Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-19
Law Enforcement League
In Successful Convention
Stirring Addresses Delivered by Judges Pollock, Bruce and 9th
ery; New Big Program for To-day.

the fatherland who have come out
strongly against the beverage.
1.-THE Relation of the Courts to the
Legislature" was given 10y Judge
Bruce. His address will appear in
Saturdays issue Of this paper.
The convention recessed during the
afternoon and visited the Legislature.
Evening Session.
Governor Hanna presided at the
evening session. About 30 Indians
are attending the convention from
the Standing Rock reservation and
the governor spoke especially to
them, briefly, through an interpreter.
Mr.. Brown. They represent certain
temperance organizations and were
received into the organization of the
Enforcement League and were given
a certificate of the same by the
leagues president, Hon. r. B. Griffith.
The Indians were given a special well
come to the convention by the COVER
O .
The Girls High School chorus, un.
der the direction of Miss Smith, sang
to the appreciation Of all present, two
numbers, Little Orphant Annie" and
the nursery rhyme, "Dickory Dock
Introducing Judge Pollock.
The governor fttingly referred to
him as my friend and neighbo"..
The judge prefaced his lecture IN
"The Next Step, National Prohibit
tion," by relating how he had spoken
in this same building % years ago.
just about this same night. when John
Miller was governor. The senate had
passed a lottery bill and from every
where protests coming in. Gov
ernor Miller wrote . letter to the
Judge, which hte speaker read, clos,
ing with the following sentence: 'My
duty is plaln,' which, interpreted,
meant the bill would be vetoed.
Judge Pollock called attention to
recent noteworthy conversions to the
prohibition ranks, that. Of Governor
Patterson Of Tennessee and Dan Nor
gan Smith, for some years the. paid
attorney for the Model License
League, a liquor organization. For
four years Smith had toured the
states, appealing to the people to
stand by the league in its effort to
make the saloon respectable 10y strik>
ing at the abuses of the trade.
Another advanced step. declared
the judge is the conversion of the
business interests that prohibition in
creases business; in other words, fills
the pocketbooks fuller. Following
this has come a conversion Of con
science.
Causes Leading Up.
Among the causes leading up to
the present status for prohibition he
named as first, the church, which had
kept up all these years an incessant
educational effort. Second, he named
the splendid organization of the W.
C. r. IT,, and as other aids still, meal
cal examinations, receiving homes for
children, and other institutions
where wards o fthe state are kept;
also, the Florence Crittendon Homes
and the fight against the White Slave
traffic.
The speaker then quoted from sta
tistics to show that in the industries
more accidents occur on Mondays
and days following holidays when the
operatives had had occasion to dissi-
pate. Other citations were also CIV.
en-. &C.
Amendment Next Step.
The next step should be an amend
,ment to the federal constitution. In
the argument advanced by some tina;
it should be made a state question
only he cited that the general govern.
ment is stronger than the state, and
besides, the question Of prohibition
has so progressed in the minds of the
people that it is rapidly assuming the
position of a question in the "funda.
m%entals', and such naturally became
a part of a constitution. The large
audience heartily %applauded the judge
upon the conclusion of his forcefully
delivered address.
Today's Program.
Assemble at the Presbyterian
church at $3.50 for the purpose of Wis
iting the penitentiary. The CONNER.
cial club will be hosts to the dele.
gates and take the same out in their
autos. and Warden Talcott will give
personal attention to the visitors.
1:45-DeTotional, by Rev. B. r.
Jackson.
2:OO-Reports of Officers of North
Dakota Enforcement League: Presi-
dent, r. 3. Griffith; treasurer, r. M.
Pollock; superintendent, Rev. F, L..
Watkins.
&::A5-Reports of the Officers of the
Society for the Friendless: Presi-
dent, j. P. Jackson; treasurer, j. L.