Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-05-23

in this campaign is not matter of /
but is made manifest by an
interview of a prominent liquor deal
er published In the Dallas News, as
NO DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Denial of Friction Between Brewers
and Liquor Dealers Over
Prohibition.
Special to The News:
San Antonio, Tex, Feb 2S.-Max |
B. Mayer, manager of the San Anto-
MO Liquor company, of San Antonio,
denies most strenuously the report
of any friction existing over prohibit
ton between brewers and liquor
dealers. Recently a meeting was
said to have been held at Galveston
between representatives of these two
interests, terminating in an open rup-
ture. Regarding the matter, Mr.. May
err, who Is one OF the board of direc-
tors Of the Texas Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION, says: Recent items calcu-
lated to impress the public that a
difference Of opinion exists btween
the liquor interests and the brewers
are not based upon actual facts, for
the simple reason that the liquor
dealers of Texas realize that their In
terests lie in the same direction as
those of the brewers. 1t goes with
out saying that reports of this kind
are only calculated to hurt both the
liquor and the brewers interests and
feel satisfied that no reputable IL
quor dealer or brewer approves of
anything that might come between
these two interests. After all when
it comes to showdown, the liquor
dealers and brewers will be found
standing shoulder to shoulder fight
ing the common, enemy. in which
stand they will lle supported by all
lovers of personal liberty"
AS have already stated, 1t has
also been asserted that this question
has been brought forward in this
campaign through the instrumental
ty Of sordid, selfish corporate inter.
ests for the purpose of diverting the
attention Of the people from corpor-
ate abuses and threatened corporate
domination of the affairs of this
state Is this statement true, or is
1t true that the statement has been
made for the purpose of diverting the
attention of the people from the i'm,
portance of the issue of vigorously
enforcing the law prohibiting the IL
quor traffic in this state whenever
and wherever it is or shall be adopt
ed by the people? AS I am the can
didate against whose position this
III, tc dfrnntAd IcrI1 ho
thrown upon the question of its
truthfulness and reality by consider
ing the elements that arc opposing
and the elements that are supporting
my candidacy. II it shall be seen
that the liquor interests and the cor
porate interests, specially the rail
roads, are opposed to my candidacy,
and that my support comes from the
element that stands against the domi-
nation of this state by the liquor and
corporate interests, 70 reasonable
man would believe the assertion that
this issue is urged forward by selfish,
sordid corporate interests to detract
attention from their own abuses.
That the saloon men and the politi-
cal leaders. schemers and bosses of
the liquor interests in this state are
opposed to my candidacy, needs but
to be stated. They oppose me not
so much because favor the preserva-
ton of the local option law as law,
but because stand for the uniform,
practical and effective enforcement
of the law, without regard to local.
ties or persons, wherever and when
ever prohibition has been voted by
the people, and they know that my
election means the enforcement OF
the law. Not only are the rank and
file OF saloon men In this state ar
rayed against my candidacy, but
there Is not single one of the politi-
cal schemers and guardians OF the
LIQUOR interests in this state who does
not stand bitterly opposed to my
nomination for governor. This
coterie OF whisky politicians, whose
names are familiar to most OF the
people OF Texas and who are located
in different portions of the state, have
repeatedly within the last six or
eight months held conferences in Dial
las, San Antonio and other cities
What common interest brings them
together, and who makes 1t to their
financial interest to hold these con-
ferences7 It is the liquor interest In
this state that brings them together,
This Is the same coterie Of whisky
pollticians who originated and stood
behind the Wlllacy bill, and who
have heon In the past and are now
Inc promoters OF legislation favorable
10 the liquor interests aud who are
The polltlclal hosaea Of that clement
In Texas. II has been aaherted by
lhelr chief that no would favor any
hody for governor before NJ NJ
nroohn,