Pete Wright

Around a table, men and women of stern conviction plot a course that would change the nation. Their weapon? Not bullets or bombs, but ballots. They aim to elect politicians who would outlaw the sale and consumption of intoxicating spirits. Thomas Nast, the famed cartoonist who gave us the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey, gave us the Prohibition Party symbol too.

Around a table, men and women of stern conviction plot a course that would change the nation. Their weapon? Not bullets or bombs, but ballots. They aim to elect politicians who would outlaw the sale and consumption of intoxicating spirits. Thomas Nast, the famed cartoonist who gave us the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey, gave us the Prohibition Party symbol too.

The mighty and noble camel, a creature that drinks only water. The Prohibition Party was a trailblazer. It was the first political party to welcome women as full members, recognizing their critical role in the temperance movement, and their efforts bore fruit. By 1920, the 18th Amendment was law, and America entered the dry era of prohibition. Yet, as with all Crusades, there were shadows.

The mighty and noble camel, a creature that drinks only water. The Prohibition Party was a trailblazer. It was the first political party to welcome women as full members, recognizing their critical role in the temperance movement, and their efforts bore fruit. By 1920, the 18th Amendment was law, and America entered the dry era of prohibition. Yet, as with all Crusades, there were shadows.

Prohibition gave rise to speakeasies and bootleggers, the underworld thriving in the darkness created by the law. The Prohibition Party's influence waned, but it never disappeared. Even today, it stands as a testament to a time when the nation's moral compass... pointed fiercely towards temperance.

Prohibition gave rise to speakeasies and bootleggers, the underworld thriving in the darkness created by the law. The Prohibition Party's influence waned, but it never disappeared. Even today, it stands as a testament to a time when the nation's moral compass... pointed fiercely towards temperance.

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I know they told me not to drink and that my eyes aren't as bloodshot as they would have been.

I know they told me not to drink and that my eyes aren't as bloodshot as they would have been.

Okay. See, just asking the question makes me think that I'm going to fail the test. Interesting. I'm going to say no. I think it was prohibited.

Okay. See, just asking the question makes me think that I'm going to fail the test. Interesting. I'm going to say no. I think it was prohibited.

Oh, that sounds exactly right on. That sounds like enemy of my enemy is my buddy territory right now. I'm going to say true.

Oh, that sounds exactly right on. That sounds like enemy of my enemy is my buddy territory right now. I'm going to say true.

There is no way that's true. They're the worst.

There is no way that's true. They're the worst.