The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-04
BLAME ON \
BREWERY
SALOONS
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
GROWTH OF PRoHIBI-
TIoN SENTIMENT
BRING LIQUOR TRAFFIC
INTO OISREpUTE
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Startling Assertions In Brief
Submitted TO Model
License League

Special Correspondence.
Louisville, KY. June 3.--Capt. b
N Smith. legal emlssary FOR lhe
Model License League ia his lat
est dissertation on the prohibition
| saloon topic took the saloon owned
1 by the brewery to task, calling at
\ tenslou 70 the Fact that the ffequSn.
I cy Of hese institutions In license
cities causes responsible men who
own their own fixtures and are flnan
clally responsible to either lose
money or quit, or adopt the lower
tactics Of tho place with pull"
IN his brief sent TO The saloon
members Of the Model License
league. Captain Smith advances par.
agfnphs somewhat pungent aud
some Of which. 10 say the least, bear
/ sufficient facts well presented 10
merit publication. Says Captain
Smith
Prohibition was conceived by
lanaticism but Is supported by abuses
IN the trade.
THE dive is a menace to society
~ Is death 70 the law abiding aa'
lnoN
"The antl-saloon speaker makes
money but the drunken man on the
street makes drg votes.
THE press supports prohibition
only after being convinced THAT the
lncaI interests will thwart regulation
"The unbiased voter casts hts bal
lot In favor Of prohibition only when
there Is no other remedy offered.
Prohibition Is successful as 4 pro
test against abuse. hut unsuccessful
AZ remedy for abuses.
"The AntisalooH league Is p0ilt
lcai organization but dry voters are
simply protesting citizens
One intoxicated girl haa caused
q town to 20 dry.
"A license 20 sell liquor should n0l
be construed into a permit to die
iate iAe political Situation. and the
| brani 0f liquor sold should be Of
more business Importance to the sa
loon keeper than the name Of the
mayar Of his city
"Tho reputable saloon keeper hae
three enemies, the prohlhdonlsi. the
man who nfless Aim immunity. and
the dive keeper but the greatest ai
these Is the dive keeper
The reputable saloon keeper who
projects the dive keeper does SO nj
the expense ul his children and wife
At the expense Of his reputation, al
iibe expense Of bis business and at
The expense 81 his duty as citizen
'nhe dive Ii the product Of dhe
political 'null and the 'pull Is the
| product of The poorly drawn law.
"Clean up or clear out Is the man
date or hiB majesty. the American
citizen
Wants Automatic License Laws.
Continuing ifle league opposes high
license cilIng some rather good and
come equally weak propositions fni
fact, and fIatlg proposes license laws
nforeinr themselves by forfeiture ol
license for the transeressor The
are cited, obedience being the al in
each cltations
q Because obedience to the pro
| visions would rebound to the {lnan
cial benefit Of the saloon keeper
2. BY providing absolute and eer
tain loss Of license for tiie second
conviction Of violation nf the laws
regulating the lIquor traffic.
-. BY limiting the number 81
7aleons 10 not moro ilhan one "a
every 500 inhabitants AMI milking thf
renewal nf license matter tlf course
dependable only on the conduct 0l
HE saloon keeper.
| tIssuing however. a license to each
present holder but no licenAe to be
made until the pro rata IL reached
aud isauing no new license In thg
place n licenses f0rfeitedl
Hy making the penalty certain
and eliminating the possibility d
political favor OF pull. saving shs
i ur0ngdner from lIle results 81 VIC
| latinn Of the Law"
Comment on Plan.
"a urovislnn In the law to remove
lhe officer who failed to cafrv uul
this mandate would greatly lesser
| ihe potency If political favorliism.
"A Judge will not he easy on at
offender II Il means being hard or
himself.
"A license limited In number fres
from favarItlsm. Independent Of poll
fira. renewable. NJ Of course (ao LONG
IS not prohibited hy 4he vpie q tht
pecnIel. would bn ion valuable f
risk hv violating tho law more Ger
ialnlv 80 II removed from the urnm
lsea Immunity Of ilaa political fixer.'
l.asshreakers Mot STONED.
rarlHln Smith speaking Of #pF0
hihili0nH meaning 10 licenee nd
EHnrea The idea the Iawaess lsuuol
plesmeu nrnfls u1nre without LICENSE
than with slie fax pfnvlan On shIs
Inntn he WriEns thus
Il aNk enrh FIuAnIla pE This aueN
linn nsntx VnIAI II HTeFe fsfT. Il
aonaIAaf carefully this TSHeu1sll|an
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