The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-19
.nri.sALooN LEAGUE
! anderson. Supt. of Anti
s League of New York;

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.utiSaloon League is not an
.nnerance society, but lea
LIMITATIONS. 1t is not design
.onlant or even compete with
IA temperance societies, but to
basis of union. 1t frankly
al such organizations as the
Christian Temperance IN
q the prohibition party made
.ament wnich made 1t possible.
,,,ess is not primarily to Gre
.,ment but to serve as clear
80 for the effective utilization
.modiate results of all the tenn
s. sentiment created by all
10 It was born in a church,
essentially church movement,
,.suting the effort of the church
- s.eharge its social responsibility
ri IN question. 1t is recognized by
N,hurches of most of the leading
N.u,nations as an agency for CO.
M~ai0l With LlO OtnCIO, anu Is
4, the official or the de facto rep
4ntatiye of more churches, denom-
Nsons constituencies, and individ-
than ever before marched under
1ssle temperance flag.
Il stands for ultimate prohibition,
Ling to go no farther and no fast
r,,hIia
mstain. 1t turns ideals into is
4 by bringing up large part of
Conservatives to or near the posi-
arst taken by the radicals. 1t
ant DECLARE for a prohibition
Endment to the constitution of the
IHed States until by winning the
he than ten years fight in the pass
r II Of the Webb-Kenyon interstate Ii
- H. shipment law, drafted by the rep
l. keutatives of the union of forces
khch it brought about, it had proved
IT kst the Christian temperance people
~ Aen united upon a responsible issue,
-. n compel congress to respond to
=
Elementary Instructions and over
Ne the presidential veto. Then it
Iade its declaration for national pro-
4bition as the next step in national
Ipohibition work, and prohibition be-
ame Immediately an issue.
The league stands for the largest
measure of prohibition which can be
secured and held in any particular
blace at given time. In some states
n THAT Is state prohibition. In other
Estates it is local option, which in lea
Igue parlance always means option to
prohibit In New York it stands
Iir an Optional local prohibition"
Bill to prepare the way for ultimate
complete prohibition.
- The league considers that there are
distrIltwo obstacles to prohibition: 1. Ig-
the jnOrance on the part of individuals as
runnidto the demoralizing effect of alcohol
= eSfon the human system, and of commu-
tbonJ aities as to the economic waste and
t Linsnoral blight of the traffic in it. 2.
b NGreed-of the man who knows the ef-
eas.stsct but still desires to sell alcoholic
WIZ dQuor for profit. and of the politician
,rehetEho protects the liquor-seller for
X. HTaft. The first class must be taught,
ieigeFhe second class must be fought. The
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tad ~ nao uouoie pio-
Uam of education and of enforcing
Existing legislation and securing more
nv sweeping and more effective laws.
mi The league endeavors to secure the
best that is possible from existing leg
slative bodies and to make it safe
lor their members to represent the
moral sentiment of the community.
line Where legislative body is not re-
= sponsive the league goes back to the
\ people with the proposition that they
o elect men who represent them. 1t is
oni-partisan as well as inter-denom-
J national 1t deals with candidates
as individuals and not with parties as
such On law-enforcement it makes
no special effort to convict individual
Wenders, but to develop public
sentiment such that it will be polit-
kdI caly safe for officials to enforce the
besl law, and dangerous to refuse.