The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Champions of the Worldwide Prohibition Movement

mark that the governor Of North Caro-
lima once made TO his fellow-execUtive
Immediately TO the south Of him
A Big Card.
Edward ". Koch. whose second term
as governor Of the Sunhower State is
drawing to a close. has been a big card
Of the temperance workers for num-
Der OF years. and he always tries to az
range public and private business so that
he can respond to any call that IS made
upon him IN the name OF temperance A
more recent arrival in the lists against
demon rum Is that former Senator
from Tennessee. whose flaming pen has
been a godsend 10 the newspaper para
graphers-Edward II. Carnack. a fen
weeks ago. with the dry element Of
the State ar his back. he strOve 70 Sc
cure the gubernatprlal nomination ~ the
primaries held to indicate the peop.e's
choice for governor. His defeat IS toe
first big blow that the prohibtsonists
have received IN the south since the
present temperance wave got well under
wy
It VIII be noticed that four governors
are prominent temperance advocates and
workers. There are other State chief ex-
ecutives whose names have been identi-
fed more or less prominently with the
temperance movement. There IS Hoke
Smith. OF Georgia. for example. but
though he signed the bill that put the
Cracker Commonwealth n the dry
column and made his gubernatorial cam
paign on the prohibition issue. largely.
he cannot be classified as a temperance
worker Broward. Of Florida who has
said that he would sign a State prohibi-
ton bill Il one should ever be put up 20
him, is. likewise. IN the Hoke Smith class
| Of governors as regards temperance en-
thuslasm- Florida, by the way. has been
one Of Seaborn Wright's more recent fields
Of endeavor.
Long in Public Eye.
/ Hanly. Hoch. Glenn. Carmack. and
Pritchard are all men who deserve much
credit for their perseverance IN climbing
up that ladder which eventually brings
/ a man into the public eye in a more or
| less reputable manner. Pritcbard can tell
YOU from actual experience what a
I printers apprentice IN a country news
paper Office does 20 earn the few dollars
I a week that are placed n his weekly pay
/ envelope az. like Ansel. Of South Caro-
Ina. received only a common school edu-
/ cation. and not any too Eluch Of that.
I The civil war left the Glenn fortunes i'm
| povertshed and not until several years
0
/ enough money az any one tine 10 make
an appreciable Jingle. indeed. the law
[ was mighty hard picking for him until
f his neighbors began slowly 20 recognize
I his legal ability.
Printer in Kentucky.
! Hoch was a printer in Kentucky. his
| blrth state. He emigrated 70 Kansas
took up a claim. and lived IN a I2 by 4
! r-E-
/ caused him 20 take job with the little
weekly newspaper published in the town
/ nearest 70 his claim n the course Of
time his employer became indebted -
10 Eoch for labor done He couldn't pay
I Hoch. and offered 10 sell the paper q
1 him t0r s1.eo0 HOch didn't have the
( money. but he bought out his boss. dis
missed the stan q employees, and got ou'
I the paper slngIe-handed until he had
I saved sufficient money 70 pay rae pa
/ per's purchase price HOch stiu rms thi!
paper-the Marion News-aad through 8
he largely gained the state pr0uinenc'
that led TO his Grst nomination as gov
ernor. When he was struggling 20 paI
steadily sixteen and eighteen hours
day for days az q stretch. and slept !r
the Office.
ca-macL a Fighter.
Carmack. Of the famed flaming poll
who also made his first hit n newspaper
WORK incidentally being challenged nu
Z tnerous times 10 fight pistol duels. wa!
the son OF g minister. and so. when tht
father died. his widow and his boy had
very little OF this worlds goods from him
/ Carmack. however. did inherit a few go5t
books. and through these re became tE
satiated with a desire for an education
He sought out the principal OF al scad
envy stated that he wanted an education
frankly added that he had 10 money. ans
was ready 20 work his way through.
That's all right responded the kind