Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16


country at least. Ii anyone doubts
this, they should talk with the Sena-
tors and Congressman now in Wash
ington.
Developments in the South, which
has not yet recovered from surprise
at the victory of this splendid move.
ment, have caused the lawmakers
of all states to look into the future.
I They sniff from afar battle be-
tween the advocates of prohibition
and liquor interests.
| talked with a Senator from a
Western state-it is not very far
West, either-recently. He did not
have much to say about the temper
ance movement, but what he did
say meant volumes.
The people out my way are talk
ing temperance and arguing the
advantages OF prohibition, he said.
When the people begin to talk Of a
movement, I have always found, it
means that it is already powerful. "
This Western Senator is only one
of the salons who keep their fingers
on the pulse of their constituents
opinions.
Expressions are heard every day
that, while not quite so diplomatic.
are emphatic and convincing that
the country is interested in the
liquor problem.
"The mothers are doing it, said
{; Congressman. The mothers have
learned the Lesson from experience.
They have suffered and they are
pointing out thcir sons the cause of
their sugerin.s.
"The arguments OF the prohibi,
tionists convince none so quickly as
these. Not alone the South is feel
ing the fre Of reason. 1t is spread
ing throughout the nation. The
example Act by the Southern states
has convinced the people of other
states thai something is wrong when
liquor is discriminatory sold. Peo-
pie want little else than an example
and a reason. The rest they do
themselves
That women were the primary
movers in the temperance crusade,
there is no disputing. They have
labored so long and so faithfully in
the cause that they have at last in
terested men to a much greater ex-
tent than formerly.
Their tactics in appealing to leg
islative bodies have been productive
Of great results.
In the legislative bodies OF every
state, bills have been introduced
which have caused the passage OF
Laws authorizing the high license
and various restraints upon the
liquor traffic, and these have been
adopted from time to time by mu-
nicipal ORGANIZATIONS.
In many cases, absolute prohibit
ton prevails and, while friends OF
the liquor vendors are in the habit
of saying that the state of Maine,
where prohibition has long prevail
ed, there was more liquor consumed
than in the states where the prohi-
bition was not In for'S, results have
proven that these claims are not
well-founded.
Many times the claim that the
liquor license produces a larger rev.
enue for local improvements of the
highways, etc.. causes the people to
yield to the evil, when as matter
Of fact, they are morally opposd to
the liqur trde. In the end they
reap the direful consequences by fill
ing their jails and alms-houses with
the families of the victims Of the
alcoholic habit.
Naturally, persons engaged IN
the sale of liquor are very industri'
GUS in the dissemination of their
merchandise and utilize every re-
mark that is made which in any way
favors their unnoly vacations.
T.
The most significant result OF TINS
continuous warfare has recently been
manifested in the Southern states
becoming alarmed at the democrat
~ and degeneration of'all clsses
1r, the rapid increase OF the
consumption of alcoholic drinks
have taken hold of the matter ano
some very strenuous proh1o''''n
laws have been passed, especially os