The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-04


spectacle saloon keeper who always
has obeyed tho law Will continue TO
obey VI and 10 out Of the business;
the dive keeper, who never has
oboyed the law win continue 10 dts.
obey the law, and continue in the
business. He may move upstairs,
but the only real effect voting a town
dry has on the dive keeper is ia re-
lleve him Of The burden Of taxation,
Voting dry eliminates the re.
spectacle element IN the saloon bus.
mess. but leaves the dlyekeeper to
flourish like green bay tree, to be
Joined Ia his Illegal business by dis
reputable characters who never
could have obtained license"
Licsnse Should be Conservative.
IN llhe matter Of high and low H.
cense. the organization Is sending
This TO all members aud people who
have expressed interest.
"The National Model License
leagae recognizes that a high license
has mans advocates; but. not being
0ppOriunisls, we refuse TO cater TO
this popular demand, but urge that
the Model License law will secure
unto the auhlie and The trade all the
benefits afgur&ed hy high license
with0ut hangers that an inordln-
ately hifls iesnae are attended With
VIC tbd iinuor business is per Sc
eY0nN II Should be stopped; II Il IS
net oF itseif wrong Il should not be-
peuaizQa.
"ruo hieih aillcense has the appear
ance NJ a hribe. Quito often the
keeper or u dive can better afford to
way very large license than can
the keeper Of an eminently respect
able place.
sIf the legitimate profits OF sa-
Don Will not meet the license fee
win not the temptation 40 make II
legitimate profits be almost IRE
sistihle
Something About Brewerles.
Assailing the hreweries for "flx
tureH saloons. which In most IN
stances Captain Smith nrocIalms arc
dives. the Kentucky apostle Of
liquor calls attention 20 several
eities walch WILL soon lose license
because og such places
He says. 4Of the 176 saloons In
SACRAMENTO Calf, only fortgnine
are independent The balance are
practically owned by the whole
,alors, brewesies and wineries" "
He ls the Commander.
The movement of which Captain
smith seems 10 bn the working head
has heen organized nineteen months
and has members IN thirty states,
Az announced from New York at
lie inception Of the society, II was
q nax no heed lf the joint keeper
nor political salnonist but 70 devote
sll energies and apply ali iorce to
the maintenance Of saloons le those
places not as sch attacked.
Western States Campaign.
THE contest between whisky and
nrohlhiA0n ii ID BE flercest on the
Pacific coast states group but Il
will also spread iut0 Nevada. In the
hitherto considered the home Of the
man vino wanted a drink
Forcing the hand Of the antlsal0dn
league In the Ear West Captain
Smith has not forgotten lhat Ten.
nessee and Kentucky are all but lost
and thot no state Il safe from his
foea Of the white ribbon and Adamic
drink habit
Consequently The battle foF the
restoration and maintenance Of old.
time liquor liberties II TO be brought
IN III Oregon, Washington, California,
Nevada and Idaho with the saloon
advocates leading the charge but the
invitation TO war accepted BY the
'0rces an the other side.
And II must be planned hy both
-ontestnnis II make the battle de.
'islve. from the array Of figures and
ineakers being prepared F0r that
field for the approaching GUNNER
season