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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

After the adjournment of the commit
tee it was found on the floor of the
committee room foul with tobacco spital
and other filth. In this condition it was
picked up by some thoughtful person
and delivered over to the Chicago His
torical Society for preservation.
The Prohibition party convention of
that year had purposely been postponed
till after the old party conventions had
been held. The main object in the post
ponement was to know what the old
parties would do with the Willard me-
mortal. When this memorial was ig
nored the way it was the last link that
held Miss Willard, John P. St. John
and host of others like them to the
Republican party had been severed, and
the way was cleared for the hottest
Prohibition fight that had ever been
known in this country. From one end
of the land to the other the people were
stirred as they had never been stirred
before. When the end of the struggle
came and when the votes had been
counted it was found that Mr.. Blaine
had been elected to remain at home
and Cleveland to go to the White
House, not because the people loved
Blaine less, and Cleveland more, but
because they loved their homes more
than they did either of the old par
ties with the American saloon thrown
in.
The Lever played a very important
part in that most remarkable campaign
That was admitted by everybody. 1t
was even admitted by the politicians of
the country who, after the campaign
closed, amused themselves for time
by using the United States mails to re-
mind The Lever editor of skulls, cross
bones, and the like Since that time the
battle for Prohibition has been on in
this country in dead earnest, and doubt
less will stay on till the last American
saloon has closed its doors forever
The battle which The Levey fought
for the cause during that campaign was
alike in kind and quality with the bat
tie which every other Prohibition paper
in the country fought I only note the
case of The Lever because I was be-
hind the scenes and know more of the
details than it was possible for me to
know in the case of any other paper
The men and women who were early
in the field of temperance and Phohibi-
ton journalism were of necessity made
of sterling stuff. They were men who
had convictions, and who had the cour-
age to stand by them Though they
were years in advance of public senti-
ment they dared to stand alone, even
while those for whom they toiled
hurled at them contumely, scorn and
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

J. A. VAN FLEET
1t will be impossible in the brief
space of time allotted for this discus
sion to measure out anything like even
handed justice to the men and women
who we're the pioneers in temperance
and Prohibition journalism in this coun-
try. Many of these men and women
deserve to have volumes written in their
praise, for they were the men and wo-
men who laid deep and strong the very
foundation stones of this great reform.
Many of them did this too at very great
sacrifice, and very often at the risk of
their lives.
The writer of this paper was not one
of the first to enter this field Years
before he founded the old Lever in the
city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, others
were in the field and doing valiant ser
vice for the cause.
Aaaong the very first to take up the
work of Prohibition journalism was the
Rev. John Russell, now known in all
parts of the country as the father of
the Prohibition party" In 1864 he be-
gan the publication of the Peninswlar
Herald in the city of Romeo, Mich,
where he happened to be located at the
time as the pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church In 1866 he removed
the paper to Detroit where he continued
to edit and publish it for about nine
years Later his son, Mr.. Chas. Rus
sell, became the editor and publisher of
the paper. The Pemimsnlar Herald was
undoubtedly the very first paper pub
lished anywhere to advocate unreserv-
eIly the organization of the national
Prohibition party. 1t was thirty-two
column naper, pages 10 by 26 inches,
and every stickfull of the matter which
went into it was set up in its own office.
The Northern Independent, published
at Auburn, N. Y, by the Rev VIM.
Hosmer, was the first paper of any con-
siderable strength which came to the
help of the Herald
A little later in the history of the
movement numerous papers sprang into
existence, and did good service for the
cause. Among these was the Delaware
Signal, published at Delaware, Ohio, by
Thomas Evans jr. The Signal was one
of the most outspoken and fearless pa
pers in defense Of the right ever printed
anywhere. The spirit which ran through
it was not not unlike the spirit which
actuated VIM. Lloyd Garrison, when he
said in the first number of the Liberia
tor, II will be as harsh as truth, and
as uncompromising as Justice. On this
subject do not wish to think or speak
or write with moderation. l will not
excuse; will not retreat single inch
and ! will be heard. The apathy of the
people rs enough to make every statue
leap from its pedestal, and to hasten the
resurrection of the dead. Posterity will
bear testimony that was right"
The Reviez0 of Minneapolis was pub
lished for years by Mr.. L. Bixby of that
"A Paper prepared for the Centennial Con-
gress at Saratoga.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
THE NATIONAL pRoH1B1r1oN1sr


