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LIQUOR DEALERS BEING WIT-
NESSES.
Jno. G. Woolley.
Within my own memory the license
“oppression” has been increased ten-
fold, and in the same time the political
power and the social havoc of the
Anti-Saloon League Department
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It is worth while to keep reminding
people who live in dry territory that
it is, undoubtedly, the program of the
saloon forces of this State to call
local option elections in dry counties
just as soon as the next Democratic
primary election is over. Secret work
is being carried on in many of the dry
counties from day to day, and if pro-
hibitionists are not on the alert every-
where they are going to be caught nap-
ping. It is much better every way, to
keep alive an active prohibition sen-
timent in dry counties, that will pre-
vent local option elections, than it will
be to take care of the expense of such
elections and take chances on saloons
being restored by the corrupt use of
money.
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THE HOME AND STATE
Speaking at Winona Lake, Ind., Ar-
thur B. Farwell said:
The claim IS made that the cities
and the towns must have the revenue
derived from the licenses; the city of
Chicago secures a revenue of about
$8,000,000 a year for the license of in-
toxicating liquor, for saloons, special
bar permits, etc. About two years
ago Frank Collord, who formerly kept
a saloon in Danville, took the figures
furnished by Mr. Cole, who was em-
ployed by thel iquor dealers, "and
knowing the profits of the business,
A few days since the writer chanced
to meet on a train a gentleman who
lives in Nashvile, Tennessee. Speaking
of the recent city election there, he
said the developments are such as
to suggest the wisdom of calling on
Governor Hooper to place the city un-
der military law. He also said that it
is understood that the National liquor
dealers and brewers backed Mayor
Howse in his campaign, with an enor-
mous corruption fund, which was used
to control the vote of a large nonde-
script element. During the campaign,
Mayor Howse made it perfectly clear
that he does not intend to enforce the
law against liquor selling, gambling
and the social evil. The good citizens
of Nashville ought to remember that
in this matter they are not only act-
ing for themselves, but what they do
or fail to do, in the matter of maintain-
ing law and order, will have a tremen-
dous influence on cities throughout the
country. If they tolerate lawlessness
and defiance on the part of sworn offi-
cials, they will make difficulties for
law-abiding people throughout the
country. They, therefore, ought not to
think of stopping short of availing
themselves of every legal method to
make an end of lawless conditions in
that city.
“The perpetual candidate has brok-
en loose in the papers again. He has
an active mind, and is a clever writer,
Hon. Ed. H. McCuistion, Paris, did
a magnanimous and patriotic thing by
withdrawing from the race for Con-
gress in the First District. He did this
because he was unwilling to jeopardize
the cause of prohibition, and good
people everywhere will honor him for
it. Two other candidates in that dis-
trict ought to follow his noble exam-
ple and leave only one prohibitionist
in the field to beat the socks off the
anti candidate.
he figured that $140,000,000 a year
was spent in the city of Chicago for in-
toxicating liquor. That included money
paid for rents, for the liquor, the
license, the profits on the business,
etc., but the public paid about $140,-
000,000 to receive $8,000,000. In addi-
tion to this, if we could figure the loss
to the State, taking into account the
crime, delinquency, poverty, disease
and vice caused by intoxicating liquor
we would probably find that that in-
direct expense was more than the to-
tal amount received from licenses, in
all the cities and towns in the State.
liquor into prohibition territory. He
will be absent until Dec. 17th or 18th.
The papers say Col. Wolters is at the
capital also, presumably to see how
Senator Bailey’s seat will fit him in
the event—drop the subject right
there.
h ORDER NOW before the holiday rush sets in. Remember, the edition is LIMITED
and you may be too late to get a copy, if not sent for within next few days.
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home and state.
Dallas, Texas.
This highly interesting story of Texas pioneer days began
running in Home and State in August. Of the many in-
teresting tales of adventure and historical setting that we
have published none has met with a more hearty reception
than the CROOKED TRAIL.
In fact the “Crooked Trail” has proved so popular re-
quests for it in book form have reached us from all over
the State. Many who are not subscribers to Home and
State are writing to know if it can be had in BOOK
FORM. We have accordingly arranged for a limited edi-
tion of the book to be printed—1000 copies—and everyone
desiring a copy should send their order AT ONCE BE-
FORE IT IS TOO LATE.
The price of book alone is $1.50, postage 14c extra. But
by special arrangement we are permitted to offer one copy
of the “Crooked Trail” for a short time together WITH
A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION, new or renewal to Home
WHAT AMERICA NEEDS.
