Samuel Gompers, president American Federation of Labor: “None better know than the so-called leaders in the movement for labor reform, the curse of liquor and the hindrance it is to the better education and activity in that field of operations.” John Mitchell, vice-president A. F. L.: “If a brewery is closed down, in its place springs up a factory. If a saloon is closed, in its place comes a store. It is simply a process well known to union men, the same process as follows the introduction of machinery. It is a readjustment, a changed condition of society. Almost every disturbance in the ranks of organized labor can be traced back to some connection with the saloon.” John B. Lennon, treasurer A. F. L.: “Wageworkers have been the mainstay of the liquor traffic on the North American continent, but, thank God, they are going to knock it out. The saloon does not produce a thing which is a benefit to the human race. It is a non-producer, and must be supported by those who work. Every man and woman should be against the liquor traffic from start to finish.” Thomas L. Lewis, president United Mine Workers: “If you want to know where the miners of America stand upon the temperance question, I’ll tell you. In our constitution, we have a clause which forbids any member to sell intoxicants, even at a picnic. That’s what we think of the liquor traffic. Some people say that the saloon is a necessary evil. I don’t believe in that kind of doctrine. Because the liquor traffic tends to enslave the people, to make them satisfied with improper conditions, and keeps them ignorant, the leaders of the trades-unions are called on to fight the saloon.” P. M. Arthur, of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers: “Every friend of the working man will vote against the saloon every time he gets a chance, and to close it up, not only on Sunday, but upon every day of the week.”