The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-01
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Different Proposition in Nearly Every
State in the Union.

Different Proposition in Nearly Every
State in the Union.
Chicago, Sept 22.-In one respect
at least this years national cam
paign is easier for the Prohibition
party. 1t was declared at the nation
al headquarters to-day, than for the
Republican or Democratic. 1t doesn't
have to change its face nearly every
time it crosses state boundary line,
or open a fresh "can" of talk. Both
of the old line parties are up against
hard proposition, say the Prohlbl-
tionists, in that their campaign spell
binders have always to remember to
hand out the right kind of mono
logue in each state. This because in
different states each old party de-
clares for different things-has diff
ferent stands on the liquor question:
prohibition here, local option there,
high license, or something else else
where.
For example if a campaign orator
! for either old party were to cross the
country from coast to coast, starting
from California, he would have to
bear the following in mind and blow
his tune accordingly:
In California both parties oppose
prohibition, being afraid of alienat-
ing the wine growers, yet E. w. Cha
fin the Prohibition presidential can
didate, is said by state party manag-
ers to have a chance of carrying the
state. In Nevada everything is wide
open. In Utah local option is the
ruling sentiment. Colorado has a
Methodist preacher as chief executive
under Republican rule-Governor
Buchtel. Part of the Kansas Repub-
licans are for prohibition, which rules
in the state, but part are for nulllf1-
cation, while the Democrats oppose
prohibition and stand for resubmts-
sion. Just to the South If the speak
er went out of his direct route, the
Oklahoma Democrats, led by Cover
nor, Haskell, are for prohibition,
while the Republicans are against it.
In Missouri, if the speaker were
Democrat and were to forget that
Folks term which has meant strict
enforcement of local option and Sun
day closing, was coming to an end,
and that the new candidate of his
rarty Cowherd, was backed by the
solid liquor interests of St. Louis.
Kansas City, he might get himself
into hot water by springing the
wrong talk in the big cities. Or, he
might get out in the country where
the Democrats of seventy-seven coun-
ties favor prohibition. On the other
hand Hadley is leading the Republl-
cans for advanced county option. In
Illinois both parties stand for the sa-
loon. The Republicans are for coun-
ty option in Indiana, while the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor has
declared that if any man believes IN
prohibition he ought not to vote the
Democratic ticket. Ohio Republicans
are for county option, the Democrats
for high license. Pennsylvania Re-
publicans favor the license system as
do the Democrats, only more strong
ly. 1t is the same in New York.
Massachusetts, Republicans are for
high license and local option and the
Democrats are for straight license.
In New Hampshire the Democrats op-
pose prohibition, as does the, Repub-
lican machine, but not the Republican
voters, as shown by the steady de-
cline of the license vote in the last
four years. While down in Maine the
Republicans claim to favor prohibi-
ton, but during the campaign, little
or nothing was said about it by their
speakers while the Democrats attack
ed it.
Thus it will be seen, say the Prohi-
bitionists, that both parties men
would have to keep busy thinking
where they "were at" while the "dry"
candidate could travel through de-
livering the same speech in every
state and offending no member of his
party.
A list showing how the tenets Of
the old party change their color
chameleon-like in the different states
follows:
The Republican party stands
straight for the license system in Cal
ifornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho,
Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, WIS
consin.
The Republican party stands
for prohibition in Maine, North Da-
kota, and Kansas.
The Republican party stands
for local prohibition or county op--
ton in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and
Washington.
In West Virginia the Republican
party pledges the people to submit
prohibition referendum.
The Democratic party STANDS Tor
prohibition in Georgia, Alabama,
North Carolina, Oklahoma and Miss
issippi, and stands for the submission
of prohibition in Texas, West Vlr-
ginia, Washington and Arkansas.
The Democratic party stands for
high license in Maryland, Florida. 1t
stands for high and low license in
Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Illi-
nois, Nebraska, California and Ore
gon, and strongly opposes prohibi-
ton in. Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Kansas, Illinois, and Missouri.
In Illinois the United Societies en-
dorse both the Democratic. and Re-