Willmar tribune., 1904-11-23
Prohibition Press Bulletin.

Prohibition Press Bulletin.
Issued by W. G. C41nrnwooD,
Minneapolis.
Illinois has elects d FIVE and, quite
possibly, SIX members of the legis-
lature on the Prohibition ticket.
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In Henpepin county the Prohibition
nominee for governor received twice
the vote Of the candidate for that
Office two years ago.
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The signal gains made by tie Pro.
hib'tion SITS in their legislative fights
will inspire s. me extra tall hustling
Two years heuce.
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Political ap athy was 50 dense as to
hide tho suu, strane 1e the lmoOn, blot
Tut the stars, and douoe the glim.
And then came election day. And it
-.owed next day again.
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When the Ptoh bitionists begin to
s :. r.pre sc natives to the state legis-
latures in any considerable numbers
King Booze will be likely to sit up
aud take q hand n the game.
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Mayor Haynes, of Minneapolis,
wai e mixing his canvass for re elec.
tion, va, w''nt 70 sa', after descrl:.
ing some {: mcult Job Of the mayors
ttie: If you think it easy, just tr
bri ma. or for ourself." Mr.. Jones
thou hit be would try ard DOW Haynes
alks of contesting the election.
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1t is by no means evidence Cf malice
that a judge of election fails to make
correct report of the vote of minor
,ty party. To the average man. an
election is for the sole purpose of
electing somebody. To the reformer
it is in part, at least, to record public
sentiment. In many cases, therefore,
the judges of election feel that the
vote OF small party may be neglect.
ed. In one of the Dodge county pre-
cinits the election board returned one
vote for Swallow. Several men assert
ed that they had voted the ticket, and
demanded an immediate recount be:
fore the returns were sent in with the
result that eleven Swallow votes were
returned. Prohibltionists should
watch the count.
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The Prohibition party has, for
years, carried on q general agitation
along the lines of the evils of the sa-
loon, and its baneful effects upon the
morals, social and political life, and
the commerce of the nation, state and
locality. The result of this augmented
by the efforts of other organic atoms
has been to turn the mind of the pub.
lie against the traffic until now it has
few defenders. Even the drinker and
saloonkeeper in many instances admit
the evil OF the business.
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During the campaign that has just
closed the effort of the Prohibitionists
had been directed to crystallizing the
sentiment into ballots in more effec-
tive and practical way than ever be-
re-. In fact they talk OF "new coz
dition, which means that they have
p .ssed the stage of agitation, and
will cease to talk of the evils of the
business, and instead, will devote their
attention to the election of men to the
lawmaking bodies. It is apparent
that administrative and clerical Off
ces are of little value to the reform as
lorg as the statutes give recognition
and protection to the business.
Hence, the campaign this year was
centered upon q few legislative dis.
tricts where the sentiment against the
saloon was particularly strong. The
results were phenomenal. In Mcleod
county the Prohibition nominee for
the legislature failed of election by
but 81 votes An old party candidate
would have contested the election
In Freeborn county the republican
won by the narrow margin OF 98 votes
and in the first ward in St. Paul the
champion Of the home against It's ene'
mics was left outside the breastworks
by but AS votes. In q number Of
other legislative districts the gair
over the Prohibition votes Of two
years ago was 1000 per cent.
The Central Committee is laying
plans for q legislative contest of un
usual vigor in 1905, and they expect
that some of the Prohibitionists vii
have checks for reserved seats in tht
new state capitol.
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