Prohibition united progressives and revivalists. The temperance movement made popular that the belief that alcohol was the major cause of most personal and social problems and prohibition was seen as the solution to the nation's ill's and other problems.
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An answer could be, he used the spoil system to reward people who voted for him and people who helped fund his campaign with political office.