The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-01

Washington came as q surprise 10
sne proniDitiun and dIn-saio0n League
,~anv4s. VINO nave Delieved All TIE,
ocuid nave " contest during the
ensuing Campaign would De opposi
don to the sIate dispensary system.
ihe antl-saloOn league lndJrsed the
slspensasy system as u better methou
- naaauliDg nquUis III tLeuicai pdr-
poses man the drug store system OF
-Aansas aud now must take the stump
20 defend IL. A majority OF tne,r
4tu.hp speakers Will he ministers OF
.ne GOSPEL because OF the down fall
II the south Cafoiiha dispensaIy sys
.enl, the Oklahoma advocates OF the
-ystem nave asked that the word
dispensary be discarded Tor the
void agency"
Saies OF Liquor Increasing.
from the best sources obtainaDie,
i is estimated that fully naif million
dollars moltnly Is sent out "a UKiano
.ha for wnIskey AMI beer, and tina,
ne amount is graguaiiy increasing
from Oklahoma City alone II Is esu
mated that $2J0,0O0 monthly is sem
% outside distilerits ana liquor whole
sale houses. 1t is not against the law
to receive liquors IRON other states,
constituting Interstate shipments, ana
he courts have held that an inter
state shipment does net expire until
he liquor is delivered TO the person
20 whom the shipment is assigned
Protected in this manner, therefore.
{ is an easy manner for Oklahomans
o obtain al the whiskey they desire
outside the state and at aOout one
alf the dispensary prices.
II Is part fthe plans OF the Sons
{ Washington to get men nominated
or state office who viii favor high
.oense and local option laws. Already
as Attorney g. j. Giddings of Okla
iona City announced for the demo.
ratio nomination for governor on a
.ocal option PLATFORM and the Sons OF
Washington are also trying TO select
isme prominent republican who will
tand for his partys nomination Oh
similar platform Y Is understood
emiofsicially, th several promin-
mt republicans have been asked to
lake the rare. As rule, however
he Oklahoma republicans feel that
he democratic party brought d nthe
ntire prohibition ana dispensary
.ght in Oklahoma, aud they prefer
nat the democrats should fight it
at IN their own ranks
\ lonk Time Contention.
1t has always been contended by
he liqu.r interests. both within and
lithout Oklahoma, that the action ot
ongress in restricting the safe OF IL.
uor in old Indian Territory for
gentysone years following statehood
or the purpose of protecting the In.
ian, was Unconstitutional, and it was
xpeeted to have the matter tested In
ne supreme court of the United
.tates before this time. II Is ex
ected now that the Sons of Washing
IN will direct the prSgress of such
test case to the highest courts. In
laking all Oklahoma dry" the consti
itional convention simply extended
he "Grv' plank inthe enabling act
yer the entire state.
The Sons Of Washington has a rep
sentative from the government and
ny white male citizen, ever 2l years
( age. can become member when
eoomnended by two members IN
God standing and receiving a fOur
fths majority OF the members yot
& on the application. The Oklaho-
la'City lodge has already over 1901
.embers, and other lodges are being
stitutei rapidly throughout the
tate.
In establishing local lodges IL
the scheme Of the Sons Of Wash
gton to send representative int a
wn to work on organization until It
ecomes known that he is there for
lat purpose. He then gets cut OF
lwn, leaving the people 10 believe
lat the movement has been dropped.
mother organizer appears almost i'm
ediately. however and proceeds
ith the work, and ii necessary be
III also leave after a time ard a
hird representative viii finish. Thus
lthout demonstration or perhapi
ithCrt the knowledge OF many pee.
le of the town, the organization
i'll have been completed It is a
scret organization ana not even the