The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1906-07-15
The Legislative Plan
WHY II Commands the Enthusiastic Support
Of Many Who Have Never Before
Voted With Us.
Why It Has Struck Fire.

IL is 0VlQ6uC CudC IuC NIA1hSoOee"
Legislative Plan, which contemplates
an out-to-win campaign in every dls-
trict with a view to electing Repre-
sentative in November, has had
most cordial reception at the nands Oh
practical men who abhor the saioon
and who favor high-grade Legislation:
There are reasons for this. Some of
them are:
The Reasons Why.
The Legislative Plan is logical. The
first need in our fight with the saloon
is the repeal of every law upon the
statue-book which legalizes it and the
substitution therefor of an enactment
which utterly exterminates it. Laws
are enacted by the Legislature, but
not by the kind of legislators we have
had. We need to elect men who are
both deeply interested in accomplish
ing the death of the saloon and
pledged to labor and vote for 1T, II
elected They should also be backed
by a party which stands squarely on
the same platform. AS important as
it may be later to secure possession
of all the machinery of government,
the immediate duty of the Prohibition
party is to secure control of the law
maxine branch of the state govern
ment. This position commends itself
to the Judgment of all thinking men.
1t Is Workable.
The legislative Plan is practical.
The outrageous burden of expense
which an old-party Legislature mas
put upon the minor parties in order
to secure a place upon the ballot has
made it practically impossible for the
b OOnonlQfQ COUntV
and legislative tickets without so i'm
noverishing their treasures as to pre-
vent an active campaign to elect the
ticket named. But we can cOncen-
trate our efforts upon the Legislature
and, by naming strong man in each
legislative district, we can wage such
a fight as will give considerable
promise of success in number OF dis
tricts. And in a large share OF the
districts we are able to nominate can
didates as fully equipped for all
around legislative service as can
either of the other parties.
We Almost Arrived.
The plan is a hopeful one. 1t mas
been tried and in that trial displayed
it's winning qualities. At the last
election we put up real campaigns IL
nine legislative districts The resul!
was an increase of lib per cent over
our legislative vote in the same terri
tory at the previous election. In one
district we were beaten by only 81
votes, by 80 in another and by various
other pluralities in others up to only
325 votes in st. Paul district con
tanning 1000 votes.
We Are Going Some.
The legislative campaign OF l9O1
can not hold candle to that In wh1cf
we are now engaged. We have gain
ed wisdom by experience. We have
more men in the field and more none!
to keep them there. Every distr1c
where we made good fight two year.
ago is up and at it again-and IN mos
cases with more purpose and hope
and things are under way in numbe
of districts where there was nethin
doing in our other struggle. We ar
not Dragging very much. We are no
saving how many wise and brave re
formers will warm seats at the ne1
Capitol next winter But we do sa
that we will try to elect several G
them. And it is not too much to sa
that we are very cheerful over tn
prospect.
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