The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30


, formation received a. the headouar-
ters of. the AnttSaloon League in Ok
, lshoma City the indications are that
the mass meeting Of the prohibition
lists At the Auditorium Friday night, Al
: which time both Bishop William A.
Quayle and Governor Haskell viii
lsDeak, may resolve itself into an az
sembly Of both prohlbitionists and
anti-prohibitionists to whom the pro
visions Of the proposed amendment to
the constitution are equally objection
able.
| While many Of the anti-probibition-
lists are dissatisfied with the preegnt
arrangement Of the prohibition ques-
ton in the state, yet they are equal
ly opposed TO the provisions contain
led In the pending bill, and will not
lonly vote against 1t, but enter actively
into the campaign to defeat It at the
coming election
Letters and telegrams have been
received at the headquarters Of the
league from people over the state. de-
claring that they will attend the meet
ing In Oklahoma City, and many Of
whom in their letters unstintedly de-
nounce the proposed bill as making
It possible for the saloon man to con-
duct his business absolutely beyond
the pale Of the law and prevent him
being reached by the Law, and also
disfranchIsing more than one-hah Of
the people Of the state from ever
again voting upon the question Of /
saloons or prohibition in the state.
The pending bill proposes to strike
out all penalties contained in the Law |
as it nov stands. as well as removing
all restrictions on the liquor traffic.
It 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
tained In the bill, and are to be run |
according to the pending bill, and not
otherwise.
The bin 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.
II majority cf the citizens Of any 9
town voted against the granting Of IL a
cense, a new election on the question i
could be held again within thirty days T
II they choose. and yet If a town is 4
carried for saloons then under no cir P
can another election be s
had again for five years; and even
then the license system remains un. V
less otherwise ordered BY majority Il
vote Of the people Of that city or town t,
as provided BY law, and there is no ii
aw providing for a second election. c,
hus making the license system in that Il
own perpetual fr
The bin also provides that the ma Il
'or Of town shall appoint licensing Il
,oard, and that the people themselves al
AVE nothing whatever to do with tha, Ii
,oard or its appointment the mayor
'eing the sole medium in this in te
tance This is declared to open the ci
hannel for wholesale graft. since the tn
Confirmation Of the appointments OF vi
he mayor does not either have to be hi
1ade by the people or the city coun. oI
II to make it binding. The city is at co
he mercy Of this board for five years III
The bill provides also that the pc
oard appointed by the mayor must as
rant license upon the application by tn
petition of ten resident taxpayers
a ward where the liquors are 10 ra
e sold. No specification Is made as ou
how much property such petitioners sh
hall own, or the valuation thereof oh
he saloon applicant may make ms
agabond a present Of some trivial a
ling, and he, therefore, becomes he
-operty owner capable of petltioninz ed
II saloons in that ward under The an
of the pending bill. The ter
an who pays tax on dog is thus .
'operty owner.
1t provides that ten resident tax
iyers may submit objections to the BY
'ard, but If no such objections are {
omitted then the license must and cor
all be issued Otherwise a hearing Yes
had by the board On the matter ele
d provides that unless the appli. to
Mt is satisfactorily proven to be mo
immoral person, and licenses have gat
en- previously revoked for refrao. tior
ms Of the law within five years. lney