The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-22
PROHIBITION DEAD IN,
MINNESOTA.
TELLING SPEECH BY GORDON

| TELLING SPEECH BY GORDON
! t.. COLE.
| The question Of submitting q prohi-
biti"n amendment to the people was
drlated in the Minnesota House o,.
Wednesday, Feb. 14lh, the special or.
der being the bill Of Mr.. Hicks propos-
ing such amendment to the State con-
stituti"n. After debate, u vote was
taken on the intlefi::lte postponement
of the bill which was carried by u vote
OF 49 yeas to 38 nays. Il titeen members
not v"t,ng.
This effectual!y shelves Prohibition
III Minnesota for at least three years to
Come.
Hon. Gordon E. Cole. the distin-
gulshed Faribault lawyer, made the
telling speech Of the occasion. lie
said:
That he supposed if lie consulted his
own political interests lie w.uld remain,
silent. 1t might surprise his friends OF,
the p, ,0l.it,itiun side to hear from him,
u reasonably honest lll;ll, 4 reasonably y
temperate man, the declaration that ~,
measure wl,icI, could be presented il,
this legislature was likely to be frauxht
Will, su much harm. He stood here,
not rs the advocate Of tippling Or the
Saloon men, but lie ventured to say that
the traffic has been the logical out
growth of the species OF legislation that
Is now attempted. No people who are
not slaves vii! ever tolerate \ law of
this kind. 1t is one of the illogical
features Of the bill that it does rot pro-
hiMt :',e use OF Intoxicating liquor, Tut
simply its sale aud manufacture us Il
beverage. This same alcohol is one of
the greatest boons 1T the age, but right
alongside at it is the evil. There is no;
il. all the ':ornncopi. of all nature I.
single plant which does not c"mtai,'
this same alcohol 1t was planted there
by the Almighty ruler, and I'e planted
IN man, too. the ingenuity to extract
il. Mr.. Child has forgotten in his cat
ag"rical list Of opponents /" this ,mpa-
sure NE class. aud has forgotten the
class that rrpreSent-teWlmranc- m+,,
VIII" are not lr'l,is'i,ionists. We tenn
n"fa cr men wi'" are not prohibition.
lists haV. l'r'n Sc',l'',.l and Scn'd, Il hy
| t|:t pr''''i,'i' inui.ts II cause W.. will NOT
2" rs far us tn Y vii! N"w, there
ave 'w" thi:.g~ t.::'t [ hate. u .iru,ikartl
1T 0nr ",nl and !, MAJ, 1T The other wl.n
| mistakes
Ills LIVER FOR HIS CONSCIENCE.
Do the n,.ss-> ni the Republican. par
favor this measure? Is there an able
prominent Man III lEe Hai ion no Ia-
v"rS il? -" our a'Ir jUristS favor it:
do M-n "f .mintnc.. generally favor il :
No. WI ere then dws it's adv"ca, y
spring fr..m9 From the clergy. au,,
tot all Of this much respected class, |
am glad to SAY, fave; this txiie:le and
imprarl icshlt' and cruel mr;,>u T..
" i,+rtver there has leen Il union at
state aud ci"r:l, 1t las always bet.
fran.ht with harm. The education ut
these g+ntl.me, is not OF y Character
t" enable the nj TO take Il Moul and
phil''S"r!,ic view Of Qn> sti",S like this
They see the goal and desire t" tax.
the mast direct line to it. But tn.
statesman. taking int" consideration.
the world rs we lind it, and human
fraity us it is found. often recognizes
that the most direct course is not al
ways the hest one. He had no particu
lar liking for Saloon Keepers, hut I:s'
would rather associate with them than,
some men bankrupt in character VIII.
f"ist themselves on What may have some
germ of good in to make capital and /,
certain reputation. The
! MEASURE is IMPRACTICAL.
These same Maine politicians wM
have been quoted 10y Mr.. Child have
spent twenty years in ent.avoring t.
enforce al impractical measure. They
have succeeded in creating 4 class al
opium users, !. habit ten times worse
than alcoholism, and in making II class
If hypoci ties. instead ut Il class Of men
s. lt-poised and proud in the srit-cU,I-
seriousness of their power to r-siS,
temptation. He pointed out the trait
in human nature, that develops in The
hoy that will q" two r'il"S to steal ciIpl
a piles. even though the best tree ma,
ut on his own fathers place, and acc-s
sib!e to HIM. MIR. Cole we,t on to re
late that his b"ylo"d home Was in on.
If the Berkshire towns, where there h.'
heen sal ons aud where they had bee,
mixed up. He found on u return, there
T. Gently that there were II, are dr,,nkrn
ness and more drunkards in that little
town than in the city nf Farimult
with five times the population. If yn,
want t. save yrur b. VS. don't enact thi:
i'm 'ract icahle measure. y law pnt n,
the st ,tutp books and not enforced j:
wOrss. than no law. We have had tic
local option law, i'll the prohibition
amendment proposes tO bp. save tia
it il Transcribed only in it, territory
and it has been abandoned rs
AFLAT FAILURE.
If prohibili ion caEnOt be enforced il
) u limited teri itory, l:Ow in the name q
Ie.,ve, are you going to enforce it j,
the larger one ut the whole State. Thi
experiment has resulted. sn tar AS SUI,
pressing Intent l"raiicr goes. as u tAll
ure. But take it in towns where tier,
are Just tw., parties, the liquor part,
;n't the anti l'Qn party. and il cOi',li
linh "f affairs exists which is iu.ol.'ra
i,lr. T.- lr"Itl- Will my trit:!ds W.,
are advocating tins measure Is :; IL
y they Il. pend ,u"rr "l law a:h less n
'h- enforcement "f law t!,an the,
, should. .l-. ire that vi,,,.... soln it
aud all good shall exist j" this STATE.
y aud it is b. c;,.S'. d" desire. tins thin;
! shall continue ,lat l oppose tins bill
: H. rrcit+sl the test im"nv OF il tri+nsi
! who. twrn1y-'w" y+a's ago, WAS II
=. strong u pr",.il;tinui> :lS Mr.. Child
h,t VIII" now avr's that the Maine :av
rs thought to t':+u, twenty years I.
"i'S SIVt IINI u'CNetjtk Ntsi uO JrilII
I practical results. He illustrated in
t ease within his PERSONAL experience !,
!, N"rthtirl.i If the failure t" pr scout
y with even thu enforcement "f the Law
; and Went on I" say that should this Ii,
Il lie enacted il would
I PROYEA FAILURE,
J. aud its repeal w"nll b: followed l.
mru running ri"t and the increase /.
the traffic. l~li-ve that the cause q
temperance has breh retarded hv thi
J. sort warfare. would not put liq,.
: "n every table, but would restore tt,
old laws. limit the number of place
where liquor shall I've sold and provid
= State Inspection md enforcement, NJ
l depend upon my friend Child, who wi
l. go home and go to digging potatoe III,
It forget all about it. tell you these e,
. trpmists are the allies Of the salon
:. .nrn. 1t was just this thing that r.