Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-01
STRONG RESOLUTIONS
PASSED AT MITCHELL
Liquor Traffic Doomed Because
Inherently Evil, Is the
Declaration.

Mitchell, S. D., Nov. 1.-THE follow
Ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the big state dry" con
vention which met in this city re-
Gently. The names of the committee
members are attached:
We, the temperance men and won.
en- of the state of South Dakota in
state convention assembled, reafirm
our allegiance to the cause of tenn
perance and heartily endorse the nov
ment for statewide prohibition in
South Dakota.
We r in full harmony with the
progress being made along all lines
for the conservation Of the public
health, the maintenance of public
peace. the protection of public morals
and the promotion of public welfare;
and we hail the. rapid movement in
this nation toward the absolute pro-
hibition of the beverage liquor traf-
fc. We denounce the liquor traffic
and all its accessories as the great
est national menace to health, the
most fruitful source of crime, poverty
and insanity, the deadliest enemy of
legitimate business, the greatest VIC
lator of law, the most corrupt inf1u.
ence in politics, the worst enemy to
our civic life and human welfare. 1t
is condemned by science, opposed by
business, denounced by craftsmanship
and the politics of the nation is strug-
Cling to be free from it's grasp. The
rights of humanity and the coming
generation demand it's overthrow. We
are in favor of a campaign of scien.
tific education teaching the people the
effects of alcohol and we welcome with
satisfaction the strong attitude which
medical science has taken against the
use of alcohol and the cooperation of
the great manufacturing, transporta-
ton and business concerns of the
state and nation. We commend our
United States senators for their vote
against the saloon in the District of
Columbia and we urge our senator's
and congressman to continue the
fight until no liquor shall be sold un-
der the dome of our national capitol,
and request them to sustain, support
and strengthen all remedial temper
ance legislation. We heartily endorse
the record Of our congressional dele
cation in the Sixty-third congress
for supporting the proposition sub
uniting an amendment to the consti-
tuition prohibiting the liquor traffic in
all territories controlled by the Unit
ed States. We commend the attitude
Of our governor, state officials and
those members of the legislature who
have so valiently supported temper
ance principles and measures during
the present state administration.
We believe that candidates for pub
lie Office should publicly and without
evasion declare their attitude upon
temperance Legislation and the en-
forcement Of law If they expect to re,
ceive the support Of temperance
voters.
We recognize and would most heart
lily commend the high minded attitude
OF the press Of this state, which has
refused and is refusing to receive
liquor advertisements at any price
and which has without compensation
given SO literally of its support to
the temperance ause.
We heartily commend the splendid
work Of the officers and members of
the Anti-Saloon League and express
TO them the full confidence of the
temperance people OF this state in
their work and purpose and pledge to
them U hearty support.
We recognize that the liquor inter
ests OF every kind are united, that
they have no factional differences,
that their purpose IL gain and the tri-
umph Of the liquor cause; and we
realize that to meet this united force
We must present q united front OF
every element that favors prohibition
and the overthrow Of the liquor trafic;
and to that end we urge the co-opera.
ton Of every man and woman in the
state Of South Dakota who favors the
prohibition Of the manufacture and
sale Of Intoxicating liquor within the
state and nation. We recognize the
supreme importance OF the afaliation
OF all Temperance forces under one
leadership and to that end we pledge
our financial support to the Anti-Sa
oon League In III ofacial capacity II
the direction of the campaign TO,
statewide prohibition.
We realize that In this campaign
We are lighting q foe with unlimited
means and that has ever been ready
literally 70 support It's cause. That
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