What America needs more than
railway extension, and Western irri-
gation, and a bigger wheat crop, and
a merchant marine, and a new navy,
is a revival of piety, the kind father
and mother used to have—piety that
counted it good business to stop for
daily family prayer before breakfast,
right in the middle of harvest; that
quit field work a half hour earlier
Thursday night, so as to get the chorea
done and go to prayer meeting. That’s
what we need now to clean the coun-
try of filth, of graft, and of greed,
petty and big, of worship of fine
houses and big lands, and high of-
fice, and grand social functions.—
Wall Street Journal.
Who would have expected such a
The confession of guilt by the Mc-
Namara brothers at Los Angeles, Cal.,
the other day, came as a great surprise
and shock. All who sympathize with
labor people, struggling to better their
condition, hoped they would prove
their innocence of the grave charge
against them. The crime was an aw-
ful one, causing the death of 21 un-
suspecting, innocent people. Certain
labor union leaders are bitter in de-
nouncing the brothers. Some others
are charging the whole thing up to the
labor unions. Both are extreme. The
writer will not believe labor unions
have any responsibility for the horri-
ble crime, until the proof is furnished.
The severe language of labor leaders
does them no credit, and harsh judg-
ment of labor unions in the case, has
all the chances of being unjust. Some
men and papers hurling epithets at
the defenseless brothers and trying to
have labor unions held responsible for
their crime, stand in with the liquor
machine, that is killing more people
every day than the McNamara broth-
ers killed. They justify their killings
on the ground that it is necessary “for
business reasons.” If there is forgive-
ness for them, there is forgiveness for
McNamara brothers.
Dr. S. P. Vineyard, of Amarillo,
writes: “Don’t ever stop the Home
and State. Please find herewith en-
closed check for $1 and when you want
more let me know. I wish it was in
my power to put your paper in every
home in Texas.”
Simply as a news item, it is men-
tioned that Col. Harry Tracy has
erupted again. He is a great anti,
walking or sleeping, and has found
another mare’s nest, full of anti-saloon
things, he thinks. Plenty of liver medi-
cine might clear his mental and moral
vision.
Let is be remembered that saloons
are in combination with, and are the
backbone of every other evil. There is
no form of lawlessness that they do
not inspire and promote. Perjury, the
social evil, bribery and the miscarriage
of justice in courthouses, mark the
places where saloons exist. These
are facts within the knowledge of in-
telligent people. Don’t let them get
away from your memory.
It is worth while to keep in mind
the astonishing fact that the vast ma-
jority of liquor dealers, wholesale and
retail, are foreigners, and the further
fact that most saloons do not belong
to the men who run them, but to mil-
lionaire brewers with almost unpro
nounceable names. These “lewd fel-
lows of the baser sort,” are gobbling
up the money, dictating the politicians
and debauching humanity, wrecking
the homes of Americans to enrich
themselves. Through his political ma-
chine, Adolph Busch is perhaps the
most potential factor in American poli-
tics. And the business that gives him
this power is a vampire on every wor-
thy feature of our civilization. How
long it shall be so, depends primarily
upon Christian voters and their in
fluence. Opportunity and responsibil-
ity are Siamese twins, always.
For your library, or as a birthday
found. Everybody enjoys the “Crooked
As a premium, “The Crooked Trail’’ will be sent for a
____club of ten 25c 3 months subscriptions, or for a -club of
six 50c 6 months subscriptions, or for a club of three $1.00 one year subscriptions, one
of which may be your renewal.
Remarks: This is a sample of liquor
methods. That a brother pastor is
suffering such treatment for doing
plain scriptural duty, ought to stir the
righteous indignation of every pastor
in Texas.
That the saloon gang have it in for
pastors and churches, that do not play
“mum” for their benefit, there is no
more doubt than that day follows
night.
Out of his own scant purse this
Superintendent would help make
that pastor’s loss good, though he is of
another denomination, had it not al-
ready been done. We are in a great
comradeship to make an end of the sa-
loon war on all that churches and real
pastors stand for. Our comrade’s
salary gave him and his a bare living,
as is the case with most pastors, and
the loss of $100 was a serious matter
to him and his family.
Let all liquordom know that when it
strikes any worthy preacher for being
fsithful to his obligations to God an'1
humanity, it strikes the Christian man-
hood and womanhood of Texas.
There are good men who have stood
with these liquor boycotters, but do
not approve such methods, who them-
selves ought to make this pastor’s loss
good, and be forever done with the
business that promotes boycotts and
house burnings.
For manifest reasons, the pastor
name and location are withheld. His
letter is in the Anti-Saloon League
office, and may be seen by any
who are entitled to, and want to se
it. Down with the saloons and the’
devilish work!
