Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-21

civic conscience so that law will be
enforced. and matters of life and
character outside the realm Of stat
utes shaI be made zeal by the moral
forces of the nation.
w still have great reforms wait
ing for adoption and great twentieth
century problems yet to be solved.
W do not face a bold, defiant and
despotic liquor power as in years gone
by, but so long as leading statesnnen
sidestep the question of law enforce
ment and governors and legislatures
plan for the notification OF the ma
uona constitution, 81 long as TEMPER
ance men sleep in their tents and wet
forces plan midnight attacks, 30 long
will b great dominant issue Of our
party be q living question.
w still demand as in former
years that parties and officials respect
the laws and their own oaths Of Of.
flee. or If they have conscientious OBJ
jections to loyalty, honor and decency.
tina they step aside and turn over
the task of law enforcement to the
friends Of the cause. Former LIQUOR
selling places all over the land are
being held intact, with fixtures and
possibly liquor. in expectation Of the
I'M when indifference and tolerance
on b part Of the ofactals will change
to positive friendship.
In many cities, the law Is openly
violated and officials who are dry In
sentiment are withheld from enforc-
ing the law by the fear Of the partv
boss, who will not risk the. alienation
OF any considerable number Of vot-
ers. Parties are suspicious Of each
other and will neglect a plain duty
Tor fear the opposite party viii gain
a temporary advantage. While we
are thankful for the program made
and hopeful of the final outcome, We
cannot ignore plain facts not build
false hopes. ~
Our motives for hating the ltouor
traffic are becoming stronger year BY
year. The testimony Of science IL moro
crushing n the demands Of bust
s are more exacting than ever be-
fore. The experiment Of even par
tally enforced prohibition has been
50 eminently satisfactory, and the
demonstrations Of moral ana Indus
trial improvements 80 convincing
that millions of halters between two
opinions have been convinced be-
yond a shadow Of doubt. Empty
5ails and decreasing prison popula-
ton. increase in collections and bank
deposits and a halt in >the alarming
growth Of insanity: all these and
more are now speaking in trumpet
tones of a better day already upon
US.
"Our mothers, sisters. ana wives.
who have been seeking the ballot as
a legal weapon with which to beat
of the moral and social wolves from
the door Of the home. must still find
US true. As we were their earliest DO
lstioal friends. 20 we must stand BY
this reform unttl the victory is finally
completed.
While we retain the right "a indi-
viduals to use our influence a1atnet
any and all evil habits and practices,
we must not scatter our forces or
weaken u position as a party on
the real political issues
We must place IN the field a tick
ct Of real presidential size and make
a campaign hat will win the respect
of all thinking men and women. We
must be radical in doctrine but digni-
fled In manner: and above all, we
must be optimistic and aggressive,
with no apologies to any man for our
faith, and no fear Of any one except
the Lord and one more victory Will
be added to the long list now stand
ing to the credit Of the only political
party that was never defeated"