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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

plars, an order of total abstainers or.
ganized in 1851 at Utica. n. Y, were
also working to this end.
The call for the Chicago convention
originated May 20, 1869, in the grand
lodge Of the Good Templars at Oswe-
go, N. Y. which appointed n committee
to convene Il national gathering to
organize a political party favorable to
prohibition legislation. This commit
tee consisted of John Russell, Detroit.
Mich; Daniel wilkins, Bloomington,
ILL.,. ]. A. Spencer, Cleveland, o.; John
N. Stearns, New York, and james
Black, Lancaster Pa. At this conven.
ton the party was organized, a plat
form was adopted and Il national COM
mittee was appointed, with John Rus
sell chairman.
The first national nominating con-
ventiOn assembled In Columbus, O., on
Washington's birthday, 1872. 1t
named James Black for president and
John Russell for vice president. Black
was one Of the founders of the Ma
tional Temperance Society and Pub
LEGATION house, an organizer of the ia
nous Ocean Grove IN. J.) Camp
Meeting association and a prominent
Good Templar. Upon his death in
1893 he left his Temperance library"
Of 1000 volumes to the National Tenn
perance society. Russell. the Father
of the Prohibition party" was a Meth.
Odist minister and a leading Good
Templar. His newspaper. the PENN.
sular Herald, was the first to advocate
the formation Of u separate political
party for prohibition.
Notwithstanding the %wOrthiness of
the cause and the candidates, the pub
lie support ut the election Of 1872 was
not enthusiastic. The total Of the
votes received by Black and Russell
was but 5,6O7.
In 1876 Green Clay Smith of Ken.
lucky and Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio
were the candidates. They polled
9,737 votes. In 1880 Neal Dow of
Maine, with ii. A. Thompson of Ohio
as running mate, appealed to the
country. General Dow was widely
known as the author of the Maine pro-
hibitiOn law, but he succeeded in get
ting only io,366 votes.
Candidates and Their Vote.
The Prohibition convention Of 1896
split the party owe woman suffrage
...-l ,,,,, u,hn sfrnn ,:I,,n,,t ...--
ity formed a Liberal party, with Bent.
ley of Nebraska and SOuthgate of
Illinois as its standard-bearers. They
polled about 1900 votes.
The feature of the Prohibition cam
paign of 1900 was a tour of the coun.
try by the candidates and a corps of
speakers by special train. In 1912
the Prohibition convention renom-
mated the candidates of 1908. The
since 1884 and their vote
are as follows:
1883. Clinton B. Fisk, New Jersey,
and J.. A. Brooks. Missouri, 249, 945
1892, John Bidwell. California, and
]. b. Cranfill. Texas, 27O.71 votes.
1896. Joshua lowering. Maryland,
and Hale Johnson. Illinois, 100, 753
votes.
1900, John G.. WOolley, Illinois, and
81. B. Metcalf. Rhode Island, 2O9, 1859
1904, S. C. Swallow, Pennsylvania,
and George B. Carroll. Texas. 25S,2O5
1908. Eugene W. Chain, Illinois, and
Aaron s. Watkins. Ohio, 253,231 votes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24
FOUNDED HALF
A CENTURY AGO
National Prohibition Party Organ.
lied in Chicago by 500
Delegates.
EARLY STANDARD BEARERS
Eighteenth Amendment Has Never
Been Favored by Leaders Because
Of Odds Of 10 to I Against
Its Passage.

The National Prohibition party is
just fifty years old, its semi-centennIal
falling on September l, 1919. 1t was
born in Farwell hall, Chicago. The
convention numbered about 500 per-
sons from 10 states.
The formation Of the party was
probably first discussed In public at
II Pennsylvania state temperance con
vention in 1867. Temperance leaders
had failed to get much consideration
from the Republican and Democratic
parties and were feeling the need of
independent action. The Good Tenn
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

