The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29

louisiana and Tryas The Oulioo1
Nav ORLEANs, May p That I'M.
drift toward prohibition in the south rs.
been checked. Il tho tide las no' bss,
turned in the other direction. be- .uv co..
orally admitted. The evider.. .a r..
point Is striking in Alabama Iatas a-t
Louisiana. The first State ha. .a.ars.
from the rule Of prohibition % Ie1lg.
where prohibition seemed cera.. r. ur
and where the popular vote . re r-.
mary had favored IL. the issue has .est
postponed indefinitely, while In Ions .aua.
upon which the pFohibiiionists haa cog.
templated a very savage aitack ar 'Hs
present session Of the Legislature they
have asked for a two year truce E v1...
nothing IL to he done. the dry .Hi W.
lines 10 remain a. they are az rr.sH'
In Georgia prohibition riill lingo. nr
there also a truce has heen agree sa
when Gov. Brown was elected o," Hra
smith u vas on the pledge that he ug0r
laws Of the state should not he cfapgei
during his administration amt %
strong enough 10 carry out the sar,.
hut when his administration is over its
fght will begin IN earnest, with Pho
chances IN favor of the anti-rr0u uru.p-
ists. Thus II will be seen hat the urr-
hihitionists have lost one Sia'e. AaHaHa
are IN danger Of losing another. GoHrya.
and have been heid in check ami ever
driven hack In two Others. InNN ard
Louisiana.
tia case ~ gcauine reaction The
prohlb,nOnisis were always boz HOG 81
minority and owe their surc"-s', 'p no
support Of the large inderenf" ont "IrHo.t
Their allies became disguised hy tHo M
deeds Of the saloon people their o.ra
violation Of the law and the large .ur.s-
Of crimes. particularly negro '-.-rs
resulting from the excessive afe {
whiskey. They tired TO regulate tha tral-
Hr. and as the saloons ret''sed 10 ro roys-
lated and to obey the laws. they 'n.ei
them out.
The rdic1l element got control -
tho nrohihitiorists end passrd -rrf-s
Of stringent hws The granting Of : 70
right n invade any house without WI.
rant on the suspicion that there might "a,
whiskey in IL end the provision mat a.
one suspected II liquor deehng shouh
be presumed guilty and he required Y
prove his Innocence and other -lmi
reverssls Of the usLal legEl system -tlrt 4
a movement which has 20 r. net with E'
I check
In AI-Ssnls the people yot. down 80
prohibi ton n mend ment % thf Io' 81 i'lou.
Then they nominated IN Enti-pfoni1iu'l-
lot Neal, for Governor, and nntiT
rdoptad ~ the liquor pink ~ the Demo.
cratic phuorm strong disApproNGl q"
Statewide prohibition. favOring return
b tie old Southern plan II regIhiing
ssloOns by local option. each county DO
oiding Tor itself whether 10 license saloors
TSis a,coeunion OF defeats discourage
the prohiDitiOnists throughout he South
Louisiana WIS the next State they he'd in
tended 10 ats * just half the STATE,
thirty 81 its sinty prrishfs IL cry Att-e
lpst session u the legisl tare q prgpr-
sition q submit St,t-wida prohihiu N
q the voters WIS defeated by = sm1N
mr. jority u had Dc'l determined %
renew the attack thus yer before 20
pr,.ssnt d, ssiun II the General Assembly,
and one ~ tine features Of the cEmpAign
Wss q be q general rally IT the prot.ihi-
tionists q the State capital. Baton Rouge,
which R was hoped Woud impress t.e
B,t the defeat OF the Athena amends
ment cauead the mr. "a meeting % ne
abandoned A compromise WeS offered
I thst New Orleans be exempted from 'Hr
provisions Of prohibition gnd .'' r'.'
I of Ioussna should vTte on Tbs
| was reiected. end when the Legisatu-'
met Il WIS fo see the Rev. Ga fde smith.
| head % the Anti-Srloou llss gu" Hr
! posing practically . truce thrf there "
/ no l0aishtiOn Of any kind On tho h0u'r
[ question the laws being lusi ~ i1er ar
/ at present
Ope faction wapted b. M ke the Il. ,1r1
/ law more rigid and So -chrng. VI" Htfer
20 modify il in the other dir~Cinn D..
was decided 81 allow % COB remuIn 'nst
~ % ~.
In the mer awhile thc-a he -rr.c
una new lection o. ilesl the sNgrp 2, tu.I. ~.
who wish the larger towns 20 10" ."r"-
pendent Of the country vote and 1."
for themselves Whistler they s1.N
shall not license salnnns. ~hrry'l p.
for instgnce. il railroad town ~ % '.
or 5000 people end frvufr s.lonl-. '.l
IL he's no rights IN the matter ru7 n
obev the orders ~ Caddo IN" prrsH 70
which u IL situated, and the i,,u"r .'
for prohibition
The same j. true ~ tho city ~ '..'
Charles, In CaloAsieu parish. and of U"
other towns except Monroe. VIII '
independent ~ the Parish. O4
the town having ~ saloons op"1, N...
the rest n the prrish y dry
The ssgrrEUtionists stood far cha
10 win on the Louisiana theory frat ~
community should Determine frr .','.
whether OF not 20 hCsnre = looms N
the truce has prevented enytbiug
done FOR then. u b. hinted 'h.' pms
truce may 5e ended before the -es'. p.
- over Certain interests In NeN N
leans are eager 10 rescue racing
think they zee an opportunity lus' N'N
b. run n racetTEck measure ihroug Pr.
Assembly. II h said TINT thov nav
combine with the prohIhiuonist- ''
division Of the State. the prohihiiI'' =
10 have all the parishes hat New '-I'''
% be left wide open for horse racing a
well ~ saloons
A il Is the prohihitionists are tldHi
their work 20 keeping hlunr our eve.
When they uass Drohibiti1n laws "N
dihicult especially when - many "
, oft'ials are opposed 10 The law.
There are IN my PARISH. r"Tns rse
the sheriff at one ~ the ErgF~' on
PARISHES in iouiSians The o.hrr IF
eighty blind tigers God bless lem
a sentiment which shows the u'T.'I''
og enforcing the prohibition ~ .r
where a ma onty - Tor H.
Throughout Mississippi and the
hibition sections Of Louisiana the y
backed by the prohibitloni@ts, are f'E p
- enforce the law, n suppresr ....
tiger. boot loRgers. sc. end nne-i ...
of al the crimes and indiCiiurui- IN
hecause IT violation ~ the hqunr sitl RI
and regulations. The trouble - So
along the Mississippi River. a. Missls- 2