The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-09
WATER WAGON
FORDEMOCRATS
Anti-SalOOn People Would
Like to See Republicans
LOSE C0NTR0S CONGRESS
Don't Like Speaker Cannon and They
Hope to Get Some Important Tenn
perance Legislation in Federal
Laws.
LOSE CONTR0S CONGRESS

Washington, July 0.--one source Of
help in their efforts to carry the House
this fall to which the Democratic con.
gressional campaign leaders are look
ing forward is the anti-liquor influence.
Members of organizations like the Anti
Saloon league are expected TO throw
their influence in larger part toward
the choice of Democratic representa-
tives. IL is not expected the Anti Sa-
loon league as body will take this
stand, but there is much talk among
those familiar with the purposes of the
opponents of the liquor business that
the Republican leaders in the fight to
control the House will have TO encoun-
ter the forces of temperance aud pro-
hibition.
This is the way the anti-saloon forces
are calculating; A Republican House,
so long rs il is dominated by Speaker
Cannon, win not pass the Hepburn
Dolliver bill or any such legislation to
give the states control of liquoor ship
ped into their borders, therefore the
House should be turned over to the
Democrats. Speaker Cannon has in
CURED the antipathy OF the temperance
and prohibition forces because he is
charged with having packed committees
against anti-saloon legislation. The
three committees that have to do with
such legislation are the judiciary, the
District of Columbia, and the interstate
and foreign commerce. These commit
tees were so made up that no legislation
harmful TO liquor business Of the eoun-
try succeeded in getting through. The
District of Columbia committee of the
House, for instance. was so composed
that it was fatty antagonistic to the
movement for prohibition in the District
and the movement did not materialiZe
last session; neither will ii material
ize the coming session. The House ju-
dietary committee was recognized as un-
friendly to legislation calculated to re.
strict the liquor business, as was the
on interstate commerce in
the lower branch of Congress.
Under such circumstances the anti-sa-
loon elements are going into the con-
sTessional campaign in such districts
az they see any chance of welding an
and. the Democratic congress
sional campaign leaders believe, are
going to work to a certain degree tow
ard Democratic House. 1t will be the |
plan to make the fight in each district |
where there is a chance of accomplish |
ing anything,
A Republican member of Congress,
who has fought for legislation TO give |
The states control of shipments of liquor
sent into it, will. of course, be upheld |
by the sntisaloon elements. But as
between a Republican candidate and a
Democratic candidate. each Of whom IS
as unfriendly to anti,saloon
legislation Of any sort, the Democrat |
Sill be favored. In some cases, pro-
ibition tickets will be put up.
The theory on which the anti-saloon
forces will turn to the Democrats is
hat if Democratic House chosen, il
will be controlled by the old members
,mong the Democrats, and these will
De mainly southern men and prohibi
ionists. Champ Clark would probably
Be speaker, and he is relied on to make
Up the committee If he ever gets the
nance so that they would be friendly
o such legislation as the HepburnDol
liver measure. This could be done by
merely giving the recognition due them
" length of service to the Democrats
u the south, who are also, as rule,