Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-07-16
PLANS OF The pROHIBs
Professor Samuel Dickle Makes d
Statement.
A Vigorous Campaign .-lndi<
ana Regarded as an Impo'tant
state--To Spread or Goa
eentrate, wbichY

ALBION, Mich, July S-The follow
ing statement, which comes from Pro-
lessor Samuel Dickie. chairman of the
national committee of he prohibition
party, is the first announcement Of its
plans that has been made since the
recent convention In Cincinnati 1--WE
propose" says Mr.. Diclsie, Ito have a
vigorous campaign. The executive
committee will meet about the middle
| Of the month, and | shall then lay be-
fore it the plan of campaign ! am now
drawing mp Whether the committee
will determine TO concentrate it's
strength upon n few states or endeavor
TO cover the entire country Is n ques-
ton that will be seriously considered.
We look upon Indiana as an important
state, and il will undoubtedly
come in for a good share of u
attention. We look at it just
rs do the other political parties.
When a state is close more work has
TO be done and there must be n more
vigorous canvass Our forces under
such circumstances are largely drawn
upon by the old parties, who cndeavor
TO whip them into their own ranks
We have TO work therefore TO hold
them and keep them in line, so that
we may not be squeezed between the
millstones.
Minnesota Is also one of our best
fields. and TO it we shall devote ron
siderable attention. There is a large
amount of prohibition sentiment
among the Scandinavian population,
| pni ,r,a aUpant that No On sau,,lt ~ n,r-
efforts it will be thrown TO the inter-
est of our party. Illinois is very thor
oughly organized by state workers and
it win not require much attention
from us, although we will give il any
assistance that may be needed"
In reply to a question Mr.. Dickie
said hat it was in no sense the object
of the party TO 60 into doubtful states
for the purpose of defeating one or
the other of the two dominant parties.
They did 20 care n copper which side
was beat, but doubtful states were
good ones in which to work, and they
hoped TO bring the prohibition ques-
ton prominently to the front. Per-
sonally he would like TO see the prohibi-
ton element down the dominant party
in half a dozen states, no matter which
might happen to be that dominant
party, simply for the moral effect such
victories would have upon the country,
The knocking out of the silver plank.
he said, would not hurt the party a
particle. 1t would get every vote, and
the ticket had been nominated to that
end.
AS some misunderstanding existed
on the point, it may be definitely ex-
planned that the ~million-vote scheme
that is now being exploited did not
originate with the national committee,
but with a New York prohibition or
gan, although 1t has been Endorsed in
general terms by the committee. About
half a million votes have SO far been
secured, but il is regarded as doubtful
whether the balance will he forthcom-
ing. This is explained by one of the
prohibition leaders In this way: "In
some sections OF the country our peo-
pie are not stirring themselves as they
should to get names. Wherever the
scheme has been pushed with energy
and enthusiasm the results are shown
in the great number of return. IL 1t
could be pushed all over the country
with the same vigor that is being man
ifested in some localities the million
pledges would very Don be forthcom-
ing, and more than that number"