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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT STILL
SILENT.

The Supreme Court of the United
States recently decided that when by
virtue of an allotment of land to him,
an Indian becomes citizen of the
state in which his land is situated,
he passes from under federal con
troll in such matters as this and the
acts of Congress prohibiting the sale
or gift to him of intoxicants becomes
substantially imperative.
The consideration of an amend
ment to- the internal revenue laws
which will aid in prosecuting those
malefactors known in the Indian coun-
try as boot-leggers" is the only phase
of the liquor issue which President
Roosevelt considered big enough-or
little enough-to demand place in
his message to Congress.
The president has thus neglected
one of the greatest opportunities OF
his remarkable career. The lament
able omission was not an oversight.
The National Temperance Congress
which met at Portland, Oregon, in
October adopted and forwarded to
him a series of thoughtful resolutions
and a petition to include in. his
message a recommendation that the
government shall cease to derive rev.
enue from the sorrows and vices OF
it's people. These resolutions and
this petition have been followed by
thousands of other petitions and per-
sonal communications to the Pres
ident.
He is generally credited with
deep interest in the material and
moral welfare of the people and with
the courage to say and do that to
which duty calls him. Why then
this deplorable silence in this hey
day of the bloody, murderous sa-
loon? At this time, too, when
others upon whom the people have
conferred high honor with its attend
ant responsibilities are mourning the
wrath of the saloon by their manly
declarations. Why this silence?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
THE CHURCH VOTE SIZED UP.

State Senator Samuel Lord has
announced the platform on which he
would be willing to make the run
for governor on the Republican tick
ct next year. Besides several gener-
alities he names twenty distinct
reforms and classes of laws which
he favors. The legal overthrow of
the liquor traffic is not one of them.
1t is not complimentary to the
churches and to the tens of thous-
ands of Christian citizens who hold
membership in them that one who
aspires to high office, who desires
their support and couldn't win with
out a goodly measure of it, deems it
unnecessary or unwise to array him.
self against the chief foe of both
church and state.
1t is a fact familiar to even ordi-
narily shrewd politicians that the
mass of churchmen cannot be driven,
at present, from the steadfast support
of the political parties by whose
grace the saloon lives. There are
few so cruel as to grudge these
pious souls the innocent pleasure of
periodically passing prohibition re-
solutions seeing that they receive so
little consideration on the first Tues
day after the first Monday of No
vember.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
NEWSPAPERS WANT NEWS.

The New York Mills Journal con-
tains a double column cut of John
P. Raatoma, prospective candidate
of the Prohibition party for the Leg
islature. The Journal as good as
promises him the practically unani-
nous support of the northeastern
part of Otter Tail county, regardless
of party lines.
Our party affairs are occupying
much space in the press of upper
Minnesota, largely on account Of the
stirring up which Messrs. Stewart
and Calderwood having been giving
that part of the state. Whenever
and wherever the Prohibition party
does politics, the brethren of the
press give it pretty fair show as
a rule.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
Pifh of the Press

Memphis, (Tenn.) News Scimitar:
in one form or another, is being carried
on vigorously and without rest. What
the end will be no one knows. We may
become nation of Prohibitionists.
Patriot Phalanx: At first license was
advocated as a temperance measure, pure
and simple. At last it has come to be
regarded as almost the only hope which
the saloons of this country have. High
license is the last dying groan of the
whole diabolical business.
Kansas City Star: There is no revenue
which Kansas City would more willingly
part withal than that received from police
court fines. The diminution of such
receipts is one of the most gratifying
evidences of the beneficent effect of the
Sunday closing order. Kansas City can
get along mighty well. thank you, with
out having to pay its bills with fines
from law breakers.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
A MAGIC NUMBER.

