The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-23
HcTcv-R. THE POPULATION OF liz E3GT QUhSreT IS
1852 1866 AND THAT OF The r.cHl2IlON
RECRUITS 4,oG23l3
USE OF LIQUOR RAPIDLY INCREASES
Federal Statistics Show More Drinking Is Being Done Now
Than Ever Before In 1856 When Over Half OF tho Union
Was Dry, IA States Hepudated Prohibition

Joseph DeSar. president OF the Ma
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation OF America. makes the follow.
Ing answer to the uttorance given TO
the press by the Rev Purley A. Baker
national superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League:
"rhs stslsxs>t made by tso Rev.
Baker Gst tvsXey Soxr states have
outlawed tho drink traffic. is u,Asioad'
Ing ana untrue.
only twenty.throe 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 u two to enc
vote. The population OF the twenty
three dry states IL only 32.9OG,34l.
while the population OF the wet states
II 59,665.926. The population OF the
statos voting dry last Tuesday is only
%.os2.32s. The population Of the
states voting wet Is 7.S52.136. These
states are Missouri, California and
Maryland. All OF these figures tell
their own story and show that on Tues.
day ovor 100000 more people voted
wet than dry while there Is still
twice a. many people living In IL
censed states as In so.called prohibi.
ton states.
Protect Individual Rights.
THE states referred to have not out
lawed the drink traffic On tho con
trary. they have In various ways ar,
ranged to protect and perpetuate tho
right to use wine, beer and whisky by
securing laws which designate the
quantity that an individual may buy
or receive for personal use.
The further statement by the Rev.
Baker that most Of the territory I'm the
remaining states has abolished drlgk
through the instrumentallty 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 70
secure wine. beer and whisky for per,
sonal use has been protected by tho
efforts OF Mr.. Baker and his colleagues
OF the AntiSsloon League.
The Rev. Baker complains that
neither political party was willing to
declare for national prohibition. No
national party can In honor afford 10
do this without providing compensa
tion to tho interests destroyed.
No national party can go before the
people favoring conhscatlon OF prop
erty.
Only $4,000 Prohibition Votes.
"As to the claims of the Prohibi
uonlsts. Chairman Oliver w. Stewart
OF tho Prohibition National Campaign
Committee, In an official statement
says he does not hope for more than
$4,000 votcs with the final count In
19is election. When this 10 contrasted
with . total Of more than sevent con
nillion votes Just cast, It's insls
HlncAnes IL apparent
ANY and all attempts OF tho Anti
Saloon League 60 show suppression ..
the Eqaor tra.ic apd reduction of Tie
consumption OF alcoholic beverages
through the addition OF dry territory
arc absolutely controyerted by the Of
ncisl statements OF tho United States
Internal Revenue Department.
While II Is true that four states
Michigan. Nebraska, Montana ant
South Dakota. voted out the saloons