News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04
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CHALLENGE OF A BIG TASK.

a lew paragraphs from the address
of Miss Anna A. Gordon, president Ma
tiOnal w. G. Il. u, at Indianapolis Ind,
November II, 1916:
"EXultant praise fills our hearts as we
meet in our forty-third annual conven-
ton. These are glorious fruition days.
We praise God for the resistlesS sweep
of statewide prohibition on November
7, 1916. Michigan victoriousI Ne
braska victorious South Dakota VIC
tOriOus! Montana victOrious Alaska
victorious! Washington beat the brew
ers and held her law! Colorado beat
the brewers and held her law Arizona
beat the brewers and held her law
Arkansas beat distillers and brewers
and held her law. Idaho, already
blessed by statutory prohibition, voted
three to one to place prohibition in the
bedrock of her state constitution. In
seven of these eleven states women not
only worked for victory but helped
vote it in-on election day. Great
Britain recently presented to the gov
eminent a memorial more than eleven
miles in length for national prohibi-
ton during the war and six months
after There were over 100000 sig
natures to the huge petition. Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, one of it's influential
indorsers, lately said, There will be
new wind blowing through England
when this war is done This same
prohibition wind has blown the liquor
traffic out of nine of Canada's ten prov
inces, from far northern NeWfound-
land, from the vast areas of Russia
and its near neighbOr ROumana; it is
whistling over the banks and braes of
bonnie Scotland; it is driving before
it the liquor makers and liquor sell
ers of sunny France; it is felt in the
restriction of the traffic in Germany,
Italy and other European countries. It
bids fair to reach the proportions of a
prohibition cyclone that in the present
generation shall drive the commercial
lied drink evil from the entire world.
MANY members of the w. G. T. U.
who at the recent general election
W WIZ III 81 NOICIS CuSL lllStI JULIUS
for the presidential candidate on the
party ticket. Yet as an or
we are not partisan. We
rejoice that one of the chief citizens
Of our hostess city, eX-Gov. J. Frank
Hanly, presidential candidate on the
Prohibition party ticket, received $780,
BOO votes. We thank Mr.. Hanly and
Doctor Landrith for their intense cam
p0ign to help focus the attention of
our nation on the paramount question
llso heartily thank the voters of all
parties who at the ballot box in state
)r national elections registered their
convictions in favor of q prohibitory
aW and its strict enforcement. We
ire all one in a supreme effort to Sc
'ure federal amendment for prohi-
'ltion. Statewide prohibition victories
AVE been secured only when people of
I'll political faiths have united. Our
for a federal amendment !
must be conducted on the same omni-
lines.
During a prohibition campaign the !
learts of the busy toilers are cheered !
nd upheld by the enthusiasm such an |
Mort creates. There is unity of action, |
ervor of spirit, joy of service and the
hrll OF coming victory. Election day |
ONES. Victory is won. What next?
90 often the campaigners consider
heir work is well over. They think
hey have earned the right to rest on
heir laurels and to enjoy the results
their arduous labors. There could
OF be greater mistake. Let us never
Or one moment indulge the fancy that
prohlbltory law can accomplish the
liracles of enforcing itself. Popula-
ons rapidly change in these swift
loving days. If public sentiment for
rohibition and for total abstinence is
ept at white heat the vast area now J
nder prohibition can everywhere and
ways resist the attacks of our strong
organized foe. The same feryor of
,irit which aided in securing a Dro-
bitory law must with equal ardor be
lerted to enforce it. The chorus of
must be kept up to prohibi-
on concert pitch. Unity of action is
i'll necessary.
"This year for the first time 100000
omen have voted for a president of
e United States. The II suffrage
ates, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah.
aho, Washington, California, Arizona,
ansas, Oregon, Montana, Nevada and
aska, together with Illinois, where
omen vote in presidential and munich
i elections, have a total of 81 cleo
raj votes.
CLOSELY studying the strategy of the
Iuor forces of our country-through ,
cir journals and the output of their
blicity bureaus-and noting the vast
ms Of money they expend to defeat
frage elections, we are convinced
at more than any other forward step
the temperance forces they fear the
ties of women"
JSINESS THAT SUFFERS.