The Winona city council has de-
cided that the present number of
saloons in that city, forty-seven, shall
be the limit. No more licenses will
be granted The citizens of Winona
are to be congratulated if the magic
number has at last been found. We
suspect, though, that if the city
fathers will ascertain the amount of
the injury done to legitimate bust
ness, to the public health and gen.
eral welfare to the cause of educa-
ton, of morals and of religion by one
saloon and multiply that amount by
the magic number, forty-seven, they
will come to- the conclusion that
their beautiful city could exist with
a smaller number of hell-holes. We
even hazard a guess that if Winona
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
Brief and Brainy

l want to see the liquor traffic abolish
ed and will do all in my power to bring
about the desired result.-Wm. II. Berry,
Treasurer ELECT of Pennsylvania, June ~,
1905.
l firmly believe it is not best for Sctu-
ate to license the sale of liquor. know
woid's people, and, as a property owner
and a resident and one to whom your
town is very dear, earnestly trust the
sale of liquor will not be legalized.-
Thomas w. Lawson in a recent letter
to the citizens of Scituate, Mass, where
he has a country home.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
CASTLES MESSAGE TO PRoHIB-
ITIONISTS.

Homer L. Castle, who first propos-
ed the endorsement of Berry by the
Prohibitionists for State Treasurer
of Pennsylvania and without whose
able support on the stump he might
not have been elected, sends this
message to Pennsylvania Prohibition
lists:
1.-The Prohibition party is to be con-
graduated upon the manly way in which
it has stood fire in this campaign: Dem
have been false but there are no indi-
cations that any Prohibitonist anywhere
has baked in the harness. This fight is
preliminary to a greater fight next year,
and I am in hopes that it may be met
under some leadership equally acceptable
to us as was the leadership of Mr.. Berry,
and that we can once more be found
working on the broad high plain of civil
righteousness for the election of the
governorship and legislature in our
State"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
RELIEF FOR PRODUCERS.

We recommend that the voters OF
Minnesota look up the records of
their Senators and Representatives
in last winters session of the Leg
islature on the various railroad bills
that were introduced. For the past
twenty years or more every family
in the state has been paying an I'M
just and unnecessary tax to the rail-
roads of at least $50 per year. Mr..
Jas. J. Hill compares the Iowa and
Minnesota farmers and shows that
the Minnesota farmers are far be-
hind their Iowa brethren in financial
condition, but he does not enlarge
on, or even mention, the fact that
while the state railroad rate law in
Iowa results in the railways making
net earnings of only $1,700 per mile,
Minnesota railways, where rates are
uncontrolled by law, made $4,000 net
per mile in 1903 The correction of
this outrageous condition of affairs
lies with the Legislature. How does
your Representative or Senator
stand?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PARTY.

Encouraged by the uprising Of the
churches in Ohio in November, even
though the governor-elect is a mem
Der of the Democratic party which
stands for the continuance of the
saloon, the Cornerstone, Ohio's Pro-
hibition paper, addressing itself to the
Christian voters of that state, says
You have the power to blot out every
saloon in Ohio in five years or less. You
can elect whom you will You can unite
and place in the official positions of
Ohio clean strong men, courageous men,
God-fearing men, conscientious men who
will not hesitate to make laws for the
humiliation of the evil and who will also
see that these laws are enforced"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
REFORM IN WISCONSIN.

RECOMMENDATION La FoIIette's Leg
islature, assembled in special ses-
sion, lost no time in getting at what
it was brought together for. Among
the measures introduced in the first
three days were bills providing for
the investigation of insurance COM
panies and public service corpora
tons, compelling railroads to fur
nish cars when needed and make
prompt connections, a cumulative vot
ing system in primary elections and
and doing away with the circle at
the top of party columns, used by
those desiring to vote straight
ticket.
The people are with your Gov
ernor.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
A MISERABLE BUSINESS.

