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Vote “NO” on theIProhibition AmendmentWHAT TAFT SAYSFormer President Taft, in an address at San Francisco the other day, said: “I am a believer in moderation in everything. I believe in ' temperance. Therefore, I am opposed to prohibition. Now, let us have a system of local option where in any given community they will support the enforcement of the law. Let us deal with human nature as it is. Understand what conditions are and then adopt laws to ameliorate them. Do not put a lot of laws on our statute books that we know in our hearts we can’t enforce—just an attempt to fool the people.”Prohibition does not prohibit!In all the Southland our people have no truer or better leader thanRev. Dr. e Robert E. Jonesa member of the race and editor of The Southwestern Christian Advocate, an organ of the M. E. Church.Elsewhere in this paper, read what he has to say of the aggravating and gratuitous INSULTS given his bishop, the Rt. Rev. Napthali Luccock, and the entire Louisiana M. E. Conference, over 200 ministers of color, by the Anti-Saloon League of that state.Then remember that nearly one thousand Cleveland Afro-Americans, and many thousands elsewhere in the $tate, will lose their jobs and will have to compete with you for yours, if ‘.‘Prohibition” carries on election day, November 2, 1915.Maine, a ‘‘Prohibition” state, buys more liquor in Massachusetts than it did before it adopted ‘‘Prohibition.” This same Thing is true in the cases of nearly all other ‘‘Prohibition” states.Prohibition Does Not ProhibitThe people of Ohio last year, overwhelmingly defeated Prohibition. Professional agitators have forced the issue again this year.VOTE “NO” ON PROHIBITIONSeparate Ballot, Election Nov. 2, 1915Vote No1 Proposed Amendments to the ConstitutionYesARTICLE XV, SECTION 9. Prohibition of the sale and manufacXNoture for sale of intoxicating tiquors as a beverage.YesNoARTICLE X, 8ECTION 2.To fix the terms of all county officers at four years, to provide for their election quadrennially, and applying the amendment to incumbents.YesARTICLE XII, SECTION 12.To exempt bonds issued on or after January 1, 1916, of the State of Ohio or any subdivision or district thereof authorized to issue bonds, from taxation.NoYesARTICLE XVI, SECTION 4.To limit elections on twice defeated constitutional proposals and to pre-A year ago the people of Ohio decided in favor of license and regulation as against the intemperate doctrine of Prohibition and the speakeasy, blind pig and dive created by Prohibition.$n§sititititititititititititit888888s88if888til8888888888
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Cleveland Gazette
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Oct 23, 1915
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