The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-09-23

Oklahoma City, Sept. 29-From in
formation received at the headquar-
ters Of the Anti-Saloon League in Ok
lahoma City the indications are that
the mass meeting of the prohibition
lists at the Auditorium Friday night, at
which time both Bishop William A.
Quayle and Governor Haskell will
speak, may resolve itself into an as
sembly of both prohibitionists and
anti-prohibitionist to whom the pro
visions of the proposed amendment to
the constitution are equally objection
able.
While many of the anti-prohibition-
lists are dissatisfied with the preesnt
arrangement of the prohibition ques-
tion in the state, yet they are equal
ly opposed to the provisions contain
ed in the pending bill, and will not
only vote against it, but enter actively
into the campaign to defeat it at the
coming election.
Letters and kilograms have been
received at the headquarters of the
League from people over the state, de-
claring that they will attend the meet
ling in Oklahoma City, and many of
whom in their letters unstintedly de-
nounce the proposed bill as making
lit possible for the saloon man to con-
lduet.shis business. absolutely. beyond
the pale of the law and prevent him
being reached by the law, and also
disfranchising more than one-half of
THE people of the state from ever
again voting upon the question OF
Isaloons or prohibition in the state.
i The pending bill proposes to strike
lout all penalties contained In the law
as it now stands, as we'll as removing
Jail restrictions on the liquor traffic.
! 1T also provides that only incorporated
towns and cities shall be authorized
to vote the license system into effect
and also that the licensed saloons
shall be subject to the provisions con
tanned in the bill, and are to be run
according to the pending bill, and not
otherwise
The bill also confines the right OF
petitioning and voting only to per
sons residing in cities and towns, and
all persons residing outside of such
towns are absolutely shut out from in
any manner voting upon the prohi
bition question in the state,
If a majority Of the citizens of any
! town voted against the granting of Ii
! cense. a new election on the question
could be held again within thirty days
if they choose. and yet if town is
carried for saloons then under no cir
cumstances can another election be
had again for five years; and ever
then the license system remains un
less otherwise ordered by a majority
vote of the people of that city or towr
"as provided by law" and there is nc
law providing for a second election
thus making the license system in thai
town perpetual.
The bill also provides that the RIA
yor of town shall appoint licensing
board, and that the people themselves
have nothing whatever to do with tha
board or its appointment, the mayor
being the sole medium in this In
: stance. This is declared to open The
channel for wholesale graft. since tht
confirmation Of the appointments O
the mayor does not either have to bt
made by the people or the city coun
Gil to make it binding. The city is a
the mercy of this board for five years
The bill provides also that tn,
board appointed by the mayor mus
grant license upon the application b.
Il petition Of ten resident taxpayers
of a ward where the liquors are Il
be sold. No specification Is made al
to how much property such petitioner
shall own, or the valuation thereof
The saloon applicant may make
vagabond a present Of some trivia
thing. and he, therefore, becontes !
property owner capable of petlt;onin;
for saloons in that ward under ihl
provisions of the pending bill. Thr
man who pays tax on a dog is thus |
: nrnnorfv owner