The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-07-10
WEEKLY REVIEW STATE
NEWS WITH OUR
COMMENT
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and insinuating in its terms, that we
cannot remain silent, much as we dis
like to assume an attitude of seeming
hostility toward another organization
protesting to fight the liquor traffic
The League article refers to J. II.
Worthendyke (Woertendyke) as
having lecturcd in Idaho "ostensibly'
in favor of statewide Prohibition, and
proceeds to insinuate that Mr.. Woer.
tendyke-who is widely known as one
of the strongest Prohibition advocates
on the platform today, and who is one
of the field representatives of the Pro
hibition National Committeeman
into the state as an outside party"
and by fraudulent or questionable
methods obtained large sums of mon.
cy, and that his whereabouts are now
unknown. AS Mr.. Woertendyke was
employed, and all his dates made, by
our committee land this fact was
known to the New Republic" writer)
il is evident that this attack was d.
rected, not against Woertendyke, but
against the Idaho Prohibition commit
tee.
The members Of this committee
are permanent residents of the state,
and have for years been devoting time
and money to working up sentiment
for a dry Idaho some of them be-
fore the Anti-Saloon League was or
ganized in the state They and their
predecessors have labored necessarily
to educate the citizenry of the state to
demand state wide Prohibition, and
in company with the noble women Of
the w. c. T. w., and other patriotic
citizens, have created fertile field
into which the League workers have
come and attempted to claim credit
for all that has been achieved. E. D.
Nichols, who has long been identified
with the work of our committee, led
the fight in 1908 to secure a resolu
ton from the legislature submitting
Constitutional Prohibition to a vote
of the people, and was largely respon-
siblc for dry victories in several local
option fights, making hundreds OF
speeches in the various campaigns in
the state
"In the face of all these facts, the
Leagues statement that these out
side parties" (meaning our committee
and its representatives. have never
done anything to assist in local con-
tetsts is absolutely ridiculous. The
League is exceedingly noisy in its
Boosting and does not hesitate to lay
claim to everything in sight"
"The Idaho Prohibition committee
is presenting to the people of the
state sensible, workable plan for
getting citizens together and destroy
ing the liquor traffic, and because tht
people have enthused over this plar
more than over the Anticipated meth
DDS employed by the Anti-Saloor
League, and because more liberal f.
nancial support has been accorded t.
this plan than to those of the League
some official of that organization ha.
become disgruntled. Hence the un
demanded attack in the New Repub
lie.
we deeply regret the necessity O
issuing this statement. We have no
sought controversy with the League
nor have we attacked it. We hav,
desired to maintain friendly relations
with every organization, as we'll a.
each individual that was opposed t.
the liquor traffic. The attack upor
Mr.. Woertendyke and our committet,
was wholly uncalled for and we max,
this statement in order that the publ,
may understand the situation.
"IDAHO PROHIBITION STATE
COMMITTEE"