Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-05-18

sistently kept on, often pawning his
life insurance policy and even his
watch to secure expense money to
take him from place 10 place.
Dr. Russell was preacher and a
pioneer. AS the league grew in
strength and influence, the need of
militant politician, was felt to take
the lead and DR.. Purley A. Baker of
Ohio was chosen to succeed Russell
as the acting executive of the organ
ization, directing its political policies
and organization work, while Russell
became its chief platform advocate.
Under the aggressive ministrations
of DR.. Baker, the League rapidly grew
in power until now it is second to no
organization of a nonpartizan nature
in the whole country. In practically
every state, 1t has a powerful state
organization, reaching into every To-
cality. 1t has about 100 fully equipped
offices scattered all over the country
l in the principal cities and maintains
staff of or upwards of 500 salaried
workers who devote all their time TO
the service.
Literature by the Ton.
In addition to numerous publica-
tons throughout the country pub
lshed or controlled by the organiza-
ton, the National League maintains a
large publishing house at its national
headquarters at Westerville, Ohio.
known as the American Issue Publish
ing Co. There about 200 employees are
busy pouring an average of more than
three tons of dry literature into the
mails every day. In campaign times,
this average often runs up to ten tons
daily.
The national organization also
, maintains at Washington a stan OF
, agents and attorneys its Washing
ton quarters occupying nearly a whole
floor of the Bliss building facing the
| capitol. 1t is from there that meas
ures I'm congress are promoted and II
{ from there that assistance is render
: ed friendly congressman to get re
. elected and it Is from there that con
] gressional friends of the liquor traf
4 fc get hard bumps when they come
before the people for reelection.
r Many congressman who has triet
! to defeat dry measures in Washing
Z ton has found himself politically an
A initiated when he went before hi
e people for a reelection and fOunt
n himself confronted by crew of dr..
- orators and tons of dry literature op
posing his reelection. The congres
sional districts of the nation ar
strewn with the political wreckage 0
wet congressman who have been pu
out OF commission through the actiy
ties of these compactly organize
drys.
Contrary to the general impression
the league workers are not highly sa
aricd men Practically all of theL
are working for less money than the
could command in other walks Of life
As a rule, none are paid at all eNcer
hose who abandon their reguia
means OF livelihood and devote thei
entire time TO the work of the organ
zaton.
Not one speech in "A hundred give
under the auspices Of the league
paid for. In thousands Of cases, IN
speaker not only gets no pay for hi
work but pays his own expenses b.
sides. THE Bank OF England coul
not pay all these speakers if they n
got Chautauqua salaries" says Alto
ney c. H. Johnson who is now plal
ming the campaign in Utah, maxim
dates and local ARRANGEMENTS FOR Nh
national dry rallies.
"Thc best way and the only way
put the Anti Saloon League out
commits ion is 90 put the saloon 10 @
81 out Of commission The lcague w
=. ay as long as the rum shops are
. existence, waIch won't be long" soy
George A, Startup of Provo, vic
resident of the Utah Federation
1t Betterment Leagues which Is workh
IA in conjunction with the AntlSalo.
N league Of America and is recognize
OF as its spokesman In this state,