The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

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 column soon. County local option prevails in South Carolina, and there are seventeen dry" counties out of forty-one. Prohibition will go into effect in Georgia on January 1, 1908. Florida Is looked upon as the next re- erutt to the ranks of prohibition States, now that Alabama has fol- lowed the example of Georgia.
 Mississippi may beat Florida in the race to get into the prohibition ranks. There is little desire for State prohibi- ton in Louisiana, although seven eighths of the country districts are "dry." Tennessee excludes saloons from all but three municipalities in the State Only fourteen out of the 119 counties in Kentucky are "wet."
 Indiana is about evenly divided, but there seems to be a balance in favor of prohibition in her sister State, Ohio. The elections of this year car ried five new counties for prohibition in Illinois The total Is now fifteen out of 102 Michigan IS practically wet" Local option prevails in Wisconsin and sentiment is about evenly divided.
 One-sixth of the territory of Mime sota Is dry and the laws are rigidly enforced. Four-tif:hs af Iowa Is dry" territory. In eleven wet" counties there is only one saloon town in each, About one-nalf of Missouri prohibits the sale of liquor.
 Arkansas has shown 8 remarkable upheaval of feeling in the last decade. From an overwhelming majority in favor of high license ths elections. of last year show an aggfega's majcritv of several thousands for prohibition. Seventy per cent. of the inhabitants live in dry territory. ok'anoma has incorporated prohibition ill it's State constitution. The largest State in the Union -Texas-is growing ill prohibi- ton sentiment
 Kansas has been under nrohibition for 25 years and is apparently satis- fed Nebraska is showing tendencies toward prohibition The Dalzotas sra inconsistent in their ideas m the sub ject of the saloon. No-;l Dakota is practically "dry' and h ,l sister sFgte is generally wet" Montana and Wy oming license the saloon. Colorado has taken the lead among the Tar western States and has passed 8 ccun- ty local option law.
 Utah has a license law, Neya- da places few restrictions on the li- quor traffic and Idaho closes the sa- looms on Sunday California shows only four dry counties, but there is much "dry'' territory in others. ]. is reported that prohibition feeling Is in creasing in Oregon. Washington ends the list of States withya record of be- ing about one tenth .dry"
 License prevails in the territories c1 Arizona and New Mexico There i a movement on in the District of Col umbia with the goal of prohibition for the city of Washington,
 Prohibitionists everywhere declare that they are ready to press the ad- vantage offered by the sentiment ot the South. They are planning to wage vigorous campaigns for the ex- tinction of the saloon all over the country They intend to force the dominant political parties to pay at tention to their demands in the make up of the party platforms, State and naticnal
 One lls of the territory of the Tinted States Is now in their hands Will they De able to prevent the lega sale of liquor for beverage purposes throughout the entire country? This 1 is the goal toward which they arc striving. One enthusiastic prohibition. ist has ventured the prediction that 1T fifty years not one drop of liquor vii be sold legally in New York city,.
 New York Tribune.