The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-21
WOULD AROUSE
A PREJUDICE
AGAINST rIseELL BECAUSE -E
FEvoPs pso-l slTIoS
LIQUOR DEALERS ASSN
Desire 20 Be Set Right Against Ma
lieious Reports Which rsse
Been Circulated sno Here
with Present PesolUtionG

~,n Present R.solu,ionG
Oklahoma City Aug. 2o.-WIth no
foundation IN fact, the report has been
given circulation that the Oklahoma .
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associa /
ton. at ia meeting at Oklahoma city /
last week, had decided 10 support /
Frank Frantz the republican nominee
for governor. a. against e. y. Haskell |
the democratic nominee. The appar.
ent purpose OF this resort vas 10 prelu. |
dice citizens OF the state into beliey.
ing that political fight was being !
made on Haskell because he had de-
clared himself In favor of statewide
prohibition. The only fight that the
Oklahoma Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association will make will be for
statehood and local option. Statehood
requires the adoption OF the constitu-
tion, 10 which the association has
pledged itself. The association Is com.
posed Of members Of all political par.
ties, who are free 10 vote for any can.
didate they choose The submission OF
statewide prohibition separate from
the constitution and the state ticket
permits any citizen 10 vote for his
party ticket and for the constitution
without binding him in any way as
TO how he should vote on statewide
/ prohibition.
The resolutions odopted by the Ii.
| quor Dealers Association show clear.
/ ~ the plans Of this organization. and
are as follows:
Whereas, a state election Is TO bn
held on September II. next, at which
election the adoption or rejection OF
the proposed constitution will be do
termlned and
THE people will further vote on the
question Of statewide prohibition
separately, and
"Will also vote for the various
candidates for a full compliment Of
state officers. and
Whereas, our association ls inter.
estcd in the result OF such election.
} and
Whereas both the great political
parties in the proposed new state
/ have practically endorsed the consti.
tuition by nominating a state ticket
/ therein provided. and
Whereas. neither OF the great par.
I ties has endorsed the provisions 10
b" sumbittcd separately In regard to
statewide prohibition. In the political
campaign. leaving all voters OF every
rarty free to express their sentiments
/ unbiased by party declaration.
Now, therefore. BE It resolved
that we accept and approve the stand
50 taken by the various political par
/ ties. and agree to enter heartily into
/ the campaign for statehood hereby
/ endorsing the constitution and the ef.
forts of all the people To govern
themselves.
'Be II further resolved that we do
declare most earnestly against the
clause separately submitted. which IL
no part OF the constitution, attempt.
Ing TO place prohibition over the en-.
| tire state.
I'VE believe such provision TO he OF
| purely local interest, and should be
/ controlled by the people OF local com.
/ munities, who alone understand what
they want and are the best judges OF
| their own affairs.
"Our association Is not n political
/ organization, We have members be
/ longing To all parties. who are free
| at all times to vote their party sen.
/ timents without even suggestion
| from our association.
with the above declaration OF our
sentiments We ask III. voters of the
/ state to help us keep this question
out OF state politics by voting against
statewide prohibition, and We prom.
isc the people of the Indian Territory
/ 10 Join with them In every honorable
way TO obtain relief from N" unjust
provisions At present applying to their
/ portion Of the state, and 10 give their
local communities the right 10 sav
shat they want and IN extend 20 them
the American privilege of local self
government
"HENRY BRAUN, Pres.