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Show I Let It Be Clear i ; Mr. Francis S. McBride, successor to Mr. Wayne Wheeler, J will call a session of Anti-saloon League leaders, in December, i j to consider the presidential situation, amongst other mat-i mat-i j ttrs. ! A definite declaration by the League as to presidential i : candidates and platforms would be of immense importance j and service to the country; for, the League is very, powerful in influencing the destinies of our nation. . p What especially threatens the campaign of next year Vis indef initeness aS"trrthe issue of strong drink. Many candidates candi-dates will pose as "liberal." Some others will declare for that Ifccncralization "enforcement of law," leaving the voter ,) imz-iletl as to how much enforcement and as to what law. , Just as a man mi&ht expect admission. by St. Peter merely by ; declaring that he believed in the Bible, leaving it to the good saint to find out how much of the Bible he had lived up to. i It is probable, too. that the great party platforms will take similar attitude, thus increasing the voter's puzzlement. ! Mr. McBride and his fellow leaders of prohibition; can ilmost wholly eliminate the popular uncertainty and general indtfiiiiler-css by naming the men who are "dry" enough, or I hose ioo "wet" and writine planks for the Republican and Democratic conventions. No question about the great ad-! ad-! vantage to the country in such action. |