The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-05


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Aa5a,sa ~ l05oy for the bin
Tas V,gsncTs rspiy 70 the Anti
gaI1on I,eagBs g1perin,enGsnt ~:
o.yernsr csss's Letter.
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received while was aDsent from
the ztats engaged in the national
c4myzlgn. ann M delay In answer
lnz hzs lssn due N the fart that
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nec1re1 copy u the DlD 10 which
y0u refer. This b.ll. knOTn az the
Xeuyon BIl. To prohibit inter
state commerce 10 intoxicating liq-
8ofs % certain cases,' ztlch
have carefully examined Jon advice
me Was made a special order in
the senate fDr December 18th. and
With a ylew III ezDediting its pas-
Eage, Jon request me ~ appoint a
delegation Or cOmmisslOn from Ala.
DamA ~ meet With Ike deIegs-
ton from other ststes a. Washing
Ton. The DurDOge VI these delega-
tons. you inform me. ~ " secure
eariy and favorable actlon on "thla
important measure By our national
Legislature" respectfully decline
10 comply with your request So
far as I am aware, there Ii no pup
lic sentiment IN this state demand
Ia gthc passage O thlH bill It Was
not made subject Of discussion
either on the stump or In the public
press during the recent campaign.
am convinced that very few peo-
pie in Alabama are aware Of the
fact that such bill iB pending In
the national congress. ! do not be-
lieye that there Is any public sen
tlment in Alabama demanding the
appointment d delegation ~ aid
our members Of the congress- In
reaching Just and wise decision
on this question On the other nand.
am convinced that cur people
are content 10 leave the question or
the passage or defeat OF the bill
10 the untrammclcd judgment and
dccIglon Of their representatives,
confident that their votes Will be
cast according TO their conscience
ana oath OF office. The people o'
Alabama have been surfeitcd with
liQuor agitation. IN 1909, largely
through the agency Of the Anii-Sa-
loon league, thlB state was p!ung-
ed into the Dittcrcst aud most un-
necessary political contest known
In it, history The liquor question
waB made the burning Issue in
state politics, and after long
struggle. which divided our people
into hostile political camps, the
question was finally settled by the
adoption Of the democratic party cf
the principal OF local option. | was
nominated and elected aB an adyo-
cate Of local option, and among the
first nets Of my administration was
the passage of n local option law,
which, In the Judgment of a ma
Iorly OF the people Of Alabama,
waB the wlScst and best solution
Of the vcxed problem. While there
are atlll many prohlbitonists in
Alabama, | am Inclined to believe
that most Of them now are not
state wide but local option pro.
hibltlOnlstH. Under the policy Of
local option, the people Of each
county In the state have the right,
by their ballot. tc determine wheth-
or the sale of liquor shall be per
mltIcd o. prohibited The position
Of the democratic party IN Alabama
has been clearly and forcibly ex-
pressed by Prcsdcnt-clcct Wilson
when be declared; 4 am in favor Of
local option | pm thorough be-
llcvor In local self government and
relieve that every sclfgoyerning
community which constitutes u so
c'Nl unit should have the rlght T.
control the matter Of the rogula-
tlon or Of the Withholding of IL
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