The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30
HOPING To: BREAK
INTO LEGISLATURE.
PRoHIBIT1oNIsTs MAKE COZ
TESTS IN 81 DISTRICTS.
State Organization Is Conducting a
Strenuous Campaign and Hopes for
Some Actual Results for Moral Effect
on Their Cause Dorsett's Long
Tallyho Tour. .>-.

Inc prohibition party has succeeded
in injecting keen interest into what
ing legislative campaign, for the demo-
Gratis have declined to part with their
money for the sake of conducting a.
legislative contest in most Of the dis
tricts. -, ..
The prohibitionists first entered the
political arena for real business at the
last election, and this year have nomi-
nations for the lower house in nearly
half the districts. In 1904 they were
defeated in some of their campaigns by
narrow margins. In one case change
Of less than one vote in each precinct
would have won them legislative seat.
'We believe that the number of men
who stand, for the saloon is a small
W. &. GalderWood, who is managing the
campaign in the state. "There are lit
orally thousands of men in this state
who say as the preface of any discus
sion of the saloon question, Il have
always been dead against the saloon,
but, or Il am just as good a pro,
hibitlonlst as you are. but, and
they always introduce Isome objection
based on a presumed inability to secure
the desired measure, or to enforce the
desired law. The desirability of pro-
hibition properly enforced is all but
universally admitted. And the men who
stoutly maintain their hostility to the
saloon. who urge some of these obiec-
tions, run the gamut from the preacher
to the convict. @'Gs /
T.. Law Can Be Enforced.
"The business Of the prohibition
party isa no longer to teach men that
the GalOOn is bad, but to teach that it
no, ha oho1r chol 14r - oh 1Sch
That the American people can reason
ably enforce any law against any set
Of criminals, not excepting the blind
pigger and bootlegger, is percolating
the public mind by example. No one
doubts that the saloon is closed in Min
neapolis on Sunday. Minneapolis, how
ever, is a good and law-abiding city.
But cosmopolitan st. Louis, with its
population from southern Europe, sea-
board Boston and a score Of other large
cities and hundreds of smaller places,
are all proofs read and known Of all
men. It is a demonstrated proposition
that any good law can be enforced in
America. The next proposition is to
show, that the prohibition party can
win, and the only way to show that is
to win.
ttWe started a legislative campaign
the day after the election two years
ago, and now have real contests under
way in thirty-one~ of the: sixty-three
legislat tive districts. There is not a
politician acquainted with conditions
who doubts that we will score in some
of these districts.
Dorsett's Strenuous Swing.
"We have never put up as hard q
canvass of the state in the history of
the party. Charles w. Dorsett, ou1
nominee for governor, accompanied by
another speaker, musicians and driver,
in addition to the LOCAL candidates and
speakers who hayeGiosned the party at
| the various points visited, has been in
the field since Aug. 81, travelling in q
tallyho drawn by white fourth hand
speaking from three to five times every
day, most Of the time on the streets
where the voters could be most surely
reached. By the end Of the campaign he
will have visited more than 225 points
and will have placed the arguments Of
the prohibition party before nearly
$4,000 voters
q The prohibition party two years ago
polled 1900 votes, which was an in
crease of A per cent over the vote oil
four years ago. With this much more
vigorous campaign our vote ought tt
show even a larger increase. Of this
much we are assured, that general pub
lie. interest in the fight against thu
saloon is beginning to catch up will
the sentiment that has been latent ii
| the hearts of the people for vearS'}