The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-14
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TO BE The ISSUE
~ ONO rris rsIL AND wosAs
SUFFRAGE WILL ALSO
PLAY a PART.
pro0vessisss pope 20 Get o, On tire
crooro Fioor By Boosting prohi-
bition brenonent-eis Rally
Planned
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Flood or drought. fhats the stu
alton % be decided this Fall in Ohio
That prohibition II 90 b the chief
iskur IN The coming campaign ALREADY
n evident Woman suffrage viii play
= very important part. going hand In
hand With prohibition. and Coxfsm
nlso viii Be discussed By both Hspub-
hcans and ProEressiyes. and the Dem
ocratr In this respect viii BE- placed
on the defensive.
Governor Cor has been guilty. His
political opponents say. OF usurping
the rights Of the legislature. he has
been extravagant and be has built up
a powerful political machine through
the providing OF many new offices
which he has nlled by appointments.
The governor viii have 10 meet these
sshsrs:s on IN. stump and also VIII
Of which L. offensive 20 different
clakses. the farmers OF the state being
particularly bitter toward the gov
ereorsssives ror prohIbluon.
ProGressives are coming out for
prohibition In cuyahoga county the
Prokressive leaders have started the
circulation OF petitions asking for the
submission or prohibition amend
ment 10 the state constitution, and
here 10 Franklin county they have de
ciared themselves on the side OF the
drys. They even have declared for
the recall OF public officials who. fail
TO enforce prohibition should IL be-
come the law OF the state or nation.
The Progressives say:
Law enforcement In as important
as law enactment We favor nationaf
prohibition through an amendment
TO the federal constitution. Until that
can be obtained. we favor statewide
prohibition by a state constitutional
amendment. and favor enactment OF
In Lob N.rllI
removal OF officials who fail 20 EN-.
force the provisions OF those amend
ments and the laws giving effect
The seven legislative candidates in
this county will be members OF the
Progressive state platform convention
and Will use their influence there 10
have the essence of this pledge placed
In the state platform.
Two Factions Together
For the frst time In years. IL ever
before. the Prohibition party will be
this year In behalf OF prohibition
Heretofore the Prohibitionists have
kept aloof from the Anti-Saloon
League. because they do not believe
In county option. But the Progress
sfves must show they are in earnest
on the prohibition question. or the
Prohibftionists won't have anything to
do with them. The statement of the
progressive conference on the tenn
perance question in this city last win
ter IL regarded by the Prohibitionists
as a subterfuge.
III the P-ogressives come out for
prohibition without equivocation or
straddling, we probably will be with
Them, said prominent Prohibition.
ISL this week. but they must prove
their sincerity"
Governor Cox has announced he will
take no side In the present temper
ance night. He will stand for the II.
quor license law. II is said that the
saloon element will be lined up be
hind him in the coming battle with
the vets with Cox. the Republican
party viii be looked upon as the party
OF the drys, especially should Frank