The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-23
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/ lhoHllOSISu ny lue ueieSdIeS IN Denver
today From every nook and Granny
! Of the country comes triumphant re-
ports of battles fought and won and of
solar pleXus blows delivered to the
Great Curse. This enthusiasm is es-
pecially manifest among the delegates
from the South Georgia, Alabama.
North Carolina and Mississippi
all answered TO the roll call of the
states now dry" or soon to assume
that heavenly condition. Ohio has one
of the largest delegations in the con-
yention, led by Miss Francis Ensign,
and the members are jubliant at the
many victories in recent local option
elections in the Buckeye State.
The neighboring state of Kansas has
sent its leading feminine temperance
workers to the session. and it is de-
clared that the prohibition law. long
moribund, is now being strictly en-
forced in the Sunfower State. From
far-away Maine. the first state in the
Union to adopt Prohibition. comes an
echo OF the recent victory of the Re-
publican candidate for governor,
standing for the maintenance of pro-
hibition, as against the forces of re-
submission. The Texas delegates re-
port an entirely different party align
ment, with the dominant Democratic
party pledged to submit statewide
prohibition to vote of the people,
while the liquor interests are allied
with the Republican party.
The Indiana delegates report great
success in their efforts to curb the
liquor traffic and declare that all
Hoosierdom will be dry as a bone in a
few years. Governor Hanly has join
ed heartily with the Indiana prohi-
bitionists in their plans. Local option
has made large part of Illinois dry
and the women from that state declare
that their campaign was only COM
menced and will end only when the
liquor interests are driven from their
last ditch in the plague-spot of Chi
cago. In the East, according to the
delegates from that section the fight
is waging merrily, especially in Penn
sylyania and New Jersey The New
England states are well saturated
with prohibition sentiment, declare
the Yankee delegates, and the rum
demon will soon succumb. New
York is admitted to be confirmed in it's
evil ways, but not beyond hope of ulti-
mate reform.
The great fight of the coming year,
declare the women. will be fought in
the City of Washing on. The leaders
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union perceive the great strate-
gic importance of making the national
capital dry city and plans will be
decided upon at the present conven-
ton for furthering that end. 1t is ad-
mitted that the task will not be an
easy one, as the brewers, distillers
and liquor dealers also realize the i'm
portance of the fight and will not sub
init without eXhausting every means
of influence at their disposal. Speaker
Cannon is harshly criticized by some
of the delegates as being the greatest
obstacle to the success of their plans
and resolutions condemning his stand
on the prohibition question NAV be
passed by the convention.
Pictures of Eugene Chain. the Pro.
hibition candidate for president, oc
cupy places of honor in the national
headquarters and assembly room. and
the delegates will be urged to use
their influence to secure a large vote
for him.
A curious situation has been brought
about by the stand taken by the Nor
mon church as the advocate of pro
hibition. The w. c. T. U. has long
waged warfare on Mormonism. and |
the members took the lead in attempt |
ing to Gust Reed Smoot, the Utah |
senator. from the national congress,
Now that the Mormons have declared !
war against the liquor traffic. |
the women of the temperance union |
are considering a truce with thai !
church. It is realized that the influ- !
ence of the Mormon leaders will go FAR
toward accomplishing the adoption Of
prohibition in Utah. Idaho Nevada
and other Western states where the !