The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-04

., ., pGss n0 so shf p aeGys STORY toJ,x aptl Enr rfp "ssi oa, the situsti0n'
defending the law-presents it's facts to the jury of South
Dakota-the voters. The proponents of state wide Prohibi-
ton have made no public declaration that has not been abusive
and defamatory They realize the testimony of every pro-
hibition state is against their theory of control, and no alter
native exists but to abuse those who assume the right of their
own opinion.
There is a grave menace existing in South Dakota today
that should be viewed thoughtfully by the electorate. 1t is
the question as to whether the interests of the State are to
be made secondary to ar organization, and whether the super
a monitor OF the activity of the people and dictator of our
political parties.
The evidence of the past months plentifully supports
this contention. 1t has been decreed that the Candidates
for public office must be measured by the Anti-Saloon yard
1t is creditable to the intelligence of the electorate that all
opposed by this organization have been marked for honor by
their constituencies.
a public organ, have been derided, condemned and abused
law that has been the law of South Dakota, for twenty
years, and was placed on the statute books by the Prohibit
disgraceful and lawless conditions that existed under pro-
hibitory control.
1t has further been decreed that no citizen of the State
has a right to an opinion that differs with the opinion of Rev.
Mr.. Holsaple. The men who believe in local option control are
"rummies," promoters of red light districts" 'fakes,' "lars,"
for committing the objectionable sin of defending the laws
of South Dakota. Is it not a deplorable situation when
satisfy the demands of one individual or be subject to defama-
ton, abuse and vilihcation?
The South Dakota Local Option League has been mis-
represented, misunderstood and maligned, yet in spite of
this type of campaign, has, and is, attracting thousands of
long suffered under the ungentlemanly, unfair, unchristian
and untrue representations of Supt. Holsaple, that ii is turning
from such leadership. Truth will out, and the lies cir
culated will come back home with a tremendous majority
for Local Option on November 7th. In The New Republic
Sept. i, 1916, is the following statement relative to the South
Dakota Local Option League. "The league Uas not formed
by the people of South Dakota but by hired agents of foreign
liquor corporations Uho came into the State Uith carpet
bags, travelling about seeking names, ETC." The entire
fabric of the statement quoted is absolutely untrue and the
South Dakota Local Option League will donate $50O.0O to any
charity the Anti-Saloon League names, if it will give the name
of any citizen in the State who has been approached by the
agent OF a foreign liquor corporation" with a view of mem
bershiP in the Local Option League, or evidence to sustain
any of the other assertions. Such untruths are the stock
in trade of the Holsaple aggregation.
The activity of the Anti-Saloon League the past month has
been directed in an effort to tear down the Local Option
League ON the presumed premises that no men in the State
Vote "NO' Tuesda
SOUTH
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