Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-28
DRY 'OLD MISSOURI
SALOONS HAVE EVOKED A MOVE
nEHr FOB srATuPRo-
HIBIrIoH.
petitions are Circulated Calling for
Special Session 70 Submit .
Prohibition Amend
ment

s,.tA pn,l.iuItton Is o question
Which may coufrout Missouri voters
souper than many people expect the
brewers In ST Luis are disturbed
.,yer q rspat that In some OF .
cuuntlss wne e prohibition unoef i'ca'
upstpn has been the msia suolec' o'
real Q strovers, men are preparing 70
ps,itlo9 Governor Fsdk 70 call . spe-
c,.l session Of the legislature 70 so'e
90 ths QUESTION Of submitting . pro-
hibition saIendment TO the oOnstitu-
tlun.
The Rev. DR.. Albert Bushnell, who
reprrsen,s the Anti-saioon league 10
shIs end Of The state, said lto-dsy that
be nd no Information souut such Pc
III. ns. However, the 81. Lous branch
may have starred 10 Al all even's
TOE 81. Louis brewers are TALKING
about Il and some OF them are com
planning that II some Of the larar'
bfr ~ers DO not keep out OF pilit'cs
their business viii be wiped out.
moHr TAKE UP rHE UTILITIES BILL
j. b. shannon, who spent YESTERDAY
in 81 Lnuis, aid this morning: I'M
information Is that the petitions an
well under way and II ' considerable
number Il counties petition l should
not be surprised TO see an extra session
lcalled 20 vote on this question and ais
I pass thu Hughes public utilities Law
for the cifies."
Prohibition is q subject that mos
men 10 politics do NOT like 70 tall
about. IL 10 a question that most Q
them regard as loaded at both emo
and an exceedingly dangerous one .
deal With.
In both parties 3 majority Of TO
people are against salouns but In bot
parties the liquor elements has . Ger
tain ef6ci. ncy Of organization. Blu
|, Gnvernos Folk rather enjoy taking q
} nes questions and II the people OF th
state desire IL their Is no man In activ
: politics more willing to give the stat.
q chance ~ vute on pronioition tina
Folk. Ii the c,unties demand
cha ce to vote IN the subject they ar
likely TO be accommodated for Their
are q few other thing that be W nj
submit a. the same time
II PLKsTY OF TINE III ACT.
The constitution provides that th
Legislature may az any time submit
Amendments o. the state institution
the amendments 60 be voted upon q
the next general election There sr
requirements for publication and th
like, buI sn a ntDomtrt submitted
late az September Is OF next yea
could be voted on at the next generi
ELECTION 10 November, 1905 Tn
legislature vas confronted with th
prohibition question last winter. Tn
amend ment was twice recommends
for passage and inaIly got rid Of with
out coming 70 q vote
When toe question was pending Sci
ator q B Fields, whose district II
lcludes Linn and neighooring COUNT,
said: "wnile l DOUBT the wisdom {
state prohibition I should certainl
not say 20 my people that l am afral
TO trust them 10 vote ON whether the
want the saloons OF don't war
them"
otner members said they would nt
dare vote against giving the psopI
the right to vote. on the liquor CUES
ion. The question before the legi
lature would be whether the matts
should be submitted 20 the people Il
their consideration and decision.
is hardly possible that the legislator
would fail TO submit the question |
the people, and then real war woul
begin.