The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-08
TEXAS GOVERNOR
TO USE DYNAMITE
Ten Mile and Quart Liquor
Laws Are Urged
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY
Some Believe That Prohibition Issue
May Lead to Texas Becoming Re-
publican State-The Negro
Vote q Ractor

San Antonio, Tex, August 7,-(Special.)
Governor Campbell and his prohibition
supporters are now credited with the In
tentlon to use dynamite" on the ants
said agent to take the form of a ten.
mile and a quart law. A message OF
the governors transmitted to the senate
a rev days ago recommends the passage
OF both these laws and will also pre-
vent the saloon men from making cam
Paign contributions. The ten-mile statute
would prohibit the running of saloon or
liquor store within ten miles of any
educational institution supported wholly
or In part by the state, and the quart
law would in effect drive the saloon out
OF business by prohibiting the drinking of
alcoholic beverages on the premises where
bought. A provision of the latter measure
would close all liquor stores or dis
pensaries between the hours of 6 D. m.
and I a. m. Needless to say these rec
concentrations, If brought into effect,
would put every saloon in the state out
of business.
But obstacles have already been met
by the governor Bills introduced in the
senate for these changes have met with
support only ON the part of the regulars,
though only one vote being needed to get
majority. Out of total of 81 senators
Is have signed the bills, but there is at
present no indication that a better show
ing can be made by the prohibitionsts.
In the house the opposition to these
bills will be much greater.
The puzzle-Why did Governor Camp
bell call a special session of the legisla-
ture-is now no longer troubling the
people of the state. The governors in
tentions have been made clear by the
drastic measures advocated by him. Fear
ing that the cause of prohibition would
not be advanced materially as the re-
suit of this years election, the prohibit
ton machine induced the governor to call
the special session with a view of MAX
ing one last assault on the ants. 1t is
now claimed that the fire insurance mat
ter could have been regulated without
the calling of the special session and that
such other legislation as was proposed
is of really no importance. Some labor
laws proposed were fatty turned down
as being not wanted.
Ureat Cndnge impending
The willingness Of men like Judge ]. o.
Terrell to immediate themselves on the
altar of republican politics is gradually
being seen in its true light Judge Ter
rell formerly was stout democrat with
almost the entire field of political op-
portunity open to him and for that rea-
son his acceptance of the republican NOM
nation for governor, somewhat reluctant
out none the less sincere, is causing a
great deal of timely comment and in
terrogation. There is little doubt that
Judge Terrell will be defeated at the COM
ing elections but that will not remove
the fact that the republican party in the
state Is gaining support in quarters where
formerly it would not have dared to even
look for It,
AS the election of 1908 we'll demon
strated, the large centers of population
have In recent years acquired taste for
republican politics which bodies no good
for the democratic party in the state. In
that year the republican candidate for
governor. Sloan Simpson, left but trif-
Ling majority to Governor Campbell, and
a republican went to the Senate from
this district. While the political situa-
ton at present Is too clouded to permit
much Representation it Is possible that
similar surprises may await the demo-
cratic camp this year.
All this is said to be due to the prohibi-
ton issue. The democratic machine is
said to have Endorsed prohibition when
ever enough pressure could be brought
to bear upon 1t although the state at
large is plainly and openly against It,
The sign of the day is that there is but
one thing which prevents Texas from
becoming a~republican state, and that
is the negro vote. With the black repub-
lcan eliminated, Texas would turn re-
publican this fall, 1t Is claimed.