The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-08-31
REV., A. J. FINCH, HEAD OF THE
STATE ORGANIZATION, ALTHo
A DEMOCRAT, SAYS PRESENT
GOVERNOR SHOULD BE RETURN
ED TO OFFICE.
ACCOUNT OF CONSISTENT
COURSE ON PROHIBITION


tendent of Colorado State Anti-Saloon
league. delivered stirring address be
fore largely attended public meet
ing at the First Methodist church
Sunday evening on the effects OF eight
months of prohibition in Colorado and
the necessity for the defeat of the so
called beer amendment by the tenn
perance people OF the state at the
polls this fall
Rev. Finch ,sas introduced. or
rather presented TO the audience, for
he so well known here as to need no
introduction, by Rev. A. L. Chase, who
said that to him, more than to any
other man. was due the credit that
Colorado was lined up as dry"
state on the prohibition question. Rev,
Finch reviewed the history OF the
antisaloon movement in this state.
showing how the temperance propa-
ganda had grown from year to year.
in spite of disbursements and the
impedIments throwa in Its way by its
enemies until it had been able to
write upon its statute books the bes;
prohibition law enjoyed by any of the
commonweaiths in the Union
Adverting to the causes which
brought about the triumph of the pro
hibition movement in this state in
1914. Rev Finch said that he would
be compelled 10 talk for few mia
utes on politics and he spoke briefly
of the Issues and candidates OF that
time. The anti-saloon league. he con-
tinued. is a non-partisan organization.
but II strongly supported George a
Carlson for the governorship two
years ago. Mr.. Carlson, asserted Rev.
Finch. had a good record on the pro
hibition issue and was loyal to It's prin-
clples during the campaign as he had
been previously IS district attorney
nj Fort Collins. Since his election TO
the office he now holds Governor Carl
son has gone to the limit In his advo-
cacy and support OF prohibition in
this state. for which the friends OF
the anti-saloon league naturally feel
very kindly towards him. No man
could have been more devoted and
consistent towards the prohibition
cause than Governor Carlson and to
him iH due debt OF gratitude by
ahc people Of Colorado for what has
been accomplished In placing the state
in the dry" column. Altho l am a
Democrat the interest and sincerity
of Governor Carlson in the prohibit
4 tion matter Is such AS to convince me
that he is the proper man to support
in the elections this fall. despite the
fact that Judge Gunter. the Democratic
candidate. is "A gentleman OF the high
est character. At such a time as this
prohibitionists should make no ex-
periments or take no chances with
their ballots. believe the next con-
gress win pass joint resolution pro-
yiding for an amendment to the Fed
eral constitution in relation to prohi'
bition and we want man in the
governors chair in Colorado who will
be in full accord and sympathy with
the matter OF submitting the amend
ment to the people of the state for
ratification"
Referring to the effects OF the pro
hibition law on business in this state
Rev. Finch declared that IL had been
stimulating and wholesome to an un-
expected degree and that thousands
of men who were wet" two years
ago are now dry In their stand up
on the proposition. Thirty-one days
after the prohibition law went into oper
alton the savings banks In Denver had
$5oo,000 more in deposits than ever
before with nearly 1900 new custom
ers. The prohibition law has now
been in effect eight months and since
then Its vivifying influences have
touched all phases OF business life.
The banking reports show that
there are s7.oe0.o00 more on deposit
in the financial institutions of Den.
yer at present than there was at the
beginning OF the current year. This
is the result OF Increased labor. great.
er sobriety and the stimulus given to
thrift by prohibition, In the city OF
Denver four hundred and sixty five
saloons were compelled to close their
doors because OF the prohibition law.
All of the buildings they occupied are
now used for other purposes and are
paying their owners better rental
thnn at any previous time. Two years
ago there were more than 1900 vacant