The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-12-09
TEMPERANCE
I NOT DEFEATED
O.suIt of Prohibition Fights in
Many States of the Union
PROHIBITION ADVANCED
Oklahoma, Tenr essee, Kansas, Michigan
and New Jersey Add 10 Prohibition
whiskey Men Gained Nothing

Notwiths anding the chaotic political
.ondtions resulting from the general
sIsetions of November 8, the temper
.~ce forces won many notable victories
sud suffered comparatively few re-
sorses. There was a series of triumphs
s,tsnding from ocean to ocean and from
~, tho laI es to the gulf, and the great for
~srd movement has been given another
;mnetus while it's few defeats. local in
Ssture. were the effects of conditions
sso local The National Wholesale
Iiuuor Dealers Association has rushed
;ntr nrint to thank the public for its
.'vote of confidence" and has again
made itself ridiculous by claiming vic
tOry where the liquor men merely suc-
.sesded in keeping territory from being
captured by the temperance forces.
The most significant triumph in the
country was in Oklahoma, where the
iouor forces of the nation massed their
strenpth for the adoption of cOnsti-
tutional amendment providing for TAX
mo the state out of the prohibition
ranks and placing it in the license col
umn. The liquor men failed by 40, 900
votes and Oklahoma remains dry state.
The liquor men succeeded in bringing
about resubmission in the hope of
changing the verdict and opening the
state to saloons. They were over
vhelmingly defeated and Oklahoma is
in the dry" column to stay.
A significant temperance victory was
achieved in Nebraska, where county
local option was an issue In the election
Of governor. Dahlman, Democrat and
wet" was defeated by Aldrich, Re.
publican, and local optionist. 1t will
be recalled that VIM j. Bryan repudl-
sted Dahlman's candidacy and advo-
Gated the election of Aldrich. Bryan
has come back" in Nebraska, but
Dahlman and his liquor hackers have
been sent to the scrap heap and a coun-
ty local option law is in sight in that
state.
Another splendid victory for temper
ince, decency and good government
4 was in Tennessee. wnsre Ben Hooper
defeated Senator Taylor for governor.
For the third time in the history of the
\ state the voters elected republican
governor, not because he is a Republi-
can, butt because he is opposed to the
policy of the notorious Governor Pat
erson, opposed to the liquor. domln'
ati0n and in favor of statewide law
4 against saloons. The soul of Senator
Y Carmack is marching on in Tennessee,
+ and In the election of Hooper the brew.
en and liquor dealers lose all hope OF
+ success in winning that state back into
n the saloon column.
q Another anti-salOon victory was the
reelection of Governor Stubs in Kan
u.s. There are few men in the country
8 whom the liquor interests hate so cor
daily as they do the fighting governor
!. Qf Kansas. Governor S:ubbs is always
"a the firing line. He has stood for
the enforcement of the prohibitory law
& ~ his state and has journey ed into 9TH
:! states to talk against a government
10y, for and by the liquor trust. His re-
z election is staggering blow to the
3 liquor forces of the country.
10 Ohio the temperance question was
not an issue in the gubematorisl cam
3 palgn. neither have the party lines been
Drawn in recent years in the passage
id legislation against the saloon. Inc
county option law in that state will re-
nam on the statute books in spite OF al
+ !he bowling of the liquor men. County
'oca! option in OHIO has come to stay
until 1t is succeeded by stringent state
avs against the liquor traffic.
Even in the citidel Of the liquor trust
mere is Generalization, for boss rden
pennsylvania, the Gibraltar OF license
snd the stronghold of the liquor forces
anne within 80, 900 votes of electing W.
g. Berry for governor. In Pennsyl-
ssnla, there is close alliance between
@e Republican party and the liquor m
efests. They dove-tail perfectly. IL
question sometimes if the llquol
men control the Republican party or
ne contrary. Pennsylvania can DC
1unted on for Republican majority
ranks to the brewers and liquor deal
OF anywhere from lou, OOO to 5 ~, OoO'
2lt the revolt came this year and Berry
ospendent and anti-liquor candidate,
cked by the Anti. Saloon League came
..snln 30, 900 votes of being elected ano
~ =: actually sweep the state OUTSIDE OF
F1lladelphia.
Ia Michigan, the temperance forces
sre behind Osborn, the successful can
te for governor. The same was
S ':s IN New Jersey, where WOODROW
S.'son was elected chief executive. ~