The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-31
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.


From the Chicago Tribune.
Illinois enacted prohibition in 1850,
but the people r%epudiated it at the polls
i'll the same year.
New York passed the law i'll 1854,
tried it for two years, and gave il up as
IA bad job.
Massachusetts tried prOhi bitten for
fifteen years aud finally repealed il AS
vain and injurious.
An effort TO restore prohibition in
Massachusetts was voted down by All
overwhelming majority April q, 1889.
Atlanta tried the law tor II year
and repudialed it by an overwhelming
majority in November, 1887. The in
jury to the city vas Incalculable.
Connecticut enacted the law in 1884,
tried in vain TO enforce il for eighteen
Yeas, and then finally repealed it for
ever in 1872
Ohio enacted prohibition in 1855, aud
alter "a few months OF bitter experience
repealed il forever
Maryland passed a p%rOhibitory law
in 1850. The results were SO disastrous,
both to material and moral welfare,
that after Il few months trial it was
repealed, and the lesson was so severe
that the question has never been raised
again in hat state.
New Hampshire tried prohibition for
thirty-four years. April II, 1859, an
,tlOrt was made TO incorporate il into
her constitution. This was voted down
by an enormous majority, only two
counties in the state giving Il majority
in favor of prohibition.
Delaware tried 1t in 1855 and after
two years found that 1t so seriously
affected the welfare of the state that it
was repealed in 1857.
The independent anti prohibition re-
publicans and democrats OF Iowa are
uniting for the purpose Of o~verthrowing
prohibition.
The law Vas twice passed i'll Wis
cousin and twice vetoed by the COVER
uor, with unanimous support OF the
people. That was in 1856. Since then
the state has been untroubled by lanai.
icism.
Rhode Island enacted prohibition in
1858 and alter ten years trial repudiat-
ed the law in 1868. She again enacted
it last year and is now trying to get
moral disaster. The Legislature has by
1 dltllObt ubuhiiiiou5 WIN VIZ w
submit the matter TO the people.
Michigan passed the law in 1858 and
kept il for twenty two years, when,
finding the futIlity of attempting 10
enforce pr~ohibilory measures, she
abandoned it in 1915. 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 1855 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 vas defeated by the
biggest majority cast in that state Tor
twenty years.
Tex cast 90, 900 majority against
the effort TO force a prohibilory amend
ment into her constitution
An effort was made to force the law
on Tennessee in 1887. The people,
liter a thorough discussion, resolved
not t put it into their constitution.
Oregon submitted the amendment in
1887, but he- people would have none
of it,, and the amendment was buried
under all avalanche of votes.
In November, 1888, West Virginia
voted on prohibition. The question
vas thoroughly discussed, investiga-
ions into the working OF the law in
other states were carefully made. and
the amendment was defeated by u vote
OF three TO one.
Canada has tried prohibition. The
law was passed a few years ago, and
on a reconsideration OF the question
April 8, 1889, the voters slaughtered
prohibition from Lake Erie to the Bay
of Fundy. Every city and town in
Canada which voted that day repealed
prohibition.
In Iowa in 1880 there were 3,034
government Licenses issued for he sale
of liquor. In 1886, under prohibition
The number had increased to 4,03S-ai
increase OF 999. 1t is not within the
init Of reason that any man would
Dav for u license unless he mean &c
use it.
For the year ending April 80, 1881.
before prohibition, 1854 government
licenses TO sell liquor were issued il
Kansas In the year ending April 80
1897, alter five years of prohibition
1897 licenses were issued; in Othel
words, there were 5S per cent more
places selling liquor in the year ending
April 80, 1887, under prohibition, thar
in the year ending April 80, 1881, before
the enactment of the law. There hat
imply been a change of name from
"saloon' TO "drug store"
Maine has more liquor sellers in pro
portion to population than many license
states. Rhode Island has one liquOl
.eller to every 243 men. (See interna
evpnna renorts