his term as governor, Mr.. Jerome had
very unwisely, yet very persistently op-
posed the amendment idea. What did
the party do but select this anti-amend-
ment Jerome to stand on its pro-
amendment platform, and go into the
campaign in that way.
The Lever took the position that the
Republican party was either insincere in
putting submission into its platform, or
dishonest in selecting an submission
candidate to stand on that platform.
The paper therefore led the submission
forces in very vigorous fight against
the head of the ticket The outcome
was what might have been expected.
When the campaign closed Mr.. Jerome
found himself very badly defeated,
while every other candidate on the
ticket was elected by a very handsome
majority
The storm which let loose it's pent-up
fury on 1he Lever and it's editor, after
this campaign closed, was really re-
markable for its intensity and bitter
ness. Almost any number of men, and
women too, who had been in the very
forefront in the battle for submission
during the preceding two years now be-
came as bitter as gall against The Lever
and against all who stood with it for
downright honesty in dealing with the
question. Pictures of jails, jibbets,
hangman's ropes, skulls, crossbones, and
other suchlike interesting things came
through the mails to The LeVer office in
great numbers. Some Of them even
came from preachers of the everlasting
Gospel of peace on earth, good will to
men,"
When this storm had in part sub
sided and the atmosphere had cleared
up a little, began to see that the paper
must still take higher ground if any,
thing substantial was ever to be accom-
plished toward the final overthrow of
the American saloon. I therefore
turned to the Prohibition party and
said, 1--WE will fight it out on this line
if it takes a lifetime"
At this time The Levey was located
in Detroit, whittier it had been moved
from Grand Rapids for the sake of the
wider field. Already the paper had at
tracted much attention from beyond the
boundary lines Of the state within which
it was published, and during the winter
which followed, Mr.. John B Finch came
to Detroit and suggested taking the
paper to Chicago and making it the
head of the party movement in the ma
ton. By little effort, an arrangement
was made to absorb the Liberator which
was then being published in Chicago,
and in March, 1884, The Lever packed
up its belongings, and during single
night removed to the Windy City of
the Great Northwest. The paper To-
Gated at 81 Washington street, precisely
the location selected by The National
Prohibitiomist twenty-five years later.
The national headquarters were located
in the same building.
Up to this time the Prohibition party
had not made very much of stir in the
policies of the country, while it had
been in the field with national candi-
dates for three campaigns, it had so far
polled only about ten thousand votes,
in the whole country, and the old par
ties had not yet learned to worry very
much about what it did or did not do.
Plans were at once laid however, to
give the party BOOM
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
DOOMED BY THE
CHURCH

PHILADELPHIA, April 49,
Pretty Helen Maloney has lost in
her efforts to get the Catholic
church to sanction her marriage
with Samuel GARRISON, young
Englishman. Today Archbishop
Ryan stated that what the millions
= and power of Henry VIII could not
do 500 years ago. the millions of
Martin Maloney could not DO today.
The archbishop declared that II
legal wedding was performed
when she eloped with Herbert Os-
borne, stock broker, no power on
earth. not even the pope, could
bring about further ceremony
which the church would sanction.
Miss Maloney Is % years old and
strikingly beautiful. IN 1905 she
elopei with Herbert Osborne, then
a Princeton student, and was mar
ried under an assumed name. They
declare the marriage was never
consummated and always consider
ed a joke. Last October Miss Ma
loney eloped with Samuel Clark
son ami was married in Montreal.
Now the Catholic church, of which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
BE FAIR WITH THE COUNCIL

