The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-26
VI A N I s EXT RA.
SESSION CALLED.
DRY REASONS
BARTLESVILLE $ D l. % N
WRITES LETTER TO GOV
FRNOR GIVING VIEWS
ON PROPOSITION

Bartesvire. Jan 25-Anent an extra
session of the legislature County Az
iornev Harrison has addressed the iol
lowing letter to Governor Williams'
Bartlesville, Okla Jan l7-GoVerh
IN r l. Williams, Oklahoma city Dear
Sir, am writing on in regard 10
the extra session Of the legislature
and the prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution.
AS to the wisdom or necessity OF
nm oxtra SESSION Of the legislature !
make no suggestion. 1t seems to me
,on are in the best position to Judge
of tbis matter. do not believe your
decision on this question either way
would he subject to just criticism
The question of whether the ratl-
fication of the prohibition amend
n,ont should be submitted to the first
n Getting of the legislature whether
/. he extra or regular is one OF grave
imnortance to the people of Oklano-
ma,
That this amendment should be SUB
mitted to and ratified by the legisia
mro at its first meeting, ! respectluI-
* urge for the following reasons:
intoxicating liquors has been the
chief curse and drawback to the peo-
n,a Of oklahoma, and practically al
Of IFS came from other states
. The avowed policy of the peo-
nle Of oklahoma is complete destruc-
tion of the liquor traffic, as express
ed in its Enabling Act, its eonstltu
ton its statutes, and in the ordlh
ances of probably eve8y city in TIT
state.
Oklahoma was born a dry stat
and pledged to temperance and oe
cency from its infancy
We shelter the largest remhan
of the great histiric Indian race. Sine
p 1S32 If has been the policy and pur
nose of the federal government to pr
foct the Indian from the ravages
= hoo2o AS a condition Of statehood W
\ pledged the federal GOV 3ernment
, nreiect the Indian from booze for
= least 81 years. On this proposition OF
- sacred honor is at stake.
= : The ideal CT eatiment in Ame'
:, ica and in the civilized world mas S
! itself against booze. Tins is the mo
! righteous move inauguated amor
- men since human slavery was abo
"a ished. In this movement Oklahor
!, should not balk nor slack but agGre
- sively lead.
g. 1t does not lie in the mouth
90 any wet state to say we are not 7
specting their rights, when they ha
\ rot ceased to pour their liquid damn
ton into this state to csrse our pc
ple in defiance of the expressed WIS
es of the people of Oklahoma.
:. In the light of all the facts a
circumstances the day of argum'
and discussion has passed. The doc
OF booze has been too long delay
The verdict is already in. We sho1
record the verdict and proceed W
the execution.
s. The Democratic party is larg
Se responsible for prohi lition in Ok
H. homa. Why should we lose this f.
rs prestige by faltering now? If
ry present Democratic legislature me
10 and fails to ratify this amendment,
el may be ratified by republican Il
It, islatWc
u u 9. There is time limit wit
sy which to ratify the amendment. 7
m fight in the wet states will not lit
no '"' be put on until the amendment is +
flied by the dry states. Hence
or delay might defeat the amendment
30 80 Yours very respectfully A o Han
ne son County Attorney Of Washing