The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Alilhnce.
Bancroft Hotel, Boise Idaho. March 2.
1899.
TO the friends Of Constitutional Pro-
hibition. Knowing that You would ask
me to render an account Of my steward
ship, have very carefully prepared the
following statement.
On the day after the last election ! sent
out OF our office petitions 10 all of our
workers throughout the state asking the
incoming legislature to grant to the vo-
tcrs the privilege in the election OF 100
Of voting for an amendment TO the Con-
stitulion Of Idaho, forever prohibiting |
the liquor traffic in the State.
On the assembling OF the legislature
we opcned headquarters at the Bancroft
hotel. and began quiet work Tor our cause
The Speaker Of the House and the Gov
ernor were both favorable aud gave us
their influence Senators ard Represent
atives gave assurance Of friendship to
the measure. Petitions came in from
thirteen different countries, and no count
or petitions from the other side. Indeed
il was admitted by the other side that II
il was submitted to a vote Of the people
il would carry.
After due consultation the bill was pre-
pared and the petitions placed IN the
hands Of the one selected to champion
the matter in the House II passed its
first reading and came mp and was read
the scacond time, and by the Speaker re-
rerrcd to The Committee on Public Health
At this junction Mr. Muuson Of latah
County moved it be referred to Commit
? tc on irrigation. No one paid any atten-
= ton to the motion, however. when Mr.
: Kingsly Of Ada moved its ndcfinant post
o ponement. Both of these gentlemen by
:. the way had promised me to vote for the
= bill
The gentleman in charge OF the measure
who had faithfully promised to make IA
gallrnt fight in its behalf, FOR reasons
a. then unknown to me, without having
a. consulted me in the matter, and against
my earnes, protest, withdrew The bill n
n he said for the present. afterward
IL demanded his reasons, and he said in his
Judgment the people were not ready FOL
IT,
pointed ont the fac, that had spolSel
n Thousand times in the State Of Idaho OF
the question and was perhaps bette
[ Judge Of that thnn he was.
, Also the fact that he had in his posses
sion three thouaud petitioners names ask
ing for il, and that three hundred O
them were from his own county.
lie then said the people were not united
pointed ont the fact TO him that til
". c. II. L. through letters on file from
the State president and state srcretar
and the local unions all proved they wer
ready and prayed for the measure.
That the good lemplars Of the state wcr
unite aud their fifteen Lodges were a
on record for It.
That the thousand members of the stat
temperance alliance were all in lin
that among the active temperance worl
crs Of the State there was not one b'
was in perfect harmony. That the mi
listers Of the State everywhere were wri
- Ing me the most encouraging letters
m push the battle. Finally as a last reaSo
Of he said the preachers of this city did II
ght want il. asked him ii he WAS willn
n" to go into print with that assertion an.
vs. w. he said he had not consulte all OF then
So gave him the names of seven res
- dent ministers of the city that Verso
ally knew were ready and were helni
- m, in the matter with their money or
no flucncc or both.
nen | asked if he wonld again present the h
-ess and upon his refusal To do so asked
ork and secured the bill and petitions.
- We had hoped that the win of the p
pl, thus humbly expressed by pctiti
eak might in the eyes of their servants h'
- found favor, but alas. man proud IN
" clothed with little brcl authority
2 the same today MS when the immor
Shakespeare wrote about him.
Z Repres ntauvc Jones OF Idaho city Il
un the matter and pushed it through
? Second Reading and il was referred
Z the Committee on Public Health; Il
commended It's adoption, but when
came up for final passage Representa-
= Kingsley. who seemed to largely rep
cnt himself opposed it igo"o"sly, TAX
: oc, aSim to say many unkind TIM
} ( hurting no one bit himself, howev
u on call OF the House the vot" ston'
Against submitting the amendment
s vote of the lenple -Ayeriu, Ada
Bates, RiNhy, Ia DIlatush' =.
Glahe. iiulsc, JohnrsSc, Kingsley. Ly
. Munson. Miller. Melissa, Nicholson
burn. Peterson. REYNOLDS Redw
Starke. Thatcher, Valentine.
:. In favor of Submission Speaker tv
z 3 Campbell Ericsson, l. l'worth. Els
French. Hall H,d' HIS ilolan, y
. Madden. Molly, M'iee, Noble
mond, Patterson, stephens, smith st
ton.
Sc ator Burgc iutrodnstd the bill -
Sena'e where 1t was defeated by
Of six TO eleven. These favorable
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