Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-08
PROHIBITION STATE BANQUET

Minneapolis, March LIST. The
fifth Annual BANQUET Of the Pro-
hibition party held in the big AS
sembly Hall of the Court house last
night was an event that will never
be forgotten by more than five
hundred people who were guests.
For enthusiasm, determination and
high spirits it has never been equall-
ed in the history of these notable
social events of the party in this
state. .
Precisely at seven o'clock. the
hour set, the guests were seated.
State Chairman Calderwoodl presid-
ed and there were at the head
table. Rufus P. Morton, P1ohibi-
tion member of the Legislature,
who acted as POSTMASTER, Charles
J. Hall of California, John H.
Hector, the ''black knight" from
Pennsylvania, who were the two
principal speakers, Miss Rozette
Hendrix, State President of the w.
G. 7. u. |. M. Kalnes, Editor of
Starbuck Times and H. J. Burg
stahler. all of whom were on the
program; C. l.. Sulerud and A. V.
Anderson, Prohibition members of
the lower house, DR.. Stone also a
| member of the lower house, who a
Prohibitionist at heart. by some
mistake was elected on the Repub-
lican ticket. Geo. F. Wells. Editor
of the Northwestern Patriot, Mrs.
Hendrix, Mrs. Burgstahler, Mrs.
Calderwood and DR.. and Mrs. Geo.
D. Haggard.
Rev John Slayter. pastor of the
Portland Avenue church of Christ
invoked the blessing and for more
than an hour the hum of voices and
frequent laughter attested to the
fact that the sociability engendered
at these occasions was at high tide.
| After the introduction of the
toast master the Aeolian Quartette,
an organization of tuneful Prohib-
itionists sang a ringing Prohibition
selection and responded to a tn.
multuous round of applause. Hang.
ing back of the speakers were large
framed portraits of George Wash.
ington. Abraham Lincoln anC
Frances E. Willard draped with
flags. Emhlazoned in letters three
feet high was the legend for "A
dry state-as easv to get and bes
when you get it," which gave thu
key note of the coming campaign
which is for Prohibition imbeddet
in the constitution of the state ant
put in the hands of the Prohibition
party to enforce it's provisions.
Charles J. Hall declared when in
PRODUCED that he was on hand t,
talk prohibition party politics ant
e for the next hour kept his word a
D we'll as keeping his audience up t.
. the highest pitch of enthusiasm
v He made it clear that the Prohib
e ton patry is not a temperance or
i. ganization, a religious society,". q
law enforcement league, a one
S idea aggregation or balance o
power movement. 1--WE are afte
D the power said he; 1.-The oil
e parties can have the balance. ,
Y 1.-The Democratic party" declared
the speaker, "has no love for tn
] Prohibition cause. If any nation
+. ally known Republican has opene'
, his mouth against the liquor traffi
f he has been silenced or lost hi
e head. In 1872 that party adopte'
< the infamous Raster resolution. Il
r 1884 the platform committee at it
national convention spat upon tn
: petition of Frances E. Willard AM
e hundreds Of thousands of noble AM
+, patriotic men and women. In 100
: one Of its former Presidents wen
to Africa to shoot bears but t
= date had not shot off his mout
against the brewery. For fort
years the Prohibition party ha
been as true as the needle to tn
pole. 1t has given every enemy o
the saloon an opportunity at ever
election to vote his convictions
1t has supplied arguments for a
other kindred organizations. 1t ha
developed mighty enthusiasm
Nearly every progressive idea of to
day may be found in the Prohibi
ton platforms Of years ago as we
as today. The speaker here paid
glowing tribute to state chairma
Calderwood as the genius of tn
later movement to elect part
Prohibitionists to power. After
months campaigning of the stat
the speaker declared that tn
people were tired of non-productiv
non. partisanism. They want dr.
state and this would end the patre
limits and midnight lid aQitatio
in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Tn
brewerles and the brewery partie
had refused the homeopathic dos
of county option. We shall no,
give them an allopathic dose G
statewide Prohibition. enforced b
party elected for that purpose.
At the close of this address tn
fund opening. which was one of tn