Arizona republican., 1916-11-27

condemnation that has been visited upon 1t in half century.
 It striking enough to say that four states with aggregate population more than 5000 0O0. voted themselves under prohibition, another electing pro- hibition legislature and governor and that this action makes dry" twentythre states embracing, with those states made partially dry under local option, more than 60 per cent of the people of the country and S5 of it's Yet these facts just begin to tell the story of the liquor disaster
 Because this tremendous sentiment is based upon economic truth and the facts of experience it operates without regard to locality, political parisanshp any other consideration Of the four states which adopted prohibition last week Michigan is noted for lumbering mining, and manufacturing industries; Montana is a mining and cattle region Nebraska and South Dakota agricultural. The first and last carried by the republcns. the second and third by the democrats.
 But the al-embracing sweep of the sentiment. and Its potency in accomplishing results in spite of conflict other issues be fully understood until examines all the contests where it reached decision For the astonishing fact is that where prohibition not actually recognized factor, it determined the result and overturned the most eab crate campaign arrangements of the big parties.
 It is worth noting that Michigan Nebraska and South Dakota tried prohibition many years ago. but repealed the laws That they have adopted the policy again means that there will be going backward
 Utah. one of the two states that remained faithful to the republican party in 1912 amazed the politicians by turning democratic this year. The change a repudiation of the reactonary Shoot leadership but 1t was due in great measure to anti-liquor sentiment d law, but the republican governor vetoed it. This year the democratic candidate made his campaign a pledge to sign the law if it re-enacted, and the people made doubly by eectng both him and q prohibition legislature The Wilson electors were carried in at the same time
 Florida, naturally. had real party contest but the fight for the governorship was decided on the prohibition issue. Beaten by the machine at the primaries. the dry candidate was named an independent ticket and actually defeated the regular nominee
 Missouri. the home of the greatest brewing indus try in the world showed 100000 reduction in the normal majority favoring the saloon. But 1t the vote of St Louis to keep the wet" while City. which five years ago voted three to one for liquor. declared this time for prohibition The explana- uon is simple Just across the river Is Kansas City Kan and the contrast in public order industrial prog and general economic we-being revealed by the Kansas community inspired the revolutionary
 The irresistible argument of example was indeed a powerful influence in every test The successful candidate for governor of South Dakota emphasized in all his campaign speeches the desiraby of bring ing the state up the level of North Dakota which has been dry since 1907 and which has disanced neighbor in prosperity. In the way each proai- btion state created sentiment beyond it's borders the experience of West Virginia and Kansas and Tennessee had its effect in Michigan and Nebraska
 Idaho already dry" territory. under act of the legislature, but emphasized it's decision last Tuesday by adopting constitutional amendment.