The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03


them The that closes April 80 1914 been one of
slant warfare The battles have been such that every
the has been called upon on the aor unshea
the sword and and fight Then instead of the board
coming together be enlightened by of constantly in
the tight we meet today to discuss the battles of the year. every
soldier with story of his The real fight war is
only begun We profit by planning meetings like this TODAY
that might the fight finish the task of closing
saloon that lives in the protection rests under
the shadow of the American flag.
The Events of the Year.
The year that began year ago this MAY has been busv
one The legislature that was in session at the time of
annual meeting closed the of June No SOL
which slipped through the we were in session here
the vicious bill introduced the legislature 1t
the right of transfer and monopoit created perpetual
license Fifty millions of dollars and wrapped up in
for the liquor interests of the Until day never
seemed possible that there any danger of its passage
had to be beaten the house. The hardest fight the history
of the Illinois legislature led by splendid dry leader Hon.
George Wilson, resulted in the defeat of that on
third reading in the house 1t lacked of
tutiona majority
The four mile dry bill passed The womans su-
frage BILL which has given those interested good
homes in the chance speak world hatred
of womanind the saloon also passed. The tiger
bill passed the senate did the district bill both
house and These bills both would doubtless
laws today had not been for the per6dy of Speaker Mckinley
This experience has established for all time the necessity
good organization IN the legislature 1t will especially
valuable in this respect nasmuch large portion of dry
constituency this necessity previously with difficulty.
National Prohibition
The marked of the year has been launching
of the campaign for constitutional amendment
Prohibition. At the big convention in Columbus
to inclusive, this crusade begun On Thursday
afternoon Ex-Governor J. Frank Hany introduced the resou
ton amidst cheers and enthusiasm The convention
pointed committee of thousand Washington
personally present the resolution Congress- Nearly thou
sand delegates gathered at Washington D. c. December
and after fitting ceremonies the steps Capitol
presented to Senator Sheppard and Congressman Hobson
resolution These behalf of the people of the United
States that day presented the Congress- public
hearing the day following held in the house.
the proposition in this session impossbt.
the will be waged throughout the
aures for ratification of the resolution until thirty
states rafy the If it passed the sky will cleared
for the coming Congressional campaign looking toward the
ton of who will submit the proposition the
ratification The liquor interests showing
alarm and flooding Congress with kilograms and
the defeat of the resolution Likewise the Temperance peo
pie of the nation emphacay making known their DESIRES
the proposition has become the hottest ever
been placed in the hands of the members of Congress-
Local Option Elections.
Twelve hundred saloons have closed their the local
Of