The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-09-18
SEES their FATE.
The Prohibition Movement Is
Sweeping the Country.
More Than Half the Population of
the United States Is Claimed to Be
Living in ''Dry" Territory.

Prohibition is sweeping the coun-
try. It's recent advances are throw
ing liquor producers and dealers into
panics in many places. A member
Of the Liquor League, states the sit
uation in these words: 'The onward
march of prohibition in some Sec
tions Of the country is advancing
like a praire fire, and no hand will
raise to stop it. )" He concludes his
statement by saying that five years
ago a united liquor industry might
have kept back the situation, but.
today, it is too late and an effort
might as well be made to keep back
the Hudson river with a whisk broom.
More than half the nation is said
to be under prohibition law. Maine,
North Dakota, Kansas and Georgia
have statutory prohibition rules.
More than half the territory in II
other states is dry, and in 16 remain
ing states little intoxicating liquor
is sold. The four prohibition states
have a population of 5,500,000 and
itais estimated 25, 100000 others live
in local prohibition territory of 80
other states.
The state prohibition movement is
spreading rapidly in at least II
states, especially where local option
has already driven out the open dram
shops in large sections. These states
inclr ,e Oklahoma. where the prohi-
bition constitutional amendment is
voted on Sept. II; Delaware, and
three political divisions Of which vote
separately on license or no license
Nov. 5; North Carolina, Florida and
Mississippi, where state prohibition
campaigns are under way, led OF
warmly endo, sed by the governors
themselves. Popular movements fol
statutory or constitutional state pro.
hibition in Alabama, Tennessee,
South Carolina, Texas, Iowa, Ne:
braska. In addition to this, it is sale
that Arkansas, Kentucky, Nebraska
South Dakota, New Hampshire ano
Vermont may adopt state prohibi.
ton policy within the near future. A
significant straw from Ohio comes ir
the shape OF dispatch from Cedar
Point, where, at recent gathering
Of political leaders, 72 out Of St
members of the Ohio Legislature
there present, declared informally
for ultimate state prohibition and
immediate county option.
Montana, Nevada, Utah. Washing
ton, Tennessee, Arizona and New
Mexico are wet" They have license
with little or no restrictions. Cali
fornia, Idaho, Delaware, Michigan
Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania
and District of Columbia, have Ii
cense with restrictions, different il
each state. All observe Sunda.
closing law. Local option laws have
been passed in Colorado, Connect
cut, Illinois, Massachusetts,. Nebras
ka, New Jersey, South Carolina
Texas, and Wisconsin, and many o:
their towns, townships and countie'
have become ''dry" by popular vote
In the states ciassed as dry" more
than half the counties and cities have
not more than one saloon, and they
have become dry" through the ex
preston of the voters at the poles
though not through a local optio1
law. These states are Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis
sippi, Missouri, New Hampshire
Ohio, Oregon, Oklahoma, Rhode Is
land, South Dakota, Vermont, Vir
ginia and West Virginia.