Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-01

Rev. Sam Small, Of Atlanta. Ca, the
noted evangelist and lecturer, is in the
city as the guest of the Anti Saloon
league of Idaho. In company with SUI
perintendent w. J. Herwig, he is maxi
ing campaign Of many cities and
towns Of the state for the Strengthening
of popular interest in the league work
for the coming year.
Since his former campaign IN Idaho
two years ago, Mr.. Small has been
active in the work in Colorado. Texas,
Arizona and California with many sue
cessful local option campaigns to his
| credit.
Talking with the Capital News con-
corning the anti-saloon work In Idaho,
Mr.. Small said:
II am greatly impressed with the sue
cessful work that has been done by
| Superintendent Herwig and his col
leagues in this state. They have made
record for Idaho second to that Of no
other state in the country. The popu-
lar sentiment against the liquor traffic
in the south and southeast of Idaho is
very pronounced and evidently growing
stronger all the time. The issue is ris-
ing from the level Of merely personal
like or dislike for liquor into an i'm
pressive and paramount economic prob
lem. Farmers, business men and en-
ployers Of labor are becoming con-
WINGED that the liquor traffic is a
waster Of money. a destroyer of labor
efficiency, a robber Of domestic peace
and prosperity. and that all naturally
legitimate trades and industries must
treat it as an enemy to be routed of
the map Wise men no longer weep
and whine about the liquor traffic; they
get up war against 1T and go after it
to whip it to a fragile"
, DO you expect that prohibition OF
the liquor traffic will become a national
issue very soon?"
Il surely do Seven states have
adopted statewide prohibition in the
,, past four years, making ten such states
that are legally dry. They and score
of local option states are now demand.
ing Of congress an act withdrawing in.
terstate commerce protection from II.
q,tor shipped into dry districts from
anywhere in the country The United
States senate Is to consider that ques
4 ton to a vote on Dec. IL, and We ar,
assured the bill will pass congress ant
President Taft will sign It, That will
: break the legs Of the bootleggers. /,
:. addition, we expect to get from thu
next congress an act prohibiting TIL
;, payment of the liquor dealers tax un
. der the internal revenue act by an.
: person who does not first obtain an,
hold local state or municipal licens
. as liquor dealer That will deadel
the business of blind pig joints. The
we demand and will get an act prohib
iting druggists or pharmacists fror
:. holding licenses as liquor dealers unde
the federal law. The druggists them
:, selves In many states are demandin
~ such an act as they do not wish to b
"a classed with saloons and blind pig!
a Another certain act, soon to come
= one that will confine the business Of
i. liquor dealer solely to the locality Gov
% cred by his license. II he shall the
" sell or deliver liquors beyond the limit
" OF his license, Uncle Sam will deal wit
: him in a drastic way. For instance,
" city cannot now license any man to Sc
II liquor beyond the city limits. an
United States revenue lawsi will b
"A amended to deal with that fact"
Ia "How do you find the local optic
,e law being enforced in this state?"
= Generally as well as could be es
,e pected in those localities where the OF
,e ficials are sympathetic and activ
There are some places where the of
ne Gals have allowed the law breakers
&c lot of liberty, but think that sort
d. official malfeasance will soon come
y. an end. The people Of Idaho ha,