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


almanac and political register, it will con-
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The present Washington administration
! repealed the Alaska Prohibition law be-
cause, as was said, 'the law is not en-
forced The annual report of Governor
Brady shows that the high license law
is shamefully violated. But when or
where was license law ever enforced?
In the Second ward of Titusville, Pa,
the election board returned only two votes
for Woolley. Complaint being made the
court ordered the ballot box brought into
court and recounted all the votes, and
found that the Prohibition vote should
have been reported twenty-five instead of
two
Attorney General Comstocks tip to the
blind piggers of Bismarck to close up or
| take the chances of prosecution has been
generally taken, and Bismarck is dryer to-
day than it has been for some time 1t
is rumored that liquor selling, in the west
ern part of the state will hereafter be
more risky than in the past.
deceased, usually voted the Prohibition
ticket. His last public utterance was: II
am unalterably opposed to any completely
of the general government with the sale of
intoxicating drinks as a beverage and so
1 deplore any amendment Of the army can
teen bill passed by the house,
In his invitation of the Michigan legis-
lature to his spread, the like of which was
never given in Lansing, Governor Pingree
almost begged pardon for having or
dered only four kinds of wine, whereas,
he said, he attended a reception at the
White House year ago where five kinds
were served and the glasses were kept full
until nearly midnight.
John G. Woolley was not elected presi-
dent, but he should have been and Ma
tional Chairman Stewart calls. upon the
Prohibitionists of the country to hold
business or public meetings on the even
ing of March A. Inauguration Day, listen
to Woolley's inaugural address, which will
be furnished on application, plan agrees
sive work and circulate subscription for
the national committee. Address o. w.
Stewart, 1414 Manhattan Bldg, Chicago
Twenty college Prohibition clubs have
been organized in Pennsylvania in the last
few weeks. D. Leigh Colvin, president Of
the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association,
has organized a large number of college
clubs in New England, Yale, Wesleyan and
Brown among the number. New jersey
Connecticut and Rhode Island have formed
a tri-state association for the purpose of
holding an oratorical contest. Vice Presi-
dent Hinshaw will soon visit Ohio and
Michigan colleges.
Official returns from all the states in
dictate that the total vote for John G..
Woolley was 2Os, 1913, about $4,000 more
than was cast for lowering in 1896, Penn
sylvania has the largest vote of any state,
while Oregon has the largest per cent of
the total vote. Mr.. Woolley received 3.O1
per cent Of the total vote. Florida comes
next with 2.73 per cent, Minnesota bein
a close third. The Populists had only
150,931 votes, Debs received $4,000, the So
cial Labor ticket $4,000, the United Chris
tian 1,O59 and the Union Reform 5,69S.
Black Rock is a splendidly written and
very popular story Of crusade against
drink in Northwest Canada. 1t is full of
tears and laughter and will inspire better
living For each new annual subscription
which any w. c. T. U. will send us (the
subscriber paying his or her own subscrip-
tion) we will send a paper edition copy
of Black Rock (the price of which is rs
cents) to such lumber camp as Mrs. Bur-
gan, state superintendent of work among
lumbermen, may designate. There is hard
ly a Union in the state that cannot en-
brace this liberal offer. 1t may result in
untold good
Rev. DR.. s. C. Swallow, superintendent of
the Methodist book store at Harrisburg,
Pa, furnishes all kinds Of church, Sunday
| school and Epworth League literature.
Now and then some school is presided over