| special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect
That law prevents the manufacture
n sale Of intOxicants for beverage
purposes and remains In force until
the rehabilitation Of the nations wal
armies Is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will be
effective over the several months that
VIII elapse after July 1 until the con.
stitutional bone dry act, now adopted.
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratiica-
ton congress and the several states
Will be called upon to pass legislation
TO enforce the amendment and to pro-
l penalties for violations. It Is
probable a large force of agents un-
der the direction Of the commissioner
OF internal revenue will have to be ap-
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
Will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law in add.
ton to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
drys can push it. In some parts of
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage Of their victory.
For example, in Illinois n forecast
of the Anti-SaloOn league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the han.
ding Of liquor for medicinal, manu-
featuring, sacramental and scientific
purposes; legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by a bona fide physician in writing
dated, diagnosing the illness and tbe
purpose of its use; all railroad rec.
ords of liquor shipments must be
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists. with heavy penalty
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con.
fine their efforts to enforcing the law.
They will doubtless take the question
into politics of all kinds and make n
an issue. They announce, for instance
in Chicago that they will ask all nm.
didates for mayor to declare them.
selves on the strict enforcement of
dry legislation. They will make II an
issue in the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
Will the Vets Contest?
Will the vets contest the legality of |
the whole proceeding from the start2
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24
UNITED STATES WILL NOW TRY
EXPERIMENT Of PROHIBITION
Astonishing Action of an IndMdualstc People With a Strong Sense
Of Personal Liberty Is Brought About by Lessons of the Great
War-Addhional Legislation Planned to Enforce New
Law-WlI "Wets" Observation-Disclosures Details.

The United States Of America has
entered upon the tremendous social ex-
pertinent Of national prohibition Of
the manufacture, sale and use Of alcO-
holic drinks. There will be abundant
time to give the experiment q fair test
since the prohibition Is by cOnstitu-
tonal amendment. To all appearances
this mediate by the American people
against the use of alcohol is intended
to be absolute and final. We have
written 1t into organic law-into mag
ma charta-in the form of the eight
zenith amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States.
The experiment is a tremendous de-
parture from previous tendencies of
the American people. We are an indI-
vidualistic people, with a strong sense
of personal liberty. Yet here we have
set out to regulate personal habit, not
by statute, but by constitutional
amendment.
And the manner of the passing of
this constitutional amendment is quite
as remarkable as the amendment itself.
Action on the seventeen previous
amendments to the Constitution has
taken between nine months and forty
three months, an average of about two
years. The resolution providing for
this eighteenth amendment was passed
by congress December II, 1917. On
January 16, 1919, its ratification by
the states is accomplished.
What has brought about this ratif-
cation so quickly? Obviously the Ma
tional Prohibition party has had prac.
hcally nothing to do with its accom-
plishment. The answer evidently is
that the war has brought it about.
Prohibition is both an economic ques-
ton and a moral question. The war
set the American people to looking at
prohibition from both viewpoints. We
got accustomed to the thought that
grain was better eaten as food than
swallowed as liquor, inasmuch as we
were told that food would win the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

eating beverages. Drink is the
of much misery. vice and crime, and
even the most temperate user of alcO-
holic liquors. who sees no personal
reason for prohibition, should be will
ing to subordinate his comfort and
pleasure to the welfare of the COM
munity. If prohibition means a ma
terial decrease in crime, semi-criminal
vice, pauperism and restitution. then
we should all acquiesce in that policy
as a lesser evil. if not an absolute
good"
The United States Is q great and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

on the floor, where 1t was found the
text day, much the worse for wear.
Anyway, Miss Willard took her
grievance to the Prohibition party.
The Prohibition party offered the
nomination for president to st. John,
with William Daniel Of Maryland for
vice president. st. John accepted the
nomination. He was an effective
speaker and campaigner and he went
out after blood-and especially Re
publican blood. He carried the war
into New York, considered a doubt.
full" state in the exciting struggle Of
that campaign between James G.
Blaine and Grover Cleveland.
st. John jumped the Prohibition vote
from 1896 votes to 150,626 votes.
What is more, he polled enough votes
in New York to defeat the "Plumed
knight" in that state and. as it
turned out, in the nation. The feel
ing of the time is indicated by the
fact that st. John was burned in
effigy in more than 100 cities.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

der the most favorable legal conditions
under a constitutional provision that
is proof against attack. To the ver-
dict of the majority as rendered under
the existing law of the land all good
citizens will cheerfully submit. The
people rule in the United States. and
in the course of a rather short period
Of time their will. expressed by the
legislatures of more than a necessary
number of states to make it effective,
has prevailed in this important mat.
ter of prohibition.-Editoria In Chi.
caSo Daily News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

