Whiskey and Tobacco

Whiskey and Tobacco

Ratification of the National Prohibition amendment was formally proclaimed on January 29, 1919, by Frank L. Polk, Act- ing Secretary of State. It is expected that the law will become

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effective January 16, 1920, a year after the ratification by Ne- braska, the 36th state to take favorable action. New York and Vermont ratified the amendment January 29, 1919; so far 45 states have approved the amendment. In a little less than 87 years following the declaration of Joseph Smith, the prophet: "Inasmuch as any man drinketh wine or strong drink among you, behold it is not good, neither meet in the sight of your Father," the people of the United States have come practically to a unanimous conclusion that he was right on this subject. We hope it will not be long before his other emphatic declaration: "Tobacco is not for the body* * * and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle," will be adopted with similar unanimity by the people of our Nation. In- deed, there are strong movements in this direction already in operation. Utah and Idaho should be among the first of the states to legally prohibit its sale and use. Let all the stores controlled by Latter-day Saints accelerate the movement by de- claring that henceforth tobacco will not be sold by them. What large institution will start the movement? How many individ- uals will help by quitting tobacco of their own accord?