The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
AMENDMENT WILL
CARRY MISSOURI

M tssouri~wil ratify' is the cheering
IN asage from the Anti-Saloon league
headquarters The declaration Is bas-
cd on the results Of the primary cleo
tons held August 6. The sweeping
victories Of the dry candidates on that
dav foreten the doom of the liquor
machine controlled politics in Mis-
souri, The vote was much larger than
the old politicians anticipated, and 1t is
usually "A Waterloo for the booze In
terests when the citizens go TO the
polls on primary day in any state, for
it is unfortunately true that ii is the
dry voters who neglect their duty in
primary elections.
The Anti-Saloon league at the very
| beginning Of the campaign organized
with a view to getting the dry vote
out on this important day, and their
| organization got results EX-Gover-
nor Folk was nominated by the Dem :
| ocrats. for the high Office of United
state senator, defeating his opponent.
Senator Wiley, by a Substantial ma
| iority, Notwithstanding the fact that
many drNs voted for Senator Wiley
and the further fact that he had the
backing of the state machine, Cover
| nor Folk has a national reputation as
q bitter opponent OF the liquor inter
/
senate he will be a powerful aid to the
| friends of national prohibition.
The vote for MIR. Folk is fair in
dicaiion OF the attitude of the Demo
cratic voters toward all the candidates,
| About so per cent of the Democratic
party it is apparent, believed In choos-
ling men to represent them who have
not the following OF the booze gang.
a group of candidates have been Sc
lected in the state af Missouri for the
house of representatives. out of
which il will be easily possible to
/ ELECT two-to-one dry Legislature.
| In tho senate the majority will not
| be so strong. perhaps. but Superin-
itendent Shupe. OF the Anti Saloon
league, says that with the same kind
of work that was done preceding the
| primaries "a clean majority for ratiti
cation and any other reasonable tenn
/ perance Legislation is assured Many
present members of the senate who
/ have constantly stood with the booze
interests were defeated by dry oppo-
nents Even St. Louis has nominated
candidates who openly challenged the
| liquor domination OF politics in this
| district the Thirty second
| Superintendent Shupe, in discussin z
the results OF the primaries, said:
| up the We utL
| that under certain co/iitions the drys
will have at least twentythree votes
| In the next senate. and under the
worst conditions that can obtain the
drya will have at least eighteen. The
/ next Legislature OF Missouri will un-
doubleday ratify the national prohibit
ton amendment. as only eighteen SEN
ators' votes are required. Every dry
should redouble his efforts in the com
ing general election so that the men
| nominated shall be elected so that the
amendment providing for statewide
prohibition may be carried.
| The statewide amendment Is all the
more vital since it is demonstrated
( there are a majority of interests
against the booze rule. The elimina =
ton OF the booze game in Missouri
will insure clean politics and more eff
| 1cient officers. The adoption OF the
statewide prohibition amendment will
Danish the booze influence from the
| Missouri politics forever"