The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-22
ON PROHIBITION.

We have several ayuwCd candidates
for delegates to th, Constitutional
convention. which shall frame for the
. Now State of oklahoma q Constim.
/ tiou. NDithor of these candidates SO
| oar as . know or have heard. BIAS
made amy declaration regarding pre-.
/ GIbition of the liquor taflc in the new
I ate Every other issue has been
touched upon. and some Of them eu.
larged upon. but the Prohibition OF
the liquor trafic has been stuiiously
avoided. or Intentionally ignored
To my mind this Is one Of the
most important questions that will
come before the Constitutional con.
ycntIon for settlement The Enabling
sc, which grants to the people OF
oklahoma and Indian Territory the
privilege OF making a new state. de.
mauts that the constitution q; the
aew state shall provide for prohibit.
tion In the Indian Territory and the
Usage Reservation for twents.one
years under certain regulations and
provisions. The constitutional proyis.
ion prohibiting the manufacture. sale.
barter. giving away or otherwise fur.
nishing Of intoxicating liquors to any
person must be eommandatory. but
the establishing OF dispensarics where
liquors may be sold for medicinal and
scientific purposes is left to the dis.
erection Of the Legislature.
The sale and manufacture Of liquor
In the Indian Territory and the Usage
Indian reservation IN Oklahoma shall
be prohibited for twenty-one years
There Is no maybe about 1.-THE
Enabling Act Is clear and emphatic In
It's demands on this point. and wheth.
ed druggists or anyone else are allow
ed To manufacture or sell liquor In
the Indian Territory or Usage reserva.
ton is left entirely to the discretion
OF the legislature. The Indian Terri.
tory win have hfty.hvc delegates In
the Constitutional convention. Okla
homa will have fity-hyo delegates and
the Usage Indian reservation will
have two delegates Thus, you see II
the people Of the Indian Territory and
Usage Reservation are wide-awake TO
the importance Of selecting true and
trustworthy men as delegates to the
constitutional convention, men who
are sincerely In favor Of prohibiting
the sale of liquor not only In the In.
dian Territory and the Usage Reserva-
tion, but In Oklahoma as well we can
secure a law prohibiting the sale and
manufacture Of liquor In the entire
new state OF Oklahoma. The good
people throughout the country should
wake up to the importane of the de.
mand upon them. II we elect true and
tried men to the constitutional con
ventlon-men who will not sell out TO
"Anhcusor Busch, or any other com
bination of liquor trafiic-we can Sc
cure prohibition FOR the entire new
state The Indian Territory and the
Usage reservation will have prohibi'
tlon whether the Individual delegates
to the constitutional convention are tn
lfgyor OF 10 or not To secure state.
hood this must be embodied IN the
state constitution aud adopted by the
IpeopIe There is no way to eyade
this. Now. by lect.ns ltty-seyon true
m,u-mon who cannot Doe bought or
uumidated on bull doZed we will
lhavc q majority Boo the constitutional
convention I'm favor ut prohibition of
the sale OF liquor. We certainly Will
be able to elect t'w delegates from
Oklahoma who are I'm favor of prohib
. ltlon in the entire state. u So, W,
can win the victory. 49,, can thcu
write il in the constitution for twenty
one year clean. clear prohibition tol
the entire state
Voters, do not be deceived on this
question Make the candidates speak
out In no uncertain terms. Make
them say natfooted and without equi
vocation how they stand II they are
for prohibition make them say so, OF
vote against them. Stand mp aud vote
for your home, your freside and the
T best interests OF your country Trust
no man who Is not FIRST, last, and all
? the time Off the best interests OF yoll
family and home. DO not let them de
j. ceiye you hy high sounding platitudes
8 II you win do this We viii have The
: happiest people and the most pros
p porous homes N the best state In tn,
e Union, Respectfully,
: BYRON DREW
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