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Trail” and the adventures of its sturdy young
* * *
Pro-saloon papers say Republicans
always participate in Texas Democrat-
ic primary elections, and there is no
way to prevent their doing so. That
equals saying Texas has no Democrat-
ic primary elections. Why have a
primary at all, giving Republicans the
chance to nominate candidates for
Democrats to elect? The whole thing
is a saloon scheme to get their rep-
resentatives nominated. Honest Re-
publicans will not vote with their ene-
mies.
* * •
Knowing ones say that there is a
good deal of maneuvering going or
under cover on the part of friends of
_____saloons, to simplify their side of the
United States Senatorship matter. The
word is that there is dissatisfaction
concerning every candidate on that
side of the question, and that public
sentiment throughout the State is be-
ing tested to ascertain if it will not be
wiser to sidetrack all present candi-
dates and put another man in the field.
It is also said that the most talked of
man, as a successor to present candi-
dates, is a certain well-known news-
paper man whose name need not be
mentioned here. One thing is certain,
the liquor forces are all going to get
together on one man before the pri-
mary election day comes on.
* * »
While everything looks well, prohi-
bitionists need to lay it to heart that
they have a battle royal on their
hands, if they expect to win out in
the election next year. Secret con-
ferences are being held by anti-prohi-
bitionists; and they are working
throughout the State like beavers at
night. It is a great thing to be against
saloons, but it is a greater thing to be
on the alert and help defeat the
schemes of our wily enemy. If we do
not sweep this State clean of liquor
domination in our politics next year,
it will be simply because we have
slept over our opportunities and let
the enemy take what naturally belongs
to us.
GOOD MEN IN 3AD COMPANY.
Dispatches from Staunton state that
the wet victory was followed by more
drunkenness than had been seen there
for months. Of course. The usual
method of celebration of the crowd
that holds the balance of power, is
one great, grand carousal. You did
not expect Staunton to celebrate the
victory with a prayer and praise ser-
vice, did you? The inexplicable thing,
is how some decent men can stom-
ac the crowd, and their conduct,
whom they help to victory by their
ballots. The line-up of the gang of
white and negro toughs, always and
without an exception in favor of the
open saloon, would seem to be suf-
ficient to deflect the votes of decent
men.—Richmond v irginian.
How long can good men stay in
bad company, and be good men? Tell
us about that, please! Some Texans
are puzzled to know just at what
“pint,” by what association, and by
what act, a good man becomes bad,
like his companions. In our Texas
campaign, many “good men” were like
white ruffles on black clothes. One
question now, if we have any on the
subject, is, which were most impor-
tant to saloons, and most to be re-
spected, the white ruffles, or black
clothes? The ruffles attracted most
attention, to be sure, but there were
more black clothes than white ruf-
fles for saloons. This mixup beats
“Duke’s Mixture” by far. What
makes a “good man” bad, and when
does it happen? Has the old adage:
“A man is known by his company”
been revised? If so, by whom, by
what authority, in what cases, and for
what purposes? “Let there be light”
on this dark subject.
± * •
“The main reason I have for hating
the Anti-Saloon League, is that it
gets all Christian people to act togeth-
er, and men who make politics their
business can’t control them. Besides,
the League keeps hammering on the
saloons like they were the only ob-
jectionable things.” Bless your igno-
rant soul that is what the League is
for, and the saloon is the taproot of
all other evils.
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The feeling among prohibitionists is
general that where two or more pro-
hibitionists are candidates for the
same office, for every good reason,
such candidates and their friends
ought to get together and adopt some
amicable plan by which all except
one man shall be eliminated. It is the
supremest folly for us to defeat our-
selves by division. The multiplicity of
prohibition candidates for a given of-
fice, is playing into the hands of the
enemy, and no one need doubt a mo-
ment that they will encourage and
profit by it. Wherever necessary
let eliminating processes that will be
perfectly honorable to all concerned,
be set in motion, that the good cause
may be saved.
• * *
The Texas Conference at Marlin and
the Baptist State Convention at Waco
November 23 to 27 were immense in
their personnel and power. Both said
the right word on the saloon curse, and
heartily endorse the Anti-Saloon
League. Bishop Mouzon, who presided
at Marlin, is “a man person.” He rang
out the note that Methodists and sa-
loons are irreconcilable foes, and the
war will not end while saloons remain
in Texas. Texas Christianity answers,
amen!
