American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-07-31
WOULD CLOSE DOOR
OF EVERY SALOON
Governor Brady Presides at
Temperance Rally.
In Strong Address Says Time Has
Come for Every Public Man to
Declare His Position Upon
This Important Question.

Governor Brady presided at a mons
ter temperance meeting in Boise Mon
day evening, meeting which had for
its object the closing of every saloon in
Ada county. In introducing the prin-
cipal speaker the governor took occa-
sion to define his position in positive
terms. His sentiments will find an
echo in the hearts of the best people of |
the state, and the example set will be
followed by other public men as the oc-
casion is presented.
Governor Brady before he began his
address introduced o. V. Bailey of
Caldwell, who is county auditor of Can
yon county. Mr.. Badly had facts and
figures at his finger tips and in brief
talk told his hearers what the saloons
paid into the treasury of that county
and what the county had to expend as
result, he stated, of the liquor traffic.
Governor Brady's Speech.
Governor Brady in presenting Rev.
Baker, said: ''When so many people
as l see before me tonight assemble for
the purpose of hearing any particular
question discussed it must necessarily
mean that they are vitally interested
in that subjest.
''The question to be discussed on this
occasion by the eminent gentleman who
has favored us with his presence is one
that will interest every man and woman
in this broad land, because it is one
that materially affects the happiness
and welfare of each and every child
that sees the light of day. 1t is, there
fore, meet and proper that we should
give careful thought and consideration
to the words that will be spoken to us
this evening.
''This liquor question, this question
of temperance, is one that is attract
ing more attention today than any
other subject that can call to mind.
The situation has materially changed
relative to temperance in the past cen
tury. In the early days of our repub-
lie it was no uncommon thing for even
ministers of the gospel to partake, in
moderate way, of intoxicating bever-
aes. Today it would be considered
disgrace for any minister of the gospel
to indulge in the use of intoxicating
liquors in any form. At that time the
ministers of the gospel seldom if ever
thought of reforming mankind by max
ing conditions around him such as to
enable man to reform himself, but
now we find the ministers of the gos-
pei leading the fight in this great
cause, and they have probably done
more than any other class of men to
arouse in their followers and the public
an interest in this subject, until today
the Temperance question has reached a
point where it is the Christian people,
the good citizenship, the men and the
women who are trying to lead honest
and upright lives on one side against
saloonkeeper and the thoughtless cit
izen who thinks of the almighty dollar,
regardless of the broken hearts, the
ruined homes, and the worse than
fatherless children that we have in our
midst, on the other side.
License Business of Idaho.
sThe number of liquor licenses is
sued last year in the state of Idaho
were 62 wholesale and 539 retail.
During the past two years, while
we have had an increase in population
of about 80, 900 per year in this state
there has been a marked decrease II
the saloons. Latah county and Oneida
county have gone dry under the Ole
law and under decision of the United
States court the Nez Perce reserya
ton is dry. Many other municipalities
through the action of either the county
commissioners or city or village fathers
are today without saloons. At the
present time it is safe to say that there
are about 500 retail liquor places II
the state and about fifty-eight whole
salers.
Under the state law the license fee
from these places amount in the ag
gregate, to 1886, 900. Fifty per cen
of this money goes to the school fund
40 per cent. to the counties and 10 pc
Gent. to the state.
The average daily receipts OF
licensed place is just about $50 or $500
per year. The annual receipts, there
fore, of the 500 places in the stat
amounts to S4, 500, 900. Or in othe
words, the people of the state pay ou
our and one-half million dollars an