The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-20

Governor Hodges Of Kansas tonight
threw the convention of the American
Anti-saloon league into an uproad of
applause.
Governor Hanna Speaker
| Governor Hanna of North Dakota,
another speaker, gave statistics as to
show the prosperity of his state under
the prohibition" reign, and said the
"breweries' year book" showed there
was no consumption in his state Of
their manufacture in 1911. Governor
Hanna said, however, that some in
toxicants are used in uorth Dakota,
but the consumption is so small that
there is practically no profit for the
brewers
The day session was brought to a
climax with an address by Former
Governor Patterson, OF Tennessee in
which he gave reasons for his enlist
| ing with the anti-saloon movement.
Pollock Makes Address
Tonight Judge C. A. Pollock Of Far
CO., N. D., presided at the session of
the convention and delivered an ad-
dress showing the progress which his
state has made under prohibition In
part, Judge Pollock said:
North Dakota, with an experience
of nearly quarter of century, con-
tinuously, under constitutional and
statutory prohibition, sends greet
ings to her sister states of the Union.
A Long Fight.
1t has been my privilege for the
past % years to have had a small
part in fighting the saloon in that
territory and state.
North Dakota Farm
When the rum traffic seemed all
powerful, and Vermont, Iowa and
South Dakota pulled down the flag of
Prohibition, with Maine and Kansas,
North Dakota stood firmly by the
principle.
RESOLVED, That the manufacture
and sale Of Intoxicating liquors as a
beverage shall be forever prohibited
lin any place over which floats the
American flag.
The Next Step.
1t is moved that this sentiment be
made a part Of the constitution Of the
United States.
This is the next move which in the
orderly development Of affairs, IN
| dealing with the liquor traffic as a
nation, we are now ready to make.
A host CT lifelong, militant oppo-
sers of the saloon seek to join hands
in this movement with all lovers Of
good government in declaring that the
time has now arrived when the fight
! ing forces Of the several states have
won sufficient local victories to war
rant general advance against this
greatest foe of humankind.
Soon Realized
The oldest veteran among US ought
to be- able to count on his finger tips
the number of years to elapse before
his hopes are realized. ..'.
TO understand properly what is
possible in the future, nation wide,
permit just a word as to what has
been done in 80 years, in the
state of North Dakota. Rum was
King" 1t ruled our politics. 1t
slalked abroad in council chamber
and Legislative hall. City, county and
territorial governments were under it's
grasp. The saloon boss controlled
the polls. The absence of legally
constituted ballot and secret poll.
ing booth, enabled the bogus single
ballot in the hands of licensed sa-
loon keepers and their allies, to de.
termine who should receive the ma
jority vote. Every village and ham.
let had it's full quota of saloons. Far
mers in the proper control Of their
help were embarrassed, delayed and
annoyed. The rainy day was a
terror. Stabbing ARRAYS and murders
we're Of frequent occurrence. Scant
police protection could not afford re-
lief Business men were clamoring
for no change, lest their sales would
be injured, rents decreased, and gen
eral stagnation follow. Young men
were growing up, feeling that the bus
mess Of the saloon keeper was re-
spectacle, and the open sesame to
political preferment. There were, Of
course, here and there, the occasion.
al mortgage foreclosure, for then the
country was new, because the owner
Of the farm had squandered all in
drink. Business and professional
men generally drank. In Fargo, with
few exceptions, the followers of