The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-06

Prohibition
Realizing the damage both to morals and government
of prohibtory control labor universally against the
propaganda
The following expresses the truesenment of the labor
ing men of this state and nation:
At meeting of the Cigar Makers Union No. 153 held
October 26 1916 the following resolution unanimously
adopted:
Resolved That in considering the question of statewide
prohblton In South Dakota working should take into
consideration the effect of prohibition in general wav
as the direct injury of prohibition to working should
not be pressed them unless for good to be done
In view of the fact that wherever il been tried state
wide prohibition has failed bring about result sought
the working of South Dakota should case their votes
Tor Local option and against Statewide Prohibition
In taking this stated we are in line with the action of
the worngmen of the United States for wherever thew
nave taken action the question of Statewide Prohibition
they have opposed detrimental the interest of the
workingman as the following will attest
SAMUEL GOMPERs. the Nestor of Union Labor
makes an emphatic declaration against prohibition He
says am apposed to prohibition. Prohibition is failure
ana am not IN sympathy with the Proper reg
uatlon OF the liquor traffic is much effective for tenn
peIance Higher wages and better working conditions bet
Ter nome conditions do improving the habits of the
ton legislation" p'''
The STATE LABOR FEDERATIONS in practically
every state where prohibition has been advocated have
OF sumptuary legislation
The RHODE ISLAND STATE FEDERATION OF Ia
bOR says: IF the prohbitionists prohibit what we
may eat or drink they also prohibition what we wear
or tnk prohibition affects seriously many trades outside
the brewing industry and when idle abound it is easy
TO reduce wages therefore, workngman should vote
against prohibition
The ARKANSAS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
says The State Federation of Labor wishes to 90 on rec
ord in favor of local option we urge all good citizens
throughout the state to vote against prohibition and to vote
for this great principle of home rue'
The MISSOURI STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
says I'VE fellow workmen in every county and
y IN the state to possible defeat pro-
bition which if adopted would and disaster to
thousands of honest toers.'
.pnp The MAS MASSACHUSETTS, .5 STATE FEDERATION OF
amply demonstrated in Massachusetts,"
The FLORIDA FEDERATION OF LABOR saws: "In
Alabama Georgia and Tennessee whole unions have been
destroyed by prohibition and their members have been
forced to leave their homes and families in fuess effort
to seek employment Prohibition destroys opportun
ties and that of thousands of others living for
wives and children"
The OHIO STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR through
it's executive board declares itself opposed to statewide
prohibition and reafms the action of the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor convention in favor of home rule for cities
municipalities and townships in the sale of intoxicating
liquors."
Other state conventions of organized labor have stren
uousy opposed prohibition such New York. Texas In
DIANA New jersey Illinois, Colorado Pennsylvania, Mich
gan Wisconsin montana wyoming Call1Ornla ana at the
Minnesota State Federation Convention, recently held in
Wnona, the federation went record being strongly
opposed to prohibition in all its phases County Option in
cluded
The CENTRAL FEDERATED LABOR ASSOCIATION
OF GREATER NEW YORK, says: I'VE appeal to all or
ganzed labor and the public sentiment at large oppose
prohibition agitation wherever the same is made"
The CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL OF PORTLAND,
OREGON says 1T is to the best interests of labor organ
and unorganze that the present effort TO bring about
statewide prohibition be discouraged and vigorously opposed
and defeated at the polls
l. A. JOHNSON,