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Senator Ingalls On Prohibition

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Day
1
Month
February
Year
1888
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Public Domain
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Washington, Jan. 27.- Senator Ingiills, relerrinjí to (he bilis to proviile for proliibitlon in tlie District, whicu are soon to come n before the District Oomniittee. of whicli he is chairmiiii, says: " 1 will put those peopie to the test. There is fjieat need of a shaklug up amon' tliose íentlemen wll preach prohibition uil day and drink champagne all algbt. I pledge you iny word tliat those people will eitlier have to fih or cut bait. I ain goinf; to prove their sincerity. As a matter of fact, I don't íee anythinfi wrong witli prohibition. It works very well in Kansas. The prohibition people lmve the prohibition law - that's what they wanted- and the whisky drinkers huve all the whisky they want. Ttiere scenis to be no riason lor cooiplaint tliere. líoth sides ought to be perftctly salislied." It is a very common ernr in the free trade country press to represent our protectlTC tarilf as OM tliat exeludes foreign competition. Wliy, mistaken sirs, if tliere was no competition there could be no Impott revenue. The plethorlc condltlon of the "surplus" is the best of evidence tliat competition is extremely

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Ann Arbor Courier
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