The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-04-28

feature VI the uSmOCidCy, "iehOuS
which there would be nothing to 1t.
However, now, as In numberiess
times past, there is really very little
foundation In fact for this optimistic
view.
Take it In this state and in Idaho
county, two years ago they were
scrapping like Kilkinney cats over
the Mormon question, one element
claiming to stand to defend the sac
red precincts of the home from in
vasion by the Mormon hordes; while
the other insisted that Dubois was
the sole issue. This fall there is
another issue up involving the de-
Tense of the home that certainly is
interesting to the greater portion of
the more moral element of the party
and which as yet has not found
solution, and that is the question of a
local option, prohibition or wide
open" policy in the handling of the
saloon. In none of their recent JEFF
fersonian anniversary meetings was
any attempt made to solve this vex-
ed question, and that Is why appar-
ent harmony reigned. But this be-
ing matter which cannot be ignor-
ed, will have to be adjusted in time,
and that is just where the rub
comes in" A south Idaho exchange
dealing with this phase of the dem
ocratic difficulties, says:
John F. Nugent, when asked yes
terday in regard to the rumor that
he was launching q boom for M.
Alexander ON a statewide platform,
replied that he would not
discuss politics for publication at this
time, neither would he affirm nor
deny the rumor. 1t is generally pre-
sumed that he is anxious to have
the democrats of the state decide
this question to suit themselves at
the direct primary elections and then,
If the wishes of the majority are for
this proposition and they feel it is
of more vital and greater import
than the national questions, then all
should get into line and work hard
for this one thing.
Jas. H. Hawley is supposed to be
opposed to any and all
laws. Last fall during the
dry" and wet" fight in Ada copn-
ty, this well known lawyer, III intro
ducing Mayor David A. Rose, of Mil
waukee, at the Pinney, laid great
stress upon the question of personal
liberty and freedom. His friends
that in the event of his de-
to run for the office,
the question of local option or state
wide prohibition would not be on the
platform.
On the other hand, M. Alexander
during the same campaign was just
rs forcible In his remarks against
the saloon and the liquor interests
and over this the hiton, and one
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that he made a comparatively good
race in the time given in which to
make winning fight, seems to re-
vert to his chances. The democrats
he represents declare that it cannot
be any other way. They aver that
the state is bound to be dry" and
point to the fact that a dozen or
more counties have, by their votes,
declared in favor of local option, as
proof of their contentious.
They further declare that only two
of the counties in which local OPP
ton elections were held voted wet"
Ada and Elmore-and in Gilmore by
a mere handful of votes. This shows
they claim, what the general senti-
ment seems to be all over the state
and proves which way the wind is
blowing.
That the battle ground will be up
north this year is generally admitted.
1t will be in these northern counties
that the fight will be waged the
hardest. the democrats say, and it
is probable that both political parties
will bend every energy and use every
influence to get their supporters in
to line.
While it will be two months and
over before the candidates will be
announced, there seems to be a great
deal of interest manifested and, while
one party is divided over it's choice
for governor, the other side seems
to be considering the question of or
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