Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 28, 1916, Page 6

- THE BEE: OMAHA, SAT[}RDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1916. “AWolfin Sheeps Clothing” Very accurately describes state-wide prohibition. Be not de- ceived. The claim that the proposed prohibition amendment will make Nebraska “dry” is a fraud. Those who propose a law that is to be submitted to a vote of the people are expected to file with the Secretary of State an explana- tion of what the law undertakes to accomplish. The Nebraska “Dry” Federation has complied with this require- ment. Over its signature in the official pamphlet of the Secretary of State appears this explanation: “The Proposed Amendment does not attempt tg deal with the habits and appetites of our citizens. This is the naked fraud that is pui before the unsuspecfihg voters of Nebraska. ' In plain language, addressed to the drunkard, fhe‘ bootlegger, to ~ the boyand to the young man, the actual promise of the amend- ment is; “Buy a money order. Order any quantity of beverage from Chicaéo, St. Joseph, or Kansas City. Our:so-called prohibition law permits you to b”e as intemperate - as you like so long as you purchase outside of your own state.” . There can be no denial of the fact that these are the conditi(_)ns offered Nebraska under the fraudulent prohibition law on which we are to vote. j The Yoke of Prohibition Is Heavy For if this amendment is adopted, it will fasten on Nebraska the demoralizing condi- tions now prevailing in other prohibition states. In Kansas this fraudulent brand of prohibition has prevailed for thirty-five years, and has made the vile unspeakable alley-joint a fixture in nearly every community. In the past two vears Kansas sent 85 murderers to prison; Nebraska, in comparison, send- ing only 29 in the same period. On June 30, 1916, the number of convicted felons confined in the state prisons in Kansas was three times the number imprisoned in Nebraska. It cost Kansas taxpayers over $701,000 in the two years to guard and maintain her convicted felons, as against a cost of $325,000 in Nebraska. This is what the fraudulent prohibitory amendment is offéring Nebraska, instead of a Nebraska “dry.” Look these facts squarely in the face and decide if you want these conditions to prevail in Nebraska. Think it over! ' THE NEBRASKA PROSPERITY LEAGUE. \ . HOW TO VOTE A.GAINST PROHIBITION The squares shown below will ap) at the TOP of the \ ballot. An X marked in square 301 is a vote AGAINST : PROHIBITION. ) Yes MD Shall the above and foregoing amend- No | ment to the Constitution be adopted? f i s o e e