The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-27

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HOOPER MEDICINE CO., Dallas, Texas.
would then be go arranged AS 90 admit
the bin 10 fun operation.
Before that vote could be taken. ac
coriing to Mi Johnston, t.ic towns Of
less than 2.OUU would have TO bc salts
lhed'without dispensaries
The dispassi0nate statements ~ NJ
Johnston drew fire from some Of the
more ardent advocates OF tile meas
| ure.
Graham TooIs Issue With Johuston
Denying the correctness OF the John
ston Interpretation OF the constitution.
Mr. Graham was eloqgOnt in defense
iof the entire bin and against the Lit
lie amendment
| The speaker also made an assault
on the enabling act claiming it was
accepted under duress. and was in
favor of breaking il at .he earliest
| possible moment.
His irOncal statements were 70 the
point. and ne drew political blood
with each thrust
Little Wins Medal.
In a reply u an of the attacks p,ade
upon his motion to strike out M.
Little rose to the highest possible eic
quence and answered an critics with
the statement he was now. had al
ways heen. and meyer expected 70 be
Iothor than q temperate man and faY-
lorahle to the prohibition movement
But said the speaker growing
Iniore and more in earns want ~
bin that win hold against thek courts.
want q prohibition bill thai viii not
make Oklahoma a partner with The
whiskey manufacturer and permit p
lgroggery at every cross roads IN the
lstate. / refuse 20 believe and deny
the statement 'n toto 10 effect Were
lis camOr among the good citizens al
the small towns and In the country
for a grOcerv dispensarv whers they
may go and get whiskey.
Is the state grOg-house % be better
THAN the one Of the individual2 Us
every disnensary man going to be
honestg vi You are Ton prohibition,
land think whistey an evil. ia Tho
nnme OF heaven and all that Is iair
and right. why take he privilege oi
selling the accursed stun from tho
individual and iransfef o. q lot ol
politicians sometimes none too hon
catg
II deny continued little now ful
n "a action against the dispensary
that the people OF this great state
eVtr did Or ever VIII vote 90 make ]
ldisponsarg dens that the men like
Mr. Graham and Mr. Roddie charg
Ing as with opposing prohibition, caI
show "a better record Than / can.
assclt that Mr. Billups himself hates
the very naiac OF iispengary but sur
rOnnlcd by "a mower he feared, he ha'
adinitted 1t into this sond bin fol
prohibition to save the name whc
5 q viii in fact be- the thing that Wh
2 put in EVERY cross roads q dram shOD
: no better because IL y called a dia
2 lpensarv
e Are the people OF Oklahoma hOg
est with us and honest with the world
after great trials and tfoable 20 b,
! butcnerad on the altar OF greed Tx,
2 the good people of South Carolinag
3 know the yDies ere pledged 20 pas
this bill as Il camo from the confer
ence, aud know also that | am wiilin
; at this moment and occasion TO rec
I ord myself as being opposed 60 AM
{ measurs that is lie on It's face, an,
: begrimmed with all the wrong OF com
promise Of contending factions
"Let Us.Pay the Price,"
~, as has been said, we are du
4 ressed Tito voting for the enabling ac
:. land that the price we paid for stat
4 hood, want to say am willing 4,
I lpay the price Let as keep our fait'
! with the Republic. or me are not men
Let as not, ike whining babes, sncrl
flee our good name and that OF Okl'
homa, for the paltry satisfaction .
. running grogshops. when the Trainer
Z LOT the constitution wisely said 81
y Should not do il
I'm conclusion oppose this al
!. tempt 10 break faith with the Repub
lie. to amend the constitution and 4
I. violate an law OF reason and oplIs
!. IL in the name Of law. decency an
= morality / oppose, and will alwaN
. loppose. any attempt TO saddle ont
y the people of this fair state the evil
of a state dispensary system
= because the people are demandin
!. lprohihition And shall oppose It {
= the last hour OF ny political an
public life. and shall take the ga
y responsibility for my acti
= let me adds however the effort
make it appear those of us Who oil
r pose dispensaries are opposed 10 pr
y hibitiOn Will avail you nahght NJ
ki record will stand The test II win,
y hope. at least stand tor oonsisieno
~ and effort as well as any man @
Y this floor or la this state You ca
?, vote the motion down and that
al your privilege which ! have notIin
against. but 10 insist you vote
Z" down ia Che name OF whiskey and ns
y while hidden behind the cloak oft pr
Mhitlong and those Of you who ~
getting over there hccausp you haN
~ been toll 10 dp SO ore NOT in the Wa
20 m that VIII 1m 20 the Victorlon
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