The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-30
HOWEVER. TIE POPULATION OF THE MOIST QUARTET IS
1852 1856 AND THAT OF THE PROHIBITION
RECRUITS 49G2,323
USE OF LIQUOR RAPIDLY INCREASES
Federal Statistics Show More Drinking Is Being Done Now
Than Ever Before In 1856 ven Over Half OF the Union
Was Dry, Il States Repuiiatod 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 Rev. Purley A. Baker,
national superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League:
"Jns stat.mc~t made by tke Rev.
Baker that twegty-Gour states haTs
outlawed the drink traffic, is E.sleaa-
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 repu-
dated prohibition by two to sne
vote. The population OF the twenty
three dry states is only S2,306,3il,
while the population Of the wet states
Is 59,665,926. The population of the
states voting dry last Tuesday IS only
4.9G2,32S. The population Of the
states voting wet is 1859 1SG. These
states are Missouri, California and
Maryland. All OF these figures tell
their own story and show that on Tues.
day over 100000 more people voted
wet than dry while there is still
twice as many people living in IL
censed states as In so-called prohibi.
ton states.
Protect Individual Rights.
THE states referred 10 have not out
lawed the drink traffic. on the con
: trary, they have in various ways ar.
ranged to protect and perpetuate the
. right to use wine, beer and whisky by
, securing laws which designate tho
= quantity that an individual may buy
or receive for personal use.
"The further statement by the Rev
Baker that most OF the territory in the
remaining states has abolished drlRR
through the instrumontality 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 e
. secure wine. beer and whisky for per
sonal use has been protected by the
efforts OF Mr.. Baker and his colleague;
5 of the ArtI.Saloon League.
THE Rev. Baker complains thai
neither political party was willing tC
declare for national prohibition NJ
national party can in honor ailord tC
do this without providing compensa
Q ton TO the interests destroyed
n mo national party can go before the
people favoring confiscation of prop
n erty' .
Only $4,000 Prohibition Votss.
"As to the claims OF the Prohibit
tion.sts. Chairman Oliver w. Stewar
!. OF the Prohibition National Campaign
5 Committee. in an Official statement
:, says he does not hope for more thar
?. $4,000 votes with tho final count II
y ksis election. When this Is contraste,
n with a total oi Eioce than seventeen
. million votes Just cast. its insig
aifcsnce Is apparent
ANY and ali arenpts OF the Anti
Saloon League 80 saow SvHySs,sion o
!. the hsnsr traiic and redActloH OF III,
II consumption of alcoholic beverages
e through the addition of dry territory
Q are absolutely controverted by the OF
.; ecial statements OF the United State.
Q Internal Revenue Department.
J. While 1t is true that four states
J. Michigan. Nebraska. Montana ant
Nbevthf Dakota. voted out the saloon,