Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-01-31

Illinois NJ It's standard-benrers They
polled about 1900 votes.
The feature ~ the Prohibition cam
pnlgn " 1900 was n 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.
Results In Later Years.
Tho candidates since 1884 aud their
vote are M follows:
1883. Clinton II. Fisk, New Jersey.
and j. A. Brooks. Missouri. 240,0i5
votes.
1892, John Bidwcll. California, and
j.. b. Crnnhll, Texas, 2T0,7i0 votes.
1896. Joshua lowering. Maryland,
and Hale johnson, Illinois, 1915
votes.
1900, John @. woolley, Illinois, and
II. 3. Metcnlf. Rhode Island, 209,46O
votes.
1904, s. G. Swallow, Pennsylvania,
and George II. Carroll. Texns, 25s,205
votes.
1908, Eugene w. Chain, Illinois. and
Aaron 8. Watkins, Ohio, 253.23i votes.
1912, Eugene w. Chain, Arizona,
and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio, 20s,02s
votes.
1915, j. Frank Hnnley, Indiana, and
DIR. Ira Lnndrlth, Tennessee, 214,340
votes.
Women Prominent In the Fight.
For many yearS the women have
been prominent In the prohibition
movement, for the evils Of lntemper-
nnce bore heavily on their sex. To
them must be given n very large share
In the credit for the success Of the
fight. They started II publicly on a
large scale In 1873 In Ohio with n cru
SADIE to pray the saloons out OF exist
ence.
This movement, lnaugurated by n lit
tie band OF women who held prayer
meetings In saloons when permitted
and On the pavements outside when
not allowed to enter, spi ata like Wild
denomlnated by the press n "whlrlwlnd
from the Lord" Many saloons were
swept out OF existence, but II soon be-
came evident that prayer must be ac-
companied by action II they would pre-
vent the return OF the re-openlng Of
the saloons once closed.
The call for organization was issued
from C%hnutauqua, n. Y, in August,
1874. The convention was held In
Cleveland, o., November 1920, 1874,
and at that meeting there was organ
lied the National Womnn's Christian
Temperance Union. Delegates were
present from II states.
The plan Of work was presented by
Frances II. willard and most OF the
thoughts embodied In the plan were
later worked out In the w. G. II. y.
At this convention Miss willard Of.
fered also the famous resolution IRE
solved, That recognizing the fact that
Il cnusc Is, and will be, combnted by
mighty, determined and relentless
forces, we viii, trusting In him who
Is the Prince Of Pence, meet argument
with argument, ~mlsJudgment with pm
tlence, denunciatlon with Kindness, and
all u difficulties Ond dangers with
prayer"
Pursued Many Roads to It's Goal.
From It's very earliest years the W.
G.. It. u. sought out a variety Of ave-
nues through which the children ~ the
nation might be educated IN the prin-
clples Of total abstinence and the adult
won for the absolute prohibition OF
the liquor traffic. out Of the Juvenile
work grew the Loyal Temperance Le-
gion for the children, and the Young
Peoples branch for the young men and
women. Later the children were en-.
rolled MS Young Campnigners for
Prohibition
Over forty departments were organ
tied, and carried on 10 some degree IN
every state and territory, and In from
ten 10 twenty thousand local unions.
Among these we're Temperance work
In Sunday schools, which, with sclen-
titc temperance instruction IN public
schools, brought practically all the
children In the nation I'm touch with
temperance truth; medical temper
ance; mothers meetings; flower mis-
sion aud relief equal suffrage; moral
education ana race betterment orator..
cal and ~declamntory medal contests
Christian citizenship, aud child wei
fare.
For World Prohibition.
The Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance union was founded In 1888
by Miss Willard. II Is organized In
40 nations, with a total membership