The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-16
PROHIBITION
WILL NOT WIN
DEFEAT FACES T-E OKLAHOMA
CONSTITUTION DRY CLAUSE.
Irti-ss 5s1 League Claims Enevs1
Delegates. SIT Indications Are
Trst .; lt wrens-Lioyer Cues.
tisn Paramount Ore.

Cutbrie, Ok. Nov. l5.-W-ha. all the
cs-stl,otlo-zl Convention 10. not with
,-ca.oitio1. tut with the Eq1or qles-
ti,-- Every citizen Of the ne~ state
Interested IL practical politics would
Like 70 knov TIE answer.
Sc.rlthstsclrg TIE claims of the Al.
t-Szlo5u league managers, that more
iran a majority q the delegates elect
= 20 the eo1s,itsuo1al convention are
pledged 70 toe submission Of prohio..
-oa Is ~ il,egra. part Of the cons,l-
-u-ioa. TIE p1oic generally seems %
bold q contrary opinion and this op.n-
I5n viI rot be without effect upon del
eEs;es ~ao are compelled against their
Nisses 20 scceae . the demands @,
TIE proh.c.tlo1ists. Better evidence
that the prohioi;.onists were defeated
IS found In tha data concerning each
candidate carefully gathered By the Or
pcirJ1.
TIE probable defeat Of integral pro-
hitit.ol IL the convelron, however,
does not remove the wish among MAJ
ayers IL both parties for a settlemeu:
% the liquor question. They declare
that the liquor trafsc should not be toll
Grated as factor in politics. that il
Is = sword that politically cuts both
says, as dangerous 70 Democrats as
% Republicans. and that II the cOnst
tuition should remain silent upon the
subject all future elections will be in
gres, turmoil and uncertainty beca lse
O; the liquor question.
This Is the attitude Of many mcr op-
posed 70 prohibition. some Of hem
are ,sr local option and high license,
and express the wish that the constitu.
cou should declare in some form for
taeir plan et regulating the sale Of in.
tcIicants.
Ooe of the strongest arguments tnat
HELPED defeat the prChiuiuonists was
that integral prohibition was unfair be.
cause Il left the voter no alternative
except TO vote Tor prohibition or vC.e
against statehood 10 express his disaD-
DroTal Of prohibition. II vor!d be- ,.ist
as unfair say pr1hi5iuori.ts. C insist
that the constitution should cqntc.u a
high license and local option plank as
i would 70 say ,la; il should not have
a prohibition plank. Leaders Of both
parties are gr-Iing fer way TO cir.
cunTen, the obstacle Of the saloon in
politics. !, IS not imposslol. that they
may meet in secret conference 10 dis.
cuss the matter.
The statement has been made that
the brewers and liquor dealers helped
the Democrats in the last campaign.
The assertion cen be made positively.
In spite It all denials, that the Demo
ocTats did get this assistance. The 10
hucal manager Of Cne OF the largest
oreweries IN the United States is Rs
publican in politics
Early last summer at his heaaouar-
ters in another state, he expressed re-
gret that he would be compelled 10
work against his party in the organ.
ization OF the state OF Oklahoma, but
that apparent majorities in the Demo
cratic party AMI the known tendency
OF the Democratic party not to support
prohibition made it imperative that he
should give to this party his aid and
assistance. Prohibition in the constitu.
tion would not only destroy his bust.
ness in the state, but would confscato
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars OF in.
vested capital Even Republicans ac.
cept the statement OF Democratic cam
paign managers tnat they took no gifts
Of money from the brewers and liquor
dealers. The latter were not compelled
TO give this kind OF aid, as the Demo
Gratis were glad to get the voting
strength that would be rallied 10 their
support b. the anti.prohib.tion work.
ers.