Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-19
FORT DODGE ANTl.IlQUoR CRU,
SADIE ENoENpERs MUCH
BITTERNESS.
sALooN,srs GROW BITTER
AND THREATEN CRUSADERS
lns;nuations Made That Some Of the
Civic Lssaue Mesnbsrs Arc Law Vic.
'ators-Lsasue Denies That '"timi'
dation Has Been Used to Prevent
Signing Of Petition.
ec,al to rimes-Repuhlican.

Special to Times REPUBLICAN.
Fort Dodge, Dec. 1s.-In commune
cation to a local newspaper, the Liberal
League, an organization Of saloonkeep-
ers. takes a rap at the Fort Dodge
Civic League, an organization OF
"dries'' which is working for withdraw
ais from the saloon petitions Insinua-
tions are cast upon the character Of
certain members of the league, unfair
means of securing Withdrawals is
charged The communication has made
big sensation here.
For fifty years. begins the COM
munication from the saloon men," we
have been trying to make laws to pro-
tect voters from fraud, purchase and
intimidation. We charge intimidation
by the civic league and it's members.
Their whole campaign is based upon
intimidation. 1t is not honest persua-
sion for an employer to give a work.
man two hours to file withdrawal or
lose his job. 1t is unfair and dishonest
for an employer to order his wOrkmen
to keep off the petition or lose their
Jobs. 1t Is unfair and unwarranted to
have a creditor, bank or otherwise,
threaten a debtor, or ask him to with
draw his name in one seo9tence and in
the next to call his attention to a note
he may owe"
Many of the members of the civic
league of large employers of labor
and one bank cashier has taken a very
active part in the temperance cam
paign These insinuations are that un-
doubtedly to be made against them.
Call Sunday . Tramp.
Concerning Rev. W. A. Sunday, who
several weeks ago gave his famous SER
mon on Booze" the Liberal League
says, 1--WE do not propose to sit down
and be told by tramp preacher that
we are going to hell, our boys are going
to hell, and that there is a worse fate
in store for our daughters. There are
hundreds Of names on our petition that
represent sober God fearing men. men
who are sincere christians and no.
slanderers and caluminat tors God help
community that takes it's religion
from Billy Sunday, an acrobat among
preachers and preacher among
mountebanks."
Yelled Threats.
Continuing, the communication SAYS
Several gentlemen have broken into
print on this temperance question
Some had better be careful. They are
very vulnerable. Keeping saloon may
be bad business but wife desertion and
adultery are worse. Obeying the law
in business permitted by law may no,
suit some of our fellow taxpayers; but
tax lodging and perhaps bribery Of Of
ficials is dangerous business" Signed
The Liberal League
Civic League Denies II.
z. II. Rich, cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank. who has been charged
with using his position to force patrons
of the bank to keep their names off the
petition. has denied the charge. He
declares the campaign of the For
Dodge Civic League against the saloons
has not been one Of intimidation an6
tntimates that such charges could BIZ
expected only from the Liberal League
Seventy women. prominent In clut
| and social life, are conducting a house
| to house canvass Of the city. askinc
wives to persuade their husbands t
take their names from the petitions
| Meanwhile. members Of the civic
| league are trying to persuade the hus.
bands to take their names off Thu.
the husbands are persuaded in theil
| offices and in their homes.