The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-18
TIME FOR PLAIN TALK.

Edgar Howard in Columbus Telegram.
Nebraska is face to face with a
prohibition campaign right now
There is no use. waiting for the fight
until next year. 1t is here now.
In an address delivered in his home
town a few days ago Ex-Governor
sheldon announced that he had
burned all bridges behind him. and
was now an out-and-out prohibitionist
This announcement means one
thing eertain-namely, that Governor
sheldon will be a candidate for the
republican nomination for governor
next year. and it means that he will
be the republican nominee on a prohi-
bition platform There is no mistak-
ing it. Circumstances have made Gov
ernor sheldon the most popular re-
publican in Nebraska He is in dead
earnest. He is in the campaign right
now.
Confronted by such a situation.
what is the duty of the democratic
party in the statee AS The Telegram
views the situation the duty is plain
The party should begin at this mo-
ment to plan to present TO the people
next year \ candidate and platform
pledging allegiance to the present Ne
braska liquor laws. The party should
speak plainly to the people. leaving
nothing to be guessed at as to the
course it will pursue. 1t should nom
mate for a governor a man who is
known to be lover of the law-one
who is opposed all the time to prohi-
bition. and in favor all the time of the
present liquor laws and their strict
enforcement
There is no other way to defeat
prohibition in Nebraska 1t will come
rs certain as the year 1911 shall
dawn. unless steps be taken now TO
stop IL The personal ambitions Of
raen must not be permitted to stand
in the way of the welfare of Nebras-
ka- The welfare of the state demands
rigid enforcement of present liquor
laws. and the certain defeat of stat
utory prohibition
If the republicans will nominate
Governor Sheldon on a prohibition
platform-(and that's what they viii
co)-it will be no child's play to de
feat him. And if he shall be elected
he will carry a republican-prohioitio
legislature with HIM
Governor Sheldon and the prohibi'
ton program can be defeated if the
democrats of the state shall display
horse sense in nominating their can
didates Democrats dare not enter
the contest with gubernatorial can
erty~ which spits in the face of the
law. The democratic candidate for
governor must be opposed 10 prohibi
ton. but he must be in favor of ex
isting law. The people of the state
will defeat the prohibition program il
the democratic party will give them a
fair chance, but We warn the demo
cratic leaders that the fighting demo
cratic workers in Nebraska viii
never stand behind a democratic can
6idate for governor who advocates the
repeal of the daylight saloon law
They cannot be induced to support Z
democratic candidate for governor
who encourages the open and fiagrani
violation of our present liquor law:
regarding the sale of liquor on Sun
day. The daylight saloon law and ths
Sunday liquor laws have come q
stay. and a democratic candidate whs
Is known to be opposed TO those law:
viii never know that he is in the run
ming against Ex-Governor sheldon
Nebraska is not prohibition state
bat il can be made n prohibition stat
in hurry il the democrats shall b
50 foolish next year as to nominate
for governor candidate who openl,
announces himself as opposed to tn
existing liquor laws This seems I
DC the program of the interests il
Omaha. and the so-called Persons
Rights League" but we warn then
that the militant democracy out il
the state win not stand for the prs
gram. We sound the warning nov
so that the bosses shall not be in
position to say that they did not hea
it in time TO avoid making fata
mistake
MUST CHANGE LEADERSHIP.