Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-31

Illinois as its standard-bearers. They
/ pOiled 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.
Results in Later Years
The candidates since 1884 and their
vote are as follows:
1883. Clinton 3. FISK, New jersey,
and J. A Brooks, Missouri, 2z9.941
votes.
1892. John Bsdwell. California, and
J. p CranflI. Texas. 27O,7lO votes.
1895. Joshua lowering. Maryland.
and Hale Johnson, Illinois. 13O.753
votes.
1900 John G. wOOIley. Illinois. and
Fl. 2. Metcalf. Rhode Island, 20s. 4s9
votes.
1904, S. c. Swallow. Pennsylvania
and George 2. Carroll, Texas, 25s,2oe
votes.
1908, Eugene W. Chain. Illinois. and
Aaron s. Watkins. Ohio. 25s.2 3I votes.
1912. Eugene W. Chain. Arizona,
and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio. POS, e23
votes.
1915. J. Frank Hanley. Indiana, and
Dr. Ira Landrith. Tennessee. 21434O
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 II publicly on a
large scale in 1873 IN Ohio with a cru
sade 10 pray the saloons out Of exist
snce.
This movement, inaugurated By a Ii
tie band Of women who held prayer
in saloons when permitted /
and on the pavements outside when /
not allowed 10 enter, spread ike Wild /
fire throughout the nation and was /
1enOminated by the press a "whirlwind 4
from the Lord" Many saloons were
swept out Of existence, but IL soon be
came evident that prayer must be ac-
,ompanied by action II they would pre-
vent the return OF the re-opening OF (
he saloons once closed
The call for organization was issued
rom ChautauQua, Y Y In August,
ST4. The convention was held in
Cleveland, o., November 1920, 1874
md at that meeting there was organ
zed The National Woman's Christian
temperance Union. Delegates were
resent from II states.
The plan Of work was presented by
frances E Willard and most OF the
thoughts embodied in the plan we're
ater worked out in the ". c. T c.
It this convention Miss Willard Of
cred also the famous resolution: RE
olved, That recognizing the fact that
ur cause IS. and viii be, eombated by
Mighty, determined and relentless
orces, we viii. trusting in him who
; the Prince Of Peace. meet argument
18th argument, mlsjudgment with pa
ence. denunciation with kindness, and
Il our difficulties and dangers with
rayer."
Pursued Many Reads TO Its Goal
From its very earliest years the ".
. 7. e sought out a variety OF ave
les through which the children OF the
alton might be educated in the prin-
pies Of total abstinence and the adult
on for the absolute prohibition OF
e liquor traffic Out OF the juvenile
ork grew the Loyal Temperance Le-
on for the children. and the Young
copies branch for the young men and
omen Later the children were en-
lied as Young Campaigners for
Over forty departments were organ :
I'd. and carried on to some degree in :
cry state and territory, and in from !,
4 10 twenty thousand local unions :
nOng these were: Temperance work
Sunday schools. which, with scien-
&c temperance instruction in public
loOls. brought practically all the Z
ildren in the nation in touch with ;
nperance truth; medical temper
e MJLAcLs meetings HOMEE his
n and relief; equal suffrage; moral :
lcadon and race betterment; orator.
and declamatory medal contests;
ristian citizenship. and child vel
e.
For World Prohibition.
The Worlds Woman's Christian
importance union was founded in 1888
Miss Willard II is organized in
nations. with a total membership
over half g million
n 1884 Miss Willard sent out from III
: home office in Evanston, d.. ad- II,
.ssed 10 each government OF the -
rid. an appeal for total abstinence, >,
-ty OF life, and against the man -
cture and sale Of opium, with this :
for world prohibition: ~We come
you with the united voices OF repre-
tative women OF every land. be
ching you 70 raise the standard OF <
law 70 that OF Christian morals, O'
strip away the safeguards and sane AZ
IS OF the state from the drink traffic. vi
TO protect our homes by the total &C
hibiti0R Of this curse OF civilization IA