The Birmingham Ledger, the great
prohibition daily of Alabama, is un-
dergoing a boycott experience. Cer-
tain influential anti-prohibitionists in
Birmingham have organized a boycott
against the paper on account of its
opposition to saloons. The Ledger,
in a well-tempered, but vigorous
editorial, calls attention to the mat-
ter and serves notice on the parties
behind the boycott that they are
handling a knife that has two edges,
and gives them notice that it is prob-
able that they will have the keen
edge of their own knife pressed
against themselves. If they have
time, the saloon papers of this State,
that have so bitterly denounced imag-
inary boycotts, might give some at-
tention to the conduct of their Birm-
ingham saloon comrades. This sug-
gestion is made with the feeling of
the young fellow who asked a young
lady to marry him, and being told
she would not do so, said: “Well, Sary,
I didn’t think you would, but I just
thought I would ax you to see what
you would say.” Sometime ago, Home
and State called attention to a boy-
cott by the Busch interests against
certain business men in Dallas, be-
cause of their having supported the
prohibition amendment July 22. So
far as has been noted, not a saloon
paper has had a word of condemna-
tion for the conduct of their friend,
Busch, and his employes.
statement from such a source? That
Wall Street Journal is on a hot trail,
is beyond dispute. When business
and social fads preempt the lives of
the masses, shutting God and eternal
verities out, the flood gates of all
manner of evil, are wide open, and
we are on the rapids to ruin. Let
the altars go up in the homes of
Christians, let church members attend
the weekly prayer meetings, and the
enemies of civilization, chief among
which are saloons, will disappear.
Praying people do not barter the
homes, lives and destiny of their fel-
lows for gold, political preferment,
nor anything else. Neither do they
endorse the infamous doctrine of “nec-
essary evils,” nor the no less infam-
ous doctrine, that laws for the pro-
motion of virtue and sobriety, cannot
be enforced. Praying people, in a
word, are not anarchists.
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liquor boycotts.
“Anti-Saloon League, Dallas, l'exas:
“Gentlemen.—I can more fully re-
alize than ever the force and meaning
of your statement that the issue before
the people of Texas is CHURCH or
SALOON. For the past two years I
have served the pastorate of the-
Church in this city. I defended the
Church of God and fought the open sa-
loon from my pulpit during the recent
State-wide campaign. I preached on
such subjects as ‘Christian Citizen-
ship’ and ‘Civic Righteousness’ The
result is that $100 of my salary has
been withheld by THREE anti-prohi-
bitionists of the church.
“These men do not hestitate to say
this is their reason for not supporting
the church. Thus they would openly
seek to destroy the church of God,
while at the same time working day
and night in the interest of the open
saloon. They have made liberal con-
tributions, both in time and labor, for
the support of the saloon.
“Sincerely yours,
drink have increased in higher ratio.
The credentials of the license sys-
tem are furnished by the trade that
it “oppresses.”
J. M. Atherton, president of the Na-
tional Protective Association, the fore-
• most organization of distillers and
wholesale liquor dealers says:
“The true policy for the liquor trade
to pursue is advocate as high a license
as they can, in justice to themselves,
afford to pay.”
Peter E. Iller, the most prominent
distiller in Nebraska, says: “I believe
that high license is one of the grand
est laws for the liquor traffic and for
men interested, as well as for the peo-
ple at large, there is.”
Henry S. Wuhfeldt & Company, dis-
tillers of Chicago, say: “We think
the trade in any State should favor
high license.”
Devereaux & Meserve, wholesale li-
quor dealers of Boston, gave this ad-
vice to their patrons in Nebraska in
1890: “Advocate high license and
reach all the politicians and others of
influence. Do not think you can si-
lence the pulpit, but you can induce
some of them to advocate high license,
on moral grounds.”
Bowler Brothers, brewers of Wor-
cester, Massachusetts, say: '“Your
battle cry must be high license versus
prohibition.”
Metz & Brother, ,the leading brew-
ers of Nebraska, wrote from Omaha:
“High license bars prohibition. We
are positively certain that were it not
for our present high license law Ne-
braska, to-day, would have prohibi-
tion.”
During a movement for an increase
of the liquor tax in Ohio, the liquol
men outwardly opposed its adoption,
but when it became a law, the Wine
and Spirit News, boastingly, said: “It
cannot be denied that an immense
revenue will accrue to the State mak
ingithe liquor business of Ohio indis-
pensable to the State. It will be more
difficult to assail the traffic from s
legislative standpoint in the future
* * * The State will have learned
to lean on that revenue and will not be
in a position to despoil itself merely tc
please the whimsical notions of theo-
rists and wild-eyed cranks. In this re-
spect at least the $1000 tax will be a
benefit.”
The liquor traffic is a public enemy
and the license system is its friend.
If the safety of the people is the
highest law, the license system is the
world’s masterpiece of legislative im-
becility or treachery.
(The above is taken from “The Rape
of the Law,” pulished by The Amer-
can Issue Publishing Company, Wes-
terville, Ohio. It is a remarkable
appeal, and will be sent, postpaid, at
ten cents per copy or three copies for
twenty-five cents. Address Anti-Saloon
League, 1315 Praetorian Building, Dal-
las, Texas.)
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