The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-17

Seventy Pc Cent United states Al
ready Prol,lblsson T1risusy.


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Ia. n. Hyde In Chicago Tribunal
Fanaticism against personal liberty;
efficiency and morality against booze
and vice.
Called by whatever name, there IL no
more interesting and remarkable spec
tacIe than the tremendous and nation
wide fight now going ON between the
advocates and opponents OF the use OF
alcohol as q beverage.
How many people know that ten
states OF the Union have already voted
in favor of statewide prohibition? They
are Maine, West virginia. North Caro-
lima. Kansas, Tennessee Georxia. Okla
homa, Mississippi North Dakota and
Virginia, the latter swinging into the
prohibition column only last month
In the campaign which comes to an
end next month II - Estimated that the
prohibition forces are spending 1T least
s. 5000 in their pronaxanda. Preouma-
bly, the liquor interests win spend ~
much.
The big tight il being made in the
states of California, Colorado, Ohio.
which the issue in statewide pfohibi-
ton. In almost every state in the Union
the night will be on in many counties.
Infnota xF.1s prop,iY,stiom
In Tllinois FOR ,rs+anca H ~ n. 1oz
counties in the state already are with
out saloons. In IL Of the remaining 81
counties saloons are permitted in only
a single township. Out Of a total of
1,430 townships In the state but 215 are
wet.
At the coming election 16 Illinois
counties win vote ON the saloon ques-
ton. Eight of them are already dry;
eight are now wet.
AS indicating the growing recognition
Of the importance Of the subject a. q
political question. the foes of the saloon
point out that the state conventions OF
the Progressive party in Ohio, Indiana,
Maine, Idaho. Nebraska. Kansas and
MISSOURI declared in favor OF statewide
prohibition. and that Theodore Roose-
welt. speaking at Columbus. denounced
the liQor traffic and urged the voters
to stand in favor of the prohibition
amendment.
In Idaho the state conventions Of the
Republican. Democratic and Progress
sive parties all declared in favor Of
state prohibition.
The anti-saloon forces ind fresh COM
fort in the fact that nine out Of twelve
voted on the saloon question, went dry
by large majorities. There are now
only II wet counties left out Of the 120
in Kentucky,
New York n Wet STRONGHOLD.
"There ara moro .aloor. IL, ~. ,,tv
Of New York :" sav TIE prohih,ttc,
leaders ..than In All the stat.. so,,tr
~ the Ohio -iv.r
The iouor ;ntar..+. ac~v.- -,,+r
the statement thai saloon. have haen
Ia rpeIv voted ont IN the eouth s,r,Y,1,,
hacousa ~ +ho h,,-a $500 rr..,'1.+;e-s
wh;ch hos ~. ~ $780, ~ ..,.t,,s
~ saIf cortrcl Thev 81, st+srt;c.
also to the fact that the state of Ala
bama, having tried the experiment Of
prohibition, has since given it up and
gone back to local option. and that
prohibition was recently defeated at
the state election in Texas. In the
north, Iowa, where there was a pro-
hibition law for years, has also gone
back to the saloon.
Even in the orders issued during
the present European war the anti
saloon people find fresh arguments
for their cause. Stringent rules have
been made against the introduction
of any kind of alcoholic liquors into
the French and English armies. and
the czar of Russia has promulgated a
ukase prohibiting the sale of liquor
in his empire, during the continuance
of the war
number of railroad companies and