The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29

gorcement, and finally gave up tne eAp.
ment IN 1872 IN octoper, ie7s. sn er 80
WAS the second time made TO engralt pro
bihl,,on unon the constitution OF the state,
ma resnifed in an inglorous failure, nearly
three votes 10 one being cast against Tue
measure. ,. 49,, an
,ss4 ,ried them mr. two years and gave
M the experiment as hopeless.
the nrst attempt to enforce prohibition
upon the people OF fennsyNanla was
made in June, 1900 Inc aues,,uf tns
length and breadth OF the state
and after most thorough consid.
Grafton, was defeated by majority Oh
1914. $50. the greatest ever cast by any
state on the subject since the foundation
of the Union. that the law was not suited
to their purposes nor helpful to the cause
of temperance.
In 1885 Maryland adopted prohibitions In
no state was the result SO disastrous ana
so freishted with evils 10 the community,
bad results followed the law so rapidly
that after few months trial IT was re-
healed and there has been no disposition
on the part of that state to repeat the
severe lesson II then rec6f7ed
In the same year Delaware adopted pro
bib,tion and tried for two years TO enforce
IT, but In 1857 gave IN the effort and mas
since shown no disposition to try the e2
| pertinent.
ohio also repeated the bitter experience
Tho law in that state, which was adopted
in 1850 was very short lived, and was
! wiped from the stature poOhs uuii"s ~
| same yenl.
Among the states which persisted In the
experiment of prohibition until thoroughly
! familiar with its defects. Michigan
may he enumerated ms state duopteN
the law in 1883. and for twenty-five years
| ondeavcred ny the "hoM power OF nv
! state and by eXtranrdlnafE ponce laws ahu
/ regulations 10 enforce It, only 70 md the
| effort futile, and abandoned the policy In
! 1919, ana when lindtlc ldotl"h ~
| deavored 10 again Sahdls IL upon Tue SUIT
IN lsSl the peop,e woq,d not na We II o ane
| oyerwhelmed II at INC polls IN the WORDS
| Of Gtreral X. A. Ager, ON can not tax
| prohibition 70 the people OF Michigan. Iney
! have tried 1t nnd know Wnat ulre laluFe
| it IS
| Indiana passed nrohlbitorS measures IN
/ 1855, but they We're never enforced ana
| were soon abandoned. In lSs2 second ell
1 fort was made 10 impose prohibition on the
! state hut was defeated by the biggest
majority cast in the state upon any ques-
! tirn for twenty wears
| Nebraska IN the same year adopted pro
! hihtion. hut It's enforcement was touzl
! impossible and II was soon repealed
! second anort IN foist the law on the state
| ne n,,do in 1Spn and vas defeated nv
/ n mos decisi,e nntorttr
Tho Legislature ot llHnois enacted pro
! hihitorv low On 1S55 but il was so nm
ra,,,1 LIN tio reon,o of tbo Sto+o mar
/ T. ~ tt .,,ttn, ~, ~ t.u ~ tho cave ,eor
/ t.t 49, ~, a,,1 t,- 1i,1,,,nt,,s 49,, b,,rind
| ,,.tu ~ ia1 49, l'S ''i''up 'Oi'' "9is
/ rom sls.t io,eN CT $50. 49,.
vice me su'i WIS ula1e 10 lasieh pIo
! hluHloh on "soonSln anu tWice lhe go
| clhol el 'ne "'Jir uleiPossu MS VETO WIN
| the nearly conc ehce OF me people lhls
, was III 1871" since that time more hnerui
/ spirit has guided th" policy OF the state.
Under prohibition Iowa witnessed De
1 crease In hor population, depression IN
| her commercial interests accompanied by
great moral rrtrpgreSSlou and complete
revolution Of nor political status. The law
I was enacted in 1884. So calamitous were
the results that In obedience 10 the over
/ whclming demand 1T was modified ana
practically abandoned rev years ago with
immense material and moral advantage to
the state
Kansas has been under prohihitorv laws
M Ma, ~, ,,o,,,,,,.a
Is demonstrated by the open saloons and
scorer joints IN ali the towns aud cities o.
the STATE That they are detrimental 10
the welfare Of the state Us proved by the
crtcvous depression in her commercIal.
( manufacturing and Industrial ENTERPRISES
aul nv tho enormous tax Yates nrey3tent
/ cvciv hero. r1nrt,r from TO s ner cent
, 'rbHt NOV bovr moi hoe1 beneh,tai n. nc
mnfal tone of ,bc Stoto is o,.,pcnd Nv rho
tact f,,t ,bn,sa,,,s " tho hrst ,,cr ~
th W., ,'.' alt NJ, - W. ~.