have a right to sell liquor.
Many Have No License.
Of course. the blind tiger man does
not always hold government license
but some of them probably will. Now
the plan Of the anti-saloonists is to &C
after every dealer in the state who
holds a government license unless
that person is legitimately engaged In
the drug business or unless he is 9th
erwise protected by the law. The fact
that a person holds q government Ii
cense for the sale of LIQUOR will be
taken as prima facie evidence that
such person is actually engaged In the
liquor business. and II he is in dry
territory his business will be illegal
under the county local option law and
he will be attacked by the anti-saloon
people in the courts. In this manner
they believe they will be able tc
catch every person who is selling n
violation of the state law under the
license which he held from the gov
eminent.
II Spells "Troubie."
On the other hand, If they find q
person selling liquor without having
obtained his government license any
where in the state the ants will seel
to have him indicted by the fedora
grand jury instead Of by the state
grand jury, for then he is guilty of i;
violation of the federal laws. and this
means trouble in punches for hin
when he gets into the federal court