war. We saw what the enforced So
briefly OF military service did physical
~, mentally and morally for young
men who had INDUCED in liquor In
peace times.
SoD7e Of our allies got into the war
In a hurry because they had to-Bel-
GUM and France to save their lives,
Great Britain to save its national hon
or. America took its time-a long time
and gradually worked itself up to
the determination to fight Doubtless
much consideration of prohibition was
. part Of this slow process. So that
when the opportunity came the states
Of the Union went over the top just
about as the American marines and
doughboys did in the Argonne.
Text Of Amendment.
Following is the full text of the pro
hibitiOn amendment on which state
legislatures are voting:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled, twO-thirds of each house concur
ring therein, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution be, and here
by is. proposed to the states to be-
come valid as a part of the Constitu-
ton when ratified by the legislatures
Of the several states as provided by
the Constitution:
Section 1-After one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale or transportation of in
toxicating liquors within, the impor-
tation thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Section 2-The congress and the
several states have concurrent pow.
er to enforce this article by approprl.
ate legislation.
Section 3-This article shall be in
operative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con.
stitution by the legislatures Of the sew
eral states as provided in the Consti-
tuition within seven years from the
date Of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress.
CHAMP CLARK, speaker of the
house of representatives.
THOMAS MARSHALL, vice pres
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24
SmaUI-Citv Problems.

The National Housing association
has just held its sixth annual session
in Chicago. at which it was shown
that there are serious problems to be
met with outside of the big cities, and
that in the smaller cities of the coun-
try there was much need Of giving Sc
rious thought to the very important
matter of the houses we live in, eat in
and sleep in.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

ing. But nothing is more eloquent,
more conclusive, than an accomplished
fact, especially when the process of
accomplishment is morally so free
from objection as is the democratic
process of legal agitation, discussion.
voting and legislation.
At any time in the past decade many
a thoughtful. public-spirited citizen
must have said to himself something
like this: IF l were a benevolent
despot l should deem it my duty and
prerogative to prohibit the manufac-
ture, sale and consumption of intoxi.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24
CLEAR VERDICT OF MAJORITY
oountry's Decision to Abolish Liquor
10 Thus Summed Up by Prom
inent Journal.

Ten years ago. despite the already
notable successes won by the prohibit
ton movement up to that time. few
impartial observers would have ven
tured to predict the result which the
United States contemplates today. The
victory of the advocates of nation
vide pCsh;td.iou 10 little short of amaz-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

The yearbooks or almanacs pub
lished by the Ukrainians in the United
States and Canada are highly import
ant features of their household libra
ries. The Ukrainians do not publish
any Illustrated magazines in this coun-
try, but issue instead a number of pa
per-covered ANIMALS dealing with an
enormous number of subjects and
filed with pictures.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

January 16, 1920. certification and an.
noulcement of ratification being merely
a matter of form. 1t is needless to say
that the vets do not accept this view
and that effort to delay the formal
proceedings will be made. prelimi-
nary to contesting the legality of the
ratification.
At any rate. 1t is formally an
nounced that such a contest will be
made. 1t is likely that the vets rely
more on the referendum proposition
than on the question of votes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

opinion; still, it would be unreason-
able to maintain that the legislatures
that have been vying with one, another
for the honor of precedence in ratifi-
cation have been acting contrary TO
the wishes and sentiments of the peo-
Pile o. in obedience to threats or or
ders from unrepresentative, aggressive
minorities.
Prohibition as a policy may or may
not be as wise and expedient as its
sincere and resolute champions assert.
Time will tell. But the people have
resolved to make the experiment un-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24
|fNF TOWN
|. HFLpS !
REGULATES TIME FOR TOWN
Clock In Market Place at Los Angeles
an Ornament and Convenience
to City.

A handsome pedestal clock. IS feet
high, constructed of REINFORCED con.
crete, has been erected in the center
of the Los Angeles Terminal market.
The four six-fOOt dials of the big
timepiece are Illuminated from within
at night, and above each is a panel
containing advertisement space for
the association which provided and
will maintain II. The works are
wound by electrical means, and any
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

heterogeneous democracy. 1t has no
benevolent despOt and wants none. The
democracy has decided to give nation
wide prohibition a thorough trial. The
ratification of the "dry" amendment
cannot be attributed by fair-minded
opponents to prohibition to accident,
hasty judgment or minority coercion.
1t is too manifestly spontaneous to ad-
NIT of such Interpretation of the re-
suit. True. there has been no actual
national plebiscite or referendum, for
our federal constitution provides no
such method of ascertaining public
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

