Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.
States that Have Tried and Repudiated Pro-
hibition-They Have Enough of Ii.
Chicago Tribune.

states tnat have 1rled ana hepnQ1ated fro-
hibition-They Have Enough of 1t.
Chicago Tribune.
Illinois enacted prohibition in 1855, but
repudiated it at the polls in the same
year.
New York passed the law in 1854, tried
it for two years and gave it up as bad
job.
Massachusetts tried prohibition for fif-
teen years and repealed it as vain and
injurious
An effort to restore prohibition in
Massachusetts was voted down by an
overwhelming majority April %, 1889
Atlanta tried the law for one year and
repudiated it by an overwhelming ma
iority in November, 1887. The injury to
the city was incalculable.
Connecticut enacted the law in 1854,
tried in vain to enforce it for eighteen
years, and then finally repealed it forever
in 1879.
Ohio enacted prohibition IN 1855, and
after few months Of bitter experience
repealed it.
Maryland passed prohibitory law IN
1866. The results were so disastrous, both
to material and moral welfare, that,
peaIed, and the lesson was so severe that
the question has never been raised again
in that state.
New Hampshire tried prohibition for
thirty four years. April u, 1889, an
effort was made TO incorporate it into her
constitution. This was voted down by an
enormous majority only Two counties in
the state giving a majority in favor of
prohibition.
Delaware tried it in 1855, and after
two years found that il so affected the
welfare of the state that it was repealed
in 1857.
The Independent Anti Prohibition Re-
publicans and Democrats of Iowa are
united for the purpose of over throwing
prohibition.
The law was twice passed in Wisconsin
and twice vetoed by the governor, with
unanimous support of the people. Since
then the state has been untroubled by
fana ticism
Rhode Island enacted prohibition in
1853, and after ten years trial repudi-
ated the law in 1868. She again enated
it last year, and is now trying to get rid
of it, after one year of financial and
moral disaster. The legislature has by
almost unanimous vote decided to re-
Michigan passed the law in 1853 and
kept it for twenty-five years, when,
finding the futility of attempting to en-
force the prohibitory measures, she
abandoned it in 1875. The fanatics tried
to saddle the law upon her again this
year, but her people would not have it
and overwhelmed it at the polls.
Indiana and Nebraska in 1866 passed
prohibitory measures, but neither of
them kept prohibition upon their statute
books for any length Of time. Indiana
voted on the question again in 1882, and
the amendment was defeated by the big
gest majority cast in that state for twenty
years.
Texas cast 90 ZOO majority against the
effort to force prohibltory amendment
into her constitution.
An effort was made to force the law
on Tennessee in 1887. The people after
thorough discussion resolved not to
put it into their constitution.
Oregon submitted the amendment in
1887. The amendment was buried under
an avalanche of votes.
In November. 1888, West Virginia
voted on prohibition. The question was
thoroughly discussed, Investigations into
the working of the law in other states
feated by a vote of three to one.
Canada has tried prohibition. The law
was passed, and on a reconsideration of
the question on April 3, 1899, the voters
slaughtered prohibition from Lake Erie
to the Bay of Fundy. Every city and
town in Canada which voted that day re-
pealed prohibition.
In Iowa in 1880 there were 1884 gov
eminent licenses issued for the sale of
liquor. In 1886, under prohibition, the
number had increased to 4033-an in
crease of 999. 1t is not within the limits
or reason that any man would pay for a
license unless he meant to use it.
For the year ending April 30, 1881, be-
fore prohibition A., 1884 government licenses |
to sell liquor were issued in Kansas. In
the year ending April 80, 1887, after five
years of prohibition, 1897 licenses were
issued; in other words, there were So per |
cent. more places selling liquor |
IN the year ending April |
30, 1887, under prohibition than in |
the year ending April 80, 1881, before
the enactment of the law. There had |
simply been a change in the name from |
'saloon" to ''drug store. -
Maine has more liquor sellers in pro-
portion to population than many license |
states. Rhode Island has one liquor |
seller to every 243 men. See internal |
revenue reports.