The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-02-23
GOVERNOR SIGNS
THE SEIZURE BILL
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generally conceded, but the advocates
OF the measure declare that drastic
me- sure has been shown to be neces-
sary by the determined attitude of
those opposed to enforcement of the
local optic,l, law, in the violation of
which the bootleggers have had the
support and cooperation of the brew
ers and wholesalers of the state, so
it is charged.
Prefers License Sysem
Governor Hawley admits that the
present local option law cannot be
enforced satisfactorily to the advo-
Gates of such enforcement, and he de-
clAres that he has seen worse liquor
conditions under this law than he ever
saw under the license system, but it
j.; the license system he prefers, SO
it is declared, and for that reason
he wished to have the present law
left in it's weakened condition. hoping
will grow during the next two years
to such an extent that the law will
be repealed.
However, it is pointed out by advo-
Gates and friends of the measure that
some of the brewers, particularly
Brewer Hayes of Pocatello, who was
a supporter of Governor Hawley, has
maintained an immense lobby of work
ers here using their influence with
the governor rather than with the
legis lature, regarding that them hope
Was in the chief executive, rather
than in the members elected this
time to the house and senate. Hayes
frequently visited the chief executive
office end it is not to be presumed
that he failed to talk this question
over with him. In fact it is stated
tluat he had the promise pf the gov
ernor to veto the measure.
Failed to Count Nugent
The PocateIo politician and brewer
who devoted his entire energies for
two years to defeat Governor Brady
because tMat official signed the local
option law c, ID used his Influence to
secure its passage, failed to count
on the influence pf Nugent.
1t became known yesterday that
Hawley had determined to veto the
measure end that, in fSct, he had his
veto measure prepared for submission
to the legislature when adjournment
day prevented its submission. Nugent
and others got exceedingly busy, with
the result that some 25 or 80 promt-
nent democrats including State
Chairman Nuge-t, General Frank
NJ. rtin, Mayor Pence and others of
Boise, Senators Poole, Fisher, Free
Halter and other democratic men,
bers of the upper house and Repre-
sent.tives Hendricks, Terrell, Morgan
and others of the lower legislative
brsj-ch of the state, assembled at
the Idanha hotel hast night and
marched i'm body to the governors
office, where a. warm session is said
to have BEEN held.
1t was put up to them by Hawley
that the bill is defective in several
points. They admit that this might
be true, but they urged him to forget
that he is a lawyer, but ito consider
that he is only governor of the state
with authority to sign bills, and to
permit the supreme court to perform
some of it's functions. He was even
urged to permit the bill to become a
law without his signature, but he de-
clared he would not show cOwardice
and would either sign it or veto it.
1t was urged to him that this was the
finest chance ever Offered the demo
cratic praty to make politics mas
much as the republicans of the legis-
lature had already broken their pledge
to submit a constitutional amendment
and now the democrats could take
the place of the republicans by ap-
prevail of this bill and by saying to
the temperance people: "See the
republicans pretended to be your
friends and accused us of being your
enemies in league with the whisky ell
ement. They broke their pledges,
while We, who made you no pledges.
have given you law which not only
vitalizes the desd local option law
given you by the republicans, but
which saves your cause from disgrace
and defeat in the state because of
that inert and spineless law
Arguments Have Desired Effect
These arguments had their effect
on Hawley, especially las they came
from Nugent, who practically insist
ed upon the governor selling this
great opportunity, and the democrat
ic delegation, which had succeeded
in cOsrN1inocinO tho onuarpo, %ho% %bo