The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-30

the minds of the people, as a business
proposition.
No Dilworth property can be used for
the purpose of selling Intoxicating
insists on their employees being clear
headed. Young men who drink are not
wanted in positions in banks nor in any
responsible positions.
He stated that many are of the opin-
ion that the German element in the
western part of the state dc not favor
prohibition, but this is not true.
Older people want their children to
lead clean lives.
The state stands for good moral cit
izenship.
He said the great factor that holds
our churches is the women.
He assured the convention that he
would vote for woman suffrage in the
state and recommended the gentlemen
present to do the same
Sunday Morning.
Mrs. Shepard preached in the morn
Ing n took as her subject, The
Shadow Life. Influence Is settled by
shadow life. The Goddess of any COM
munity is studying the shadow life of
the christian. AS a man thinketh in
his heart so is he, and we cannot de-
ceiVe our friends. -
She spoke of mental telepathy being
a great factor in the world and told
how our thoughts are influencing our
friends.
AS a means of influencing our chill
dren we fail to instruct them in the
bible and told how thoroughly the
bible.
Sunday Afternoon.
The afternoon session was spent with
Mrs. Abbie Best presiding.
The main feature of the afternoon
meeting was the address given by Rev.
f. l. Watkins, superintendent of state
enforcement league.
In part he said that it was neces-
sary for the ". c. T. u. to accomplish
a great deal before the enforcement
the church had much to do in help
ing toward the work. The enforcement
league does part Of the work which
leads men to better things. .
Every bill, save one, along the lin
OF reform which was passed at the
last legislature became a law through
the efforts of the w. C. T. U. :.
The whole attitude toward law en-.
forcement Is greatly ahead Of what il
, was a year ago, and entirely different
from What it was five years ago.
Liquor has almost entirely vanished
from clubs. The recent experience IL
Bismarck having a good influence OF
the situation.
The reports from Professor Laid ar,
very encouraging and at the present i
is conservative to say that not NOR,
than half as much liquor is sold in tn,
state as was sold before the Webb law
Great helps in this work are trav
l eling men and the secret vigilance com
mittees.
There is such a different spirit sine,
the last legislature that the work 1
much easier to do. 1t Is much easie;
FORTY baWdy houses have beer
: padlocked this year n forty NOR
nave been driven out of business an
their inmates driven out Of the state.
a great help but unless it is NOR
stringently enforced, a law will hav
to be put on the statutes to prohibit
a them from doing business in the state
One of the greatest helps toward tn
{ enforcement of the law is the fact tina
! now the governor can recall any ma
In office who does not do his duty.
5 +,d He sp9ke Of the b%ettsrment Of condi
{ in the work is greatly appreciated.
81 The condition Of things in any cit
or community in the state is Target
due to the judicial atmosphere Of TIL
! place in question.
He mentioned some of the instance
/. Where druggists had sold liquor lille
s. gally and of how readily they turne
IN these points when they found tina
< the league was giving attention to con
ditions in their territries.
There is a judge going wrong in tn
new gambling law and if he persist
it will be the duty of the good people c
the state to defeat him at the ne1
election.
He spoke of the enormity of tn
q WoIh anu tndC one man CdnnOL 90
alone. He sho1Rd have two detective
and an assistant.
There Were 200 complaints sent I
him in July n August. He wants |
raise $4,000 in November and Decen
Der SO that the work may be done MOI
effectively the coming yea
He said hat o the anti-sa1oo
league has gotten into line for natior
al prohibition in 1920.
He spoke of the power of sendin
petitions to the legislature when a ten
perance bill is to be passed and thu
that was the strongest factor in tt
Slpassage of the Webb law last March.
This has taught the temperate
forces their power in the nation.
He plead for unity between the ant
saloon league and the w. e. n. u. ar
that they overlook differences and b.
lfeves before 1920 the temperan.
forces will have walked yer the /
x liquor forces.
He thinks the temperance Peep