The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
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February.
Missouri Prohibitionsts are working fol-
the submission of Il prohibition cOnStltu-
tional amendment.
first state convention of the year and
nominated a complete ticket.
A B. Taynton. former State Chairman
of California has been called to Colorado
to take charge of the party's field work.
Kansas City wants the next conven
ton and promises that, if held there, it
will be larger than any of its predecess-
ors.
January alone for the campaign of 1907.
series of five day Prohibition Chau-
tauquas will begin May LIST.
Petitions for the passage of the county
iSlature. They are now being interSperS-
ed with remonstrances against such
law
The Associated Prohibition Press pub
fishes a list of 40 leading metropolitan
newspapers which have within 60 days
discussed the Prohibition issue at length
in their news or editorial columns.
Lincoln's Birthday banquets We're held
by the ProhibitionistS of Springfield. Ill,
Los Angeles and othcr cities. New York
Prohbitonists were among those who
banqueted on Washington's Birthday
Rev. Chas. NJ, Sheldon, author of I'm
His Name will make 9O-day lecture
trip through England beginning in the
early spring He will agitate for the
enactment OF a local option law by Far
lament.
Tucson. Ariz.. hoped to drive out of
business" at least half of it's saloons, by
adopting Gn December) a $1,000 license
law. Poor luck! Every one of its "a ga.
looms promptly renewed its license. But
the city is $4,000 richer. Who is the
city?
Among House bills recently introduced
are pure food bill; a bill establishing
a school of correction for girls: one pun
iShing parents or guardians for neglect
of children; a child-labor bill and one
providing for injunction against blind
pigs.
The Illinois State Committee will con-
duct Prohibition Chatauquas this year as
last. The Wisconsin Grand Lodge. |. o.
G. T., is also arranging a series OF Chau-
Tempia 1 in Wisconsin are ar Prohibition
lists.
Those of our readers who desire the
full text of Judge Artman,.s remarkable
sale of intoxicating beverages is uncon-
stitutional can procure copies of The Pa
triotic Phalanx, Indianapolis, at cents
each. 10 copies 30 cents
Kansas has killed the perennial Prohi-
bition- resubmissiOn proposal. The state
slogan is ...On to 1908 without a joint in
the state" Two years ago there were
tbs in which the prohibitory. law is as
well inforced as any other criminal law.
Hon. Dan R. Cox and DR.. J: w. Beall,
Missouri, were shot and killed by a blind |
pigger named Brannan, who in turn was
shot dead by someone as he was being
taken from the city calaboose to the jail
at Kennett.. Mr.. Fox had been mayor
and prosecuting attorney.
Over two hundred and forty Prohibition
party candidates have been nominated in |
Fayette county, Pa. for the spring cleo
ton and the party sXReets to
in i1st the ia fall elect a Prohibition county
hibition party officials.
. The Temple Lecture Course movement
cities of New York state; Temple
V e will of have New been Yn heard in
Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and |
Ohio during the sixty days ending March |
n The Patriotc P,halaq9. Indanapos
which to buy linotype. The New Jer-
sey Gazette and others, of our Prohibi-
ton exchanges snS are pushing the sale of
advances. These are results Of our re-
cent victories and also augur great things |
for the future of our movement.
The moral or Christian man or patriot |
who declines to subscribe for a PrOhibi- |
ton paper because he takes so many pa
pers already takes one too many and one
TOO few; one too many of some other |
kind or kinds and one too few of the |
kind that puts him in touch with the |
most important and commanding issue of |
the day.
Once in a while-would you believe it? |
"a person writes or tells US that he can't |
get time to read The Public Veal Either |
such an one must be very busy or the |
size of our paper is miraculously increas- |
cd and the number Of it's pages multi |
ry and that of many subscribers that !
write us on the subject is that it Is no |
larger But we are hoping.
The Wisconsin State Committee main |
tains in all the railway depots of the |
Wisconsin Central line a finely printed |
and framed card containing a strong,
brief and well-put statement Of some
paign these cards contained pictures of
the state candidates. After the election