to illustrate the insincerity of those who are trying to It was pointed out before that the "fake" local op- Some developments in the fight over the "fake" nois legislature during the past month serve strongly it is absolutely contradictory. tion bill, because it permits the people to have their (May i, 1907.) the anti-saloon people, whereas, in the other case the local option bill of the Anti-Saloon League in the Illi- The Rule of "Not Too Much." ever, this principle is employed for a purpose to which will only if that will happens to agree with that of "local option." The "Growler" has said before that states, a prohibition bill under the alluring title of 79 gues a lack of faith in the capacity for self-govern- If there were more law, and fewer laws, such precau- ment, which lack of faith the Growler does not share. ciple of local self-government. In this case, how- he is in no way opposed to the principle of local option force upon the people of Illinois, as well as of other Insincerity and Hypocrisy of the Anti-Alcoholists tion bill of the Anti-Saloon League is not a local op- which is, strictly speaking, nothing else than the prin- people are not allowed to have their will. tions would not be necessary. in the Local Option Fight.