Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-14

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The banquet was probably the most
/ i'm the platform of the state Progress
sive party declares in favor of APP
propriate legislation in aid of irri-
CATION for Imperial Valley and we
should use every possible effort TO
coin that platform into substantial
protection from the overflow of the
Colorado river. This can only be
done by formulating our plans at an
early date and getting our needs be-
fore the Board of Control and the
Legislature in a convincing manner.
California Dry.
/ am aware that some will say the
question of constitution prohibition is
up to the people and is therefore not
an issue in the selection of an as
semblyman, but we all know that ii
the amendment carries there will be
legislation to enact to make it er-
fective and if it is defeated we still
have the liquor question with us and
legislation upon it will never end
except through the complete annihi-
lation of the traffic. | trust the dry
amendment will carry, and, if it does,
will be glad to assist in enacting a.
law which will be as nearly enforce
able against the crime of liquor sell
ing as is the law prohibiting any
other offense against organized soci-
ETY.. Should the amendment be de-
feated, would favor legislation max
ing the county the unit when decid-
ing the question of local option, since
by that means it would be possible
to prevent one small community from
debauching the entire territory ad-
jacent thereto.
Our county has within recent years
had very concrete illustration OF
what this means in the way of addi-
tional crime and the difficulty ip en-
forcing our county prohibition laws
and city ordinances, and l believe
change in the law limiting the local
option unit only by county boundar-
les would make it more effective than
it is at present.
Political Ideals.
The work of the group of men who,
under the banner of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league, and later under the
leadership of Governor Hiram W.
johnson freed California from the po-
l;tical serfdom to the big corporations.
under which she so long struggled,
has aroused my profound admiration
and | am glad to enroll myself. with
the men and women whose aim it is
to perpetuate those policies of self
government which have been so hard
ly won.
The achievements of the present
state administration so commend
themselves to popular favor that no
cf an opposing political
party can be found so daring as to
criticise specific acts,, but only in a
general way is the present state ad-
condemned. Indeed, SO
commendable does most of the legis
lation of the past four years seem,
that it has been appropriated almost
wholly by an opposing party, and
praises of it occupy the major por-
ton of that party's platform. If ]
should be so favored by the electors
in the coming election that | will rep
resent you in the next legislature it
would be my endeavor to truly rep
resent those ideals in government that
have resulted in placing the power to
govern themselves in the hands of
the people and to perpetuate those
Policies that will enable them to at all
times correct any sins of omission or
commission on the part of their rep
lesentatives in the state legislature.
Very sincerely,
PORTER N. FERGUSON.
Holtville, Cal, Oct 6, 1914.
Vote California Dry
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