Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-03-09
HOW RESUBMlSSlON FAILED.
"The Lord Moves in Mysteri-
Gus Ways, His Wonders
to Perform"
The True lnWardness of the
Defeat of the ReSubmis-
sion Amendment.
Accomplished by the Agent Of
Minnesota Liquor Dealers
and Gamblers,

mlnIlSSOld IIQuOT O0dl0TS
and Gamblers.
The history of the defeat of the re-
submission amendment, Is without
doubt the most scandalous and corrupt
record ever made in the legislature of
the state. 1t showed the strange asso.
citation of honorable and sincere men
and women with liquor dealers and
gamblers, all working for the same end.
It proved the oft repeated assertion that
prohibition debauches the public morals
as much If not more than license; and is
the most convincing proof that prohibi-
ton is failure in this state, that has
yet been offered. It Is sufficient to say
that had not the saloon men of East
Grand Forks and Moorhead organized to
prevent it the people OF this state would
have been permitted to vote upon the
resubmission question in 1895. The
following is plain account of the course
of the resubmission proposition IN the
l0Rl6lHGuIo JuSL C1OSou.
The resubmission resolution was first
introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Mclean, of Cavalier county. It
was not acted upon for some time, the
excitement of the senatorial election
occupying all the members attention.
On the 28th day of February the house
voted on the resolution aud it was carried
by a vote of 80 to 25 which was just
constitutional majority. Representative
johnson, a democrat of Grand Forks
county, cast the deciding vote, changing
from no to yes.
The vote of the house was to many
surprise, as the general impression was
that resubmission could not pass the
house, while it was generally believed
that it would meet no serious opposition
in the senate. Tie unselfish work of
few ardent members, the special efforts
OF MI. Mclean, who introduced the
meDure, strong speeches Cd the part of
many leading members favorlng 1t and a
general sense Of fairness effected the pas
sage Of the bill. There was no money
used by resubmissionists to accomplish
this. In fact, at no time during the long
session has there been any lobby Of any
kind at Bismarck to pass the bill. The
senatorial fight absorbed the most atten-
ton and the resubmisslon matter was
left to take care of itself.
After passing the house with less than
the expected opposition. the resolution
was sent to the senate and referred to
the temperance committee. 1t lay in
that committee's hands until the End
of March, when 1t was reported back
with the Recommendation that it be in
definitely postponed. The report was
adopted by . vote of Is to II.
Those voting aye were Messrs. Arnold,
Day, Finger, Engle, Hitler, Ink, John
SOD, Kinter, Lamb, LaMoure, McCarten,
Plnkham, Stevens, Svensrud and Young
10.
Voting nay: Mesrs. Bidlake, Brynjolf-
son, Burke, Haggart, Little, McGillivray,
Miller, Palmer, Patch, Worst and White
Ill.
Senator Fuller came in before the vote
was announced and desired to vote, but
under the rule that he had not been
present when the motion was put, OBJ
jectlon was made by LaMoure, and
Fuller's vote "No' not recorded. It
would have made no difference of course
in the result. Senator Mccormack, u
resubmissionist, was absent in Washing
ton, paired with Sorley from Grand
Forks county. Cashel Of Walsh county
and Gregory Of Ward county we're absent
and not voting.
The result of this first test vote opened
the eyes OF the resubmissionlsts. Jud La
Moure after this vote openly and
frequently declared that he defeated re
submission from motives Of revenge, and
to get even with his personal enemies.
Two years ago he voted for resubmission
and the measure passed both houses. 1t
will be remembered that IN order to keep
LaMoure and others from attempting to
remove the capital from Bismarck, Sena-
tor Little and other members OF the
Missouri slope, made q deal with the
prohibition members in the senate, and
ordered all record Of the resubmission
vote expunged from the journal. This
effectually defeated resubmlssion for two
years more, at least, and aroused the
wrath Of LaMoure, which he carefully
nursed until he obtained his revenge
Fridsy last. Some OF LaMoure's best
friends urged him to consider their own
financial interests, and not to ignore the
claims Of others in the state who had
taken no part in the proceedings two
years before but had regretted equally