The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Quarter Century Has Brought
Great Progress in Prohibition

Kansas. Iowa, Mississippi. Michigan.
Montana. Maine. North Dakota, Me-
braska, New Hampshire. Oklahoma.
Oregon. South Dakota. South Caro-
lima, Tennessee. Utah, Virginia. Wash
ington. West Virginia.
1t is to these states, OF course. that
the league will look for first results
In the matter of ratifying the prohi-
bition amendment. Campaigns to that
end will shortly be held.
Then the fight will be taken up in
other states nearly dry or that have
gone dry by that time. In the mean
time strenuous campaigns for state
wide prohibition will be staged In all
the states. for it Is the announced pro
gram of the temperance forces to go
after the smaller game, too. while
stalking the elephant,
Statewide fights are now In prog
ress. or are scheduled. az follows:
Iowa, votes October Is on consti-
tutlonal prohibition (dry now by
statute); Ohio, votes November 8;
New Mexico, votes same date: Flor
ida. Minnesota, Missouri. wyoming.
Utah, all voting in November. 1918.
utah f. now dry by statute. but Will
vote on issue of constitutional pro-
hibition).
During this year the legislature OK
Wisconsin passed a bill submitting
statewide prohibition TO be voted on
at special election in 1918. hut 1t
was vetoed by the governor. the orys
there viii seek enactment or another
law at the coming legislative session.
Two of Delaware's three counties
are dry, and an enabling act has been
passed whereby the citizens of the
third county may vote. During the
spring of 1918, nearly all OF the cities
Of New York will vote on local OPP
ton. using privilege recently
granted under the Hill-Wheeler law,
A comparatively large number OF
saloons have been put out OF bust
ness by the regulations of the war de-
partment. which forbid selling of IL
ouor within certain distances of en-
campments.
During the time between the pres
emf date and the consideration of the
amendment In the house, the Anti
Saloon league. which maintains leg
islattve Headquarters IN Washington.
will use publicity and pressure.
throughout the nation. on such con-
gressrnen "a are either on the fence
or opposed to submitting the reeolu~
ton Folks back home" NIL pe
urged frequently and emphaticaliy TO
make known to their congressman the
desire OF the constituents that the
amendments he sent 10 the states
Resides those congressman known
to be particularly favorable 70 PROFIT
bitton, some other noses must be
counted, drys assert. There ara Few
congressman who have not quite
made M their minds: they must hear
from their constituents These, IL IS
believed. wifi see the political wisdom
nj least II nothing else. ~ voting for
the resolution when Il comes M tn
the house Sttn others are frankly
onrosed to prohibition. hut are weary
NJ having. Il come mp 70 them 50 often.
and out of ssSre 20 be rid of il.
VIII answer aye"
However should the congressman
fail to aSort the resolution. tho
league will begin. after such fa0-
ure a campaign 10 eliminate from the
house such congressman rs orpes@
the measure. and 70 elect those who
favor sts submission,
The national convention 1t the
league viii he held IN Washtnrfon
in December. and IL IN expected 70
assemble very large and Influential
gathering 81 nen and women from
ali the states, who will bring rs much
pressure ss possible TO bear on the
members OF the lower branch OF the
national legislature.
n IL IN the aid ~ this great ma
tional campaign for the adoption Of
s>ttrfsifcSor ~sffTerTrn e+st fiset tsicss's $50 =
tionaf speakers ~ the league have
been sent into Georgia FOR the cam
paigr now on. and which will con
tinue until some $50 towns and cities
NJ Georgia have been visited. and Will
he sent into Washington for similar
speaking program,