The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-06
paid ADVERTISEMENT

THE TRUTH ABOUT COLORADO
is ar a as in s% tn TaS s s%aa a; S ssr ' %%s ss~ % a"" here the question" ." prohibition
IN IN ss, ss ss"sa a a% ' ss ssn se s s' ss :t @ sss" %' your state now. would 70. ,ur.
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open 1 @ , ss" s. " 70 sn the %t s %s Or r to to % ne h operation Of '''""'" I" Colorado " two curses
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sa in the s@s Of sSA%@a1 or %sr ss%On s % tn s S% s tenn ANY a% ssa%s % a is citizen %s
a% P' 4%f qV wm" a s H% s" t% s sms % any person TO- 'n9h m views and TO- an my ms
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low to the question: say prohibition has failed in Colorado for h~ rasonw
FIRST: Because it Hs OF PROHIBITED the importation sale and drinking off uor wines
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ss n s SS %% ns % sG % sH no roman s %%r %"n aTs S wseI poisoned ssSssp by TO %.s " ssa n." sn in the
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,n'1mn because Prohibition mas not @~nss tn demand for na%% poneea total aom-
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ely sss a %s % % Vs sSa .% s1 sr f n as srhs Omaha St l%' Minneapolis Milwaukee and other
.:= Nv %:% :; $$ : 6: $$'s . .: 5$ $$ 4 !: :: :$: $ ::$ $ $780,: Z: e. :: %$ $:=; rs: e.: 6; ; q: az
" "rs n1 aa asSaasaS Society sSf ses s%s h %gs i %sst"n Few s@ Ts. t" expose the fraud ." a vss"
r.4s sf prefer sr 1 s %S ' %%an n s: S %$ ss"s ss%t Of s s ssns s" . .s%" men and women who
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:,s: &: i s s$% "s: g s s 4s$ ; :s: ' %: :; e: !: WIZ, "$ $ :;$:: '. E: E ::$s ;; $$ st: !: ;;% '$ =$ /: ::
medUs mce@e in the prmucion of coal and all tep precious metals for which big pns arr OBJ
aimed an increase in the vae of eh pigs lambs sheep and horses thousands of which have
been smpe to the bahe front in Europe; an unprcenedt tourist season. due the opemnpM the
S Ss %% .@ s'1 ss s' %% ss %s' s r as %s' %s au% % s% S% s%sa '" %s % %s s s , .s% %9 remand aa
at home and eGded to see america first"
Cdoadosn factories. nor and sugar mills its foundnesm machinery works. steel mills packing
phnhs cnneres and mines have been running night and day to supply the demand fd cloth
Because hborh well employed is also the reason Why crime has deceased in Colorado If pro-
s$: {: he $ 4 s$$ e: + s%" . . s S~ = i" j. @ a S::s e. ' :%:: %.: : :s sss % "; * $: s' s:%
ro0d by lightly hohupS Dughres, etc NO person VINO hks and analyses believes prohibition
had anyhng to do with that epidemic but everybody who bass studied oal questions TO- that
wnu here is employment for all at good wages crime GBO off Poverty is the main cause of crime
as 1t is of drunkenness Francis Willard, ueg a apostle OF temperance recognized it as such and
frequently pe of it in her speeches and writings To subsAntate my statement that prbibtnp
ka farce and a fraud will quote. some of the headlines that have recently appeared over stories
published in the, daily papers of Denver This from a recent issue of the Post (dy in the election
on page / unr a Moc column hd: Denver alleys swarm with oouegerw Who y rad in on
Vile connections ods neenngy would paaB1 wooden Indian, blind goddess of liberty and make
dumb the voices freedom"
Here another from the Post page i: mo booueggmg to be permitted Country b ue
rmduuusf Devas mart set Board of Directors issues a warning in noce sent to all men,
b; boe hide in cars 'Namos mem). Complaint that too many members made too many trips
by us"
Another from thu Post: Drinkers tined four minute in de COURT magistrate nav douha
penalty to discourage ooteggng" The story over which nhh heading appeared dnsu the arugn
mnt on September 25 of sNenytwo cases of drunkenness disturbance ygmy etc, IN ONE
DAY. SOM RECORD for dry" cU!
This appeared in the Post October s. Saloon on wheels common in state saws prosecution.
Kane s@Tts 1000 autos seH engaged in smuggling of hquu into Colorado" Deputy District Aor
ny Kane is quoted in the article referred to as saving that THERE AR FOL TIA 1000 s-
LOOMS EACH DOING A LLvELY BUSINESS, o ONLY EVERY WEEP DAY, BUT UND
ALSO In most counties ea authorities are domg all they can to suppress the business but are not
BONTED AFTERWA ARDS THAT II Il HAD MADE 100000 BY SUPPLYING SMALL OOTIEn-
GERs WITT WHISKY. He made more money booheggrg in few months than he could maken
"a year with legitimate MOW in a we state"
In the same issue the Podq quotes District Attorney John A. Rush himself a pohbuonst as
saying That there are hundreds of joints in Denver"
The Times a hw days ago. published hreecoumns story headed shipment of qor to city
Another papers says OTLEGG so THIGH IN DENVER THAT HEY HAVE TT
WEAR BADGES SO HEY WON'T SOLICIT EACH THER
police court in september. against ~ y@r ago when thee city was wet Thea same story says "21
DRINKS we're JAILED before the police Judge last monh compared with only rs in September 1915"
Poee court Clerk might collected a total of $3474 in fines fr this September supposed be dry,
Thee conviction AEN TX TAKE DOT WITH ALL THNKIN GpERsONsN COLO
RADIO THATP PROHIBITION is A DELUsION NJ TIA 1T MUST BE REPEALED FOR A
MODE SYSTEM IF EGILAu
COLORADO had branshrmw henH vOed for prohibition At that time the snw was in tibet ros