The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-08-25
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
BAD in MONTANA
Mrs. Waterman Tells Some
Things She Has Seen
and Heard.
Hopes the Good People of This
State Will Reflect
Governor Burke.

State Will Reflect
Governor Burke.
Collins. Montana, Aug. goth, 19l0.-
Every week since Apr. 18th, have
welcomed the arrival Of The Times.
l have rejoiced with your successes.
Your new buildings must add much to
the beauty of Oakes. am waiting to
hear more about the city park, that
fountain, that new school
house, etc. But they will surely come
for Oakes IS progressive. Your politi-
cal checkerboard is always interesting.
And. now comes the tug Of war.
Among your nominees are some "tour-
ing Cakes" of course, but we hope the
democrats will give us someone more
worthy in the place of w. c. Gilbreath
and Judge Fisk. Let every one who
believes in sobriety and law enforce
ment, study the character and political
record of the men they vote for. Be-
lieve no political trumped up charges,
but study the record. 1t means much
to the temperance forces in North Da-
kota that we get the right man for the
place.
( In Minnesota, Governor johnson was
twice elected by republicans, because
he was the best man. John Lind was
elected governor in the same way.
Governor Burke is tried man. We
make no mistake to keep him where he
is. A capable, just and righteous man
and is worthy of reelection. 'Stand
Pat" is back number when we know
our man. Politics in Montana is
dominated largely by the liquor inter-
ests.
I waited long time in hopes to have
something good to tell you about this
locality in particular-and l lost out.
Yet we are not alone in having poor
crops this year. What we would like to
know is whether this drouth will last
one year or four. Everything is dry
here but the people. Do not infer by
that that everybody drinks here. We
have q great many straight temperance
people here. But the drunkenness is
something terrible. The day I reached
Collins saw two boys who had at
tended school and Sunday school to me
between the ages Of ten and fourteen.
Nice boys then with no bad habits and
no intention of forming any. left
them in high school. / started toward
the boys now but they avoided me.
Their eyes were red, their steps un-
steady and asked friend if those
boys drank? Drink? no they belong
to the funnel gang" he answered.
"Oh, they always keep their pins un-
der them," was remarked. That was
my first great disappointment on arriv-
ing. I knew their mothers and sisters
and later my daughter and l met the
boys and spoke to them, as l would
want some good woman to speak to my
boy. They made many excuses of
course. It was all a mistake and they
would show us that they could ''drink
or let it alone.''
eve are convinced that you can
drink now boys, SO just prove that you
can let it alone"
But the gin schools are open or
every corner and only the strict tetotal.
ers are safe here. saw more drunk
enness and gambling and the results OF
saloon work in one month after l came
here than had seen in North Dakota
in the three years had spent in the
state. And yet every man l met woulc
cry out ooh North Dakota is the worst
place for drunkenness in the United
States.
That is song that the bum element
have thoroughly learned, and it did
seem strange to me that nearly every
man on the cars or here really believed
that North Dakota was an awful place
for drunks.
Did ! correct them? You may believe
did. l gave two temperance talks or
the cars out here and pinned the white
ribbon onto twenty people before got
to Great Falls. Great Falls, city Of
thirty thousand people, has no w. C.
T. u.
don't believe that any person Of
pronounced prohibition principles coule
be elected to office in Great Falls.
I tell you we need to see what is 20.
ing on in saloon-ridden states in order
to appreciate the manhood and woman.
hood that has kept North Dakota free
Oregon and Washington and your sis,
ter, Minnesota, are making splendid
fights against licensed schools of vice
Oh, queenly western state, keep tn,
vantage you have and forge aheat
every year. You cannot do this will
folded hands. Il means that you worl
and pray, and make the laws effectiv'
and talk temperance and encourage
"a every way possible.
haye written up some Of the Incl
/ DENTS that have come under my obser
walton past and present and they mak
more interesting reading thana move
4 nutmyl article p NJ too long Tor thi
Yours for ths upward iii. ,' ,