The Redwood gazette., 1910-03-02
VI. {. T u.

the greatest battle ever fought by |
the Prohibition and liquor forces, is
now On. Between now and the fore
part Of April. there will be $500 900
spent by the wets" and "drys to |
decide whether Chicago shall retain
her 1900 saloons or go dry.
On the result Of this issue, the
anti-saloon leaders say, rests the
fate of the saloon in many Of our
largest cities. Prohibitionists de-
clare that this shall be the hardest
campaign ever waged by them.
The liquor men have already sub
scribed thousands Of dollars to fight.
One wonders why, when Prohibition
does not prohibit, and voting out
the 1900 saloons would be the direct
means Of selling more liquor than
ever! Perhaps they don't believe IN
Get Rich Quick" schemes. What
other reason can they have for op-
posing that which they say will give
them more business than ever
There will be about 5.OOO.OOO
pieces Of literature distributed by
each side. The Prohihitionists have
arranged for about 500 meetings,
in churches, schools, halls, theatres
and the open air. Law and order
leagues, colleges, civic societies and
medical societies have offered their
cooperation in driving the saloons
from Chicago.
Speakers from all parts OF the
United States will be there. Some
of the noted ones are, former Gov
ernor Hadley of Indiana, Seaborn
Wright and Judge w. A. Costing
ton of Georgia, and John Mitchell,
former president Of the miners
union. John B. Lemon. national
treasurer of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, has promised the aid
Of his Office to the movement in
Chicago.
Distillers, brewers, saloonlsts and
Prohibitionists, the world over, are
watching with great interest the
first attempt of the Prohibitionists
ia drive the saloon from city hay
ing a population of over 2,OOO,OOt
people.
would like to suggest an argu,
ment to the liquor forces, which
they might use, in their fight II
Chicago. 1t is this: A report comes
from two dry towns in southern Hi
nois, that the women of these towns
are greatly exercised oyer a condl
tion directly due to the closing O
the saloons, which makes it lmpos
sible for them to get washer-womer
and scrub-women. The logical con
nection between a Prohibition which
does not prohibit and scarcity O
washer-women who have had to sup
port families and sometimes pay tn
saloon bills of their husbands, nigh
be hard to explain to an intelligen
audience. But as this is about tn
most credible instance of disaste
resulting from Prohibition, i nigh
be used with telling effect by tn
liquor men.
Fred. Anderson, saloonkeeper Q
Fergus Falls, Mimi, was sentence
to four months in Jail and ordere
to pay a fine of S400 for selling i
quorin the Indian country Judg
Amidon, in pronouncing sentence
said: You probably did not inten
to break the law, your purpose wa
to keep Just outside of actual viola
lation, as the saloon was located Jus
outside the reservation. But you
intent was the same. a man VIII
furnishes liquor unlawfully is a
enemy to society" Hurrah to
Judge Amidon! Would there wer
more of him; may his tribe increase
1t is authoritatively stated by tn
newspapers of the state chat count
option will be the state issue nes
v
fall. County option must damag
the liquor dealers to a great exten
otherwise why do they spend thol
sands of dollars in fighting it? W
hear a great deal Of the count
option deal. but any deal, that WI
deal the liquor dealers bad dea
must be a good deal for the Prob
bitionists to deal.
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