The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-12
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUES
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
FOR DRY" STATE
A SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
Working Up Prejudice in
Indian Territory.

There remains little doubt but that
Oklahoma will vote for prohibition in
the new state The electors viii be
given an opportunity to express their
preferences within the next few
months, If plans now being laid by the
Anti-Saloon league and other temper
ance organizations OF the territory do
not miscarry. The statement is made
on good authority that prohibitionists
win either make an effort to have a
dry" clause incorporated in the con
stitution, OF the matter will be pre-
sented to the voters of the new state
separately at the time they vote OF
the state constitution.
Rev Marion Porter, of Enid who is
one of the leading prohibition workers
in Oklahoma, announces that one of
these plaus will be carried out by the
anti-saloon forces Mr.. Porter says
the first move win be to ask that the
prohibition question be submitted
separately and voted on at the time
the constitution is ratified. The friends
of prohibition have made an exhaust
i've canvass of the territory, with the
result that the voters are for prohi-
billion. Rev. Mr.. Porter and other lead
ing prohibitionists believe the prohi-
bition movement does not need the
backing that incorporation OF such a
clause in the constitution would give
II, but that It will win in walk the
first time II is presented to the people.
Prohibition for twenty-one years
has been decreed In the enabling act
for the section of the new state now
embraced in Indian Territory and GER
tain sections where there are Indian
reservations. Indian Territory people
believe that Congress has not given
them square deal in the matter and
that prohibition should have been ex-
tended by Congress over the whole OF
the new state or not at all. Therefore,
II there is not an agreement that the
question shall be voted on separately,
the chances are ten to one that the
delegates from Indian Territory will
force the prohibition question into the
constitutional convention, and will
stand almost solidly for prohibition
clause in the basic law of the new
state In that event, they will have
enough delegates from the Oklahoma
side who are friends of prohibition TO
insure the adoption of prohibition by
large majority "What is sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander' is
the way Indian Territory people look
at the matter
''The Oklahoma Issue" the Official
ORGAN of the Anti-Saloon league in Ok
lahoma. believes in taking no chances
and If the first part Of its plan fails
the organization win be assured Of
enough friends in the convention to
push prohibition through. After warn
ing the people that failure to incor-
porate prohibition will mean that the
best class Of settlers viii go TO the
Indian Territory side Of the state and
that the SCUM Of the surrounding
states win be poured in upon the wet
section of the state, the Issue con
tinues; 1T is therefore absolutely
essential that we secure prohibition
tor the whole state. This can be dore
only by choosing prohibltionists for
delegates TO the constitutional conven-
tion. Every county should be organ
lied for this campaign. Every pastor
every temperance worker every
church and religious organization
should bend every energy to the task
OF securing prohibition for the state
AS an Illustration OF the growth OF
the prohibition cause In Oklahoma
Territory, where the law permits the
sale OF liquor. the Ant-saloon league
and other temperance organizations
have succeeded in banishing the sa
loon from seventydye towns in the
territory