Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-04-01

the letter and the saloon men don't feel as
funny - they did.
Send to Mrs. Mary G. Greene. Window.
for a book of drills and enliven your next
public meeting with drill by your bright
boys and girls drill is also most
pleasing way to occupy the time while
the judges Of declamatory contest are
making up their decision.
The Chautauqua Institute at Devils
Lake, N. D., will open July 9Th and close
! on the 18th. The last day will be w. c. T.
U. day. Mrs Scovell, president of the
Minnesota w. C. T. u, will assist in
conducting the Institute and deliver the
principal address on w. C. T. U. day.
In the twelve years since William Jen-
nings Demorest established the prohibition
Evolutionary contest system, over 100000
boys and girls have delivered prohibition
| and temperance addresses at contests. This
year about $4,000 have taken part in con-
tests and $1s1 900 have been the receipts
reported.
The annual convention of the Young Peo-
pies Prohibition League of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania took place at New
York this month. A great campaign Of or
ganization will be pushed. Young people
desiring information with reference to the
league should write to E. E. Blake, 1926
Gates avenue. Brooklyn, n. Y.
We never were in receipt of so many
new subscriptions as now and they are
coming from every direction. One page
of our cash book upon which our eye
lights just now acknowledges receipts
from Minnesota Wisconsin, Michigan,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho. Ore
gon and California. Are you doing your
share in this direction?
The North Dakota legislature took no
backward steps in regard to the prohibitory
liquor law or on moral questions.
Bills repeating the penalty clause Of the
prohibitory law, amending the constitution
so as to substitute local option for Prohibit
ton, repeating druggists permits and re-
pealing the one years residence required
in divorce cases were all defeated.
The engagement of organizers in several
states mentioned in our columns this
month is largely due to National Chair
man Stewards plan of cooperation be-
tween state committees and the national
committee. The latter guarantees the Or
ganizer's expenses and two-thirds Of his
salary, he carrying the risk Of the re-
mainder of his salary. He speaks, or
ganizes, solicits subscriptions for our pa
pers and raises funds for the state and
national committees jointly.
Chicago gave A. e. Hoyt, Prohibition
candidate for Mayor, 1928 votes. Our vote
for Mayor two years ago was 1,029, four
years ago go and 1914 in 1895. John
Clark, Prohibition candidate for north
town assessor, was elected, the old parties
nominating no candidate for that Office.
His election will make Mr.. Clark men,
Der of the town board. Chicago Prohibit
tionists have celebrated the increase in
their vote by jollifcation meeting and
have begun more thorough ward and pre-
cinct organization.
II believe in recognizing the different
nationalties and permitting them to get
drink when and where they please. That
will be my law and policy If elected mayor
Of Chicago" So said the Republican can
didate. Yet in that city of hundreds Of
churches only $500 voters cast their bal
lots for the Prohibition candidate. The
Epworth Herald, organ Of the Epworth
League, suggested to its five or six thousand
Chicago readers who are voters that Gin the
presence Of two as corrupt political ma
chimes as ever existed, the only thing left
for decent voters to do is to cast their
votes for Mr.. Hoyt, the Prohibition candi-
date"