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Ohio, Indiana, Cali 4 fornia, Wisconsin, and . many other'of the larger states have succeeded in getting prohibition in some of their towns and cities Z through local optionbut it is ex - 2tremely doubtful if those states would- go into the prohibition column. Alabama not so long o Jennings Bryan ago gent prohibition, but when for prohi- it was attempted to .amend the bsaid e will in- state constitution to put a pro i Djoeratic party hibition clause in it, the vote of issai its plat- the people was overwhelmingly iaers are -much against it, and,where ever it -has bthey recog- been tried to fasten this princi ~wet-dof Mr. Bryan's p1e upon the people for all time. , t councils, and it has met with defeat. l ing suc adfight, In our last primary.the candi tyisth die of the dates for governor, with but one artys platform exqeption refused to make pro ohiition, and hibition an issue, yet, the indi nion of many eations are that the legislature 4-M-U1ake it difficulte to will'be urged at its next session organzationiu tact for to take up this issue, either to of 916. If the provide for a special election to tis 1.en, the submit the question to the quali ka glooimy for the Dem- ficd voters or adopt a prohibition i to succeed itself, statute outright. The voters *ng thepopularity were led to believe that no such lon. As a local question would be taken up for st of Prohibition consideration, and in casting it will not have their votes for governor they isse, if this gave their votes for a candidate sforced on the party whostood for local option in -Ahere will be 6 general preference to one who favored into the organization. the submission of- the question to .as the, solid South is a special election. ,Pit aatters not what is We are indifferent as to the out party platform, it come of this agitation, we realize to. the Democratic the result to be a foregone conclu ; t not so with the.great sion if the question isforced into Iand western states a special election under a strict sues re considered, operation of our general eletion it will be unfortunate laws, but we do think,if the pro me when the Democrat- hibitionists in this State are de is working to succeed termined to force the issue,that it issue. to be raised will be far better to have the peti cause it to lose xhat it tioners ask the general assembly to gain. It was said to adopt the statute and be done prominent Republican with the agitation. 'Democratic party can be, on to ..do the wrong DID BILLY DRIVE CHAMP TO DRIK? -the right time," and if If the story published in insists upon forcing the Detroit Free Press December upon his party the re- 3rd;, is true,the greatspeaker of ity will be his. the lower house of congress is a number of Republican finished product so far as being prohibition is very strong a politician is concerned. Champ asbeen demonstrated' Clark came near being the Dem cal elections, but this ocratic presidential nominee or Aot indicate that these the party, he did receive a be carried by the - -oul becariedby hemajority of the votes cast tic party on such an is in the Baltimore conven ethe great State of New tion, bnt the prize was in a great many of the sace rmhmb ila ~'nd cities prohibitionl hasJennsBynsrfsltabd through local op b h ntuto fteN it wuld b nextto thm blower coveton hchrs snt fiihdpout-ofra en him as a delegate to the national LADLORD M MRCH MUST GET convention. Not only did Bryan TOGETH prevent Clark from getting this In a recent issue of The Sam nomination, but he is solely re- ter Item there appears an edito sponsible for the nomination of nal which we regard as not only President Wilson. We never timely but worthy of the con believed Bryan treated Champ sideration of ever land owner. Clark square. nor do we believe There is no gainsaying it that Bryan expected to become a our land owners are up against Wilson champion, his conduct a. proposition which must be from the opening of the conven- solved with a view to present tion to its adjournment indicated conditions. It will -be impossi a desire to create a deadlock and ble for renters to secure supplies eventually carrying off the nom- another year unless arrange ination himself, but Woodrow ments are made to give to the Wilson wis nominated and the supplying source a better pros country should be proud. of it, pect to collect than it has had and it should also be thankful heretofore. No merchant is that it escaped getting Clark as going to assume the risk of fur the chief' of the 'nation. The nishing supplies with the chance story told by the Detroit Free of beingreimbursed only after the Press in effect is that Champ landlord gets satisfied, there Clark, the Speaker of the House mast be an arrangement by of Representatives, in the middle which the merchant will at least of a lecture was in such a maud- share in the crop regardless of fin state of intoxication that his the pi rity of the rent