spirits except by a physicians advice.
in illness or at public dinners, under
penalty of % cents.
The Massachusetts Society for the
Suppression of Intemperance was Or
ganized in 1913. The American Tenn
perance society was founded in 1929.
Thereafter organizations of various
kinds came thick and fast, many Of
them securing large memberships.
Among them were The Sons of Temper
ance Of New York (1S42), Order of
Rechabites (1S35), Society of the
Washingtonians (1S40) and Good TEN.
plars (1S51).
In 1873 began the Woman's lem.
prayer meetings in saloons in this
campaign against alcohol. This move
ment grew so strong that in 1874 In
Cleveland the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union vas form.
ed. The same year Francis Murphy's
Blue Ribbon Temperance mission at
tracted public attention.
John 3. Cough.
Prohibition - or temperance - has
made many men and wOmen famous;
probably some of these foes of liquor
and the saloon will be remembered for
all time. Among the names familiar
to most Americans in this connection
are those of John b. Cough, Neal Dow,
Frances f. Willard and Carrie Nation.
All four made their mark in widely
differing ways and the personality of
each is interesting.
John b. Cough attracted public atten-
ton first. He achieved worldwide
fame and furnishes a remarkable ex-
ample of what in these days is called
a Comeback" He was born in Sand
gate, England, in 1917, and died in
Frankfort, Pa. in 1856.
A Quaker in Worcester. Mass, in.
duced him to sign a total abstinence
pledge. This was the turning point in
his career He set out to tramp New
England, l%ecturing on temperance ut
15 cents Il lecture. He delivered 1856
lectures the first year-and found him
self locally famous. He mingled the
pathetic and humorous so successfully
and made his lectures so entertaining
that thousands who had no interest In
temperance went to hear him. For the
next II years he spoke only on temper.
ance and addressed more than 5000
.,.l.- 49,. -
ance campaigns in England. He had
the power over an audience that
comes from experience, purpose and
elDluence. Robert j. Ihgersoll
at his best could sway an audience no
more completely than this reformed
Next Cough turned his
attention to general lecturing and
made a fortune. His books have been
into many languages.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

variation in their operation is auto
matically corrected. The turning or
and off of the lights at stated hours
is also automatic.
The single column supporting the
clock proper is adorned with sculp-
tured fruits, and on the four sides Of
it hang ornamental lights.-POpular
Magazine.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24

ident of the United States and pres
ident of the senate.
certify that this joint resolution
originated In the senate.
JAMES NJ. BAKER. secretary.
The amendment was passed by the
senate on August 1. 1917, and passed
by the house on December II Of the
same year. 1t was passed by the SELL
ate with the house amendments on
December IS. The vote in the SEN
ate was 65 to 20 and in the house
2S2 to 1913.
Ratification by the States.
The next step vas ratification of
this amendment by the states through
their legislatures. This called for af-
,firmative action by thirty-six states
within sever years. Mississippi was
the first state to ratify, both senate
and house taking action January s,
1918. Three other Southern states
followed in January-Virginia, Ken
lucky. South Carolina. Then came
North Dakota. Other states followed
in the order named. Nebraska being
the thirty-sixth and completing the
ratification.
Maryland. West Virginia
Montana. California.
Texas. Washington.
Delaware. Indiana.
South akota. Arkansas.
Massachusetts. Illinois.
Arizona. North Carolina
Georgia. Kansas.
Louisiana. Alabama.
Florida. Iowa.
Michigan. Colorado.
Ohio. Oregon.
Oklahoma. New Hampshire.
Idaho. Utah.
Tennessee. Nebraska.
Maine.
While the amendment under Its pro-
visions does not become effective I'M
til one year from the date Of it's rati-
fication, 1t seem likely 1lat the coun-
try will become permanently dry July
l next. This is the date on which the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-24
Pain and Painstakjnu.

1t is usually the painstaking maj.
who manages to avoid pain.
The daily banner., 1919-07-02
LOST

LOST-Saturday, on streets, circular
gold ring, with sapphire sets. Liberal
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6-3O-3t.
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for immediate Investment on first class
NOR cages. w. Irving Mace, Attorney
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AMERICAN LEGION FOR
lOOq6 AMERICANISM
State Chairman Writes County Conn
naissioners, Pledging Legion's Sup
port in Keeping Out Bclshevism
And Other Isns That Are Not
Truly American.

The County Commissioners of this
county have received the following
letter from Redmond c. Stewart,
State Chairman of the American Lee
gion:
1.-THE American Legion, which is
the National Organization of former
service men. soldiers, sailors and
marines, pledges you full support OF
both the National Organization and
the branch in this State, in your eff
forts to maintain one hundred per
gent. Americanism based on law and
order. This support is particularly
pledged you and all those associated
with you for good governm ent on
this, the first independence Day af-
ter having finished the job for which
We entered our country's service"
Respectfully yours,
REDMOND G. STEWART,
State Chairman.
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No effort should be spared in the
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The war history of Dorchester
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