Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-05-01

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This year shows decided gain over
last year in the vote for no saloons in
the local option contests.
THAT little boy seems as busy as a
YES he has hives!"
Many who are acquainted with the
conditions think that Mississippi will
go for state wide prohibition at her
next election.
Want steady job? or work for
w. G. Calderwood, 702 Sykes Block,
Minneapolis.
Editor Wells, Charles Scanlon and
Secretary Calderwood were on the pro-
gram at the Interstate Prohibition Con-
ference held in Sioux City, Iowa, May
7th and 9Th.
Texas county option law has been
strengthened by the legislature. Much
more than half of the state is under
prohibition through the provisions of
this law.
The Epworth League holds it's Bien-
NAL International Convention in De-
troit, July 1919. Special rates, includ-
vacation so as to go. Write W. G.
Calderwood, 702 Sykes Block, Minneap-
oils.
Pennsylvania has passed law which
will effectively muZzle it's press. It is
current comment among the great dali
les that the politicians pushed the bill
through to save themselves from the
fate of the st. Louis boodlers and the
Minneapolis corruptionists.
The Prohibitionists have a day at
the Big Stone Chautauqua Assembly.
On June 80 Oliver W. Stewart, B. 3.
Hangar, Stanley B. Roberts, and w. G..
Calderwood will speak, the Leedy Trio
will sing, and a number of local Prohi-
bitionists will participate in the pro-
gram.
The North Dakota legislature has
passed some stringent laws regulating
the drug stores, many of which have
been saloons in disguise. This reminds
us of what some people often lose sight
of-that our fight is not against the sa-
LOOM but against the traffic. It is
the manufacture, sale, gift, or transpor-
tation for beverage purposes that must
be prohibited.
The beauties of the dispensary sys-
tenn as in vogue in Athens, Ga, are
shown by the increase of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. The police rec
ords show the total arrests in 1883,
was IS, whereas in 1902, under the dis
pensary, there were 227 Cases for dis
orderly conduct in 1888 were 100, and
in 1902, under the supposedly reform
ing influence of governmental grog
shop. the number had increased to
$780,
A policeman in Washington City was
about to arrest reckless automobilist,
but finding that the driver was Alice
Roosevelt, the Presidents daughter, he
sneaked away in chagrin. There is
ocratic nation when violators of the
law are allowed to go free because
they are people of high position. Such
conduct arouses contempt because it
is contemplate It is from different
motive, yet off the same piece, as the
immunity guaranteed the saloonkeeper
and the gambler and the denizen of the
tenderloin. It is radically and eternal
ly wrong, whether it be to show spe-
cial honor to- the upper class" or to
court political favor from the Flower
class" Equality before the law" is
the bulwark of popular government.
The Missouri conference of the M. e.
claring that every power and agency
of the church must be brought into the
most vigorous action for the destruc-
ton of the liquor traffic. Our
citizens must be shown that a vote
with a license party is a vote to per-
petuate this iniquity, and makes the
voter partner in the sin and guilt Of
the whole wretched business.
Even to be still and keep our mouths
closed so long as this awful evil ex-
lists among us is to incur. horrible
guilt. There can be no re-
lease or discharge in this war by the
church upon the liquor traffic until it is
utterly destroyed"
If Doc Ames goes to the eternal
burning for accepting $500 from a bad
business to help his campaign fund,
which way is the voter who votes to
accept 1000, from bad business to
reduce his taxes going?