The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-10-31


succeeded il defeating them, prevent
ed any recess, held the house ii con-
sttinuous session until after In the
evening when the final vote was tax
en, and it was found we had passed
the bill with not a vote to spar
just 66 votes, and it took 66 votes to
send the bill to the governor. I will
never, never forget the feeling Of
gladnesss and relief that came to me
when the speaker anno unced the vote,
or how Senator Dunn laid his hand on
my shoulder and said: stB Cd,
Charlie, ] wouldn't have had you
lose that fight for ten thousand dol
lars 5s5.z.
Under the provisions Of this bill
your county and more than SO other
counties IN the state have gone dry.
Under it more than 2, 500 saloons have
been wiped out Of existence. Under
itmore5 than two-thirds Of the state
now has prohibition. It IS the most
practical, the most effective, the most
progressive and the most advanced
Temperance legislation enacted in this
state for 80 years, and Senator Bob
Dunn voted for it in 1911 and 1918
and again in 1915 and yet his OPP
5ponents tells the people that Bob has
opposed temperance legislation and is
the tool Of the breweries.
The people Of Minnesota this year
have an opportunity some Of them
have long sought but have never had
before, the opportunity 81 amending
the state constitution and making Min
nesota absolutely bone dry. This pro-
posed amendment was submitted to
the people for adoption by the last
legislature and Senator R. 6. Dunn's
vote is recorded in favor Of it. And
yet Col. G? Fay Cravens, would-be
senator, soaking the seat which Dunn
holds, asking for your votes, seeking
to discredit Bob and boost himself,
tells you that Bob's temperance record
is bad and that he is the tool sof the
sbreweries. :s
Bob Dunn has worked and voted for
other temperance measures. He was
the author and original backerHof the
road house bill, which finally became
q law, and which took from county.
commissioners the right tosissue sa-.
loon licenses and wiped out about 200
OF the worst dives and most disrepu-
table resorts IN the state. This bill
was bitterly fought BY the liquor in
terests, and strong and substantial in
5duce1nents were offered to drop the
fight. But Bot. Dunn was not making
any compromises, and twice pushed the
bill through the house to see it de-.
feated in the senate. This was practi-.
cal temperance legislation. But the
military gentleman from Milaca.
tells us, solemnly tells US, that Dunn's5
Temperance record is bad and that he
lis the tool Of the breweries.
But how about Mr.. Cravens' ten-
3perance record. Ten years ago Mile
Laos was in a senatorial district COM,
prised Of the counties Of Anoka, Isan-
Ii, Sherburne and Mile Laos. Hon.
Rufus p Morton Of Princeton, one Of
the staunchest and best known tenn
5perance workers Of the state, was s.
candidate for the house and was OPP
posed by a wet. Where was Cravens9
and his temperance convictions then?.
Did anyone find him supporting the
dry candidate? Was his interest 50
great or his zeal 30 strong that he
could say a word fol. Morton, the dry
Not at all. While he is
now loud he'd and even blatant
in his zeal for temperance, il 1908 he
was exerting his influence and his en-
ergies in keeping the dry man at home
and sending the wet man To- help the
brewers.
There was increased interest in
county option at the elections 81
fI91O, and ii nearly every legis-
llative contest II was al issue
Temperance workers al over the state
were again striving 70 elect dry men
Ito the Legislature here did oul
friend Crayens line up Was he viii
the drys Did he sup Rufus e
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