The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-06
TOBACCO's FOES
LOSING GROUND
Canvass OF 7,S47 Editors Shows
1898 Communities Are
Against Abolishing
the Weed

lis tobacco going to have itn scnlp
added 20 the belt % the prohlhllionisi
beside that Of the lnmehied but as
ye, not altogether late aicoholf" 10
the question asked by Garres Smith
N an article Ia tie current Issue Of
I.esli.s Magazine"
The writer reaches ihe conclusion
that while there has heen Increased
agitation and Legislative activity on
lie subject Of tobacco following the
success of the hfl>~ for prohibition
Of liquor the efforts of refoIness seek
ug 10 abolish tobneeo hay. no general
support This oplnlan IL based on tie
rysults VI "a. qu-sti"nuulras on the
subject sent out 10 newspnpct editors
u the country by the rfeAs sersie.
Company of New York city.
Tie questions asked we're;
tD Do you favor the enactment OF
inws prohibiting the personal uss VI
tobacco by ndultsf
t9) Ia your Judgment does the sen
eral sentiment " your community
favor such ieglslalionf
| tJl IL the use ~ tobacco persOnsl
| ~ Objectionable 10 your
No arguments accompanied tile ltirs
tlous and from their form II was Ian
possible for ANY editor 30 determine
the attitude of the quesiiouefs
Out ~ i25is editors questioned
| f.stT replied according 10 ia. snmnar,
given These editors. Il Is estimated.
| represent combined circulation ~
/ n ,s7n.Oi8 or tile 7.stT editors rrply
| ng. 1893. or 20 paf cent, represent
public sentiment IN their communities
as opposed TO anil tobacco legislation
Ouiy 100 editors. or = per cent ~
those replying believed there was All,
considerable sentiment favorable TO
tobacco prohibition There ~ers ia.
or per cent. Ia doubt. while 20 failed
TO record their Judgment
Editors Judgment Unbiased
1T Is of special interest 10 note
that COB editors IN answering the first
question. personally favored such
legislation. although only 2G0 of them
reported that public opinion also ~.
yowd the prohibition OF tobacco an
Indication of the conscientious effort
made by the editors 10 distinguish pub
llc opinion from their own personal
opinions" the article continues
The highest percentage Of replies
reporting public opinion favorable to
prohibition Of tobacco came from Utah.
where ~ per cent OF the editors
thought the public were for such .
movement. Utah IL this only si.se
which has since adopted an h1fi.
cigarette law The result was fore
cast by several Of the editors who
stated that the influence Of the Nor.
mon Church was against tobacco. The
Mormon Church is also strong Ia Idaho.
which Is the other state where the use
u tobacco was rleentiy prohibited
hut the governor has signed The bill
lust passed. 10 which the prolliblfory
'eeisIallon Is repealed. IL this state
~ per cent of the editors estimate
~nfiment ~ their communities ms
lgainst tobacco prohibition. which
nevertheless. is o per cent below the
average reported opposition.
The Legislature Of Tennessee some
weeks ago passed aud the governor
has signed . bill repeating the anti.
cigarette Inv Of thsf stste. The ques
,ionnsIrs showed ~ per cent of its
editors believed the public sgsinst
anti itobaceo legislation. The lerisIa
fnre OF Afkansas has also passed =
bilI repeating It's anti cigarette law. In
this state % per cent Of the editors
reported against tobacco prohibition.
Ariroos's Practical Joke
"A bill. introduced In the current
session of the iegisisfurs of Arizona
10 prohibit smoking In public dIninx
rooms and other public places. was
nr.t amended TO prohibit The eonsunp-
,ion In public of peanuts. chewing
gum. tea and eoffes snd then defeated
by the senate. The QUESTIONABLE
returns from that state were ~ per