The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-21
ATTENTION TURNS
TO FALL ELECTION
MATTERS OF MOMENT DUE FOR
CONSIDERATION M NoVEM5ER r
THREE ISSUES.

moment0us political matters TO Goa
slider in the November election.
The suffrage limitation, proposed
constitutional amendment, known
popularity as the grandfather
clause" the resubmsson OF the
prohibition question. and the matter
of woman suffrage are the state is
sues.
At present the prohIbitionists and
anti.prohibitionists are putting In full
time trying to convince the people
to vote for and against prohibition.
All the candidates for governor,
except Leslie p. Ross, have openly
declared themselves in favor Of pro-
hibition. Mr. Ross is making the
race for governor principally upon
the one issue OF high license and
local option.
The Sons Of Washington on Friday
succeeded In having their petition ac'
cepted by Secretary Of State BIZ
Cross, and it is the common assump.
tion now that the prohobition proposi
tion will come up as one of the is.
sues in November.
What the antlprohibitionists wan.
is to amend Section 7 OF Article
of the state constitution. providing
thereby for the licensed sale OF in
tcxicating liquors in Incorporated
cities, towns and villages. This sale
would come about through what Is
commonly known as the local option
election. The provisions regarding
license are $4,000 annual fee for
open saloons allowing consumption
on the premises, aad $500 annual
fee for sale of liquor In original
packages, the consumption of the
liquor not TO be on the premises
of purchase. Included also are limi-
tations regarding Sunday and mid
night closing, treating AMI the like.
The effect OF the measure, II pass
Ell, would be a repeal of the prohi-
bition law adopted with statehood.
Doubt exists whether or not the
prohibition question may be sub
ject for special election. Although
w. d, Cardwell. who is taking a
leading part on the side of resubmis
sion, frankly favors a special cleo
ton, II is not considered probable
that his wish will be granted
Whether by special or general
vote, wen carry the state for high
license and local option by more
than 10000" said Mr.. Cadwell,
when the petition was accepted by
the secretary of state. $50 far as
cOnstitutionality is concerned, the
tweny-one-year clause, and all that.
the same rule applies that does In
the present capital location ques'
ton" argues Mr.. Caldwell.
III congress had a right to locate
the capital In Guthrie until 1913. it
had a right TO locate IL there until
1899. The same applies to the liquor
question on the east side OF the
state. We expect TO get our heav
lest vote from the east side of the
state
Any limitations placed upon a
sovereign state by an act OF CON
gTess, other than those fundamental
conditions. that state government
must be republican form, that its
laws shall not conflict with the
United Staes constitution and the
declaration OF independence and the
like, are absolutely void. In a long
line of decisions the supreme court
OF the United States has said that
the people cannot by contract or
agreement divest themselves OF the
right Of sovereignty. Consequently
there is no moral obligation on the
part of the people in Oklahoma 10
keep the capital in Guthrie until 1913.
nor to retain the twenty-one year
clause relating to prohibition"
The prohibitionists contend that
congress did not intenl the twenty
one year clause applying to the old
Indian Territory should be violated.
The clause, say they, was placed in
the enabling act to protect the In.
dian, who is not considered civilized
at least who has not had the re.
strictions removed from his land and
who still receives money and IS
guarded by the federal government.
The federal government is still as
close and watches the same over GER
tain Indian tribes in eastern Okla
homa as 1t did before statehood,
continues the argument of the pro-
hibitionists. Not until all the restic.
tons are removed from all the II