Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-04-11
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North Dakota Enforcement League
VIII Get Along Without Them.
The North Dakota Enforcement
league, which has been in session at
Fargo, adjourned after a busy session.
The aim of the league for the next year
will be to extend the organization, do
temperance missionary work and con-
tinue the agitation already begun.
Owing to change in the laws re-
garding. the prosecution Of liquor
cases, there will be no more league at
torneys, but. to offset that, the leagues
activity in other lines will be in
creased.
The concensus of opinion in all the
addresses was that the organization
should be enlarged to take in every VIII
lage and town in the state, where act
I've work for the enforcement Of the
law would be prosecuted, and at the
same time sentiment created in favor
Of the law by public meetings and in
dividual effort. In his annual address.
President Grifiths Of Grand Forks re-
ferred to the organization of the league
and the work it had accomplished. He
let ex-Secretary Lindelle down rather
easily, by merely saying the latter had
done wrong in receiving money from
''piggers." The work of last year had
fallen off during the latter part be-
cause of the scandal connected with
the Lindelle indictment and the lack Of
funds to prosecute the work. His plan
this year was to raise $4,000 by getting
100 people to subscribe IS each. The
leagues opposition to Attorney General
Comstock was mentioned. and the
statement made that the organization
would back up the attorney general in
every way possible.
One strong point made by President
Griffith set many of the members to
thinking seriously of the problem that
confronts them. Heretofore, from its
greater population, the Red River vaA
ley counties have controlled the actions
of the political parties and dictated the
platforms, especially the plank regard
ing the liquor law. Now, however, the
western and northwestern part of the
state is being rapidly settled, and that
section will soon balance up equally
with the valley. OF the new settlers.
others are foreigners, who come here
prejudiced against the North Dakota
prohibition law. Normally these peo-
pie would vote for resubmission and
turn down the present measure. The
league will devote it's efforts to educat-
ing the new settlers along temperance
lines, and a greater part of its efforts
this year will be in the newer parts Of
the state. Sentiment favorable to
rigid enforcement of the law will be
worked up, so the opponents of the
measure cannot secure change.
| Due credit was given the press for
liberality in space and frequent editori-
ais in favor Of the work of the league.
The president deplored the necessity OF
such an organization, and hoped the
time would come when North Dakotans
would be so educated along temperance
lines that it would be no more difficult
20 secure enforcement of the prohibition
law than the penalties for murder or
any other crime.
Miss Preston, of the state w. c. T..
T., Mr. Wylie of Drayton and many
others spoke Of the future work, and
the keynote of the meeting was for a.
more complete and extended organiza'
| ton.
The report of the secretary showed
chat the league had obtained evidence
in 226 violations during the past year.
There had been 142 injunction suits;
20 actions on druggists bonds; 10 con-
tempt cases; 81 criminal cases; cases
opposing issuance of permits; against
officers and appeal. OF these actions,
tthe special league attorneys had con-
Quoted lis. Walsh county led, with "a
cases, and Richland was a close second,
with 20.
The treasurer's report showed a
darker side. There was debt of some
thing over 5000, against which there
were pledges of about $500. To pay off
the old obligations and raise funds for
next years work was the most serious
problem of the meeting.
On the election of officers, the places
were slightly changed. Instead of one
secretary, it was decided to name a
recording secretary, to act merely as a
clerical official, and, later on, the COM
mittee will engage a field secretary,
whose duty it would be to raise funds
and be at the head of spoilers in the
employ of the league. The election Of
officers resulted in the choice of r. B..
Grif1ths of Grand Forks for president;
]. M. Wylie of Drayton. recording Sec
rotary; r. M. Pollock, Fargo, for treas
erer. The executive committee is COM
posed of Frank Lynch, Casselton; ]. N.
Wylie. Drayton: J. D. Salter, Langdon;
A. P. Hangar, Reynolds; w. H. Stand
ish, Grand Forks; F. w. Honey, Park
River; j. Easterbrook, Jamestown; J..
D. Van Fleet, Larimore.
GORTH DAKOTA ASYLUM TRUSTEE.
John Knauf Appointed to Succeed
Harry Cornwall.
Gov. White has appointed Attorney
John Knauf Of Jamestown, an asylum
trustee to succeed Harry Cornwall of
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