The grade separation question is in about shape
he
Can a imperil
the of immediate separation a the
The council is and
research in effort obtain the best possible
problem at the crossings
Notwithstanding the furoe by the Cowe papers,
council has nmaop on
character Of the elevation has been steadily
openings.
The of
question city whether dirt fl is better
than the possibility of of fighting
railroad to adopt something slightly
The council has sensby the Cowe
dictate its
interests deeply ma
Moore has Inv
adopted company will furnish the walls it
has absolutely declined any other plan
That leaves the council with the
compelled consider reasonable
length time.
1t question of the safety damaging
effects grade elevation
The council administration
sderation the receiving wholly un.
mered by conditions.
There is question but that the petitions grade
being circulated
will receive hearing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18

PORTLAND, Ore, April 49,
Sen. Fulton practically comedies
the nomination OF Judge Cake for
u. s. senator as result of yester-
days primaries in the senatorial
election contest. AS yet he has not
issued his formal statement but in
an authorized interview to the
United Press at Astoria he said:
What the final figures will
show l cannot state, but from pres
ent returns it looks as II had lost
out. If such shall prove to be the
case | will cheerfully accept the
verdict of the people"
With but third of the vote OF
the state counted and returns com
ing in slowly, Judge II. M. Cake ap-
parently leads Fulton by majority
of $500. Cakes majority in Multi
nomah county will be little over
1900 and returns from over the
state outside of Multnomah indi-
cate that his majority at the pres
ent time is about 1900
Fulton's lead in Lane and Clat-
sop counties cuts down the Cake
majority but Judge Cake states
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
GRAFT IN COAST
SHINGLES

The latest graft developed and
one that has caused home industry
single manufacturers consider
able concern, is the discovery that
Coast manufacturers are making a
shingle that is narrower than the
regulation four inches that has
been considered basis of calcula-
ton for years.
Shingles are packed in courses
of five shingles four inches wide,
making 20 inches. The bundles
contain 25 courses. But in the
Coast single a course is only 10
inches, due to narrowing of each
single measure a fraction of an
inch. This makes a gain of 1000
shingles in every 10000. And the
builder pays the same price for the
Coast shingle that he does for the
home product.
There is no law which provides
for the size of shingle or how
many of them bundle shall con.
tain. Custom only has established
the standard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18

The fight on Johnson In the dem
ocratic primaries has been called
off as far as the county central
committee can exert its influence,
The reason given by Sec. Merritt
is that there are so few Johnson
men in the city and county it is
considered not worth while to
make a fight on them.
Consequently party workers
have been urged TO get strong rep
resentative democrats on the list
regardless OF personal Affiliations
in respect to president. 1t Is fig
ured that few Johnson men in
the convention will put more gin
ger into 1t. The Johnson fight has
already served to bring out the
best democratic caucuses held In
the city All precincts but four
out of the 54 caucused and re
ported.
So the word has gone out to lei
the Johnson men have their little
day while they can. The county
committee is doing nothing today
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
NE Ei||IEEl! 5; 81 BR sd!2; '
Almost 100000 Of Bond Issue Now
Charged to This Job.

pensive mixing plant, hoists, en-
gines, cars and rock crushers.
1T is claimed that on account OF
the expensive experiment with con-
crete on Washington st. 1t will be
cheaper to let the equipment go
as almost total loss ami build the
rest of the structures of steel.
The plan to repair Monroe st.
bridge instead of putting new
structure there is still being con-
sldered by the bridge committee of
tie council. 1t is stated that sew
efAl firms have offered to rebuild
the structure and guarantee It for
certain number of years by a
Substantial bond. They're willing
To risk the cash if the citizens are
. <,.sas to risk their lives.
sThe original plan for the use of
the money raised by the bond is
sue was to build the Washington
ST.. structure and others on How
ard and Monroe SITS. 1t was esti-
mated that concrete structure for
,, Monroe st. would cost 1926, 900
and about $4,000 on Howard st
The experience with the Washing
ton st. concrete bridge would indi.
cate that to buiLi the other two
structures would require $1,000,00C
expenditure under the same sort
Of management as that exercised
heretofore.
1t has been rumored that the
! Washington bridge will be used as
an example by opponents Of the
day labor plan of public work
That, however, will reflect only or
the officials in charge and not the
Ren who performed the labor. The
| system under which they were EN-
ployed has nothing to do with the
management, the latter being en-
tirely responsible.
The bridge experiment has beer
a most expensive one and it re
quires full accounting from the
men In charge. One of the no in
considerable items will be the EN-
ployment of knight at SIG per day
He came to Spokane originally a
a stipulated salary of $3.50 pei
month.
There is another man employed
on the bridge at $50 per day now
and the scale runs from that dowr
! 10 the $2.75 paid common labor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
FULTON COMEDIES DEFEAT