lien, and address had to be cut by extin- tooiftenant omplieswiththelaw guished the lights m the hall; he must plant something else be one-third of the audience, many sides cotton, therefore there of whom were women, abruptly will have to be an understanding left their seats and walked out about taking something else be of the hall before the speaker sides dotton for rent which is was silenced. suggested by The Item's edito This deplorable incident will nial that we herewith reproduce: furnish a text for the advocates " Tbe time for rentingiand for of prohibition to dwell upon; we next year is at hand and in ex th ink we hear them already with itinag circumstances it is a mat ter that calls for serious consid tears in their voices pointing the eration. The cotton crop in this awful picture of Champ Clark's county will be materially cur downfall as the result of strong tailed and a large acreage de drink, and the name of this great voted to grain. The outlook for receiving a renumerative price man will be used in the puIpits for the cotton that will be pro and on the hustings to stir up duced next year is not at all en. sentiment in favor of abolishing couraging, nor is there any cer the legalize sale of alcoholic bev tainty that the grain crop will erages, and, did the opposition find a ready market at high1 have the time, it wculd not sur- prices. Thertore the man who erents land at a fixed cash rental rise aousu Mr. Clarsndt opayable in the fall as has been bgo ca ti customary is taking hong chances opposition against him that he It will be necessary for the land lost the speakership. Towo years lord or a merchant to make ad ago "Uncle Joe"' Cannon arou vances to the tenant farmers, as usual, and unless some agree rment is made for the payment of against him to the extent that the rent and advances in produce he was defeated for re election, when settlement day arries and the most they had "a'gin" there will be trouble and disas him was that he would "cuss," tr situation that the South is fac bouting and ordhiary rules do not he was never accused of being apply. Unless foresight is used drunk. Clark however, is cbarg. conditions will be worse next ed with drunkenness; if the pub- fall than at present. In view of rlof the hazardous nature of farm sting operations it seems but fair ave had an awful jag to have that the landlord should share made such a disgraceful spec in the risks that the tenaut s sumes and that the rent should tacle of himself. be fixed on so many bushels of adothhsi t oatssfor each acre planted in Base fiet tin ar febolihing foruragnrs patere iny wheat theS legaliz QIisalet talcodinev ary yta h ganco Qrages, and, does nthe eroupsiion poriso mayThelsore theomn who pringin in hedd. Clarbe s t coulamndc aal nteflshsbe lostfo the spenakuershi. wo years or evr arercantdi orak and so many pounds of cotton for When the goveknor of Texas every acre planted in cotton. If pardoned and paroled 185 plis the landlord and tenant see- fit oners on Thanksgiving Day, we they could agree on a fixed price for each of the crops in of course, expected the press of the event that they should de- this state to raise a cide to make a settlement in cash howl. but it has sung mighty when the time for the payment low, and has contented. itself of rent arriyed. This is a big with an occasional squeel about question and the suggestions here made are thrown out for the purpose of bringing the ing loose 10i. We find in read matter up for discussion." ing the newspapers that Thanks ____. 9 gvi nga Day is set aside by the COMPULSORY EDUCATION. governor's of most of the states It is stated that one person in to give "the poor devils another every 1000 in Denmark is unable chance." After all, this state is to read and yrite, and this gives not alone in having a governor the advocates of compulsory ed- who dares to exercise the par ucation a new argument for doning power in spite of the South Carolina to enact a com- press or political antagonists. pulsory attendance law. We We do not endorse the promis have no doubt that compulsory cuous turning out of criminals, attendance is strictly enforced and until further informed we in Denmark, it is in Germany ao and Austria and yet with all of ertior has overdone the thing the education, and religious en but when we see that other vironment, we would rather be statesdidthe same, then it is in South Carolina with its lack more convincing to us that we of educational advantages than should nct criticise harshly when in the cultured-cursed inonachi not in possession of the facts. ies of.