How had the election turned out? Who was to blame for the outcome? Please answer both questions.

Liquor licenses remained. The election return was blamed on the Christian disciples that didn't vote.

It was true that the victory was won by a very meager majority. But the result was the same as if it had been overwhelming. Raymond had voted to continue for another year the saloon. The Christians of Raymond stood condemned by the result. More than a hundred professing Christian disciples had failed to go to the polls, and many more than that number had voted with the whiskey men. If all the church members of Raymond had voted against the saloon, it would today be outlawed instead of crowned king of the municipality.

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