Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-12-01


And Reps. may go
But go on forever.
Affectionately and Gratefully Yours,
The Saloon
The saloon won The churches could have given it
IT'S death-blow, but didn't.
The campaign of 1900 against the saloon opened
early on the morning of Nov. 9.
The State Issue (South Dakota) gave left-handed
support to the liquor dspensary constitutional amend
ment big blunder
The Mayor of st. Louis has vetoed curfew ordi-
nance on the ground that it is interference with
personal liberty. Guess his name Zegenhen!
If the liquor traffic is right the restrictions put
upon it are an outrage which should awaken revou-
ton. If 1T is wrong, its federation for day is
governmental crime against every citizen.
During the past seven weeks the police of the city
of Buffalo reported to the district attorney more
than 700 cases of violations of the liquor laws Who
ever heard of license laws being violated!
The movement on foot to so amend the election law
that voter may vote straight ticket by making
should receive black eye. A voter who is
not sufficiently intelligent to indicate his choice on
the present form of ballot is not worthy of ballot
Members of the w. C. T. U. in the states in which
women vote ask that hereafter the date of the ma
tional convention shall not be such that attending
delegates will be compelled to lose their vote. In
the words of the slate lamented Galileo the world
do move"
President Mckinley has said good deal about duty
and destiny, but in his treatment of the subject of
his duty to the thousands of soldier boys who
being damned by the canteens which with his
consent, he exhibits one of the pecuiarities of the
biralve found in large quantities in the vicinity of
Baltimore
Our Christian President too crowded for room
to mention the liquor issue in his Il column message
He did, however, relieve the suspense of the country
by assuring us that the agricultural department is
iinquiring into the use and abuse of water. This
mention of the orthodox Methodist beverage may be
expected to satisfy all but the impractcable Prohibit
ztionists.
Chicago is being greatly stirred in opposition to the
extension of the franchise of the street lines to
fifty years. recent meeting, which was
largely attended, resolved in favor of municipal
ership, at least in 1903 when the present franchises
expire The Prohibition party generally stands for
public ownership if rigid control shall prove imprac
ticable, as it will
Polygamy is again bobbing up its head Congress
should refuse to seat B. H. Roberts, proven poly
gamist and submit to the states amendment to the
Constitution making polygamy offense against the
national government. If this change is not made un-
til Mormonism has gotten grip upon few more
Western states, it will be in position to prevent such
action by either of the great parties.
The Minnesota Good Templar advised the election
of several lcense-party candidates, by name If it
urged it's constituency vote for any candidate of
the Prohibition party, we did not the item.
Whats the matter with" Newton J. Bray, for many
years Grand Secretary and later Grand Chief Tenn
plar, who in the recent campaign was the Prohibition
candidate for Congress from the Fourth district?