This traffic is worse than MUIR
der" said Judge Mcmahon of New
York, in passing sentence aggregating
thirty-five years upon a woman and
three men for trafficking in girls.
Horrible disclosures are being made
of this evil. The last national plat
form of the Prohibition party con-
tanned not only square declaration on
the matter but also an explicit con-
domination of the shameful system of
the illegal sanction of the social
evil by municipal authorities.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
BACKBONE

business men will quicken their
business wits a little, if Winona ed
ucators will get a broader view of
education and if the Christian peo-
pie of that city will get onto their
job a little better, they will con-
clude that the present number of
saloons, less forty-seven, is the
profitable and proper number to be
legalized.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01

Enclosed find s10O for arrears and
one year in advance. / feel to apologize
ton. 1 know every cent is needed in the
great work you are doing. / only wish
could send you the wherewith, so that
our paper could be in every home."-
Thee. w. Robinson, Minneapolis.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
Editorial

Well, at any rate, they can't call
the Prohibition parry in Ohio Dem
ocratic aid society
The idea of electing Prohibitionists
to the Legislature is setting other
states than Minnesota on fire.
How can a member of a license
party wish a Merry Christmas" to
the wife and children of victim OF
the legalized saloon?
Pass the word along that there is
no White Ribbon Remedy for the
liquor habit, properly so called. No
w. G. T. U. or prominent officer OF
that organization has endorsed it,
Thomas w. Lawson announces that
he has received so many proxies
that his control of both the New
York Life and the Mutual Life In
surance companies is absolute. We
belive he can be trusted ito protect
the interests of these policy holders.
Which is the better, to send cakes
and toys to the children of drunk
ards to make their miserable lives
a little more endurable or to cast a
ballot with a party which exists to
close the saloon door as soon as
Christian voters shall give it the
power to do SO?
Secretary Calderwood writes the
editor that the coming conferences
will be "the biggest things ever" He
and Mr.. Stewart expect to hold three
meetings daily between them and on
Sunday they will try to hold six.
IF we do not break some records
on that trip, we will break our
necks," closes our hustling and opti-
mistic Secretary.
Gov. Hanly of Indiana estimates
that it cost the state of Indiana last
year 100000 simply to pay the turn
key and to supply the board of men
in the county jails under the charge
of intoxication. The insanity of per-
petuating the life of the saloon be-
cause of some business benefit which
it is supposed to confer is becoming
apparent to thoughtful men in high
places and low.
A recent mass meeting to consider
the question of saloon lawlessness in
Beaver Dam, Wis, and to devise
means to combat it was called by
the Catholic priests, was held in the
German Catholic church and the re-
sulting law enforcement organization
was headed by the priest of that
church. Read that again, and then
wonder, if you can, why the Prohib-
itionists are so happy these days.
"The saloon does nothing but de-
bilitate the worker for his next
weeks battle with the problem of
existence" So said the Minneapolis
Journal the other day. The utterance
concerned the Sunday saloon but
as truly described the weekday
saloon. If the saloon hopes to live
it must prevent such deliverances as
the above by influential journals,
for, the next thing it knows, the peo-
pie will find out it's true-and then
look out!
VIM. H. Berry, State Treasurer.
elect of Pennsylvania, has appointed
Homer L. Castle his special counsel
to investigate the irregularities OF
the State Treasurer's office in order
that he may be prepared to do some
housekeeping on the first day OF
May, when he takes his office. We
shall be surprised if the nation doesn't
have at Harrisburg an illustration OF
what real reform is like. The clean
citizens of the keystone state made
no mistake when they turned to the
Prohibition party for aid in protecting
the peolpe from the robbery of the
rascals who have handled the cash
there,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
VOTE FOR WHAT YOU WANT.

