Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21

THURSDAY MORNING, FEsRUAR "
cold, ICY blasts and will be praising
her gentle zephyrs that sweep across
the prairies.
| I see that the North Dakota legisla-.
ture is slowly grinding away and no
doubt many bills will get through the
hopper and most Of them IT will take
the next few years to find out what
their import is. really believe 1t
would be much better for the state II
we did not have election only every
four years, and then any member. who Wit
introduced over two bills during SEES
sion should be disqualified to be a,
member Of another Legislature for 20
| years. B
was in hopes that senate bill No.
Is, an act prohibiting soliciting orders
for booze, would become a law, but my
hopes are dashed. OF course such a
law as that will have to be declared
unconstitutional Any law to relieve
our state of a gang of murderers and
| law breakers, offending in North Da-.
kota, must be unconstitutional Bill
No. rs would have helped to rid our
selves of much poor rotgut whisky
| Perhaps congress will help us by pass
ing the Littlefeld or Hepburn-D olliver
bill and I think there is no question
but supreme court will decide If either.
of those bills are constitutional. This
would help prohibition states to rid
themselves of an ungodly set of YAM
pires. Some of you people who live in
North Dakota and are bowling for re-
submission and licensed saloons, ought
to live in Los Angeles for six months
and visit a few of the heightened,
swell licensed cafes, some night from
II to daylight, and see the hundreds
of young girls drunk and being taken
out and carried God only knows where.
Five hundred and sixty were counted
one night in four high-roller cafes.
These places are where the wealth
and beauty of the city gather. There
is over one hundred lowdown, dirty,
lousy holes of hell running twenty
four hours a day, 1865 days a year, de-
stroying hundreds of men and boys.
This city licenses these and part Of the
fees go to support public schools,
money to educate the boys and girls
and the saloon and brothel stands wide
open to take these and destroy them
for this world and eternity. Yes, and
some good people in North Dakota
want this asme kind of business legal
lied and turned loose. Shame on them,
they know not what they do. God
forgive them, even for the, thought.
54$ 4 expect to leave Los Angeles the
first Of March and will speak in San
Diego and country and some other
southern cities during the month. The
first of April will weigh anchor and set
my sails for North Dakota, via Sacra-
mento valley, Portland, Ore, North
Yakima and Spokane My health is
now better than any time for the past
year. This country and climate has
been my savior this winter. The soft,
balmy winds from the deserts and gem
tie breezes from the ocean are the
elixir Of life to my poor soul and if
nothing now prevents, will return to
my adopted land, much improved in
health and strength. and there is no
spot in America that outshines North
Dakota in the summer and fall
months. "a
I trust the next news have from
you, you will have plenty OF fuel and
provisions, the snow melting and the
bright sun sailing across our skies.
M. H. KIFF.