Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
CLAIM v. u.
is Being used
BY POLITICIANS
ldabel, Okla, Women
Refuse to Endorse
o and Record
OF Republicans

iDAbEL, Okla, Oct. 24.-Charges
tnat n Oklahoma republican state
headquarters are sending out travel.
ing representatives to organize w. C,
l. =. chapters for political purposes
are continued in resolutions passed
by the local organization following a
meeting in which an organizer, Mrs.
Annie b. Hagler, after assuring the
members that the ". C. T. u. is not
a political organization, sought TO Sc
cure distribution Of republican prop
uganda through the organization.
McCurtain county, known as the
little Dixie" of Oklahoma. is
staunehly democratic. and the W. C..
/. U. members refused to accept the
propaganda literature. After discus
sing the efforts OF the organizer the
following resolution was presented
and adopted by a large majority.
Whereas, the label, Oklahoma,
Union Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was organized on
the 18th day of September, 1928, az
which time il was stated by the or
ganizer, Mrs. Annie B. Hagler, that
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was not a political o~rganiza-
ton and that a discussion Of politics
was out Of order and
Whereas, at the close Of said ses-
sion the said Mrs. Annie B. Hagler
delivered to the president of the
label Union certain literature, pub
lished and circulated BY the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
slandering Gov. Alfred Z. Smith,
democratic nominee for president and
lauding the Hon. Herbert Hoover,
republican nominee for president,
making it apparent to the members
of this Union that the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of Ida
bel, Oklahoma, was organized for the
purpose of waging a fight upon Cow
ernor Alfred E. Smith;
Whereas, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has for its pur-
pose the bringing about Of a condi-
tion of temperance and sobriety in
the United States Of America; and,
Whereas, there has been adopted
BY the people Of these United States
an amendment 20 the constitution
prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating
liquor and that there has been enact
ed enforcement laws pursuant to said
amendment; and,
Whereas, the republican party has
been in power in the administration
of national affairs for the past eight
years'and during all of said time the
enforcement of the prohibitory liquor
laws has been in charge Of and I'M
der the control Of an ex-distiller, and,
Whereas, the law abiding citizen
ship Of the nation has been shocked
and disgraced by the corruption
among enforcement officials, and the
failure Of those in charge to make
an honest effort 70 suppress the traf-
fic in Intoxicating liquor, and,
Whereas, the present republican
nominee, Herbert Hoover, was nomi-
mated by the wet and corrupt Mellon
and Ware machine Of Pennsylvania.
and is supported in this campaign BY
the equally and corrupt Bill Thomp-
son ring Of the City Of Chicago. II is
therefore,
Resolved. by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Of label.
Oklahoma that the republican party
be condemned for its failure 10 bring
about temperance and for its dishon-
est enforcement of the prohibitory
liquor law. Be it further
Resolved, that it is the sense OF
this meeting 20 question the good
faith Of the republican nominee. Her
bert Hoover, he having endorsed the
past record of his party.
Whereas, the democratic party in
its convention at Houston has by its
platform pledged the party and its
nominee TO the strict enforcement Of
the prohibitory liquor laws Of the
United States Of America. and,
Whereas. the democratic party
has selected as its nominee for pres
ident, Alfred T.. Smith. whose past
record for honest and strict enforce
ment Of all law is a matter Of his
tory. Be it therefore. further
Resolved, that the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Of label,
Oklahoma, endorses the platform Of
the democratic party insofar as IL
deals with prohibition. and hereby
express our confidence in the honest,
ability and fearlessness Of Alfred f..
Smith. in the enforcement Of the pro-
hibitory Law. Be it further
Resolved, that a copy az these res
olutions be spread upon the minutes
OF this meeting. and a copy be sent
TO the press, and the secretary is 50
instructed