Eighty-seven Chicago w. G. T. U.
women called upon Mayor Dunno the
other day and told him what they
thought about Sunday saloon closing.
They asked him if he did not pro-
pose to respect his oath of office.
What answer could be made to that
question? He refused to discuss the
issue further than to say, eff the
people wanted the saloons closed on
Sunday, they would have elected the
Prohibition candidate for mayor"
What answer could be made to that
statement?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
HENNEPIN COUNTY PROHIBITION


They are not slow. They held an early
vention at Richmond hall on the after
noon of Banquet day. A number of mat
ters were attended to preliminary to an
active campaign. j. D. Engle, who pre-
sided, was reelected. DR.. Eaton of Wis
consin and Rev. Donald Mckenzie of Ex-
celSior spoke.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
Election Aftermath
PRoHIBlTIONISTS SHOULD HAVE
a CARE

Henry W. Wilbur, in the New
Jersey Gazette, while rejoicing that
the gang and graft have been defeat
ed in Pennsylvania and elsewhere,
warns Prohibitionists that if CO.
operative house cleaning is INDUCED
in, it should always be done as an
exception and be repeated at rare
intervals. He says:
mo fact is more fully established than
this that the minority party which re-
peatedly fuses with any other party, or
co-operates continuously with any polit-
nores it's main issue, has the mark Of
death already in it's forehead. Such
party will not survive two Presidential
o1o
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
A TIP TO DEMOCRATS.

The Advance, Texas, tells Dem
ocrats that there is a lesson for
them, if they will but learn it, in
the recent Pennsylvania campaign.
For the first time in twenty years
they wrested from Republicans the
control of the State Treasury. This
was accomplished by the nomination
of a Prohibitionist and the conse-
quent co operation of the Prohibition
party, without which Mr.. Berry could
not have been elected. The Advance
further says:
Here in the South there is a mighty
movement for prohibition. The Demo-
cratic party would lose nothing by a
straightforward avowal for prohibition
and the nomination of men standing for
that policy. While losing practically lit
tie, they would be in position to gain
much, for, by making this an issue as
they can do, they will Immediately. bring
to their support splendid band of Pro-
hibitionists in every section of the coun-
try, For our part, while loyal to the
Prohibition party, we would gladly sup
port the Democratic party if it would
espouse our issue and nominate Prohibi-
tiOniStS. ;"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
!. o. o. r. Grand Officers

The Grand Lodge of I. o. o. F. met
yesterday and after conducting the
routine of business the election Of
officers followed. The condition of
the lodge is in spledid shape both ii
regard to membership and finacilally.
Following is the list of the officers
elected fer the ensuing year.
Grand Master, J. Eggers, Deputy
Grand Master f. H Whitacre, Grand
Warden. A. l.. Shaw, Grand Secretary
VIM. Sutherland, Grand Treasurer, c.
Novacovich, Grand Representative, y,
A. La Marie, Grand Trustees, :.
Maute, D. O'Connor and Reinhold Sal
Ter.
The new officers will be installed
this afternoon After the election OF
officers last evening grand banquet
and entertainment was rendered the
visiting members and a general good
time was INDUCED in.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
-0NlD
Brokerage Troubles.

The Mims-Sutro Company. which
sold its business to L. Bleakmore c..
which in turn disposed of its share to
Colin Campbell, is taking affairs into
is own hands for the purpose of
strengthening out the tangle which re-
suited in some unknown way.
f. l.. Minis has taken possession
Of the Goldfeld office, by means of a
gun and considerable bravery, and
he has been arrested for larceny. The
affair has caused not little excite.
ment in financial circles out that wav
but every thing will now be settled
properly, no doubt
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
SEA SERPENT FOUND.
Was Fully Thirty Feet in Lej,gth
When Alive.

