The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-08-27

CraI1c, the state AnCl-OalOOn League anu I'D o'AA
boosters are at last being compelled to draw IN
their horns and either get down to facts or go out
of business
Throughout the state every effort has been
made by this organization and it's officers to pre-
vent any general vote on the question Of prohlpl-
tion, local option being used as a substitute and
the virtues of local option being dinned into the
of the people until they forgot there was such
thing as prohibition being used elsewhere.
Where their money came from, why they aided
republicans wherever possible, and why they
fought prohibition, were questions which became
harder and harder to explain In fact they couldn't
explain and still retain their hold upon the people
who were opposed to the liquor traffic.
But now comes Boyd P. Doty, some kind of a
superintendent of the league, in statement that
perhaps prohibition will be taken up in two years
NOT NOW, but in 1912. He further says that
they want to try out county option first and that
efforts will only be made to that end in the next
legislature In other words, the liquor traffic will
not be injured in this state as long as the people
can be made to accept something else.
And in Stevens county, the president Of the
county league now announces his disbelief in one
Of the principles of the league One of the leagues
main planks is that 'the people of any community
have the right to vote on the question of license at
any time, or as often as they wish'' thus fixing
the principle that the liquor traffic is not of itself
bad, but that it is something which, like dray
licenses or billiard licenses, may be voted upon at
any time by the community. President Veatch
now says that this principle is not good, and that
Colve should NOT have another vote on license,
thus keeping up his reputation for standing upon
all sides Of all questions, and completely reversing
his stand of last year.
When the public at last gets good and tired of
this whole local option business, with it's politics
and intrigue and salaried officers and continued
protest against submitting prohibitory amend
ment, maybe the people will jump onto the liquor
question and either do one thing or another.
Maybe they will. And then again, maybe some
new grafters will rise up and call themselves
blessed and pull something else out of their sleeves
which will take the place of intelligent legislation.
S>S
During the heat of the primary campaign, don't
forget that the one important political move which
has been made in Stevens county this year is the
organized effort of the democratic party to gather
together all voters who believe in the principles of
the democratic county platform, and to carry the
platform into effect in this county next year.
Read the platform to your friends
1--WE, the democrats of Stevens county in con-
vention assembled realizing the necessity of
closer attention of the public to the administration
of county affairs and all other public trusts pledge
our support to the principles of strict, impartial
and economical enforcement of the law.
Believing that the best interests, not only of
the public, but of the party, may be subserved by
adhering strictly to party lines during the primary
election, we urge all democrats to attend their
own primaries and aid in selecting democratic
county and congressional ticket which will appeal
to our best citizenship.
I'VE favor direct legislation the election of
United States senators by direct vote of the people,
and the nomination of supreme judges by direct
primary.
I'VE favor the public Endorsement of township
organization as provided by law, and recommend
the presentation of petition submitting the ques
ton at the next general election.
I'VE denounce the state road law and the state
aid road law, and indorse the position taken by the
state convention Of county commissioners and by
the Washington state grange that these laws be
repealed.
I'VE pledge our earnest support to the further
opening of the two great waterways in this county,
to greater development of the resources of Ste
vens county by the opening of more and better
thoroughfares, to releasing for settlement the
public lands within this county, and to state con-
servation of state resources.
Experienced farmers in Spokane county believe
that the discovery of wild alfalfa, known to botan-
lists ''medgicaga falcata, in Bonner county, by
W. H. Heidman, superintendent of the sub-experi-
ment station of the United States government
at Clagstone, Idaho will solve the problem of dry
land forage crops. The plant, which thrives in