The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-09-14


layed for a week or two it's vote on
The constitutional amendment p'opos-
m nationwide prohibition. it is prob.
able Wer than six.y.siX senator's
would rave voted for and more tnan
tweTy against IT,
Certain events. uoNobsy one IN Vir-
glnia. have trapsDrs1 since chat vote
which tend 10 convince many o. the
senator's they We're too prcc.pitate in
thor surrender 10 the commands OF
the Anti-Saloon League and its allies.
The house OF representatives., To
which the dry amendment was sent, Is
less eager 10 take ii up than /, Vir-
GINA had not repudiated deal be-
tween the Democratic state machine
and the combination OF professional
His Platform Common Sense"
Virginia, the last OF the southern
states to surrender to the prohibition
lists, is the first TO show signs OF recov-
ering. At the primaries held through.
out the state last week Westmoreland
Davis. a prosperous farmer. defeated
J. Taylor Ellison and John Garland
Pollard for the Democratic nomination
for governor which Is equivalent to
an election.
Davis ran on platform OF common
sense" which was wholly distasteful
10 the combination OF Democratic poiit.
zeal leaders. preacher-politicians and
professional roformcrs recruited un
der the banner of the Anti-Saloon
League. He received within 1000
votes OF as many as Ellison and Pol
lard put together. He won the nomina'
ton for governor with the two sena.
tors. all but one representative. the
governor, all the former governors
and the local political bosses against
him. The Republicans generally sup
ported the successful candidate be
cause OF his high standing and free
dom from fads and sms OF any sort
One of the most instructive features
OF the result Is that Davis was gener
ally supported by the farmers of the
state. which class of citizens In Vir
ginia, as In some other states. has ap
peared to be most susceptible to the
influence OF the Anti Saloon League
crowd
The result I'm Virginia. therefore
deals the Anti-Saloon League the heav
lest blow IL has received in many
Years.
Openly Defy Dry Bosses.
Southern senators and representa-
lives who have been harassed and in
religious sects TO exploit their personal
preiudices and political views are
greatly elated over The turn OF events
I'm Virginia. II has had the effect OF
stinening the backbone OF southern
members OF the house of representa-
tivos who hitherto have surrendered
10 Anti-Saloon League methods which
would not have been tolerated in Tam
many Hall in the days OF Croker. Kelly
and Tweed
Encouraged by the Virginia result
these members are now preaching
open defiance to their former dry
bosses. These reformers, who were
riding roughshod over their senator's
and their representatives. have foi
the first time In recent years been
placed on the defensive Challenges
TO bring up the constitutional amend
ment adopted by the senate are per
mitted To go unnoticed by the lobby
lists OF the dry element in an effort &c
stem the tide OF resentment that APP
pears TO be setting in against them
not only In Virginia but in several 81
tie western states
IN Kansas. for instance. mine work
ers and other industrial employees
pho hitherto have submitted 10 the
dictates OF preacher-politicians and
dry reformcrs. have risen I'm revolt In
ono or two places. striking In reprisa
for the enforcement OF the bone dry
Reed amendment to the p1stotice bill
which prohibits the importation into
% state OF beers and light wines tC
which these artisans have been accus
toned.
Hate Reed Amendment.
Reports from Colorado. North Da
ko.e. Washington. Indiana, Oregon
an one OF two other states reflect The
same resentment against the Antl.Sa
loon League and its allies brought e
light IN Virginia and Kansas. This
resentment Is not SO much against the
,roh{hItiop ~ Manufacture ~ WHISKY
rs because OF the operation OF tn,
Reed amendment TO the postoiiice bill
which Is conceded 10 be the most OF
fensive prohibition measure ever writ
ten into the statutes.
The rout OF the politicians and Anti
Saloon League forces in Virgins
seems 20 have been pretty complete
admitted TO have been caused by re
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