The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

RfAlDAlloh hdS 1dlleQ to accom-
plish what its proponents sincere
". | admit, hoped for it. Every
where the people are disguised
with the whole mess-its corrup-
ton and murder. 1t is evident at
ter ten years of the noble experi-
ment' that it simply cannot be en-
forced. | am informed that in
stead of a saloonless nation in
1920 as promised by the Anti-Sa-
loon League and the prohibition
lists, that where there were twelve
thousand saloons in New York
city before prohibition, there are
now thirty-two thousand and that
the same proportions hold good ov-
er the entire cuntry. ROotleggers
are operating everywhere in ever
increasing numbers and the traffic
is so well organized that it actual
w menaces society.
Speaking of the purposes of the
American Temperance League,
Townley continued: at proposes
to substitute temperance for pro-
hibition, intemperance, crime and
corruption; to abolish the system
of bootlegging and the private
manufacture and distribution of
Intoxicating liquors, and the inn
morality, corruption and crime as
ISOLATED with them-all the results
of prohibition: to ammend the 18th
Amendment of the federal const1-
tuition, and enact legislation max
ing the United States government
or its agents, the sole manufacture
er, and importer and the united
government the sale; to SO mono
police and so arrange the distri-
button of Intoxicating liquors that
the moonshiner and the boOtlegger
will be put out of business, by tax
ing the profit out Of the business
and putting an end to the whole
sale corruption of our public Off
Gals and the moral debauching of
our growing youth and finally, to
temperance for corruption and
moral decay, by substituting a
plan that will eliminate the evil
and ultimately bring about total
abstinence through proper educa-
ton and wise regulation, thing
much desired By the common sense
citizenry of this country"
The slogan of the organization
is, Temperance by persuasion in
stead of coercion.
"The theory that the 18th Am
endment is so difficult to revise
is a political myth, promoted by
prohibitionists," Townley contin-
ued az am convinced that seven
ty per cent of the people of the
United States are thru with the
present system and will vote for
federal dispensaries if given a
chance and that the same congress
that passed the famous Jones law,
and propose to make it a felony
to buy a drink, will quickly sub
NIT a revision of the 18th Amend
ment, once it is demonstrated that
the people want it.
"We are going out to the grass
roots and organize the people be-
hind the program of the organiza-
ton. Organizers will be put in
the field as rapidly as possible and
speakers of state and national re-
putation will be put on the plat
form to carry on an intensive cam
paign.
"The American Temperance
League though obviously a politi-
cal organization, will be nonpar-
tisan in its activities. It will not
have candidates of its own, but
will endorse such candidates for
the legislature of the several states
and the national congress and can
didates for state and national ex-
ecutive offices as openly avow
their support of the program of
the organization, and work for
their election and reversely work
for the defeat of those candidates
who oppose the program. The
League has only one program and
that is the program as staten
when it is accomplished its work
is DONE"
Last night Townley spoke at
Outlook to a packed house. To-
night he will speak at a meeting
at Scobey and Saturday afternoon
at Froid. Meetings will be held
at the principal towns on the
High Line, and then mass meetings
will be held at Great Falls, Helena
and Butte, when the organization
will be carried into other states,
as rapidly as time and means will
permit.