Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-17
THE PROHIBITION QUESTION.

ANSPT
It's not likely that the question Of
resubnaission will be seriously considered
By this legislature.In view of the fact
that the republican party is pledged BY
It's platform4to maintain and enforce the
prohibition law IN this state there exists
mo opportunity for conscientious re-
publican to further the interests OF
resubmission at this time, as much as he
may believe in high license asa practi-
i iMay OF regulating the liquor evil Il
isS$possible, and highly probable that the
republican party will have to meet this
question fairly and courageouslyinit its
next state convention, and that may
be made an issue in the next campaign,
button the record as it now stands and
the pledges Of the party as they have
been repeatedly made, loyal republican
isnstands for the prohibition law and
its strict enforcement. s
The Tribune has persistently main
tanned that the time has Y arrived
since the prohibition article was adopted
when It could be repealed BY aSvote of
the people,. This Isl an agricultural
state and the farmer has no use for the
open saloon. He never will endorse il.
If Fargo and Grand Forks were interior
cities their tax payers would realize some
sof the difficulties Of enforcing the law
and the attendant expense, but they8are
ont the border of the state with the open
saloon within a stones throw across the
river IN Minnesota, and It is a condition
and not q theory that We have ID IDEAL
with. 81
In the western part of the state the
prohibition Law has never been rigidly
enforced. The attempts first made
ended IA 10 convictions and increased
court expenses andpublic sentiment in
Bismarck, Mandan, Dickinson and other
communities crystalized ii favor Of a
lieencs system and open defiance of the
law. But there Is such q thing as pub
ic conscience and while it is possible
that the Missouri Slope, comprising
as it does q large German element, Ia
yors 4 high license system, il is believed
hattie majority Of the people ID the
capital city and throughout the slope
country do NOT care To be classed and
known IS open and fragrant v~iolatora Of
the law. So long as the prohibition law
u no better enforced Id this part Of the
state than iit has been IN the past resub-
mission has but little strength. Nor do
the good people generally care TO
acknowledge that the open saloon
as If Is . managed, IS necessary or
desirable institution. No eHf4raspectiing
citizen can endorse Of champion the
open saloon except on the ground OF
public policy and the evils surrounding
and growing outof the liquor traffic are
y numerous, II ii question ifthe saloon
has right I'd favorable consideration
even II The light of public policy.
The 81 obtained by the munici-
paIify from the saloon are dearly wrurg
tom the people and from that portion Of
society least ableto stand II. Thetrafic
dennoraIizes our youth, depletes Tue
treasury ef our labosing people, destroys
che happinssa pf The home ffresids, takes
fronAnaany families the neceasariiea 81
Ifs. ersIaves The wife ard disgraees and
dWarfs tho child. The salopn Is AFRO.
Rarlt. ana dictatoriallii II politics and bold
Observation-Disclosures III matters oil social
cst,nefnIt haFborsi i'll victi1aass not FOL
INV parrpse ~ s~lexating them but III
the purpose Of beulpting them to 81,
chatge9their money for poison. Irne
there ars Individuals Id the liquor traffic
who attempt til eliminate many DIT The