Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-22
the sale of cigars would affect the con
sumption of cigars"
Prohibition Doesn't Prohibit?

sumption of cigars
Prohibition Doesn't Prohibit?
The speaker said that since the pas
sage of prohibition laws In such
states as Georgia and Oklahoma, snip
nlents of whisky and of beer to these
states have been phenomenally large.
This he attributed to the fact that
people who, under license system,
would never keep whisky in their
houses, are persuaded to buy at least
four bottles thru fear that in case OF
dire need they would not be able to
secure it IN time
Tho anti-saloon league, he said. was
fully alive to the weakness of it's cause
and that its leaders know that the peo-
pie of this country do not want proht-
bitton. He declared that the Rose law
in effect in Ohio was doomed to be alb
solutely nullified and In time to be re-
pealed, as it would not bring the de-
sired reform.
eve contend" said he, "that 1t Is
absolutely essential to the solution of
this problem that al! licenses to retail
liquors shall continue in this country.
as they continue In Europe--that Is.
that the saloonkeeper's license to do
business shall continue without any
possible interference. or any power of
cancellation. unless 1t be by a majority
vote of the people, or else by conviction
in a court of competent Jurisdiction
of the violation of law.
Take Saloons Out Of Politics. |
"a license OF this character would
Immediately remove the saloonkeeper
ly,, oP 2 would
save him from the demands OF the
blackmailer 1t would give him feel
ing Of permancncy and a desire to con-
duct business that is to be perman-
ent in the best possible manner.
1--WE, Furthermore. contend that no
more licenses ought to be issued until
the proportion Is not greater than one
for each 500 OF population, so that each
of these licenses would possess very
great value.
1--WE also contend that the price paid
by the saloonkeeper each year for the
privilege of doing business should be
reasonable.
I'VE then insist that. in consideration
of so valuable license. the penalty for
the violation OF law should be manda-
tory. and that no discretion should
be lod .sed with any Judge or licensing
board.
"It is our idea that for the first con-
viction for the violation OF law on the
part of saloonkeeper or of his en-
ployes in the conduct of his business,
his license would be suspended for o
period of thirty days: and that for the
second conviction his license should
be absolutely cancelled. and that he
should not again be licensed to re-
tail liquors In the state"
Would Solve Liquor Problem.
This, Mr.. Gilmore said. would solve
what is known as the liquor problem
insofar as the sale of alcoholic bev-
erages Is concerned. This problem
solved, the more important problem
of intemperance on the part Of the In
dividual could be taken up, he said.
In conclusion the speaker said:
az am satisfied that the time Is COM
ing when the man who becomes In
toxicated will be treated as a criminal
and will be punished with the utmost
severity; and I, Furthermore, believe
that the time is coming when the peo-
pie Of this country Will give up and
resent what is known as the treating
habit. even as the people in Continen-
tai Europe have DONE"