Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-06-01
BACKBONE.

Senator PETER for governor. He now announces
himself Republican and the editor of the Fulcrum
calls upon his fellow Prohibitionists to observe
crow feast at their approaching state convention.
Loyalty to it's principles and policy brings criticism
upon the Prohibition party but deviation therefrom
sooner later compels its members to eat crow.
It is not Sunday school literary society nor
tea circle, but party, and in order to succeed it
must be like party; howbeit it's methods
should be pure
The Guarantee Fund to increase our circulation
to 10000 is steadily if not rapidly growing. ]. F.
Heiberg, of Heiberg, writes: Enclosed please find
$500 in response to your appeal need every cent
I can get hold of just now, but cannot be among
the many who never reply" Mrs. S. A. Chamber
lain writes from Sheldon, Iowa: 81 am all aglow
with enthusiasm for the of Prohibition when
I read your paper. Every number is good but the
May number is excellent wish it might be read
by every voter. enclose $500 to help on the glo-
rious cause"
The first step toward the judicial testing of the
Griggs opinion in notification of the anti caneen law
has been taken in the arrest of the bartenders in
canteen at Camp Meade, Harrisburg, Pa. The men
arrested were two civilians who acting bar
tenders and sergeant who serving cashier.
The charge against them is selling liquor without
state license. AS they plead army regulations a
Defense hearing before the United States commissioner
will be ordered. The will be pushed to the utter
and if necessary it will be brought before the
Supreme Court of the United States.
This editor hopes to have an opportunity to
cheer himself hoarse in honor of the returning
Thirteenth regiment, without seeming to applaud
the man, elected Methodist and a Christian,
who, rather than array the liquor power against
him in his approaching contest for denomination
and reelection, allows thousands of brave sol
diers, many Of them mere boys removed from the
influence of moral and Christian homes for the first
time, to be damned body and soul by the accursed
canteen and by the wholesale shipment Of intoxicat
ing liquors to and sale in our territory, both of
which outrages he could put an end to by stroke
Of his pen.
1t takes about So, 600 to the churches of an
average town of 1000 inhabitants for year That
is the highest amount which the state Prohibition
fund reaches. It has never exceeded it but once.
With this amount the committee is expected to or
ganize and lead the fight against the saloons of
great state of 100000 voters and million and half
people. Splendid results have been obtained,
adering the means available. But success need not
be expected on this basis There must be an awak-
ening to the Importance of the issue and to it's
claim upon us if we expect to win. A larger num-
Der should contribute they should contribute more
regularly and the contribution should be for
a larger amount. We are making progress in these
directions.
Three weeks before the appearance Of Attorney
General Griggs' opinion it's substance published
in several leading papers the opinion of Secretary
A1ger Not satisfied with usurping judicial in addi-
ton to his proper executive functions, he later pro-
ceeds to mount the legislative throne, sending to eve
nv commander of a post or department a series Of
questions to their opinion Of the sale of liquors at
canteens in order that he may be able to lay the re-
suits before congress. AS the body has requested
such information and has expressed its views in a
law as plain as the English language make it
aboshing such sale, it is that Secretary A1ger
aspires to manage the remaining third branch of
government This would make him the whole thing