See quotation, 1888.
1888. Each county decides whether it will be “wet” or “dry” (e.g. permit or forbid the sale of intoxicants).—Bryce, ‘American Commonwealth,’ ii. 350 n. (N.E.D.)
1909. Counting by “dry” counties and towns, nearly half the country is already openly against the saloon, and so are thousands of voters in the “wet” regions.—N.Y. Evening Post, March 18.
