The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-10-31

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openly advocating county option. The
distillers and brewers were every
where fighting county option candi-
dates. "a the Kanabec- Mille Lacs-
Sherburne senatorial district there
we're two dry candidates and one
/ classed IS vet. The dry candidates
were Anton Peterson of Kanabec and
Rev. Henry Holmes off sherburne.
| Every one knew that they were dry.
They had the endo rsement Of the Anti
Saloon league, and there was absolute
llyno question as TO where they stood.
Il that election those opposed TO
brewery dominat lion were making the
supreme effort They were calling up
on those known to be friendly TO tenn
iherance TO rally the support Of
1.-THE dry candle dates Here was q chance
fors Cravens IS show his colors. Here
was an opportunity to do something
for the cause. Here was q splendid
time to voice his convictions. How
did he embrace it Why, my friends,
he embraced it by giving the candi-
date classed asswet the very best sup
port Of which he was capable. Three
candidates in the field ttwoI known to
|be dry one wet OF doubtful and
I:Cravens picks the wet and boosts his
candidacy early and late. He has
never given any candidate as hearty
support as he gave the wet candidate
against Henry Holmes in 1914 and,
largely through his efforts, Holmes
lost Mile Laos county BY ITO MAORI
Ety. Had Holmes been defeated and
it is not Cravens' fault that he was
not defeated ounty option, the
stepping stone to prohibition, would
have been lost. 5S3
And SO we find Cravens supporting
wet candidates for the legislature in
1908, in 1910 and 1914, and we find
Bob Dunn voting for county option in.
1911 in 1913 and 1915 and for prohibi-
tion in, 1917, and in the face Of this.
record, 8 record that is in black and.
white, Cravens is trying to make you
believe that he Is q, simon-pure tenn
perance man and that Bob Dunn is
the tool Of the breweries. Which will
you trust? In whom will you place
your confid ence the man who stead
lastly and consistently voted for dry
Legislation or the man who has per-
sistenly and mistakenly supported wet
candidates and thus done all in his
power to defeat dry legislation !!
Again, it is Z matter Of record that
sCravens was not sufficiently interested
in suppressing the sale Of booze to
sign the petition FOR county option.
election in his own county.
But this. does not complete the re-.
markable temperance record of this
most remarkable dry candidate, Graz
vens. Following the enactment 81 the.
county option law there was county
option election in Mile Laos county on
June 21st, 1915. Nj. Cravens was
then, as he is now and has been for
many years, the editor and publisher.
OF the Mile Laos County Times.
Through it he was able to reach every.
portion 81. the county and could have
had considerable influence upon the:
result Of the election. But if you will
go and scan the files Of his paper for.
seven weeks inmed iately preceding
the election, make The most careful ex-
animation and search, you will not
find single paragraph advocating the
voting 81 the county dry or disclosing.
where he stood upon the question. In
May and June, 1915, when he had an
opportunity, 2 real pportunity to as s.s
sist, Cravens was not interested Or en-
,thusiastic about putting the breweries5
or booze out of business in Mile Laos
county. He contributed nothing to-
the Mile Laos county dry victory.
What debt Of gratitude the drys owe
him. Cravens was not then candi-I
date for state senator. He was not
then attempting to ride into office on:
the crest Of q wave Of temperance
sentiment. He then had no personal
interest Ia mouflaging the voters,
Ambition and envy had not then tired.
his brain. He had not at that time
dreamed visions Of great political
future for himself. He had not then
drawn pictures Of himself standing in
the senate chamber ID the marble state
house at ST Paul the idol Of an ops
pressed and downtro dden constituency.
the eloquent, forceful and logical
champion Of the people, the object of
every gaze, the center Of attractions Of
every hope. He did not then hope to
fiji Bob Dunn 5 political shoes. and SO
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