The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-15
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Says Repeal Move
Is Plan to Defeat
N. D. Beer Bill

move. Had these men been given
their way about the matter the law
legalizing the sale of beer would not
have been submitted to the people in
the November election. The beer petit
lions were good for only 120 days after
being filed and as the petitions were
filed on June 23rd, they would auto
matically outlaw on Oct. %. The
purpose, then of this last move, must
have been to defeat the beer bill, and
it was initiated and started by some
OF the very men who voted unani-
mously in the Bismarck convention
to stick to the legalizing of beer and
nothing else. Fortunately for those
who wish to vote on the question of
legalizing beer, this move was plain
ly diagnosed and was presented to the
governor, resulting in the call for a
Special election for Sept. %, 1888.
Would Be Severe Blow
while I always have been willing
to work for the repeal of the 18th
amendment by passing the 21st
amendment, am not willing to have
every liquor law wiped off the statutes
of North Dakota. The 18th amend
ment will be repealed and that will
all be done before North Dakota could
have, under any circumstances. except
a special session of the legislature,
acted upon the question. When the
time comes to permit the handling Of
hard liquor in North Dakota, am
sure that the thinking vets will not
be willing to turn hard liquor loose
without proper safeguards Yet that
is exactly what the petitions now be-
ing circulated mean. It means the
wiping out of all laws before any
substitute law is put in its place. In
my judgment move of that kind will
be severe blow to the friends of the
repeal of the 18th amendment. I do
not believe the leading vets will ever,
for moment, tolerate the sale of
hard liquor in North Dakota unless
It is sold under proper restrictions
provided by law.
Anyway, the election to decide the
question of legalizing beer will soon
be on, and am confident that the
measure will carry by $4,000 majority.
Those who assert that beer will cost
more under the law than it does un-
der the present bootleg system,
should know that such statement is
untrue. In many places in the state
beer is selling for 20 cents per pint,
whereas, under the beer bill it can be
sold for Is cents at the outside figure,
and even less than that. The profits
now going to the beer-runner, who
takes the chance, will be eliminated.
The state and municipalities will
benefit instead of the beer-runner.
Under the new beer law beer at five
cents per glass should be possible. I'm
der this law breweries can be estab-
lished in the state and in that event
no one will have to worry about pay
ing too much for beer.
Sensible Thing to Do
"The question now is, do the people
OF North Dakota want to legalize what
is already going on 'unlawfully' every
where and by so doing take the prof
its away from the beer-hauler and
fll-by-night sellers and give that
money to the state and municipalities
and at the same time cut down the
price to the public. It is the SEN
sible thing to do. Then, too, the use
of beer already has demonstrated that
the alcohol dealer is gradually 60
ing out of business. Drunkenness has
been reduced in the principal cities
OF North Dakota fully so per cent
and will be further reduced under
law fully regulating the handling OF
beer. For these reasons predict that
the beer bill will pass by the major
ity stated.
"A. J. SUNDFOR, Pres.
Association for Legalizing Sale
of Beer.