The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16
DRY CAMpAICNT TO
BE- AGGRESSIVE
TEMPERANCE eadersof StateWIn
Not Be Caught Mapping,
ORGANIZE TO WIN CONTEST


Dakota at the next general election
votes to remain a license state rather
than enter the prohibition list, it will
not be because of q lack Of organiza-
ton. according to q statement recent
ly made here by r. N. Holsaple Of
Mitchell. Mr.. Holsaple is the head
OF the Anti-Saloon league Of the state
and is probably more closely in touch
with the sentiment on the wet and
dry issue than any other nan in the
state, visiting as he does every town
in the state, many Of them several
times a year. He has had several
years experience in political organiza-
tons and Is planning with his lieu
tenants and helpers to show the old
political leaders a few things in the
way Of building effective ~organiza-
tions. In fact he refers to his cam
paign organization as q machine
and says it will be in constant run
ming order.
Our greatest danger" said the
Anti-Saloon League leader, lis from
old General Apathy He has lost
many a battle for a good cause. And
just now there is a tendency to take
it for granted that this state will go
dry without an effort. Nothing is
farther from the facts than that idea.
The temperance people are fed up
with their successes, which have been
very remarkable Of late, and SO some
of them think that about all necessary
to make the entire state dry is to call
an election and the votes will. in some
way, find their way to the ballot box
automatically. Nothing to it! Elec-
tons are not VOL that way, and the
man who talks that way simply does
not know what he Is talking about,
and he is doing the cause as much
harm as though he were working for
the vets. Such statements do not
come from men who are familiar with
the conditions in the state outside OF
their Own towns. Take 1t from me.
the liquor interests are not going to
let South Dakota vote dry without q
protest on their part. Why just think
what 1t means to them! North DakO-
ia is dry on the north. Iowa will be
dry. Nebraska will vote at the same
time we do and the indications are
the state will go dry. The whole west
side OF Minnesota is already dry. Do
you see the strategic position South
Dakota occupies as an oasis in the
great prohibition desert? This is an
ideal location from a standpoint OF
shipping facilities as we'll as other
advantages for a distributing center
for booze. Just recently a 10000 cor
poration was formed to engage in the
retail liquor business at Jefferson. the
last station in this state this side of
Sioux City. What for? To take care
goes dry. That's why they hope to
keep South Dakota wet and they will
do it, too. unless the dry voters stop
this nonsense about 1t being q dead
sure thing that the state will 60 dry
and that no specially aggressive cam
paign need be conducted. and get out
and hustle for votes.
In 1896. when prohibition was last
submitted. the state voted wet by
about 5000 majority and there we're
$4,000 voters who went to the polls
and voted for some state oficer who
did not vote on prohibition at al.
And most Of them. 90 shown by an
examination Of the returns. ere In
the sections Of state where It was
reasonable to expect the largest dry
majorities. The Temperance people
thought then. - many Of them do
now. that the state could not be made
vet, but they were mistaken"
"How do you propose to overcome
the tendency to apathy on the part Of
the voters?" Mr.. Holsaple was asked.
"Organiss." said he. Organize!
That's the secret Of the whole thing.
Have county and precinct organiSar
lions oil over the state. Get the issue
to every voter during the campaign
and then . 20 Il that every voter
gets out 70 vote. Il makes n differ
ence how many dry votes there are In
the state. the only mes that will count
IN THE contest are the ones that md
their way into the tin ballot bones.
Anyway No would rather win the
campaign b $4,000 majoeity than By
100 majority or possibly loes Il By
ono vote. That's Why " Do not pro
eona ~ AakA any nhamnnae