The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-06-05
TOBACCO'S FOES
LOSING GROUND
Canvass of 7,847 Editors Shows
1898 Communities Against
Abolishing Weed.
ANTS LOSE THREE STATES.
Utah, Under Mormon Influence, onI.
Commonwealth to Adopt Prohibit
ton Measure During Year.


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In an article IN the current issue OF
Leslie's Magazine"
The writer reaches the conclusion
! that while there has been increased
nnltotion md Legislative. nctlyity on
uo srh,oc, ~, ,oh,cco fo,,o,,ny tho
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NJ 10 apoiish 'oo"ee" nave "o se"e'"'
support. This opinion is based on the
results of the qucstlonnalres on the
subject sent out to newspaper editors
of the country by the Press Service
COMPANY of New York CITY.
The questions asked were:
"a Do you favor the enactment of
l,,ys nrohIbitjpr the pcrsonnI use of
tohocco by adults?
roy In yonr Judgment does tho gen
eroI sentlmcnt of yo,,r community
fnyor sucb legislation?
(3) Is the use of tobacco personal
Ia objectionable IN youy
M arguments accompanied the oues-
lions and from their form If was i'm.
possible for any editor to determine
Tho attitude of the o,,cstioncrs
ont of Io,IS editors Questioned.
= SIT RENTED according To the summary
given These editors II is estimated.
rcnres,nt n combined circulntion of
p1 sIoO,G or the 7.Si1 editors repIy.
ius : NOR or o. per cont represent
puhlic sentiment In their communities
MS ,pposcd 10 outI.,obncco Legislation.
only oGo editors. or z per ccnt of
,hosr rcplyIps believed there was any
considernblc scntimon, favorable 10
tobacco prolibi,ion. There were Ia.
n,. - nor ccnt In ,Iouht Will. IN failed
,n record ,bclr ,ud.,nent
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which has sIncc ,don,od nm anti
cigarette law. The result wns fore
east by several of The editors who
stated tia, Tho influence Of the Nor
mon Church was against tobacco The
Mormon Church Is also strong In Idaho.
which is the other state where the use
,r ,obocco WINS ,rcentlv nrobibited
but the governor has signed the hill
lust passed. in which the prohibitorv
Icr,sIntI,n js rencnIcd In This stotc
so nor con, of tho edltors estimotc
sentiment In their communities ,s
nroinst ,,b,cco nr,hjhition which
ucvortbcloss l. q nor cont bcio,y tho
,vor,,.o rono,.,cd nnno.i ,io,
"Tb. ,ecisIo,urc of rennesses som.
u.ets opo n,ssod aud rho goverpor
has signed hill repenIInr the anti.
cirorette law NJ ,b,, state rho oucs.
,,orn,iro .h,vod ~ n.r ,on, 81 ,,s
.d,tors bc,ieved tho pubIic oe.,ns,
,,.;.toh,cco locls,,,ion Tho IocisI,-
,urc or Arkons,s has also n,ss.d =,
lin rcneolipr lis on,i.cirorette law In
thts st,,o ri nor cont of tho edi,ors
,.cor,.J ,,i,s. ,,h,,oo ,r.,,int,,on