American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-10-31
Half local option and half constitutional prohibition
the of temperance not uUin.


The advocates temperance have parting the ways One
way leads Local Option with the unit and be
can not be put into effect earlier than April i9i Which the better
foow9 Which the Travelling the Local
thorough sympathy with the platform the strongest political organization
OF the state It's state platform establishes local option party policy The
the 0enty three counties pledged The of fect county
honor bound by PLATFORM legislative candidates pledged
and instructed for local option and the party has The pOe put local
ton into effect
Travelling the other the weakest political organization the state,
the Prohibition party Its leaders and adhens best
the state and Of lofty Ideals motives and sterling Chris
tan character But the does has legislative cand
dates only counties and will not have member either
branch of the legislature standing for principle and its powers
felt only educational 1t effective and following
candidates taken from other candidate who has least
Of relief to Offer and who elected will have the
such relief Results the things wanted and between the Republican
party and the Prohibition hope lies in the Of the former
There third that of working for constitutional amendment
such pledged work increasingly and for the submission Of
sonal amendment Those following this doing from
Danger Signs erected all aong because the bew Every
effort n beng , put n or 70 aae e @ ' sp g 3 2Ie N % % osdd an
local option less than constitutional amendment and the
naming members pledged nothing and opposed any change ega
whatever The result will be that they successful legislation
kind will be impossible because the three elements will not be able unite
any proposition without violating the pledges upon which they elected
A Legislature half Republican and half Democratic
tOH accomplish nothing. Advocates Of the policy voting md
should draw the failure Of the last legislature redeem its plat
form pledges From end Of the the other from the platform and
the newspapers charging the Republicans with being
pedgebker and asking what dependence placed party
Who broke those pledges? Not the Republicans but the Democrats them
The Democratic membership Of the House united party
aduantage with minority the Republicans and ppented The Repub
cans from fulfilling their pledges The Democrats for instance making
then chief then pledge to enact direct primary law In the
last legislature they voted with minority of the Republicans the
passage such order be able eproach their
political foe The friends Of nUng the results
regard liquor traffic y oong mixed legislature because neither
party pen7H Ike other hare the credit for the passing Of such lam
This may be taking exalted oipotcs but practical
facts rather than they should be the
results they surrender Their deam and practical
way march the foe with Their forces united We have considered
Ways-oca option through the Republicans prohibition through the
prohbhons amendment through mixed legislative
body Let consider fourth.
The Democratic party offers NOT sase of hope.
Its candidate for both local option and prohibition Its
platform silent the tomb the liquor question he legislative
candidates pledged conceivable thing from regulation 70 consh
prohibition The party only organized accomplish
organized For instance, Oneida county platform
pledges amendment Bannock silent but known be
against any change Bingham silent real position unknown Blaine
lent brewers working for the Democratic lincoln for
precinct municipal local option Twin Falls for local option
And goes throughout the The chairman the Democratic state
the 9th, presided and spoke Democratic rally
Of beer served to the audience Other
and leading workers. also
temperance entoned the control OF the
expect other than disappointment from that omce OF what
isolated member Of such be- with