Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-09-28

an enormous majority, only two counties
in the state giving "A majority in favor of
prohibition.
Delaware tried il in 1866, and after
two wears found th3t it 50 affected the
welfare Of tbe state that it was repealed
in 1857.
The law was twice passed by the legis-
lature in Wisconsin, and twice vetoed
by the governor with unanimous sup
port of the people. Since then the state
has been untroubled by fanatacism.
Rhode Island enacted prohibition in
1855. and after ten years trial repudiated
the law. Her fanatics again sprung the
prohibition enactment on her three
years ago, and they proved years of fin
ancial and moral disasters. The state
lost ut least 100000 in license fees, and
drunkenness grew to really alarming
proportions. In April last the people
arose in their might and by a three
fifths vote, with many thousands more
to spare, they wiped out the prohibition
clause in the state constitution forever.
Michigan passed the law in 1853 and
kept it for twenty-five years, when find
ing the futility Of attempting to enforce
prohihitory measures, she abandoned it
in 1875. The fanatics tried to saddle
the law upon her again this year but
"hS'h'St AZ tnO 49,.
Indiana and Nebraska in 1866 passed
prohibitory measures, bnt neither of
them kept prohibition upon their statnte
books for any length of time. Indians
voted on the question again in 1885 and
the amendment was defeated by the
biggest majority cast in that state for
twenty years.
Texas cast $4,000 majority against the
effort to force a prohibition amendment
into her constitution.
An effort was made to force the law
on Tennessee in 1887. The people after
a thorough discussion. resolved not to
put it into their constitution.
Oregon submitted the amendment in
1887. The amendment was buried
beneath an avalanche Of votes.
In November, 1888, west Virginia vot
ed on prohibition. The question was
thoroughly discussed, investigations into
the workings Of the law in other states
were made, and the amendment was
defeated by a vote of 3 to /.
The United States internal revenue
reports show that Maine, the solid old
prohibition state, has more liquor sellers
IN proportion than many license states,
Rode Island. under a prohibition system.
had one liquor seller to every 243 men.
Canada has tried prohibition. The
law passed, and on a consideration ofthe
question, April 3, 1889, the voters slaugh-
tered prohibition from Lake Erie to the
Bay of Funday. Every city and town
in Canada which voted that day repeal.
ed prohibition.
For the year ending April 3 1881, be.
fore prohibition ,SS4 government licenses
sell liquor was isued IN Kansas. In
the year ending April 80, 1887, after five
years of prohibition, 1897 licenses were
Issued in other words there were 81 per
cent more places selling liquor in the
year ending April 80. 1887, under pro-
hipition, than in the year ending April
80, 1881, before the enactment of the law.
There had simply been change of name
from "~saloon"to drug store"
In Iowa in 1880 there were 1904 goy-
eminent licenses isaued for the sale of
liquor. In 1876, under prohibition the
number had increased to 4,O55-an in
crease of 500. These figures, of course,
do not include the untold number of
kitchen bars" and boot leg supplies"
is certain that if the question of pro-
hibition were submitted to the people of
Iowa tomorrow, without any other uues-
ton, it would be defeated by a large ma
and there is doubt that a majority
the state is in favor of regulating the
business by a license law.
Here are a few cold facts which the
voters of Dakota will do well TO studv
before going to the polls in Octo-
.er'