The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-23
EFFORT BEING MADE
By S. D. Anti Saloon League to Bring
Gov. Moses Alexander of Idaho
for Series OF Addresses

Mitchell, s. D, Sept. Efforts
are being made by the South Dakota
Anti-Saloon League to induce Gov
ernor Moses Alexander, Governor
or Idaho to deliver a series OF ad-
dresses in South Dakota telling OF
he benefits that have come to his
state through the dry policy.
Governor Alexander has taken the
proposal under advisement with the
view OF coming il he can so arrange
his affairs. In a letter to r. N.
Folsaple, superintendent OF the
South Dakota A%nti-Saloon League
stating that he will have TO con
slider the matter some little time
before | can positively answer yes
or no, Governor Alexander says:
The Governors Letter.
II am surprised at the statement
that your letter contains, that there
is any doubt in such a high class
or citizenship as there as i'm your
state, about the saloon. In our state
here, we used to discuss il in DAYS
gone by. but since the law went into
effect on January. 1916, we have
even stopped discussing IL. Even
those who argued about personal
liberty and the economic side of the
question OF prohibition have stopped
discussing it, and are now discussing
II from the opposite point of view.
Why didn't we have this prohibit
ton business long ago.
Business since January. 1916 has
improved. Merchants are selling
more goods. small accounts are be-
ing paid more promptly and oftener.
Efficiency has increased among
the people; there are fewer acct
dents in the mines than ever before.
Savings Deposits have increased 200
Per Cent.
Savings deposits have increased
In our state over 200 per cent.
Our jails are empty and our
police courts u OF business.
Here in Boise. where we had
twenty-three saloons and everybody
predicted that everything would per-
ish from the earth on accoun of the
abolition of the saloons, business i'm
proved, drunkenness decreased and
the other day. the city government
discharged the chief OF police and
four policemen, because We have no
use for them and we could lust as
we'll have discharged all but two.
In the mining district. I'm the
northern part of the state. two years
ago the people told me that it would
ruin the town and bring about stag
nation II my idea should prevail. |
nave occasion to visit that section
about ten days ago and every one
there demanded Of me the full and
rigid enforcement Of statewide pro-
hihftinn 90 M ITu4,1~ r-,.HJ -
gled over the line from a neighbor-
ing state.
II asked them how that came
about In so short a space of time,
what brought forth such a change
in sentiment? They said. they had
more efficiency, fewer accidents.
more contentment and less tenden-
ey towards crime.
Better Use for Money Now.
"In Idaho we discussed the cues
tion OF prohibition from an economic
point OF view. We expect to grow
TO be the richest state in the inter
mountain country by prohibition. In
place OF sending our money out for
buying liquor as i'm days gone by.
we are going to keen il at home and
build homes, pay off the mortgages
the homes; we expect TO have a
higher conception OF civic righteous.
ness amoag our people and in the
place OF saloons, we will have happy
homes, laughing children. smiling
wives and mothers and in the place
or mahogany bars that men leaned
over 10 debauch themselves. we will
have a family altar erected in each
home upon which there is dedicated,
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