For some weeks past Mr. Eustice
Furlong, Miss Edna Wemple and Miss
Alexander, from the University of Cali
fornia have been camped in South
American Canyon, searching the ex
tensive lime formation outcropping
there for the fossil remains of extinct
vertebrate sea animals
Their search has been quite sue
cessful, they having found the fossil
remainst of several sea seprentS. The
largest one was Twenty-Five feet n
length and was taken out in a fair
state of preservation. It was packet
in sections into boxes of straw for
shipment TO the State University st
Berkeley California. Tuesday the fiji
ty-seven boxes containing the remains
of this sea serpent were loaded into
a box car Some of the sections We're
very heavy as Jas. Lochead, the ).
P. freight hustler can testify.
At the University these sections Of
tue great pl e-HiSloilC Scd SeIpellt " IL
be mounted and placed on exhibition
as another Of the wonders of Califor-
nia-contributed by Nevada
Several times Mr. Furlong and com
pany have started to move from South
American canyon to other fields, bat
have each time been detained by soma
new and interesting scientific discov-
cry in th1t rich fossil field. The
ladies Of the party are enjoying the
outing immensely, and are ssurely
nIanifesting great interest in scientific
search, by their persistent trampinss
over the rugged mountains and cliffs
of that section-Lovelock Tribune.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
0O-
Drilling in Sand.

The well boring outfit has been drill
Ing in sand for the past two DAYS and
In consequence the work is decidedly
slow. The well is now down about
14O feet and still in sand.
Samples of the different strata is,
taken out every time the drill is
brought up, and shows several beds of
clay or hardpan, and sand followins
zach. No hard rock has yet been en-
>ntered but few large wash pebles
haveAbeen brought to the surface.
The machine has never shut down or
steam allowed to die out since the
first drilling was commenced.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
-~E3-
Irrigation Day.

It is proposed at the next session
of the legislature 10 ask that the 17th
of June be declared a legal holiday in
NeE ada to commerate the turning on
f > waters of the Truckee into the
bclg diverting ditch in Churchill county
1t is also the anniversary of the Battle
of Bunker Hill. 1t is also the ami
Welt signed the Newlands Irrigation
Bill
This grand combination of annivcr-
saries ought to make three ply cele-
bration that will be hummer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
-W<1@.
Death of Walt Perkins.

Walt Clapp Perkins. aged "A years
and II months. native Of Carson
City, Nevada. Brother of Mrs. John
I. Sahin, Mrs Louis Glass, Mrs. T. V.
Halsey. Mrs. G. E Bacon. Mrs II. \.
Ranft. Mr.. Corbin Perkins and Miss
Celia Perkins Funeral services VIII
be held at Cyprus Lawn cemetery on
Wednesday. June Dist. at / p. m.
Oakdale. California, and Carson City
Nevada papers please copy.
Mr.. Perkins was for many Xea IS
a resident of this city.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
A NEEDED LAW.
Every Insurance Solicitor Should
Carry a License,

The conviction in Reno of Oscar
Brownlee, a bogus insurance agent,
again emphasizes the need of a law
which would compel every insurance
solicitor in the State to take out a H.
cense
On two seperate occasions the In
surance Commissioner has urged the
legislature to draft such a bill but
for some reason or other it has never
become law.
The Insurance companies are anx-
iOus for such a law and the agents
want it as protection against in.
surarce frauds and the companies
are willing to pay the extra tax which
such a law would entail and the
State Treasury would be that much
better off, but for some reason known
only to themselves, the Solons can
rot be induced to pass such bill.
If there had been such a law Mrs
kinkead OF Reno, would not have
been swindled out of $50 by a man
who had no authority from the Com
pany TO act as its agent.
Under the proposed law, which has
been twice defeated by the legisla
ture, each agent pays a dollar a veal
and is compelled to take out a license
issued by the Insurance Commissioner
Any agent soliciting without such Ii
Cense is subject to fine and imprison
ment. When a person is solicited f.!
insurance he has but to call for thl
agents license to do business and de
show authority from the State to Ok
business.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-21
VIII Make his own Bookings.

In future J. P. Meder, manager Of
the Carson Opera House. will make
his own bookings and not depend on
any circuit for the attractions.
This arrangement will be a mos
satisfactory one, for it will enable him
to refuse any but first class attrac-
tons, and when a company does come
the patrons can be Sure that gooi
performance viii be given
Everything will be done to place
the companies in their proper light.
and one dollar will not be asked for
performance that is worth only fifty
cents, or less. if Mr.. Meder can pre-.
vent it.