The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
HOWEVER, THE POPULATION OF TIE MOIST QUARTET IS
1852, 1856 AND THAT OF The PROHIBITION
RECRUITS 4,9G2223
USE OF LIQUOR RAPIDLY INCREASES
Federal Statistics ShoW riore Drinking Is Being Done Now
Than Ever Before In 1885 When Over iaii OF the Union
Was Dry, II Staios R3puiiat3d Prohibition

Joseph Debar, president OF the Ma
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asso.
citation of America makes the follow
ing answer to the utterance given to
the press by the Rcy. Purley a. Bake,
national superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League:
"Thc statement made by the Rcv.
Baker that twenty.four states have
outlawod the drink traffic. is misload-
Ing and untrue.
only twenty.three states are dry
many OF these By act Of Legislature
and not by vote OF the people. In
March OF this year Vermont re9u.
dated prohibition By two to one
vote. The population of the twenty
three dry states is only 32,30G 34l,
while the population OF the wet states
is 59,6G5,92G. The population OF the
states voting dry last Tuesday is only
i,962,32S. The population OF tie
states voting wet IL 7,3521S6. These
states are Missouri, California and
Maryland. Ali OF these figures tell
their cwn story and show that on Tues
day over 100000 mere people yctei
wet than dry while there is still
twice as many people living In Il.
ceusod states as in sJ-ca!lcd prchi5l-
ton states.
Protect Individual Rlghts.
"The states referred to have not out
lawcd inc drink traffic On tho con
trary, they have in various ways ar
ranged TO protect and perpe,uate the
right to use wine, beer and whisky by
securing laws which designate the
quantity that an individual may buy
OF receive for personal use.
The further statement by the Rev.
Baker that most OF the territory In the
remaining states has abolished drink
through the instrumentality OF local
option is not true in any sense
Some districts have voted against
licensing the saloon, but In all in
stances the right of the individual TO
secure wine, beer and whisky for per-
sonal use has been protected by the
efforts OF Mr., Baker and his colleagues
OF the Ant!-Saloon League.
The Rev. Baker complains that
neither political party was willing 10
declare for national prohibition. No
national party can in honor afford TO
do this without providing compensa-
tion to the interests destroyed.
NO national party can 60 before the
people fayoring contiscation OF prop.
erty.
Only $4,000 Prohibition Voteo.
"As to the claims of the Prohibl.
tionlsts, Chairman Oliver w. Stewart
OF the Prohibition National Campaign
| Committee, in an Official statement
says he does not hope for more than
$4,000 votes with the final count in
1916 election. When this is contracted
with a total Of more than seventeen
million votes just cast. it's ipslg.
niicaace is apparent.
Any and all attempts OF the Anti
Saloon League TO show suppression OF
the liquor traffic and reduction OF the
consumption OF alcoholic beverages,
through the addition OF dry territory,
are absolutely controverted by the OF,
fcial statements OF the United States
Internal Revenue Department.
While It is true that four states,
!A9ehiga2. .Nehreska. Montana and