The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-20
1He PROHIBITION QUESTION.

The prohibition question appears
to Doe cutting curious capers in diff
ferent parts of the country Judging
from the stories told in Washington
bv statesmen Of the respective states
Now. there's good old Maine with
the exception oi Representative Lit
Iedeld. YOU couldn't get senator
or representative from the state 10
EXPRESS MS views for publication for
love nor money Why2 Because the
question is loaded THcn there's grand
old Texas. at the other end OF the
country Her statesmen "a congress
avoid the question the same as 'n-y
would mad dog. so the dispatches
say. OF course. 70 is just as BAD among
'ho South Carolina representative
The only man from that state who
will tails at an s. "Pitchfork" BoI
TUIman BE gives voice to his conyic
ti0ns regardless OF how they harmon
izr with public opinion
Iu fh, recent spring elections 10
Maine according go The statements Of
politicians OF that state at Washing
ton. 60 number of Republican cities
went Democratic because the Demo.
Gratis openly opposed prohibition aud
denounced So as % fake and as pro
lucing more hypocrificaI violations
of law and cyasions of truth than any
thing ever Known Governor Cobb
himself has come out against prohi.
bition as operated in that state. The
claim b., boldly made that under the
present laws the state is doluged with
blind tiger whisky from Canada and
elsewhere and that there has not been
| the slightest decrease in dunk,nnos.
The people. @ IS asserted pay put
large sums OF money for whisky and
strong drinks brought ln Dy express
and freight. while the l.sh' drinks
are shut out
Down. in Texas thc Democrats 1te
terribly split mp over whether tl-
question OF prohibition for th, onure
state is TO Boz made 5n issue in the
coming campaign. OF whether tho *
.sting local option laws snail Doe ai
lowed to stand as they are A fac
tiou Of Democrats has organized 90
demand prohibition In the party plat
| form. while others say that this Inusi
not bo allowed The ant! prohibition
lists declare that the tectotalers ana
| whisky interests are working toseth
pr against brewers and wine pro.
duccrs The whisky people" said O
TcNa, congressman day or so az,
ARE selling about as much whisky Do
thc dry counties OF the state as The!
ever ala by means OF express ant
freight while the men who make
beer aud wine find their products
shut out by reason Of the fact tha
these drinks are too bulky 10 Doc han
ilcd by the blind tigers. There IS :
genuine sentiment sprInging up 81
the state 30 change this and give th'
light drinks tho advantage In law owe
the others. as IL Is contendcd thi
would reduce drunkenness grea
| deal" The prohibltionists declar
they have nothing to do with IN,
attitude OF the whisky people and tha
they are satisfied with the way thing
are going The whole thing rs sucI
a delicate one that every Texas pO
itciau Is holding or as long as h
can before getting into tho fray o
one side OF another, It 8, sac % pr,
dict
In South Carolina. as known, Ser
ltor Tlllmln Is seeking 10 retain III
state dispcnsary as the best solutIo
Of the whisky problem, and charge
that the liquor people and the prob
bitionists are working together q
abolish H. the former with the bell,
they can bring about prohibition, an
the latter believing they can brla
about a return Of the license systeI
or local option In his recent hot at
dress TO the senate, senator Tillma
emphasized the heavy foreign shil
ments of whisky into the dry countic
' and declared that drunkenness Wa
as widespread as over.
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ARpMORE CITIZEN VICE PRES