The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-10
THE RESULT
IN ALABAMA
Prohibition Laws Have Not Been
Regulated by People of State
FALSE NEWS PUBLISHED
New Cow rnor Fleet Pledged to Maintain
Present Laws Majority of Legislature
and Congressman Favor Prohibition
Jacksonville, Fla. June 6, 1917

Jacksonville, Fla. June 6, 1910
Editor TRIBUNE:
There is so much wrong information
afloat in Florida regarding prohibition
in Alabama some people even having
got the notion that Alabama has gone
we" again that crave space in your
valuable paper to set forth the real
facts. These are as follows:
Alabama has not gone wet" again
Every law against the sale of liquor
in Alabama enacted by the last Legis-
lature remains in full force and effect
today just as when 1t was written
There is not one saloon in Alabama
today-from Athens to Mobile.
No vote on the return of saloons has
ever been taken in Alabama so that
Alabama has never said she wants
saloons again.
Anybody Except, perhaps. the rank
est liquor partisan) who knows Alaba-
ma conditions will state that the vote
on the Amendment last fall involved so
much aside from the mere question of
"Saloons or no Saloons that it was
not an expression on the merits of the
case.
To hold that the Spring Primary just
held over there, indicates wet VIC
tory is the rankest nonsense. Mr.. En-
NETT O'Neal, who opposed the prohib-
ton amendment was nominated for
Governor by majority of 1900. But
Mr.. O'Neal. always and everywhere
during the campaign. stated on every
platform that he would oppose all efforts
~ ho Ia, in
force. Mark that down and remember
it. His opponent, Mr.. Mallory, made
no stronger promise.
Another fact: In the race for Lieu
tenant. Governor, Mr.. Walter D. Seed
was nominated by II, 1000 majority-al-
most as much as that of O'Neal for
Governor. And Seed favored the
Amendment last fall. The pro liquor
crowd fail to tell that. But it is fact.
IfO'NeaPs election means that Alabama
wants saloons again, what does Seeds
election mean?
Still another fact: The Birmingham
Ledger says that the Statewiders ha e
elected majority of the Legislature.
And that Legislature is the only body
that can repeal the prohibition laws,
victory" show up in these facts? And
they are facts, too. The following
editorial from the De Soto County News
is in point. Note that Editor w. B.
Hare is an Albanian. | quote the
editorial: -.
Misleading Alabama News"
"We do not condemn any paper for
publishing its view or news. That is
it's privilege. Still it is amusing to
read the Alabama letters O. published
in about half dozen Florida papers.
These letters in language are the same
THAT they are sent out in the inter-
est of the liquor traffic is not known to
the masses; but we know they are.
I'VE do think our worthy Florida
exchanges should be a little careful
about such stuff. We do not know
everything about the political situation
in old Alabama. However we happen
to know something.
"These famous letters in describ-
ing the failure of statewide prohibition
make many misleading statements.
''In recent letter it was stated in
substance, that the Birmingham News
the greatest evening paper in Alaba-
ma-had seen the error Of its way. 1t
supported the statewide program, in
GLIDING the constitutional amendment.
The paper was now against the whole
thing, and was for local option(?),
What is lacking to make that the truth?
The paper has changed hands. Gener-
al Rhodes, the former owner and con-
troller of the News, is dead. The ma
jority of the stock of the paper is now
the property Of Frank Glass land assoc
ciates) the wet editor of the Mont
gomery Advertiser. OF course it has
changed its policy!
Every well informed Southern Editor
knows that Frank Glass has never by
word or vote helped to secure or en-
force prohibition in our county or state.
1t was also heralded as newst?) in
those letters that not man, who
supported the prohibition amendment,
would he elected.
Let's see. True. O'Neal was elected
governor, but that was not the whole
truth.
Walter D. Seed, lifelong prohib-
ZIONIST. won for Lieutenant-G Governor
by ll,000. Many other men who sup
ported the amendment have been cleo
ted to the legislature. In fact, the
Birmingham Ledger states that the
tate-widers have majority.
Four of the Alabama congressman
Taylor, Burnett, Hobson and Hefiin,
supported the prohibition amendment.
All of the for have been returned.
some without opposition. And Hetlin,
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