McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-30
ANTI-SALOON
LEAGUE ACTS
Strong Endorsement Of Gov
ern0r Hooper Issued BY
the State Committee
LOGICAL REASONS GIVEN
For Hooper Because His Platform
Record and Associations Are Bet
ter Than Opponents.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.

Strong and logical endorsement OF
Governor Hooper. his platform, his rec.
ord and his present position is the fea-
ture Of the following statement of the
State Executive Committee of the An.
ti-Saloon League:
lnasmuch as representations are be.
ing made that the Tennessee Anti-Sa,
loon League has declared it's neutral.
ity In the present gubernatorial cam.
paign. the State Executive Committee
deems it proper and imperative that. it
issue the following statement:
l. The league has authorized no per
son or paper to publish a declaration
OF its neutrality in the .gubernatorial
campaign.
2. At a meeting CT the State Ex-
ecutive Committee held on September
"a, several motions were made, the
purpose of which was to get the
league to issue a declaration in the
present gubernatorial contest. None
of the motions came to vote, and
the entire question was disposed Of by
the passage of q resolution to the ef-
feet that no declaration be made"
8. The action just referred to was
limited to the particular meeting Of
the committee held September "a, and
did not estop the committee from issu-
Ing declaration during the course Of
the campaign, If, in It's judgment, the
conditions called for such declara-
ton.
4. At meeting held October Is the
State Executive Committee decided
that the conditions made necessary
the issuance of declaration and ac-
cordingly passed the following resolu-
ton
Whereas, The issues in the present
gubernatorial campaign, which are of
most Importance to the anti-liquor
forces OF the state are law enforce
ment and honest elections, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Tennessee An
ti-Saloon Leagues does here and now
unequivocally and emphatically en-
dorse Governor Benjamin Wade Hoop
er for reelection, and urgently calls on
all Its friends to give him their loyal
and enthusiastic support"
This action was taken In accordance
with the non-partisan principles of the
organization, and not in the interest
Of a particular candidate or partic-
ular political party In order that
there may be no mistake or misunder-
standing on this point, the following
specific reasons are assigned for the
action of the league:
/. The difference In the platforms OF
the respective candidates.
2. The official pronouncements of
the candidates on the issues in which
the league Is most vitaily concerned.
8. The records of the candidates.
The political alliances and sup.
porters of the candidates.
A comparison of the fusion and
regular" candidates on these several
points is herewith submitted:
THE TWO PLATFORMS.
1. The platforms on which Governor
has been claimed, equally pronounced
on the liquor question Waving con.
sideration of the much-discussed
phrase, which occurs in the regular
Democratic platform, namely. "the
temperance laws now in force" we af
firm that both of the platforms on
which Governor Hooper stands, name
ly, the Independent Democratic and
the Republican, are definite and spe
cific, while the platform on which Gen.
Rye stands is indefinite. In proof OF
this statement We submit the follow
ing extracts from the three platforms
under consideration.
(a) Law enforcement On this i'm
portant subject the platform of the
Independent Democrats speaks as fol-
lows:
ut is not necessary for Independent
Democrats to formally declare in favor
of prohibition and law enforcement
Our record speaks for itself, without a
declaration We have fought for pro-
hibition and for the enforcement of the
prohibition laws for five years, and we
rejoice that our efforts have resulted
In improved conditions In Tennessee.
GAS to the enforcement of the law,
we commend the course of those Inde-
pendent Democratic and Republican
legislators and of Governor Hooper to
whose bulldog determination and
fighting spirit we owe the passage of
those measures which have measure
bly, bettered lawless conditions in the
state. We regret that the anti-ship-
ment law did not stand the test of the
courts, and favor the enactment of a
new law on the subject which will
meet the requirem ents Of the Federal
Webb law.
1--WE have found by experience the
difficulty of enforcing the law with
certain recalcitrant city Mayors re-
fusing to use their police forces in aid
OF the law, and throwing obstructicns
in the way of enforcement. We, there
fore, declare ourselves in favor of
law providing means for the removal
OF officials for neglect of duty and vic.
lation of the oath of Office.
I'VE favor law to deal with the So
called soft drink stands, clubs and
other subterfuges by means of which
the laws are now being violated"
The Republican platform contains
the following:
1--WE urge the adoption of such fur
ther legislation by the next General
Assembly as may be necessary to ef
fectuate the enforcement of the four
mile law In the CITY and COUNTRY