The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-10-12
Sanity League
 At Skagway
Real Platform of Organiza- tion Is Alleged to Be: "We Want Booze, Plenty of 1t, All Kinds of it, and at AM Times"
Reprinted from the Skagway
 Alaskan)

A representative or the wine anu Beer, with opposition to the Blue Laws organization has reached Skagway and is securing members at the rate of two dollars per head. The headquartrs of the League are at San Francisco, and representa- tives of that State, Julius Kahn, and John I. Nolan, are the sponsors Of the League, with letter from each in the folder.
 In small type 1t is stated that crime, drug addicts and poisonous liquors are on the increase; prohibi- tion has proved a colossal failure, and a plea is made for uncensored, press, pulpit and pictures. They pro- pose to put an end to reformers, pre- serve America as the Land of the Free" collect two dollars from every member and give the country all the 2-3-4 per cent beer and wine it wants. All moneys collected are to be used flor our fight and your liberty
 The platform has g points. No.2
 
 favors beer and wine, with opposi- tion to the open saloon. No. 3 oppos- ed to Blue Laws" 4, Kahn says, the Supreme court has decided the Vol stead Law can be amended; de- clares the Volsted law cannot be enforced, and avows the unselfish- ness, and unattached character of the League. No. is a declaration that this fight, twill, if necessary, be carried to the polls"
 The above in brief is resume of the Sanity League and its main pur- poses. The joke of the whole thing is in the last item in the platform, We stand for law and enforcement and will, if necessary, .carry to the polls our fight for personal liberty within the law, to the end that we may, in truth, have a government of the people, for the people. by the people," We really scpposed they did carry their cause to the polls. They were defeated, why make such a fuss about carrying this question to the polls. One would think pro- hibition had been slipped over on some one. It was not done in a cor ner. No one is denying them the right to carry the question to the polls. We are now living under a law of the people by the people and for the peo. pie. And when that phrase is used it is generally meant a majority of the people.
 the amendment. It was not ques- tion of saloon or no saloon. It was a question of prohibition. They make a big ado about law enforcement. Are the prohibitionists breaking the law? Are they making moonshine? Are they fattening on the drug ad- diets? Are they selling booze in soft drink parlors? Whom does the officer of the law follow? The boozer or the non drinker? Law enforce ment never has been and never will be in their catalog. All they want in this wine and beer measure is a loophole to sell everything under the name of liquor. No one with ordinary intelligence is being so deceived by such spacious reasoning. They pre- tend to want wine and beer, but no saloon. Who is to dispense this 2-3-4 per cent wine and beer? The government? Dispensary system fail ed in the South; 1t isn't bowling success across the line, and every one, who thinks knows it, will be an utter failure if tried in the states. These advocates pretend to be hon. est. Why not come right out on the issue and say what they mean: we want booze, we want plenty of it. we want all kinds of it and we want it at all times" That's the real plat form on which they stand and that is the real issue which is up.
 And pray who is the "our" in the postscript which says, "All money collected is for "out" fight to re-