The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-02-20
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The statewide prohibition issue
promises to be the leading issue be-
fore the people of Idaho during the
coming campaign. The Anti-Saloon
league is making preparations for a
campaign along this line and the
league will work with the party which
promises statewide prohibition. 1t
will not compromise. The extent of
the statewide prohibition sentiment in
Idaho is shown by the interview re-
Gently printed in the Capital News
given out by Hon. c. w. Beale of
Wallace. Mr.. Beale is one of the old
Republican war horses of Idaho. So
far back as 1902 he came before
the Republican convention as a candi-
date for the nomination for represent
alive in Congress. Since that time he
has been prominently identified with
the Republican party. Mr.. Beale
holds that the issue is alive in Idaho
and that if the Republican party
wishes to succeed in this state it will
have to align itself with the state
wide prohibition sentiment in this
state. In this connection it is inter
esting to note that Hon. c. L. Heit-
man of Rathdrum is frequently men
the prohibition issue. Mr.. Hoffman
years ago to- devote his time and en-
ergies to the propaganda of religion
and uplift movements. AT present he
is behind the dry forces in the local
option campaign in Kootenai county
The success of the drys in Kootenai
county will be followed, says rumor,
by the announcement of Mr.. Hoffman
that he is candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for governor.
1t seems to be the concensus of
opinion that the local option law has
not settled the liquor question. There
is no disposition upon the part of any
one to consider the problem solved.
The drys will maintain local option OIL
ly until they can secure state prohibi-
ton. The vets fight under the local
option law solely because they can
get nothing better.
City Council Tries to Close Saloon.
Power county is both wet and dry
The portion of the county which was
taken from Oneida county. IS. dry. The
portion which formerly belonged to
Blaine county is wet. This makes the
county wet in parts and dry in other
parts. The city of American Falls is
dry. A saloon however is operated
just across the river-less than mile
from the town and within the county
The city council OF American Falls
intends testing the legality of the ac-
ton OF the county commissioners in
granting a saloon license to ]. B.
West. No local option election has
ever been held in Power county Dis
trict judges have held that the matter
of determining whether the county
was wet or dry was entirely up to the
commissioners of the new county, but
since the license was issued, the city
council at American Falls has conclud-
ed to ask for an abatement of the sa-
loon across the river, and it is said
that .. r. Baum, county attorney of
Power county, has been retained by
the town of American Falls to ask for
an injunction that will have the effect
of abating the establishment.
There was some agitation among
the dry people of Pocatello a short
time ago to the same end though the
matter has virtually died out in face
of the fact that American Falls is to
contest the action of the commission
ers. The local action was raised large
ly because of the fact that 900 of the
liquor cases before the district court
originated from bootleggers who pur-
chased their supply at American Falls,
and it has been held that if the saloon
at that point operated under its retail
license instead of the wholesale, the
contention would not have been rails
ed.
Idaho is the Corn State.