Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-06-01

Ex-Governor John P. St. John, of Kan
bone occasionally for the past year or
two, and have enjoyed reading it very
much. don't know to whom I am In
debted for the pleasure it has afforded
me. but do know that I do not want
to be counted as q member OF the dead
head list, and therefore enclose here
with 81, which hope. you will accept
with every good thought and wish for
your success"
about $500. is the healthiest town in the
United States, according to the health
statistics just published. During the last
year it had not a single unemployed per-
son, no strikes, lower taxes than ever, no
arrests no law suits and no scandals.
There are no saloons, but there are three
churches, public, high and private
factories street lights and water plant
Every resident is church member, and
nearly everybody lives in his own house.
Use the Fourth of July for our cause.
Get up a big party rally. If practicable,
let it represent your county or your Sec
ton of it. The state and national tick
cts will then be in the field and in the
character of the men nominated as well
as in the principles enunciated there will
be reason for enthusiasm. If deemed bet
ter, invite all temperance and prohibition
organizations and churches in sympathy
with the cause to unite with you but
see to it that one or more OF the speak
ers represents the advance line of thought
and action.
President Scovell, of the Minnesota W.
C. T. u, wishes that each local Union in
the state would appoint oI a l medal contest
tests before the State Convention. "The
winning of the Grand Diamond medal at
Cincinnati by a Minnesota boy" she
says, fought to spur all Minnesota I'm
IN do contest
year. that we may not only bring back the
Grand Diamond from Philadelphia next
November but the national banner for
medal contest work. Enclose stamp
for the new contest circular to Mrs. Mary
C. Greene, Window state superintend-
ent.
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The 18Th congress, recently adjourned,
was overwhelmingly Republican and DEM
| fifty reasonable important and timely
reform measures were introduced and
earnestly urged for passage by the Chris
tan people of America, the only law
was an amendment to the Sundry Civil
| Appropriation Act providing that no part
| of this appropriation should be appor-
toned to any state or territorial soldiers
| home that maintains a bar or canteen.
| This was introduced by Congressman
Bell, Democrat, and was so worded as
to apply to the current year only. It was
early reported that the Senate .steer-
ing committee had decided to sidetrack
the Hepburn bill and all similar (moraD
legislation until after the presidential
people believe that action in the smoot
case was delayed for the same reason.
Reports Of state Prohibition conven-
| lions, "the best ever and "the best for
years." are almost an every day affair
| just now. State chairmen are happy.
| newspaper champion, says that the ter
mendous outpouring of enthusiasm among
the Prohibitionists Of the Keystone state.
especially in the western part Of it. can
hardly be called a revival since such in
terest was never before manifested. 1.-THE
party's opportunities to strike telling
blows in dozens Of places today were
the new movement is "a great awakening
of good men and consecrated women to
the evil Of the liquor scourge and the de-
parties which. are it's, chief allies" 1t
| declares that this sort of thing "can be
| duplicated all over this state if the same
hard unremitting effort is put forth. y
| The same may be truthfully said of a
| large portion Of the nation. "This is the
day of Prohibition opportunity
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