Show PROHIBITION PROHIBITION ON WANE I I II On tho the whole it has hns not been good for prohibition in the West Vest There I has hM been voting oUng under local option by towns in Illinois Nebraska and Colo Cole Colorado Colorado rado and by counties In Michigan with obvious advantages to the thirsty thirsty ty In Topeka Kan lan there thero was no di dl direct direct liquor Issue but a mayor was wasI elected who is understood to favor li Ii license I cense I In Illinois 39 dry towns turned turn d to wet while only 19 reversed that process wet wot towns townsand townsand and dry remained as ns they the wore were Decatur which went dry by 1020 I two years rears ago aso Is now wet by The Th cities generally remain with tho the license party parl parlIn In Colorado the dry voters mado made madea a gain of two towns In 22 votIng but the wets still havo have 13 of the num number number number ber Twenty counties out of or 36 26 voting in Michigan returned dry victories but those thesa will close only saloons out ot of 1161 1131 In the voting territory Of or 20 counties already wet 14 voted to stay so 80 whilo of ot o 10 dry counties In Inthe Inthe Inthe the voting lot two reversed thorn thom solves Kent county including Grand Rapids repulsed tho the prohibitionists by a n majority after a hot cam cain campaign campaign Warlord Worford and Oakland counties returned to t the license column after two years ears of drought An interesting dry victory was won In Ingham county which holds Lansing the tho state s te capital In la Nebraska cities and villages voted Seventysix of those these were car carried carried ried ned for license In tho state tate I now the tho wot forces hold 80 towns with witha a total population of ot tho the thod dry d sign Ai Is IB on 67 towns population Eleven wet wot towns town and 15 I dry ones onea flopped April 14 Alter After a test teat of dry conditions Ala Alabama Alabama Alabama bama has bas decided in favor of return returning ing lug to wet wot That is the tho inevitable conclusion to be e drawn from tho the vie Ie I tory In the tho t a primary elections of Em Emmot rant mot ONeal ONel for a majority of Mr ONeal was I over HD H D A on tho Issue o or of opposition OP on to prohibition Is presumed that in Alabama as fiS a In ther th r states slates it has been found 1 tJ r that prohibition docs does not prohibit and the tho voters havo have reached the sensible conclusion that legalization n of at the li Ii liquor quor traffic with proper restrictions and regulations Is preferable to open or clandestine violations of ot a prohibitory tory too law In No Ko law can be successfully enforced without public sentiment bo be boI behind I hind it I |