The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-21

ceded every other political party Of
Importance, Democratic. Progressive
or Republican, In the championship
of every vital issue during our 81
years of history. Haven't we been
some party. What would the Ameri
can people have done without US?
Where woId this country be Today
had it not been for the existence Of
an organization which was bra1e
enough and pure enough and strong
enough to give birth to ideals un-
popular and seemingly weak in their
inc-piency bu- all-powerful i'll their
onward and conquering march.
wv Whatever else we nay remember,
let US remember this-that We have
stood fer national prohibition since
1859 No ,thcr political party has
ever championed that issue in nation
al platform or con, eDtion.
First on Firing Line
Not only have we been the first
to champion practically all of the
fundamental questions Of the last half
century as they are recognized today
beth in statute and constitution but
we have been the first upon the fir
ing line whether by referendum or
party action In most campaigns for
state prohibition, war prohibition, or
national prohibition.
For example, the Prohibition party
| called a convention Of 1000 delegates
in the state of California in November
of 1913 and launched a campaign for
California dry against the eager pro-
tests of the conservative non-partisan
| forces. This campaign was conduct
ed, was followed by a second cam
paign and by third campaign. In
the last campaign California ratified
and at the same time. defeated the
Rominger wine and beer bill by an
overwhelming majority"
After mentioning several other state
campaigns, Chairman Hinshaw CON
tinued, "In 1918 the Prohibition party
| it was in conjunction with the ma
| tional dry federation that launched
campaign for war prohibition after
the same had been defeated by the in
terposition of the chief executive OF
the land We got chambers Of com
merce, commercial clubs, oranges anc
church organizations all over the lant
to petition both houses Of congress
| for this measure. The Prohibition
party it was that furnished the mar
| in the person of Charles II. Randall
to frame the war prohibition bill which
passed both houses Of congress ant
became a law. The Prohibition party
1t was that furnished TIE man in th'
person of Mr.. Randall to become th'
author of the law prohibiting tn
transportation Of liquors and hquo
advertising from wet territory into DIR,
territory.
"The Prohibition party furnishes
the paper and printers ink in th'
campaign for ratification in lsl
which reached a million and forty-sev
on homes. The Prohibition party i
was that adopted the slogan WA
prohibition in this session Of con
gress and ratification of the fedora
amendment within IL months Thi
slogan in its two-fold sense was re
released. There were others NOR
conservative who said the slogan wa!
unwise and impossible Of achieve
lment.
1.-THE Prohibition party it was tina
in the spring of 1920 made the state
ment, "All parties should adopt pre-
nibition planks in their national plat
forms this year We accordingly
sent $4,000 communications from ma
tional headquarters to that many 10
cal, state and national leaders to thi
end Here on the table before me Il
a part of the result. We have gon
through them and they represen
something more than 100000 people.