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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1910
Page
4
The Independence Enterprise is entered at Todependence Oregon as second class matter with a subscription rate of $1.50 per year.
The writer argues the local option law discriminates against trades tied to saloon business and liquor traffic. He warns Dallas voters that dry county support protects many sectors, urges voting against saloon measures, and cautions readers to study every ballot item before voting NO on unclear measures.
An exhortation urging voters to oppose any measures not understood and to actively vote against them. The message warns that corruptionists are gathering votes to push unfavorable actions.
A city sheriff responds to an anonymous Independence letter claiming NHquer sales. No arrests were made. officials question the letter's reliability and the sheriff's enforcement vigor as election pressure looms.
Police records compare drunkenness arrests in Dallas and Independence. In Dallas for year ending June 1908 there were 78 arrests, for two years ending June 1910 82. Independence shows 47 arrests in 1908 and 18 in the two years to 1910, illustrating fewer arrests under local option. Vote 100 X YES for a dry coun try.
The Observer editor fights for minors’ liquor protection while questioning motive. He argues Dallas’s dry status limits access but suggests Portland and Salem mail order liquor fuels youth drinking. Critics ask if timing aims to influence elections or shield the editor’s own interests.
In this issue Mr. Bice denies slanderous reports about his stance on prohibition. He declares himself squarely in favor of a dry state and county, replying to witnesses including a Democrat during testimony. A Dallas business source notes he affirmed the position while campaigning in Spring Valley precinct.
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