The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
PROHIBITION
VOTE RELATED
NATIONAL ANTI-SALOoN LEAGUE
SUPERINTENDENT DESCRlEtS
SITUATION.

Headed by p. A. Baker, nalohal
Superintendent OF tho Anti-saloon
league, speakers in the Baptist, Pres
byterian, Methodist and Congrega-
tional churches on Sunday morning
oDcned the annual observance o. the
leagues field day. Dir. Baker spoke
at the Methodist church in the morn
ing, emphasizing the personal side OF
church duty and the responsibility
of the church toward h great tenn
rerance movement. Supt. X. n. HOBS
able spoke at the Congregational
church, Asst. Supt. p. II. MeBcth at
the Presbyterian church, and MISS
Laura Lindley at the Baptist church.
Prof. II. /. Jones spoke at Bard ana
Talton in the afternoon and evening.
The union meeting OF the churches
in tho evening was .eld IN the
Methodist church, and the spacious
building was (thronged with eager
listeners. Supt. Nolsaple presided
and REV. u. +. Schwab, OF the Con
| gregat;onai church, conducted inc
devotional exercises.
Or. Baker gave an address on INC
national prohibition movement. We
t sei1. III part: "One OF the tragedies
Of human lifc is that 50 many per
~ aaSs i, Wilton fbev live The
ua1;,;ni,, wbo dnos not attend church
;s or+ of torch With shat halt OF hui
, - = that 1naEcs nrogress. In
Ol,;n v.se, W. heran 10 work for
1nao1 oniio, in he legislature some
r%e1ni..s yn.ad aqainst Ms and won a
f-on,norarv yictory but there is NOT q
isienla nan of them who has survived
In noiit;ca1 life. A principle wins.
yopnr man. ally yourself with an UNI
no,,,,lar cousa while YOU are Young.
.Nenemhcr %. when the vote on
na4;onal prohibition was taken. is
ono of The Two hitsoric DAYS uD 10
this time in American history. After
tyo hours debate on the rules the
dehatn on the amendment began. The
gslleries we're crowded. many people
sta,,i,g there from, o.20 in the morn
inc to 11.3o in the evening. afte,
he vote had been taken. Congress
man uobeon ~nresented the argument
for the resolution. ard i have never
soon i'm = ronular assembly n MAJ
: Who himself with greater
/. s~elf-cnntrol than he aid. so cool. al
wavs clear in the midst of a ragins
storm of opposition Some grea
,. speeches were made.
: "uunter. of Georgia. five DAYS be
/, foro he vote was taken made al
: %eloGuont speech against prohibition
: because heNas going home AND wish
: ed to deliver his soul. But he heart
from home. zoe letters and 81 tele
Grams and he STAYED and voted 70
+ tho resolution. President Wilson
g Secretary Bryan Majority Leader Ur
I deryood Minoritv Leader Man,
a Cbairman Henry Of the rules con
: mittaa all used their influence
:, ]ara;nst the amendment. but ii ca,
= ried viii = maioritv Of eight. 10
q votes heinz cast in favor and 1S
:, aea.nst The measure exclusive q
:. nsirs Two presidential boomlet
were badly burst that dav. for a
Nr Ravnton of Chicago. saws. N
nraeidential bee can live in alcohol
"One Of the most beautiful an
notbotic sights Of the dav was the
az ex-senator blair of New HAM
oh iro Who 39 wears ago introduce
the first resolution in the Senate fc
national nrohibition. 1t had take
national nrohibition 3S wears to &c
a hearing before Congress. Near]
avarv man who smoke in favor of til
measure was a Young man. the OF
stand-natters we're on the other sid
"Tbere must he n rallving pla
oward which mankind can strete
;tself in order 10 get the best out
20 humanity, we can not find II
.s h~neiness no}it;cs or social life. b
\. in the church of Jesus Christ. \
democracy, no civilization, has bet
xt permitted to project itself far beyor
~ the time when the urban populate
II outnumbers the rural. because
the vices that center in the cities al
&c cat out the heart and patriotism