Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-02

MaIs ~ say 70 you To- night, that IN this IRE.
nothing short OF national prohibition Is going to
accomplish anything In this contest. The re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court in the Iowa
case reveals to US fact which have long felt.
and long believed to be true, that the States
cannot interfere with the transportation of in
toxicating liquors in original packages, or with
State to another; because Congress alone can do
80. The Constitution reserves to Congress alone
that right Now, in losal-option Michigan, il
you have got Legislature that will give you an
honest law-but II the Republican, fooled you
before, won't they fool you again? What do you
think about that? don't believe would trust
them friends. When was a young man and
counting and lady fooled me once, I did
not not give her chance to do it again.
once. But if they should give you a local option
law that would stand the test Of the COURTS
don. don't you know.and il you don't, IN tell You
Court the liquor manufacturers Of kentucky and
Ohio and Illinois would ship into your State, In
and to Of
of all the laws that you could make in Michigan
in a Thousand years. Now the fat has gone
State action or local action any more The only
remedy that know of on the face of tho earth
lust now is for you all to act together. to elect
President of the United States.
One thought further, and as others are to follow
me tonight vii give way You tell me, my
bition will not prohibit, and that therefore
it is not necessary. to spend all this
energy. in the hope Of attaining it, whether
amendment Well, now, how do you know that
prohibition won't prohibit? Howdo you know?
IT has never been tried in the United States.
made anywhere in these United States to en-
force prohibitory law. I have spent a good
part Of the last month in the State Of Kansas.
Importance there are Joints now, as they call
them there, whera. In spite OF the Kansas law,
they the continue selling Intoxicating liquors and
eral know it and make but the feeblest possible
effort to enforce the law in that State. was
present the other night and made speech in
said, not knowing he was present, that he could
not and would not enforce the law, because the
Ct his party forbade few days
and the joints are running yet. And in Mis-
souri,, where we have local-option law, it is the
same same, case. Tho reason, my co4ntrymen, that
has not been an absolute failure, because there
are intelligent men who know that there is not
9e
not been absolutely enforced is true. Whyo
Because there has not been any one there
te ssvd p nhs ep s to N tS
principle and to formulate it into law In O con-
stitutional alnendm mt, and then put behind it
spite s 81 the powers Of darkness and Of earth.
and then it will be enforced. Why, you remind
ms, my countrymen, of Yankee Of Maine that
! went over to Rome to see the sights in that
country; and being led by his guide through
| that great city, and among Its great churches
| and down into the catacombs and along the
in the distance as they were passing along one
of the passageways q pickering light, and the
| guide said to the Yankee, take of your hat
| now; we are coming to holy ground" The
Yankee did SO. Passing along further the guide
| said, Take of your shoes now, for we are COM
| ing TO very holy ground. The Yankee said, y
emily they came to a marble slab, and the
guide in solemn tones said to the Yankee.
@Do You see that burning candle there? q
Yes, sir" That piece OF candle, Just
about that length, has been burning
there for 800 years." sPshaw," said the Yankee
out oil this time?" "Yes, said the guide, "burn.
! ing there for 800 years and has never been out.
"Gosh whish-now guess the darned thing is
| out" You Democrats stand around here, and
1 have heard you talk until I am tired. This
l whisky candle has been burning here for 3O(
years and it ain't been out yet and you can't put
1t out. just give Gen. Fisk one Whit at the
countrymen; try us, and by the love that WI
bear our Father in heaven, we will put it out ani
put it out forever all over this continent. Stand
then, with one solid front and let us fight THU
battle in the spirit of the Master and in the low
of the truth. thank you, my countrymen, TO
this privilege tonight and I exhort you q
Christian men and women, that you will stand t,
the South, and say We will put this traffic dow
in these United States, though every politica
party on the face of the earth shall 60 down
May God bless you.