-Europe. We think the advocates of The complaint of Germany compulsory education are un e that the United States is giving fortunate in pointing out to us aid to the allies by furnishing whatforeign countries are doing material that can b- converted along these lines and neither into war supplies may yet bring wili th e pointing to Western and about an estrangement between Northern States be an argument that country and thise if it does, in their Savor, for all of us know there will be a considerable loss that in' Denmark and in Germany to the commercial interests of wherd children are compelled to this country. Were it not for ,go t. sehool, and in the States the German buyers on the cot in this country where school at- ton market -the price would be tendance is compulsory, condi- considerably less than it is, and tious and environments are alto if it turns out that there is good gether different. If argument is ground for the complaint we fear needed to bolster up the cause these buyers will called off the of comp'. pulsory school attendance market and leave us at the mer letnit be shown where such a cy of the American spinners. law has worked successfully ine a Southern State, then it will be The opening of the cotton ex bringing argument to bear csangr and the establishment which;-will merit consideration. of the regional banks, together Th0e-opposition to compulsory with the emergency cuirency of iolattendance is not because onen the can unti fuvrethe nfore Wdwe of opposition to education, nlot joan scheme has not had the ef -D at ll ~evrybdy econizs terctof lifin therdweighheofhing need bf education, but we are pression from the masses up to pesuliarly situated in this and in now, but when congress gets in otbermSouthern States; we have to full swing, and our Represen a race of people here who are tatives get a chance at the treas taxpayers and they demand ury, perhaps they will devise a theyhave the benefits of public scheme by which relief will be school education, aoe we tinan- obtained. Senator Smith will ciallyfable? Can we run the try to get money for the cotton schowls now on full time, even farmers, a n d Representative itheirpfaor, paid allhs k Whaley will have the govern goentotocdrain our lowlandsabot Dionsn en ents S chmeawllee farettel i other bstate, thewrd hn it comeslWhen The paroling of J. A. Black' Game Warden Richaidson has welder until E. H, Rhamp, - jr., prepared several new game -laws of Sumter is prosecuted isa most that he will recommend to unusual exercise of executive legislature for enactment. We clemency. We cannot see why have not seen these bills but it the governor should lay down is assumed by us that he will such a condition. E: H. Rhame, renew his efforts to get a gun Jr., was unfortunate it is true, license measure through which but that he satisfied. the parties he attempted last year and fiiled. interested is to be presumed by The trouble with officials who the fact, they did not resort are as zealousas our State game to the criminal machinery for re- warden, they want too much lief, but whether he satisfied power, and they desire to create them or notit is not right to un- too many jobs for their friends. dertake to parole a prisoner con- The statute books contain enough ditioned upon the prosecution of law now without adding more to another unless the parties are them, and there are enough connected with the same offense. officers to euforce the laws ____ without the addition of more If RpreenttiveGarnerofficers. The trouble in this State if Representative Gardner knows what be is talking about is not a lack of oficers but a whe hesay th UntedStaeslack of the enforcement of the when he says the United States navy is a lot of junk why should laws by the officers. there not be an investigation, and if what he says is true, the remedy should be applied atCASTUIIA once. Millions of money has Fo i an Chdm been spent to make the navy In Use For-Over 30Years first class, and if we have it not A be= then Graft has run riot in the the navy department when all this ou Of vast amount of money was being spent. Let the Gardner resolu tion go through, it might start something.euw It is evident that the races in Charleston ahie goine on with the eagblini feature omitted. A e n e special officer was sent to the0 city to inivestigate the races to report if they are being run in Tht ke s i violation of law, so far there has that they have beeninoreport made public, sowhic we take for granted the specialy an officer has not been able to de- by specializing tect any gambling, throughout their wgreat plant on this How'sa Tthyhesretocrat we offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for ane suit and over au% case of catarrh that cannot be cured bce laws catarrh cure. F. 1. cHE.NY & co.. Props.. Toledo, 0. coat No matter we, the undersiened, have known F. J. Chen for the last 15 years. and believe im perfectliy howlittle lou know tin hul business transactains and ofan-m itabof to carry out any obliieations made by about clothes you WEST & TaUAX. wholesale druggists, Toledo. 0. WALDIXG. ILNtAN & MARVrs hlsl rg will see that STYLE gists. Toledo. 0. Hal's catarrh cure ii taken internally, acting na directly upon thl blood and mucous surfaces of fLUS have me fe the system. 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