The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

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nual output will be worth $2O, 600 900
This is certainly a roseate prospect foi
the new state, to whose borders popa.
lation is already focking in anticipation
Iof the opening Of the great Sioux reser-
lvation; and the tide OF immigration will
be swelled to double it's present volume
when it it is known that the develop
ment Of Dakota tin will open up a
stream Of wealth equal to that which
poured down from the gold mines OF
California st. Paul Globe.
Now that prohibition has been incor-
! porated in our constitution great
many Of its friends and advocates seem
to think that the fight is over, the VIC
tory won and all they have to do is to
stand back and allow 1T to take care Of
itself. This is grand mistake Only
one part Of the enemies works have been
taken and the fight changed its center.
Don't for a moment suppose that SO
wide and rich a field OF profit as the two
Dakotas will be abandoned by the man
ufacturers Of liquor without struggle
The open saloon will probably go with
very little opposition, but there are
thousands OF the hangers-on OF the sa-
loon, broken down men, to whom whis-
Ky has become second nature and la
Dor as great a stranger as honorable
thoughts, who will now be utilized.
These men have no money to lose, no
character to injure, no conscience to
abuse and no punishment to fear. Con-
finement i'll the jails OF the state means
food, clothing and shelter while they are
inside and the same ability to serve
their old master when they getout. The
aim OF the liquor element, in Dakota as
elsewhere, will be to make the law obi
GUS and impotent. The first attempt
will be made on the legislature, and will
be an effort to have laws enacted that
will make the prohibitory clause in the
constitution a dead letter. Failing in
this they will set the boot leg agents at
| work. These agents will work on the
boys as much as possible for the reason
| that prohibitionists have claimed that
the danger to the boys by the open sa-
loon was the main reason for waging
the war. Ii more drunken boys can be
counted up in Dakota during the first
year OF prohibition than for any two
years OF license it will be mighty ar
gument in favor OF the open saloon and
will repay the money spent in dstribut-
ing the liquor if there is no other return.
A strong effort will also be made to
show more drunkenness during the first
year OF prohibition than formerly, and
to this end the old sots mus be kept
supplied, and as there will be no saloon
back rooms in which to store drunks,
theywill ofnecessity beparaded in public
Another point OF attack will be the cost
of criminal prosecutions The prohibit
tionists have claimed that the open sa-
loon Is a prolific source OF crime and
| criminal expense. This must be refu ted
ii the amendment is ever to be defeated.
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arrests will, OF course, be numerous, and
every device known to criminal defense
will be resorted to increase the expense.
All these and many more tricks will be
resorted to in order ;hat the people may
become disgusted with their work and
repeal it and that quickly. Two years
of successful prohibition will bury the
liquor traffic so deep that nothing car
resurrect it, SO it must be defeated, if at
all, before it becomes "rooted in the
SOIL" Remember that the liquor inter
est is a gigantic business enterprise III
which the profits arc enormous. 4
million dollars would be given as freely
to defeat prohibition in South Dakota
as nickle would be given by thirsty
sot for glass OF beer. 1t would pay in
more ways than one-The profits from
the sales would quickly replace it while
the moral effect would keep Nebraska
from the same road, where she is bound
| to go if it secceeds in Dakota. To COM
| DaU ChlS mlghJy power we must be up
and doing, let every avenue be guarded
and every lead worked. Go out among
the army OF saloon followers and win
them from their evil ways if possible and
help them to go in the right way, those
who are stubbornly determined to be
violators OF the law punish
| promptly when convicted, by
| placing them at hard labor which will
profit the state. See to it that the leg
islature provides proper laws which
shall be severe and sure, not cruel but
effective. Work is the best antidote for
crime in the world and our pbulic high
ways need lots OF work.
AS "eternal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty'' SO is vigilance the price OF our
newly acquired liberty. Keep up the
battle until the victory is complete.
Notice Of Election.
Notice is hereby given that an election
will be held on the first Tuesday after
| the first Monday (the 9th day of No
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