Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-10-15

Joined the ranks Of the proh1bltio
states, its majority at the recent eie
ton being about $4,000, has starte
the public men of the nation to talk
ing the prohibition question with
good deal of interest Virginia, who's
new law will go into effect in 1851
the tenth state to say that the sale
intoxicants must be stopped. The 9th
ers are North Carolina, West Virgin
liza. Oklahoma, Georgia, Kansas, Main
Mississippi, North Dakota and Tenn
essee.
Five other states are to vote on tn
prohibition question this year-Wash
Iington and Oregon, where the prom
bition cause is believed to be in the
ascendency; and Colorado, Californ1a
and Ohio, where the outcome is held
to be more uncertain. If two of these
five states should Join with Virginia,
one fourth of the states Of the Union
would be arrayed on the side of pro
hibition.
Early returns from Maine, during
the present month. indicated the like
lihood that the question Of statewide
prohibition might be resubmitted to
the people, but it is now declared, as
the result of more accurate canvass
of the recent election returns, that
the Republicans have majority in
the new state Senate. That, it is said,
will prevent the enactment of re-
submission law at the coming leg1sla-
tive session.
There was not a great deal of sur
prise ever the fact that Virginia went
no license. Those who have been fol-
lowing the development of public opin
ion in that state, as expressed during
a series of years through local option
verdicts, were prepared for what has
just taken place; but they were rath-
er surprised at the extent of the vic
tory, and at the fact that most of
the cities and larger towns Of the
state, where the license forces were
supposed to be strongly entrenched,
went for prohibition by substantial
majorities. The result was that while
the Prohibitionists had been claiming
the state by a narrow margin, in som
cases put as low as 5000, the majority
due to this unexpected attitude of the
cities and towns, has gone above 80,
900, thus leaving no room to raise
the question of whether the state
really is in earnest in this new depar |
ure.
OF the 20 cities and large towns in |
the state, 16 gave no license maiorit-
les. The four voting license were
Norfolk, Danville and Alex
andria. In these 20 urban settlements
he total vote for prohibition was 81,
'26; against it 1869. Roanoke, Pet
ersburg and Lynchburg, which the IL
,ense forces had been stoutly claim
ng, went no license by votes Of al
most two to one.
1t will perhaps not be possible to
,ring to vote during the present Sc;
lion of Congress the question of sub
hitting to the country a prohibition
to the federal constitu-
ion. But that such legislation can
e long delayed is no longer believed
lack of time may also prevent its
oming up at the session to begin in
December That session will adjourn {
" limitation ON March 4, following, Il
nd there will not be time for the s
roper consideration of the appropria-
ion bills, to say nothing of such an
Important question as federal prohibit
ION. But that the matter will be rails {
d in the Sixty-fourth Congress, who's
lembers are to be elected in Novem
er of this year, is rather generally
onceded. and when raised, there is
ow hardly any question but that Con
ress will give it the two thirds ma
'rity necessary to send it to the sew
al state legislatures for ratification.
o Be No-License Nation.
1t is the opinion of public men of
ide experience and careful judgment
at nationwide prohibition will be
force during the next 10 to Is year
submitted now, it is pointed out,
10 ratification of the required three
urths of all the states perhaps
'uld not be secured. But every vote
ze that in Virginia this week hast
IS the coming of the time when the e,
lie of intoxicating liquors at retail tt
the United States will end. bs
The coming of woman suffrage in
any of the states, 1t is pointed out, OF
S nightly aided the cause OF pro- da
bition. In such states as Colorado, o.
lifornia, Oregon and washington,
1ere prohibition amendments are to ar
voted on this year, 1t is to be OBJ
wed, it would have been out of the
estion to raise the issue without BIT
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