The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-06-30
PROH|B|T|0N|STS
IN FIGHTING MOOD
JOHN A. SHIELDS SCORES THE
POLITICAL TACTICS OF ANTI
SALOON LEAGUE.
SAYS GOV. is AGAINST co. OPTION
speech OF p. n. YoungdahI Restores
Harmony At County Meeting
Women Temperance Workers
Are Praised.

Minneapolis, June 25.-Sentiment OF
delegates to the Prohibitionists' coun
y convention was thoroughly aroused
against the political tactics said to
have been employed by the Anti-Sa.
Don League delegates to the Republi.
can convention in st. Paul. John A,
Shields, assistant secretary of the Pro.
h1b1t1on state committee, made the
caustic address responsible for this
sentiment against the league.
The speaker charged that the
league representatives had been trav.
cling up and down the state declaring
that they would name an independent
candidate for governor and threaten.
ing to bolt the Republican convention
1t they did not secure a pledge for re.
form in the party's platform. Mr..
Shields said the only thing the Anti.
Saloon League obtained from the con.
vention was a promise to freely,
fully and carefully consider" the sort
of legislation the league proposed, and
he declared that the consideration"
would end in the same manner as 9th.
er measures the legislature has ICON.
sidered."
He said that Governor Eberhart, il
elected, would stand fairly and square.
ly against the passage of any county
option or county prohibition bills. He
said the Anti-Saloon Leaguers lacked
sand" in not forcing their issue on
the state convention and drew mum.
Der of political comparisons with
view Of presenting the inference that
the Anti-Saloon League delegates were
political traitors"
Old Parties Scored, Too.
Mr.. Shields took rap at both the
old parties and said that reform OF
any sort could not be accomplished
by putting good men In office to abide
by bad platforms. He said this was
the condition prevailing in both of the
old parties at present and declared IL
would remain that way as long as
"Hinky Dink McKenna, of Chicago
votes for the same man as the frock.
coated preacher in Minnesota" He
asserted the Prohibition party offered
common ground for separating the
good and bad voters and politicians.
The sentiment created by Mr.
Shields speech suffered a severe set
back when P. H. Youngdahl, state su.
perfntendent of the Anti-Saloon Lea,
que, appeared on the convention floor
as guest of the county committee and
was invited to speak.
Harmony hofvoor ~. ux1u-.,,
ions was urged by the Anti-Saloon
League head. He said the league was
1ot non-partisan, as alleged by the
liquor interests, but was an omniparti.
ian organization, and he declared that
he league would go into the pyimaries
VI all parties this fall with a view of
nominating county option or prohibi.
ion candidates.
The speaker praised the Prohibition
'arty for it's 40 years of effort. I'M
aunted by numerous defeats, and said
he Anti-Saloon League owed its
trength today to the efforts of the
zen and women of the Prohibition
arty. In noting the presence of the
1omen delegates he said:
Women Are Praised.
This is the first political conven-
ion In Minnesota where women are
OF placed in the same class as In.
1ans, idiots and criminals"
George w. Higgins was elected
ornament chairman of the conven.
on, and H. J. Bergstahlor, secretary.
hat Mr.. Youngdahls speech had re.
Eored harmony between the factions
as evidenced by the fact that DR.. B. ,,
. Allen, an Anti-Saloon League work
r, was called upon to escort the new
hartman to the chair.