that returns from the districts out,
side Of Multnomah more satisfac
tory than he expected.
Statement No. / has apparently
carried and will probably control
the state legislature.
w. r. Ellis has apparently de.
feated T. T. Geer for the. republi.
can nomination for the second con-
gressional district. About 70 per
cent Of the registered vote was
cast.
As the count proceeds a sweep
ing victory for statement No. !
candidates in Multnomah becomes
more apparent. 1t is declared that
statement candidates will win by
a majority of about four to one.
Gillian county reports, Cake Ill
Fulton 14S, Ellis 166, Geer SO
Shepard %.
The final count in Clatsop coun
ty gives Cake 1874, Fulton 1903, Ell
lis 408, Geer 412, Shepard 1913.
Incomplete returns up to noon
excluding the counties of Wallowa
Crook, Coos, Harvey and including
81 precincts of Multnomah. give
Fulton 1895 and Cake 1l,040.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
100000 AWAIT
THE FLEET

LOS ANGELES, April 18.-Dec-
GRATED more gorgeously than for
any other event in its history, Los
Angeles awaits with Impotence the
arrival of the feet. Admiral
Thomas and his fighters are due
to arrive in San Pedro harbor at
8 this afternoon. BY o'clock ev-
cry outbound trolley was filled to
the guard rails. Fully 100000 peo-
pie will be massed on the water
front at San Pedro when the big
ships pillow in.
Early tomorrow morning the
fleet will be divided The third
division in charge of Captain Har-
Der will go to Santa Monica. The
fourth, under Rear Admiral Sper'ry,
will 60 to Redondo, and the Sec
ond, under Rear Admiral Emory,
to Long Beach. The balance will
stay at San Pedro.
At Long Beach 5000 Easter
lilies will be given the sailors by
ladies of that place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
TIME
4 HOT TIME

The liveliest thing going nova
days in the line Of public interest
is a meeting held by or promoted
by the Young Mems Democratic
club Of Spokane county. Last
nights open meeting on the
Bryan-Johnson issue was no ex-
ception. Barring the disorderly be-
havior of Fred Schade it was high
ly entertaining for the big crowd
assembled. Some friend of Schade's
ought to take him aside and ex-
plain to him just how he looks at
these peculiar points in his career.
The audience last night impaired
something of the sort in man.
ner rather more forcible than
pleasant.
After the fight over the insig-
nificant matter Of selecting a tenn
porary chairman had been abated
J. M. Simpson threw the meeting
open to oratory limited to eight
minutes. Neither Pres. E. o. Con-
nor nor Vice Pres. Bruce Blake,
both OF whom are candidates, were
present.
Then P. B. Keaney started the
fireworks and nearly tore down the
house for Bryan. Attorney Robert
son followed with a plea for John
son. There was some applause for
Robertson personally. He said Bry.
an had embarrassed the party by
endorsing some OF ROosevelt's
policies. r. F. Collins spoke for
Bryan as the man whose vanquish.
ers had become vanQuished by his
principles. He spoke of the re-
cent panic as a republican bomb
that exploded before its makers
had time to throw It into the
democratic camp. Every time he
mentioned Bryan the house ham,
mered the floor, and this was true
OF other speakers.
Lester P. Edge arose on behalf
of johnson, arguing that parties
had never succeeded In putting
their real leaders in the White
House. R. L. McWilliams, H. d.
MeTTIIJ, luOIIidS MdfOACy, v. -
Tustin, William Matthews and c.
u. Berkey also spoke for Bryan
Robertson AMI Edge were given an
other chance on the floor in order
to give the minority all the repre-
sentation possible.
The introduction of Bryan reso
luton plunged the meeting into an.
other battle over a constitutional
question as to whether the club
could commit itself in a general
mass meeting. Allan Gill added to
the complication by offering mo-
ton for oJhnson. Robertson want
ed the club to agree to support
whoever was nominated. Before
the furniture had begun to fly the
original motion was withdrawn ami
a substitute pledging the meeting
for Bryan went through with
whoop.
And today the young democrats
are as busy as ever seeing thai
Bryan men are properly lined VI
for the primaries this evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18

