Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01
Vertebrae.

tory are making earnest efforts to retain
prohibition in the state-to be-
An item has appeared in many eastern
papers, stating that there are 1905 sa-
looms in Minneapolis. There are about
400.
Vice. President ELECT Fairbanks, was en-
tertained in lavish style by the big brew
er, .Adolphus Busch, at st. Louis, October
Prof. Chas. Scanlon, candidate for Cow
tary Of the Permanent Committee Of the
Presbyterian General Assembly.
A large number of Philadelphia pastors
united in a declaration of intention to
vote the Prohibition ticket and in an ex-
hortation to their members and others to
do the same.
A variety of Prohibition hot stuff, prose
and poetry is being published by A. J;
Forks, N. D. Send him any amount of
money in stamps or coin.
Editorials urging the restoration of the
canteen, similar in tone and in many
cases in Identical language, are appear
ing in the papers Of the country. A CEN
trail liquor bureau is evidently getting in
it's work again.
The liquor dealers of the state Of Wash
ington assembled in convention, adopted
resolution assuring voters that the Re-
publican and Democratic candidates for
governor were both "eminently satisfac-
tory" to the association.
The Minneapolis Retail Liquor Dealers
Association required candidates for the
it's support, to pledge themselves to OPP
pose any legislation looking to prohibi-
ton, county option, the dispensary sys-
tenn or woman suffrage.
Philadelphia Prohibitionists had hand
some banner across Chestnut street, the
principal thoroughfare of the city. It
contained the portraits Of our candidates
and said, '"The liquor traffic abolished
homes, lower taxes. Vote for Prohibi-
ton"
The committee on resolutions at the
convention Of the National Retail Liquor
Dealers Association, held last month in
st. Louis, complimented the trade upon
clergy of the country and the higher
class of citizens generally to accord
more liberal treatment to the trade.
The Epworth Herald, the most widely
sue Of October 22nd, gave up a large
space to number of excellent articles
by able writer's on why young men, first
voters, should cast their ballot for swal-
squinted strongly in the same direction.
The Swallow rally at Minneapolis was
one of the largest ever held by the party
in the state. Chairman Higgins declares
he has attended. DR.. Swallows speech
was vote maker Volney B. Cushing
of Maine, and Rev. w. B. Riley, Of Min
neapolis, also spoke. Chas. M. Way pre-
sided.
By little detective work Missouri
Prohibitionist procured from Geo. o.
Wippern, secretary Of the st. Louis
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association,
written statement that Jos: Folk is not q
drink like a gentleman, and when elected
governor will prove himself to be a friend
of the liquor trade
Henry b. Metcalf, Prohibition vice.
presidential candidate in 1900, recently
deceased, was born in Massachusetts, in
1929. He was always active in local af-
fairs. Except during the Greeley cam
He took part in various movements
which sought to interest the Republican
party in the prohibition movement, but
despairing of success, he Joined the Pro-
hibition party.
E. W. Chafin, at the head Of the Good
Templars OF Illinois,, has inaugurated a
campaign for new lodges. He believes
fore July 1, 1906 would result in the cleo
ton of a Prohibition representative from
each senatorial district at the November
election and nat would mean the election
Of Prohibltionist to the United States
Senate and almost compel control Of leg
islation in 1907
You cannot begin making votes for 1906
an hour too soon. It would be hard for
you to find a better way than to send
Backbone to number of fair-minded
enemies Of the saloon. Send us 81, 81, So,
So or more or, pledge for the same
payable within a year and accompanying
the pledge or cash with s, 49,. 90 IS or
more names. We will send the papers
postpaid and notify each person on your
list that his subscription has been paid
for a year.
The state committee prepared to enter
on the official ballot, although a fun
ticket would cost $3.50. When the attor-
ney general gave it out that the fee Of
$50 was not necessary In the case Of
propriated the funds set apart for this
purpose to other lines Of work When the
attorney general changed his mind, it
quired amount and the name of only one
Prohibition candidate for presidential
elector was placed upon the ballot
The Japanese Minister at Washington
has forwarded to his government the nro-