The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-07-20

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, THE HISTORY OF PROHIBIT10l
Illinois enacted Prohibition i
: 1856, but the people repudiated
at the polls in the same year.
New York passed the law il, 1854
! tried it for two years, and gave
up as a bad job.
Massachusetts, tried Prohibition
for fifteen years, and finally repeales
it as vain and injurious.
| An effort to restore Prohibition
in Massachusetts, was voted dow1
by an overwhelming majority Apri
%, 1889.
Atlanta tried the law for one yea1
and repudiated it by an overwhelm'
ing majority in November, 1887.
Connecticut enacted the law in
1854, tried in vain to enforce it fol
eighteen years, and then finally re-
pealed it forever in 1872.
Ohio enacted Prohibition in 1855
and after q few months of bitter ex.
perience repealed it.
Maryland passed a Prohibitory
law in 1856. The results were 90
disastrous, both to material and
moral welfare, that after q few
months trial it was repealed, and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 ~, 1889,
an effort was made to incorporate
1t into her constitution. This was
voted down by an enormous ma
jority, only two counties in the
State giving majority in favor Of
Prohibition.
Delaware tried it in 1855, and af-
ter two years found that it so seri-
ously affected the welfare Of the
State that it was repealed in 1857.
The Independent Anti-Prohibi-
ton Republicans and Democrats
of Iowa are uniting for the purpose
of overthrowing Prohibition.
The law was twice passed in Wis
consin and twice vetoed by the Gov
ernor, with support of the people.
That was in 1855. Since then the
State has been untroubled by fanat-
icism.
Rhode Island enacted Prohibi-
ton in 1853, and after ten years
trial repudiated the law in 1853.
She again enacted it last year, and
has just got rid of it, after one year
Of financial and moral disaster.
Michigan passed the law in 1853,
and kept it for twenty-five years,
when, finding the futility of at
tempting to enforce 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 over
whelmed it ut 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 was defeated by the
biggest majority cast in that State
for twenty years.
Texas cast SO, 600 majority against
the effort to force q prohibitory
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, but tho amendment was
buried under an avalanche of votes.
In November, 1888, West Virginia
voted on Prohibition. The ques-
ton was thoroughly discussed and
the amendment defeated by vote
of 3 to l.
Canada has tried Prohibition.
The law was passed a few years
ago, and on a reconsideration of
the question April 8, 1889, the vo-
ters slaughtered Prohibition from
Lake Erie to the Bay of Fundy.
Every city and town in Canada
which voted that day repealed Pro-
hibition.
In Iowa in 1880 there were 1904
Government licenses issued for the
sale of liquor. In 1885, under Pro-
hibition, the number had increased
to 4,O33-an increase of 999.
For the year ending April 80,
1881. before Prohibition, / 1884 Gov
licenses to sell liquor were
issued in Kansas. In the year end
ing 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 80, !
1887, under Prohibition, than in the
year ending April 80, 1881, before
the enactment of the law. There
had simply been a change of name
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