The sun., 1919-01-26

WAS frst founded as State body in
Ohio in 1923. IT spread with phenom-
email rapidly ard was national within
two years thereafter.
Its avowed objects from the first were
the radical repre- r,ion and ultimate sup
pre- sslon OF the liquor traffic. Its
methods were based on the principle Of
Capitalization 1t brought about the
federation of the churches most militant
against alcohol II organized effective
divisions for propaganda, for legislation
and for over seeing tho enforcement of
the laws AZ they were passed
Led Political Upheavnla.
The league is interdenpmin a .lonal and
includes members of all political parties
1t has branches in every state and
journalistic organs in nearly all. besides
making use by advertising Of the regu-
lar press. Practically every religious
denomination has a vice-prcs!dent on
the leagues governing board. The
league led the prohibition upheavals IN
the middle West and tn IN In the SoutE
the former beginning during ths '90s.
the latter early In the present century,
which resllted In many States Of both
sections going dry
Its tn ,tlcians were always alrolt In
power, or doubtful vote. in State Legs
la;ures where the two great political
rartles were near dec dock. They un-
derstood and exploited the reluctance O.
the respectable legislator, personally OPP
posed To prohibition. or Mt least luxe
warm, TO come out In the open before
hiS cons ituents as a champion II rum
They were cheerfully ready 10 throw the
weight % their following against any Of
Ace holder whom they could rot com
vince and to fasten upon him the gt.sma
OF tho demon.
In short they ware practical ra'he-
than emotional campniRners. and where
agitation by the latter school had pre-
pared the ground they followed with
constructive work.
Tho league was 10 years old whom n
really began its nationwide drive for the
objective. which was attained on Janu-
airy 10. Its favorite good example
among the States was Kansas In which
the benefits OF drynsss to industry and
morality were surveyed and expressed
by figures that were laid before ths pee e
pie of other States. This IL the record
OF the march Of prohibition legislation
1s5s--Mains.
1sS0--Kansas
1ss9---North Dakota
1s07---OklahOna
l90S---Geor
1soo--M ississippt. North Carolina,
Tennessee.
1sl4.--West Virginia
1915--Arizona, Alabama.
1yls--virginia. Colorado Oregon,
Washington, Arkansas. Idaho. Iowa,
South Carolina.
1gl7--Nebrnska, South Dakota
Utah, the District Of Columbia.
1918 - Michigan. Indiana. New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Texas,
Alaska. Hawaii. Florida. Wyoming.
Nevada
Montana. Ohio.
These are the dates when the States
| mentioned finally went dry within the
| own boundaries. Iowa and South Da-
kota made early dry experiments. and
then for some years reconsidered. Ala
bana took the step tentatively and re.
| traced 1t In 1911 before going dry for
coed.
Within tho last ten years the prohi.
billion movement has gained great i'm
retus through the charged attitude Of
industrial business Many corporation:
purely az a business measure decided 70
han drinking and to refuse TO hire drink
! ing men. Railroads. notably the Penn.
sylvania, were leaders In adopting this
policy. The railroads also began one
by one to discontinue the serving OF
| drinks on their trains Other Industrial
concerns In the vanguard were the Amer
lean Car and Foundry Company. the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany and the Lukens Iron and Stee
| Company.
In 1918 william Jennings Brynn, while
Secretary OF State. lent the authority OF
his office TO the movement tn tina extent