Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-01-28
WAS WELL Al TENDED!
Anti-Saloon League Holds
Meeting at Court House
Sunday Might

The anti saloon meeting which was
held at the court house Sunday even
ing, was largely attended, number
being compelled to stand. The
speakers of the evening were P. j..
Youngdahl, superintendent of the
league in Minnesota, and Rev. e. G..
Clemans, superintendent OF the Duluth
district.
Rev. w. H. North was chairman Of
the meeting, which was opened by
singing America, followed by 9
scripture reading by Rev. j. G. Jewell
and prayer by Rev. Haggerty.
Rev. E. G.. Clemans was the first
speaker. In attacking the saloons, he
said that they we're the destroyers OF
the home, and the ruin of the boys
and girls who were growing to man.
hood and womanhood He DID not
know that the liquor traffic could
entirely be wiped out at once, that
there might continue to be blind pigs,
but with the open saloon dispensed
with, there would be little business
for the blind pig when the younger
generation grew to maturity. He also
said that the amount of license paid
bv the saloonkeeper was very small
item, when the amount of money that
IS diverted into this channel of trade
is considered.
P. J. Youngdahl, in starting his
address, said that as this was a CON-
mercial age, the question that would
he asked was, docs 1t Pay?'. On
this point, he took up what might be
expended locally for liquor, and the
amount that was directly received by
the taxpayer through license along the
same lines as the former speaker.
Going into the question nationally,
taking as basis the entire abolition
of the liquor business, he proceeded to
show how, with the amount of money
paid annually for liquor, the men
employed in this line could be taken
care of, and with the balance still left
cited numerous enterprises that could
be established for the public good.
However, the main purpose OF the
anti saloon league at this time, was to
secure legislation that would result
in county option. He wanted
LEGISLATORS sent from this district that
would vote for bill which would put
such law on the statute books,
which law would allow the voters OF
the county to vote on the question OF
license or no license in the entire
county; for instance, the voters Of
Royalton or any other portion of the
county, would have voice IN form
ing the policies to be followed IN
Little Falls, and vice versa. In this
connection Mr.. Youngdahl went after
Representatives Brown and King and
Senator Alderman, who voted against
county option, but especially paid
attention to Representative King,
claiming that he had promised Mr..
Martlnson, then connected with the
league, that he would vote for the
measure. He also attacked the bill
fathered by Senator Alderman, which
allows ten per cent Of the city and
village liquor license money to go to
the county revenue fund, claiming it
was a bill in the interest of the
brewers, to placate the rural popula-
ton.
Subscription cards were circulated in
the audience, to be signed for what
ever amount the donor desired.
A resolution which had previously
been adopted by the ministerial
association, was passed by rising
vote, asking the mayor to $50 that the
laws in regard to the liquor traffic
we're properly enforced.