The weekly soliphone., 1915-04-30
STIRRING ADDRESS BY SEN. CABINESS
Liquor Foe Speaks to Big Audience Here and Organizes an Anti
 Saloon League.
(From Mondays Daily Press)


 An audience that filled every seat in the large auditorium of the First Methodist church heard State Sena- tor A. J. Cabiness on the subject of statewide prohibition last night. II The speaker was earnest, eloquent and convincing in his argument and | the audience was well entertained by his splendid address.
 Senator J. M Futrell who was a E colleague of Senator Cabiness during the session of the recent legislature, introduced the speaker. In doing so Senator Futrell reviewed briefly the history of temperance legisla- tion in Arkansas and told how the enactment of the new statewide pro- hibition act was brought about and how the contest in the senate termi- mated in favor of the friends of the measure after spirited fight In N the organization of the senate, Sen ator Futrell said the friends of
 
 one vote, that the liquorites were strongly organized put up stiff ' fight and that it looked for time as if they would win. Senator Fu- trell said that he found in Senator Cabiness a strong ally and warm supporter of every moral issue look of ct tot a E Senator Cabiness complimented his audience as being one of the finest he had addressed since en- tered upon his campaign. It was his first visit to this portion of the state and he was eulogistic of the people of this section, the splendid resources of the country and the hospitable manner in which he had been received. He eulogized Sena tor Futrell as one of the strong men of the senate. He regarded Senator Futrell as being one of the leading men of the state and said, "I am not throwing bouquets, but stat ing facts"
 The speaker announced that the purpose of his visit was to put the people on notice that the saloon ele- ment is preparing to initiate an act to repeal the statewide prohibition act passed by the late legislature and that it is necessary to organize 'or the fight unless we are willing to sit idle and let the saloon forces wrench from the people of the state the victory won in the legisla- ture. "The liquor people are or ganized two million strong to repeal this act" he said. They have be- hind them the brewers association and the whisky influence of the en- tire country. They can get all the money they want. They are de- termined to win the fight if they can. With unlimited means at their command they can SOW the state down with literature, put able men i in the field to advocate their cause and they will leave nothing undone that can be done to accomplish their purpose. We have got to meet or ganization with organization, money with mnoey, cooperation with CO., operation and force with force."
 Senator Cabiness reviewed the achievements of the temperance cause throughout the United States and the world, and painted a glow ing picture of country free from the ravages of the rum traffic. Ar kansas, he said, is making rapid pro- The resources of the state are with out compare but if we permit the work of the last legislature on tenn perance to be undOne it will set the state back for twenty years Senator Cabiness urged the impor- tance of electing strong temperance senate at the 1916 election. The liquor men are proposing to capture the senate if possible, with a view to repeating the statewide act if they fail by initiation. They will also have their candidate for governor on whom they will unite solidly. 'It is rumored," the speaker said, "that Hon. G. B. Sawyer of Hot Springs, late speaker of the house and the author of the Hot Springs racing bill, will be the saloon candi- date for governor. The greatest need