The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-20

Branding the GaIlinger liquor bill as
an attempt to make Congress declare for
prohibition for Washington and pledsing
TO fight il. the National Liquor League
finished its seventeenth annual conven-
ton yesterday afternoon and adjourned.
A resolution not incorporated in the
report Of the committee was read TO the
convention by President Timothy L. Nc
Donough as follows:
Resolved. That the National Liquor League re-
CARDS the drastic measure now before Congress for
further regulation u the liquor trade In the District
Of Columbia as an attempt 70 place Congress On
record and thereby strike a severe how 10 the
liquor trade Of the United States. Aud that the
officers and members Of the National Liquor League
arc now hereby called upon 70 Use every honorable
influence TO defeat this measure.
Among the other resolutions adopted
without a voice TO the contrary were:
Anti-temperanee Bombs.
Resolved. That We deTrecata the Efforts q certain
public men 10 pcrsistcutly push forward our traffic
as an element OF contention IN the matter Of poll
tics, simply using it for exploitation purposes, and
with the idea of trucking and paucerins 20 morbid
sontimJnt particularly IN the matter Of interstate
commerce and tie effort 10 centralizG the power in
the Federal government 20 abrdge the rights q
State governments by laws intended 20 cripple inter
state commerce.
Resolved. That we challenge those who seek by
agitation under the Euse # reform organizations
clothed IN religious and uuungrah.e other r8rs, 20
show that they contribute cna-trcusaudth part as
much as do toward the prosperity and psTpatuity
Of the government. 10 tie pleasure. comfort. we'll
being and happiness Of an enlightened people.
Resolved, That the existence Of our business de-
ponds entirely for It's continuation on the demands
Of the public and therefore it Is blt Just 10 regard
an attack against Il as one against the personal
liberty Of an Overwhelming majority q the progress
SFe citizenship n every UdU Of the universe
Resolved, That We extend our unqualified in
dorsemeEt 20 every Increment for the uplifting and
betemeut Of our business conscious as ste are that
moderation and temperance insure its pernaueucy
and ever mindful that prulihit1ry enactmsuts do
not and cannot prohibit because Of the absolute i'm
possibility to govern tho manners and habits II
people hy acts Of legislation.
Resolved. That prohibition and local option are
Numerically opposed 90 the every principle Of good
government in that they arc responsible for alter
mating I7ibllc opinion from a system a. mo license
% license" ard vice versa. thereby periodically
disturbing local conditions and creating perpetual
tegmout.
Resolved. That we regard local option as a detri-
ment III every community lu which l- is tested bT
reason o. the fact that 10 dsrre5a;e5 the value os
local property, l.sseEs bank deposits. and turns
away business 10 ether sections. II is fundameH-
tally and commercially wrong by reason II the fact
that it is the entering wedge for the development
Of the mail order business which Is the f1rerunn5r
OF the parcels post. a scheme thar would Ceutralile
al business in the larger cities and take It away
from the smaller ones.
Cleveland Man President.
officers Of the league were unanimously
reelected as follows. Timothy l.. Nc
Donoush, Cleveland. president. Howard
c, Woodbury.. Boston. vice president:
Thomas O. Hayes, Newark, treasurer,
Robert J. Halle. Chicago. secretary: P. H..
Nolan. Pittsburg. chairman OF the literary
bureau; Hugh +. Harvey, Washington.
chairman Of the Congressional committee:
executive committee, z. J. BadenelIi, p. J.
Griffin. Henry T. Manvurm. Martin Ingi-
versen, Henry StuhIman, Hugh DoIan,
George T. Carroll, William SeickeI and
John r Langan.
The afternoon session was devoted al
most entirely to resolutions, though there
We're several impromptu speeches.
president Taft has given the prohibit
tionists a vital blow by deciding what
rum is" said President McDOnough IN
his annual report. IN the past every
thing has been rum with them. The rum
seller was the blacklist kind OF q villain
and the rumshop a cesspool Of iniquity.'
In the recent fall elections" said
Secretary Halle in his report the pro
hibitionists have been whipped. The peo-
pie prefer a legitimate bar on every cor
ner rather than saloon in every kitchen.
But we must not be blinded by our VIC
tory. We have a determined and dan
gerous foe to contend With-one that does
not know defeat It is most cunning and
ever willing TO steal a march in the night
by the most INSCRIPTIONS methods"
Hugh F. Harvey. in his report for the
legislative committee, spoke of the prob
able defeat of the bill before Congress
relating to the sale Of liquor 10 Indians
He said it had niger in the wood
pile" in the shape Of a clause making
radius Of twenty-five miles around
every reservation dry" He said this
would take liquor away from residents
Of 10000 square miles Of territory.