The Glenwood post., 1916-09-16
Anti. Saloon League Holds
RousiBg Meeting Protest.
ing Beer Amendment
INTERESTING ADDRESS


ter was well filled with those desiring
to hear a discussion of the proposed
beer amendment which will come be-
fore the people this fall. The meeting
was held under the auspices of the anti
saloon league and was addressed by
DR.. William D. Phifer of Denver who,
in most convincing manner, scored
the vicious beer amendment to come
before the voters at the November
election.
The meeting was opened by W. c.
T. U. song, led by Rev. Burr Mont
gomery of the local Presbyterian
church. After prayer by Rev. VIM.
Pepper, the new pastor of the Metho-
dist church, Mr.. Montgomery INTRODUCED
DR.. Phifer, the speaker of the evening.
DR.. Phifer proceeded at once to dress
down the beer amendment and the way
he just took the hide off of that H.
iquitous measure brought out much ap-
plause.
The speaker makes no claims to spe
cial oratory, but deals in facts in
most logical and convincing way and
has fund of information constantly
on tap in regard to the evils of the
liquor traffic, and, unlike some who be-
lieve just as he does, he does not shun
to declare the truth wherever he goes.
He is permeated by love for mankind
and he is extending his influence for
the uplift Of humanity wherever
strength and opportunity will permit.
The subject of temperance is an old
one. and sometimes it is dry in more
ways than one. but there was nothing
dry in DR.. Phifer Is discourse and it was
plain before he was we'll started that he
was speaking out of the abundance Of
the things which he actually knew and
was not bssing his remarks ON hearsay.
Early in his remarks the speaker
called attention to the dishonest and
dishonorable methods Of, the liquor
forces in their attempt to enact lie
into the constitution of Colorado. He
quoted the proposed amendment and
| then in sarcastic vein ridiculed the
idea that beer is non-intoxicant and
in very clear manner showed the ef-
feet of beer upon those who use it.
Referring to the ridiculous claim of
some to the effect that liquor is now
shipped into the state in almost as
great quantities as before he quoted the
figures from the office of the secretary
of state. showing the shipments made
for August and also for the half year
since January first and the amount is
so ridiculously small compared with
that which was used under the old law
as to take all Of the argument out Of
the fallacious claims of the boozers.
A number of states are this year
voting on the dry question this fall,
and the speaker predicted that the drys
would be victorious to greater degree
than ever before.
DR.. Phifer referred at some length to
the increased demands for restaurants
and dairies in Denver since the prohi-
bition program was inaugurated the
first of the year, told of the improved
trade conditions, made mention of ths
fact that the buildings occupied by the
463 saloons that went out of business
were now used in legitimate lines of
trade instead of those lines which de-
bauch and degrade and pauperize the
people. Another splendid argument for
the dry regime was the recital Of this
lessened number of arrests and i'm
Emisonments and the almost empty con-
dition Of the Denver county jail'as COM
pared with year ago. The same held
good as to the inmates Of the poor
house, the number sent to the peniten.
tiary and the rapidly diminishing
amount Of criminal business in our
courts since the state went dry.
Summing the matter up, the speaker
called attention to the fact that the
losses in a financial way through the
failure 10 collect a measly stipend in
the way Of license money was Offset
Thousand fold by the general increase
in prosperity and the consequent hap
piness Of the people.
During his entire address he made no
mention whatever Of any candidate or
any party, hut called attention of the
people to the fact that the greatest
danger lay in the fact that the beer
amendment appealed to the people as
such ridiculous proposition that few
could be four who would admit that
they would vote for It, thus creating
the opinion that, as matter of cours.,
II would No defeated. He said the oolv
safe nlao WAS to 20 to the poIls with