miles. lay In hackened ruins. The
entire business district was q
dreary waste Of smoking ashes,
crumbled walls and twisted steel.
Hardly had the ruins cooled
when San Francisco. undaunted,
plunged eagerly into the tremen-
dous task of rearing new city,
more beautiful than the old. be-
hind the Golden Gate.
The accompanying figures and
photographs tell the story OF what
has been done in two years. The
two photographs cover the same
area in San Francisco's business
district, They are typical OF the
appearance of the business section
Immediately after the earthquake
and fire of 1906 and on April l.,
1908.
With one third the number OF
destroyed buildings reconstructed.
the expenditures already exceed
the total loss by $7,000,000. In
similar ratio the new city will be
superior to the old when the work
of reconstruction and rehabtutar
tion is completed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
RAILROADS REPLY
TO'COMMlSSlON

The municipal railway commits.
sion has received two more replies
from their letters relating to City
Engineer Ralston's suggestions of
a common user right OF way, in
Guiding a tunnel under Cannon
hill
J. P. O'Brien, vice president of
the o. r. & N, writes that he will
give the communication his deep
est attention and submit it to the
other officials.
Pres. E. J. Earling of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul says
that he cannot make definite de-
cision regarding the proposition
because his line as yet does not
enter Spokane. He adds the be-
lief that the companies more i'm.
mediately concerned will be able
in due time to work out satisfac.
tory solution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
VETERAN TAILOR GETS
HAPPY SURPRISE

Jailer B. d. Brockman. of the po-
lice force, last night was presented
with handsome gold headed
ebony cane by his brother officers
as a token OF esteem for his 20
year service with the department,
1t was complete surprise to "Old
Brockey" and the tears welled up
into his eyes as he thanked his
friends for the recognition. He
has been confined to his home with
rheumatism for several days, but
when he said yesterday he was
feeling better he was told to come
down to the drillroom. The pre-
sentation speech was made by
Chief Rice. Almost all the mem
bers of the department were pres
emit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
FIXING EASTER DATES


Easter becomes always the Sun
day which follows the fourteenth
day of the calendar moon, which
falls upon or next after the 2lst
of March, the vernal equinox. on
which the sun crosses the equa-
tor, and the beginning of the &C.
clesiastical year.
Easter fell upon the same day as
TIE Passover in 1905, 1926 and 1903
ami will again In 1928. 1927 and
1881, The Jewish Passover usu-
ally occurs the week before Easter,
and never before the 26th Of March
or later than tho 25th OF April.
Easter is never before the 22d
Of March or after April %. The
latest Easter In this century will
occur on April IS, 1913.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
SIMPLY LIED ABOUT IT

DR.. e. Pittwood denounces as
absolutely false the Spokesman-Re-
view statement that he had called
on Mayor Moore in the interests of
his own candidacy as councilman
from the Third ward to succeed w.
G. Estep. Mayor Moore corrobor-
ates DR.. Pittwood. He says the
matter was never mentioned be-
tween them. DR.. Pittwood says he
has never approached anybody on
the question and 10 not candidate
for the place so far as active per-
sonal interest goes.
The alleged incident was used by
the Review in its fight on the N.
p. grade separation issue.