The Pulaskian., 1919-01-24


 The feature of the Prohibition cam paign of 1900 was tour of the coun- try by the candidates and corps of speakers by special train. In 1912 the Prohibition convention renom- mated the candidates of 1908.
 Results in Later Years.
 The candidates since 1884 and their vote are as follows:
 1888, Clinton B. Fisk, New Jersey, and J. A. Brooks, Missouri, 249,940 votes.
 1892. John Bidwell, California, and J. B. Cranf1ll, Texas, 270,710 votes.
 1896, Joshua Lowering, Maryland, and Hale Johnson, Illinois, 130,763 votes.
 1900, John G. Woolley, Illinois, and H. B. Metcalf, Rhode Island, 209,460 votes
 1904, S. c. Swallow, Pennsylvania, and George B. Carroll. Texas, 258,2 ,2O5 votes
 1908. Eugene W. Chain, Illinois, and Aaron s. Watkins, Ohio, 253, ,231 votes.
 1912, Eugene W. Chain, Arizona, and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio. 208,92S votes.
 1916, J. Frank Hanley, indiana, and pr. Ira Landrith, 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 intemper- ance bore heavily on their sex. To them must be given a very large share in the credit for the success of the fight. They started it publicly on a large scale in 1878 in Ohio with cru sade to pray the saloons out of exist ence.
 This movement, inaugurated by lit. tie band of women who held prayer meetings in saloons when permitted and on the pavements outside when not allowed to enter, spread like wild fire throughout the nation and was denominated by the press a "whirlwind from the Lord" Many saloons were swept out of existence, but 1t soon be- came evident that prayer must be acr companied by action if they would pre- vent the return or che re-opening Of the saloons once closed.
 The call for organization was issued from Chautauqua, N. T., in August, 1874. The convention was held in Cleveland, O., November 1920, 1874, and at that meeting there was organ ized the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Delegates were present from IT states.
 The plan of work was presented 4by Frances D. Willard and most of the thoughts embodied in the plan were later worked out in the ". c. T. U. At this convention Miss Willard of fered also the famous resolution: Re solved, That recognizing the fact that our cause is, and will be, combated by mighty, determined and relentless forces, we will, trusting in him who is the Prince of Peace, meet argument with argument, misjudgment with pa tienee, denunciation with kindness, and all our difficulties and dangers with prayer"
 Pursued Many Roads tc lts Goal.
 From it's very earliest years the ". c. T. U. sought out variety of ave- nues through which the children of the nation might be educated in the prin- ciples 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- zion for the children, and the Young Peoples branch for the young men and women. Later the children were en- rolled as Young Campaigners for Prohibition"
 Over forty departments were organ ized, and carried on to some degree in every state and territory, and in from ten 10 twenty thousand local unions. Among these were: Temperance work in Sunday schools, which, with scien- tific temperance instruction in public schools, brought practically all the children in the nation in touch with temperance truth; medical temper ance; mothers meetings; flower mis- sion and relief; equal suffrage; moral education and race betterment; oratori- cal and declamatory medal contests; Christian citizenship, and child well fare.
 For World Prohibition.
 The Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance union was founded in 1888 by Miss Willard. It Is organized in 40 nations, with a total membership of over half million.
 In 1884 Miss Willard sent out from her home office in Evanston, H., ad- dressed to each government of the world, an appeal for total abstinence, purity of life, and against the maR- ufacture and sale of opium, with this call for world prohibition: "We come to you with the united voices of repre- sentative women of every land, be- seeching you to raise the standard of