Prohibition Party

The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States . As the name implies, the party advocates the prohibition of the use of beverages containing Alcohol and was an integral part of the Temperance Movement . While never one of the nation's leading parties, it was an important force in US Politics in the late 19th Century and the early years of the 20th Century . In 1887 , Prohibition Party member Susanna M. Salter of Argonia, Kansas , became the first woman mayor in the United States.

The party was founded in 1867 . Its first National Committee Chairman was John Russell of Michigan, who served from 1867-1872. The party succeeded in getting many communities and a number of states to outlaw the production and sale of intoxicating beverages. The party's greatest success was in 1919 , with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution , which outlawed the production, sale, transportation, import, and export of alcohol. The era of illegal alcohol in the USA is generally known as " Prohibition ". The enactment of national prohibition took away the party's main issue, and the party declined in importance. The "Prohibition" era saw the rise of "Speakeasies" , Bootlegger s, and a great growth of Organized Crime . By the start of the Great Depression , the cause of prohibition was considered discredited by much of the public. National prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933 . While hardline prohibitionists objected, the US Prohibition Party declined into insignificance.

From 1977 to 1980 , the party was called the National Statesman Party. The party still exists today, though its following is small, and since 2003 , there has been a schism between supporters and opponents of longtime party chairman Earl Dodge . It has nominated a candidate for president in every election since 1872 , and is thus the longest-lived American political party after the Democrats and Republicans.

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