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Show STATEMENT TITTHE VOTERS FROM LOGAN IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE Wo ylold to no person, league, or organisation In our slncortty of pur-poso pur-poso to uplift tho moral and nodal standard of Logan City, nnd wo bo-l!ovo bo-l!ovo that Iho constant rpltatlon caused by tho present oystom concerning con-cerning tho liquor question Is tearing our citizens apart and that no permanent perma-nent progress cun ovor bo obtained whlih Is based upon error. Thcro Is no such thing in Utalj ob prohibition of tho ubo of Intoxicating Uquor3. This question has occupied two thirds of tho tlrao of two slate legislatures, has been placed In political po-litical platforms etc., nnd yet wo hnvo no prohibition law. No law lias been passed which prohibits tho bringing In nnd uso of liquor by Individuals. In-dividuals. Wo havo every reason to bolovo that tho liquor laws of this statu wero mado subject to tho approval of tho liquor Interests nnd were legislated leg-islated tor tho purposo of centralization centraliza-tion and bringing nbout n direct in-Jury in-Jury to tho smaller cities of tho ftnto and to tho ndvantngo of tho larger ones. Tho real question boforo us at tho election to bo hold Tuesday, Juno 23 Is whether or not v;o are to havo tho legal salo or the Illegal sain of liquor liq-uor In Logan City. Right nowytho city Is Illegally "wot" and has been so for tho past four years. There are many persons hero who aro holding government licenses permitting them to sell Intoxicants. No ponton using us-ing liquor for their own eonsumptlon '.a required to havo a government license li-cense which shows conclusively that these licenses nro taken out for tho solo purposo of "bootlegging" pnd yot aro held In no wUo as ovldonco of their guilt. We believe that many liomba in our beautiful city havo suffered ou ac count of this undcslrablo ro'idlllan, nnd many parents havo soon whoro tho present systom has fal'od. It Is only when wo nro brought fncotofaco with this undoslrnblo condl'ton ihnt f Continued on page eight) Statement to the , Voters From Logan Improvement League (Continued from page one) wo can realize how 'ar It reaches. How many of tho parents or wives hnvo tried to find out tho c.xuso'from which tho sorrow camo? How many of your boys will tell Nono will tell. Wo ought not to have such a condition nnd do not need to havu It any longer. Wo havo tried tho present Bystem to our sorrow L-jt us try tho plan of strict refculntlon which will placo safeguards on tho liquor traffic, Tho liquor traffic will profit only ns It is paironleJ to say nothing of tho revenue which will accruo to Logan City. Wo bol'ove this plnn will also untto our cltli-ens nnd wo hope do nwny forever, 'with the bitterness which ihcfe questions csuse. After having made a thorough Investigation In-vestigation of conditions that havo existed nnd do now exist In Logan City with reference to tho consumption consump-tion of liquor wo are of tho opinion thnt otter four years of so called prohibition, pro-hibition, as much liquor is bolng consumed con-sumed now as at nny tlmoln the pnst. Wo hnvo before us tho police docket for the past thirteen years bIiows that during tho nine years of licensed sale thero wero 231 convictions convic-tions for 'drunkenness whilo during tho four years of prohibition there havo been 330 convictions, nh In-crenso In-crenso of over 200 per cent. 'Wo ngreo with Senator Underwood Under-wood that every law intended to reg-ulato reg-ulato tho salo ot liquor Is a farce when it does not embody tho sentiment senti-ment of tho community in which it is to bo enforced. It Is a breeder of fraud and corruption nnd contempt for constituted authority. In view of theso facts no ono can deny that so called prohibition In Logan City has been a failure, therefore wo are opposed to a law that will tempt both drug stores and bootleggers to sell liquor Illegally. We the Improvement Leaguo stand for, first, state wide prohibition when ever the governor and leading men of our state are ready for the movement; move-ment; second, tor the samo privileges privileg-es for Logan that is accorded to other oth-er cities lnutho state or equal rights to all and special privileges to hone; third, for strict regulation ot tho dispensing dis-pensing of liquor In Logan City. For tho bettorment of Logan City wo Uierefore, recommend dispensaries dispensar-ies where law abiding citizens can purchaso liquor without having to vlolato tho law. That theso dispensaries dispen-saries shall open at 7 a. m. and closo at 7 p. m. and bo under $3000 bonds, samo to bo torfoltod upon violation of any of tho city ordinances pertaining pertain-ing thoroto. That no treating or loafing bo allowed. Thero shall bo no blinds to obstruct tho vlow; no chulrs or tables or back entrances. Thoso In chargo of tho establishment Ehou'd not bo permitted to enter tholr places during closed hours oxcopt when necompan'od by nn officer. Under Un-der a law ot this kind tho bootleggers bootleg-gers will go out ot buslners and our citizens will becorno law nbldlns. Wo call upon nil good citizens to rally ral-ly to our support for a blggor, bottor, and clcnnor city. Wo hnvo absoluto confldenco In tho voice of tho peoplo. peo-plo. Wo call upon tho voters of Logan Lo-gan City to study woll tho conditions boforo casting tholr vote upon this nil Important quc3t'on, nnd to draw tholr own conclusion uninfluenced by nny personality, faction or organlza-tlon. organlza-tlon. Logan Improvement League 1 1 1 |