Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-04-06
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Chicago, Ill.
Fine times are ahead for the Nation
al Prohibition Alliance movement AL
ready organized in every state of the
Union, with new local Alliances form
ing daily, glimpse of the new plans
for 1905, which have already been par
TALLY announced, is making Alliance
members enthusiastic. kAn Alliance
prize defamation contest with every
thing prepared especially for the occa-
sion by the national committee Is Ill
ready arranged for the month. Every
Alliance organized before May is ell
gible to hold one Of these contests.
Full particulars will be sent by return
mail to any one tnclosing stamp to
Charles r. Jones, chairman, 53O The
Temple, Chicago.
A stirring debate on an important
phase of the Prohibition issue is being
prepared for June. July will have
patriotic demonstration unique In de-
sign and equally apropos for either city
or country Alliances.
Special programmes for Labor day,
Thanksgiving, election day, young peo-
ple's and old peoples night and many
other occasions, with new literature.
new Prohibition battle songs and the
old ones, too, are among the new fea-
lures of Alliance plans for 1908. 10
make the Alliance q national Prohibi-
ton dynamo for the generation of pow
er and the contamination of victory 10
{V1fn nf
ers.
The Alliance, as everybody knows, Is
an educational and "agitationa" move
ment organized to unite the citizens OF
the United States and drive the saloon
and the whisky traffic off American
soil. 1t believes that Wendell Phillips
was right when he said that the way to
carry great reform to victory and put
men in office from constable to presi-
dent who will stand for it Is to launch
It on the age and all will be safe; 1t
Will be carried to safe harbor by the
people," Make the temperance ques-
ton the topic of the streets, the moral
Of every sermon, the magnet OF every
conversation, the text of every edito-
rial. and fill the newspapers with Pro-
hibition news Of the people doing
things to old King Alcohol, and the
Alliance workers believe that cant and
cynicism and all the bitter opposition
Of liquor men will go down before the
public sentiment of nation reused to
duty and to action. That is what the AL
nance stands for 1t nominates no can
| dtdates, holds no party caucuses, but
goes in for the most practical agitation
In every local community.
The Alliance is absolutely distinct In
its field and it's methods. Every mem-
ber of an Alliance is helping at the
same time the county. stnte md nation
al work, and every cent contributed
strengthens each and all. Instead of
dues the Alliance funds arc raised by
shares, every member taking one or
more, as many as he desires. Each
share is 6 cents month. The distribu-
ton of these share proceeds is 40 per
cent to the local Alliance, 20 per cent to
the county, 90 per cent to the state and
20 per cent to the national, Out Of ev.
cry $40 81 goes to the local and 81 each
to county, state and national. Out OF
every shares monthly receipts, which
is 5 cents, cents go to the local and
! cent each to county, state and nation
81 work to keep Prohibition speakers IL
the field the year round, to sow the ma
ton "knee deep" in up to date temper
ance literature, to send Prohibition
news to scores of weekly newspaper
and carry on all the diversified plan
Of agitation and education now h sue
cessful operation. It is expected tha
1905 will break all records in the his
tory of the Alliance movement.
Many cheering words Of praise ar
coming to hand. In q recent specia
message sent to all Illinois Alliance
State Chairman Wilson declared: "W
are proud of the magnificent work g
our Alliances. 1t is the purpose &
the state committee to encourage A
Nances to the fullest extent possibl,
Let US have a grand revival G
every Alliance and the greatest po!
sible activity from now on
State Chairman Hall of Indiana
similar message asserts that "the 4
lance is the best local Prohibition o
Sanization we ever had
State Chairman Hoffman, hopes thu
''the Alliances of Pennsylvania WI
heartily cooperate in forwarding Il
great caust.;" Chairman Durkee O
sures New York ProhibhioaIists th,
''the state committee stands ready
cooperate in any and every posSb
way In the building up ef the ~
ancee" Chairman Dunlap .s>f Wa bhan
ton su$Ss thai .tksare, .has .y,sIper fitsen