Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-10-06
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PROHIBITION,

DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, in a statement
given to the press, thus enumerates
the causes for the slump in Names
dry vote:
First, the decrease since 1884 of
IS per cent in the relative proportion
OF the rural vote. Second, the emigra-
ton of thousands of stalwart young
men to the west, and the immigration
of yet more thousands of French Cana
dams; third, rank partnership in both
the enforcement and non-enforcement
of the prohibition, which has led many
Indignant voters to strike at the law,
Instead Of those responsible for the
abuse of it; fourth, the unfavorable in
f1uence of many summer visitors on
sabbath observance, resulting in non
attendance at church of a majority of
voters, aisu the hostility OF many sum-
mer visitors to the law, even though
the sobriety of Maine had really led
not few of them to choose it as a
summer home for their families; fifth,
the neglect of systematic educational
work out of school in support of law
enforcement, and also of total abstin-
ence by which law enforcement would
be made easier by decreasing the de-
mand. The people have relied too ex-
clusively on law, and the churches
have not given due attention to gospel
temperance and pledge-signing among
yong or old. Especially should the
new scientific discoveries as to the SER
ious harm of even moderate drinking
be made known to ALL
: "consoIations
The Prohibitionists console them
selves by looking elsewhere.
1--WE still hold North Carolina, North
Dakota, Mississippi, Georgia, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Tennessee, although
we have lost Maine and Alabama mas
dropped back into the county local-op-
ton class. Texas, toe, has county To-
cal option, and we were defeated for
total prohibition in the last election
by a scant 5000 votes with every Ii
quor man in the country joining in the
fight against us. Sooner or later we
shall get: Texas. Florida was hels
! against us in the last election only by
? the debauching of the negro vote BY
+ the agents of the liquor dealers, and
at that the majority was only 1900
/ Henry Watterson led the fight agains
us in Kentucky, but both political par
: ties now have plank in their plat
forms for uniform county local option
And the fact is that we have alread!
!. won county local option in 80 Of Ken
1 tucky's 116 counties.
Il "Sixty-three of the IS counties of Al
= kansas are wholly dry and SO Pc
4 cent of the rural population live il
L dry territory. Colorado is under 10
i cal option; there are II dry counties
and 80 per cent of the rural popula
B ton live in dry territory. Two Of tn,
three counties of Delaware are who'll!
dry County local option is proving
successful in Idaho, and 70 Of the 9:
3 counties of Indiana are dry Practi
A ca1ly the same conditions prevail il
I Iowa, while as a result Of special cleo
3 lions in Maryland, 10 Of her % coun
II ties are now without saloons +;
Half of Michigan, is on our side o
Il the column, and inMissouri we hav.
made 81 counties wholly dry and wo1
Z partial victories in the others. In fact
local option has triumphed almost ev
eryWhere. We have won the bulk O
the population in practically ever!
state IN. which We have made q. hgh
for II. = - = =
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