The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
Ohio Liberal League Pass
Bitter Resolutions
"SelfAppointed Agitators" Target for Venon-Demand
Made Commission Spend All Money Received
in Administering License LalU.


to oppose State and national prohibition
and demanding that all money received
by the State Liquor Licensing Commits
sion shall be expended in the administra-
ton of the liquor license law were
adopted unanimously at the closing ses-
sion of Ohio Liberal League at Moose
Hall, Plum Street, Wednesday after
noon.
The resolutions, in part, read as fol-
lows:
Whereas, 1t has been the often-re-
peated charge of sefappointed agita
tors who now are engaged in denouncing
brewers, distillers and liquor dealers,
but who some day and even now are
directing their unwarrantcd attacks
against tobacco, motion-picture produc-
tons and the like, that these interests
are undermining the character of ma
tional, State and local governments, we
beg to submit the following:
"While these agitators contribute sub
stantially nothing to the maintenance of
the governmental units referred to the
interests they denounce pay onethird of
the income Of the National Government
and millions of dollars into the treas
uries of the State and local governments.
"DcnOunccd Support Charitics.'
"Whilc they are engaged in .levying
tribute upon the churches and philan-
thropic organizations to pay their sal
aries and expenses, those they denounce
are contributing freely of their means
to the construction of churches and the
support of charities.
Al,
OF laws repugnant to the average citi-
zen, those they oppose daily are proving
their good citizenship by compliance
with the laws and are seeking the en-
actmcnt of laws that meet with public
approval,
"Whlc they are trying to destroy
property without compensation or re-
gard for those who may be thrown out
OF work, those they oppose are invest
ing their capital in the upbuilding of
communities and are giving employment
to thousands Of workmcn
'Whilc they are dcnouncing liquor in
tcrestS for participation in politics in
which they themselves always are en-
gagged, they constantly are striving to
force the liquor interests into politics
by promoting candidates with whom
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support their policies.
while they are seeking to throw the
burdens of taxation now borne by the
brewers, distllcrs and liquor dealers
upon the general taxpayers, they show
no Willingness to assume any of the
burdens themselves.
"Asscrtions Proved To BE False" ."
"Whilc they are asserting working
men are suffering loss OF efficiency
and are meeting with accidents through
the use of alcoholic liquors the records
of the Industrial Commission of Ohio
which has adjudicated 100000 claims un.
der the workmcns' compensation law
prove their assertions to be false.
"Iherciore be it resolved, that we
submit these facts to the people of Ohio
together with the additional one that ;
successful trial for three years had beer
, had of the license law adopted by tn,
/, people and urge them to oppose Stat
| and national prohibition, for it is tn
; people alone who can determine whcth
cr they desire the open, regulated, tax
( paying licensed Saloons limited in mum
r bcr to the illegal sale Of liquors by thos
- contributing nothing to the support o
the Government and in no way reliev