Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-08-13
Another Victory for Washington Ter
fitUry.

With Joy we are able To announce that
on the 2sth OF iast June, Washington Ter
ritory, under THE NEW local option law,
voted on prohibition and carried 1t by
good majority Of the whole territory. 1t is
true, half dozen OF the larger CITIES gave
a majority against prohibition, but this
was to be expected. 1t was the case in all
the older states, and how much more, then,
may we expect it in new territory,
where, before the passage of the local
option law saloons abounded, not only on
every street corner and square, but on
every CT oss-road and station, and where il
seems as if two-thirds Of all the men were
moderate drinkers. Don't misunderstood
NE. don't think there was more drunk
enness in proportion TO the population in
Washington Territory than III any OF our
hing things TO me when L went
there was the vast number OF good, moral
influential people, friends OF temperance,
who were, nevertheless, moderate drinkers
This, however, can be easily Understood by
any one who knows ought Of western life.
These poor fellows from the Eas. and for
eign countries. coming here far away from
home and friends, with no home influence
or association about them-homesick,
lonely, longing for companiunship-lhe
omnipresent saloon, the only place open TO
-, ,,,I: al, t. a,,I n.l
it is an unwrilten law of etiquette that ii
they used The bar-room of the saloon Tor
a sitling.room, they must patronize the
proprietor, and so "tteat" and be treated
became The rule, until, do you wonder that
many young man who never had tasted
liquor in his country home, becomes al
least Il moderate drinker when he gets "ou.
WestW Then, rs another rerson why we
might expect tue few larger cities At FIRST
ID give majority against prohibition, is'
that " ashinglon Territory is not only an
agricultural but also lumber and gold
mining telrt,ry, thus attracting, along
with a mull ,'e of the graudest peoplt
God ever made, lass of as wild, reckless,
dissipated ople rs ever roamed the
American soil, and this later class have
largely theit headquarters, and Hence their
voting places, in the larger cities. So all
we expected when The local option bill pas
sed, was, this year, 10 drive the saloons out
of the smaller towns and rural districts :.
then, at the next election two years from
this. combine on the larger towns, and re-
deem the whole territory, thus making il
certainty that when Washington Terri
tory is admitted as a state, she will have
prohibition written in her constitution,
But am asked, "How did The women
of Washington Territory voter Did they
generally vote for prohibition 7" / answer
from relagle information, Yes, the vast
prohibition, nnd this in the face of the
most determined and contemplate efforls
that were put forll. to brighten the WON II
from voting for prohibition on the plea
that II they did 80 vote, the suffrage law
Of Washington Territory (Which Of course
is only stationary !aw) would be repealed
by tile next Legislature, and the woman Of
Washington Territory never again allowed
10 vote. A the local and city papers OF
Washington Territory were either silent
regarding prohibition, or else (and this
was the case with tile thhjority) bitter, out
spoken opponehts Of prohibition, and one
of the burdens of their cry was advice 10
the women TO withhold their vote on pro-
hibilion until their right OF snfierage was
secured to them in the constitution. Then
in addition, the editor Of tile Oregon
NorihueSt-a woman-came over into
Washington Territory, and Travelled the
territory, lecluring against local proIIibi-
tion aud urging women for fear of their
franchise being taken from them, TO either
"slay away from the polls" or vote against
prohibition. i don't know whether she
WAS sincere i'm this fear or not, but may
God forgive her for tie liafni she has done
TO tie cause of woman suffrage ia Oregon
by the course she pursued in this campaigr,
even though she may not have affected the
temperance vote much in Washington Ter
rtory; as there are aue lines M many male
voters in Washington Territory as females.
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