The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
The Wet Leaders in the Legislature
BY the State Superintendent


In the referendum Springfield it interesting
study the who led liquor tras fight
Hon. John DALEY of Peoria together with Hon. John T Dcnvr
OF Chicago Who these and whom they represent why
they have themselves in the absolute service and control of the
liquor already we'll known any further
this time.
In the who may be as the wet
leaders in the fight for the liquor traffic March 28
John P Devine and Lee ONei Browne few others
trbuted to the fight but these stood out prominently the wet
leaders
Tom aoonkeeper Chicago, has been Springfield
for the purpose taking of the
Lee ONe Browne has led the liquor peoples fight for great
many years the Illinois Legislature According the Champion
OF Fair Play the official of the Retail Liquor Dealers Aso
listed attorney the northern division of
He, would expected his employers There
who believed that Mr. Browne tired and disguised
with the liquor people and ready throw off allegiance them
and for referring this question the people 1t is of
that Mr. Browne had change of heart with reference
the liquor question the antaoon people of the would be glad
welcome notorious friend of the liquor
has BEEN There has been nothing however in his thus
that would indicate any change
this question More people have believed all along by
lis prosaton OF interest in the referendum he only
: ringing the bell.---4-
When antsaoon people Of asking for local
option he said he could statewide Prohibition
He opposed this bill however, and his address against this bill
he made that has led believe that he will
for wide Prohibition the opportunity him. Ma
tonal Prohibition very dangerously close and will be noticed
in the statement he he left usual What he
actually said II national Prohibition resolution
before me am AFRAID would be for it You see he has
left suspect that this good will
without such Lee ONeil Browne
John Devne, the other prominent leader, is from Dixon
His attitude is of OF the people of the
than that of the Others and all who have watched his
evident that he has drifting
position of defender of the liquor He is reported
stood the street Sterling Ill., and talked
for dry In his first session the Legislature he voted for
suffrage and for dry opposing the principal anti
saloon option The second session he refused
residence district BILL he had done be-
fore He also opposed county option Because the ds of the dis
would not be satisfied with permitting him to stand
like that and support him. he attacks the organization leading
this fight He has stood by the liquor interests their
fight he hardly hope be able dobecross the
the defeat of the threeme around the Epepc Colony
Dixon He is reported also attorney bootegg
in his County Court 1t to be regretted that
blind the progress this is making
change the position of having been dry time and
leader for the 1t unusual
who has been with the liquor interests the evils of the traffic
we'll that the liquor traffic is doomed and for
longer be their but is singular
has been dry go the side in such
this.
Devine used make the attack upon the AntSaloon
League House. Senator Daley of Peoria
Both attacks show clearly that what foe the
the AnSaoon League backed by good
of the in the fight for a salooness Illinois.