The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-08
TOO-QUA-STEE ON
DISPENSARY LAW
Takes Newspapers Severly to Task
for Advocating Local Option
law Instead Of Billups Bill
Editor Chieftain:

Editor Chieftain:
This is what the Leader says: The dis
pensary system is a failure, and oueht to
be voted out of business November 8.
And this is what the Chieftain says;
This is the first year Of the dispensary,
and will also be the last AT least it is SO
hoped"
And this is what the Fort Gibson Post
says THAT Billups booze law is a
failure, yes, worse than a failure; it is a
nuisance, under which whiskey and beer
are freely introduced, and bootlegging is
prevalent"
Now locke here boys; let me tell you
something: If you don't quit that mean,
senseless nagging, nagging.at the temper
ance people of this state, you are going
to bust the Democratic party wide open
In the middle. this fall. We temperance
men understand you perfectly. You are
not SO much mad at the Billups law, your
real grievances is the federal prohibition
law, and the truth is, you are not very
much out with either. In your strait for
a commodity to barter for the whiskey
vote, you have only Conceived the idea
that our incompatible dispensary system
is the most available. Who knows but
that. if you really had the courage to do
SO. you would not fain quell your fight
upon the dispensary and swing out in
open war upon federal prohibition in the
hope better to promote the prospects Of
Mr. Bryan for the presidency.
Now locke here. let me tell something.
Both parties. Republican and Democrats
are all equally engaged in this diseraceful
bid for the saloon Influence at the polls
this fall That the republican should
stoop to such dirty business, is no wonder
at all. For. in the first place, they are
desperately in need Of votes, and in the
next place. such practice is closely in
line with their education. But that the
great party Of Thomas Jefferson should
be found following such an example-Ol
that is a thing too shameful to think
about
Locke here boys; let me tell you some
thing. All the temperance men of this
state are Democrats, or nearly so. They
are men of character toO.They never take
political dogma as substitute for eternal
truth. They will never consent to sacn-
fee the happiness and honor Of home at
the shrine of sensual appetite If your
newspaper men. arrogatine to yourselves
the functions Of political leadership are
thinking of leading us to the devil. just in
order to elevate your candidate to the
presidency. be it known to you, you are
going to be badly disappointed. We are
ali. at present, true temperance Demo-
Gratis, with our minds fully made up to
vote the democratic ticket this fall solid;
but if the worst comes down to the worst
possible: If the democratic party is to
put itself on record as the friend and
fosterer Of the liquor curse in this new
state. then there viii be only one thins
left for us to do; we viii just deliberately
step over into the republican camp, and
then join in with the Niggers, Republicans
and Indians. and next November bury
YOU so deep in the humiliation Of defeat
that you viii never see another ray Of
political hope, at least for the next four
years. Don't you forget IOo-QUA-sIEh-