Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-03
LOCAL PROHIBITION.
Meeting efths Cam
paign Ia t Evening"
Speeches frsm Trained
Speakers and General En'hu-
siasm

The local option meeting held at
Turner hall last evening was the most
of the campaign. The hall
was well filed and ell the addresses were
listened to with the closest attention.
The meeting didn't adjourn until nearly
10 o'clock.
Hon. r J.. Gamble presided and in
calling the meeting to order epake for
q short time, referring to criticisms
which had been made with regard to the
part he took in the meeting OF last week.
He said the temperance people OF Yank.
ton are not the aggressors in this move
ment. The ssloon keepers have out
ragged the sentiment of the people by
breaking every temperance law that is
on the statute books of the territory,
The highest court of the nation decided
more than forty years ago that local OPP
ton or prohibitory laws were constitu-
tlonal. In twenty seven of the states
such laws are i n force to some extent and
have been approved by the courts. HI
closed by saying that he was willing &c
submit the question to the electors and
abide the result.
Hon. j H. Teller followed with q re-
view OF the circular which was issued
in the interest OF the saloon alleging
that almost every statement made II
that document was either false or 6
gross Misrepresentation OF the facts
The argument will be given to the CUB.
lie in the form of o circular for genera
distribution 30 that it is unnecessary Il
give it q length here. Upon a stasemen
which has called out some after oontro
versy it may be we'll TO quote thu
speaker. MIR. Teller said the entir,
county assessment upon personal prop
erty of saloon keepers was $3.50, which
included 81, 900 stock in trsde-that th,
CITY assessment on stock III trade wa
$3.50.
Rev. FL. d. Ward of Mitchell Sollowe,
in his usual impressive manner, refnt
ing some OF the statements which ha,
| been circulated with reference to Mitch
ell. He stated that every saloon keepe
but one in the county had been fined 70
| violation of the law, some had run awe
and did not return to pay fines. 5000
had been collected in fines and as muc
more would be collected at the neg
term OF court. The taxes in Dayiso
county are less than last year. Only on
person had been in the look up. Th
tax sales OF city lots this year are les
than half the number of last year on
this wat tlus because men who had fol
merly freqaented saloons had kept sobt
this year and paid their taxes.
II had been prophesied that Parkston
IN Hutchinson county, would get Ii
trade that Mitchell ought to have, ar
that farmers would sell their grain thel
because there Yves q saloon there. I'll
feet has been that four out OF five lost
of grain have passed through Parkstc
to find market OF Mitchell. Thirty youn
men who were frequently unsos1.ks I.
fuence of liquor before the closing OIL
saloons were now sober and lndustriou
Several of the saloon keepers had bee
arrested ard were under bonds of $1,0(
each for disobeying the Injunction of Il
court. With local option the boys al
safe for the saloon keepers do not dal
to sell 10 them. The expense OF th
county for six months OF 1883 has bee
q trihe more than half the amour
for six months of 1887. Eheriffs 8 fee
less than half. OF thirty-four Swedes q
but q voted for local option bfcaus
they wanted the boysto come home sobe
The closing address, was by Rev. E. /
Cloagh, OF WATERFOWL. He wished :
talk plain, practical business sense. Tal
is cheap but it is IN important faotc
for the introduction of ideas. Ten
perance is an American idea. First, tot
abstinence for the individual and SECOND
prohibition for the country. Ever
principle OF prohibition but one are GO,
tanned in the license law. The saloo
keepers OF Yankton are one In $50 pc
SONS. II 249 are prohibited from sellin
by the license Law why not prohibit II
other one? II men are prohibited frol
selling to drunkards and minors, and Q
certain days or on certain hours Of eac
day, why not make it universal? Ism
q sober man as good 90 q drnnkarG
Isn't o boy one day over twenty-one
good as IA a day less Isn't q viii
man OF o negro as good as an Indian?
Don't say that any law cannot be 81
forced. The right arm Of the Americs
people is the majority ballot. The vi
of the majority must not be defied.
the will Of the majority is defeated ,
trample our flag In the dust. Don't !
twenty-five men DEFY 5000. WI
should they do q cash business and y,
sell on credit? In q email town OF /
or 200 people twenty-five chattel NOR
cages were put on record on account
drink. This is q time to test the ma
hood OF the people. Remember th
, God so loved the world as to give
! son to be q Saviour. Take the motto
Miss Willard, "For God and home a
native land" and vote and act accol
ingly.