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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
8
A Nebraska editorial argues county option would eliminate local home rule and deny towns the right to license liquor. It accuses the Anti Saloon League of deceptive wording and political trickery aimed at forcing county wide control over local licensing decisions.
Prohibitionists push county option as a key campaign issue across Nebraska. District meetings will collect candidate declarations on whether they support county option, with lists sent to Lincoln for accreditation. The Beatrice Express notes the primary contest will test legislators on their stance, while Schuyler and other papers critique the broader push as a step toward statewide prohibition.
Nebraska newspapers debate the so called county option. Editors argue the bill allows voters to vote only against license and removes any real choice. The proposal is described as one sided unfair and deceptive.
The piece argues against county wide control over local issues like saloons asserting home rule for incorporated towns. It rejects county option as eroding local autonomy and ties fiscal costs to local concerns, urging that residents of municipalities decide matters in their borders rather than outsiders.
In the Scribner News thematically argues that regulation by local option is a sham and that county option is a makeshift. It frames complete prohibition as the true path and critiques the regulatory approach as inadequate.
In a national convention the prohibitionists faulted both old parties for not adding a prohibition plank to their platforms. They warned that adoption of such planks by either party would be seen as a deception aimed at temperance supporters.
Opinion urges voters to see through the county option proposal calling it a stealth path to prohibition. The piece argues the issue should be plain and honest and that if a majority wants prohibition they should get it without deception.
Ohio speaker H L Peeke denounces the Anti-Saloon League in caustic terms at a national prohibition convention report by the Ohio State Journal. A Pittsburgh dispatch notes J B Corey withdraws support and cites vague accounting in the Pennsylvania Prohibition Party funds.
The prohibitionists gain little comfort from presidential hopefuls Taft and Bryan both opposing prohibition. Bryan had voted against a prohibitive amendment in Nebraska in 1890.
A letter argues that anti saloon activists should target all alcohol sellers not just licensed saloons. It claims licensed establishments are acceptable compared with unlicensed traffickers and urges consistent action against rum elements to protect the community.
The article argues that party lines won the fall election in Sherman county will not decide the outcome but the prohibition issue will. It opposes statutory prohibition yet supports local option if the majority desires it and notes county option will come before the legislature next session. Voters should consider their ballots carefully.
The York Republican opposes the county option law on principle while supporting state wide prohibition and urging local option via Slocum's law as preferable. The Albion News backs temperance by fair methods and majority rule, criticizing unfair bills and overzealous advocates.
The piece argues against a county option measure that would allow counties to decide on liquor licensing for their cities while restricting local control. It warns the law is illogical, favoring counties that vote for licensing, and urges candidates to state their positions on the issue. It discusses how Slocumb law supports local prohibition and notes editorials from Central City Record and Albion News on voters rights and fair temperance advocacy.
The passage argues the Slocumb law is the fairest quor law and criticizes county option as a prohibitionist scheme aimed at imposing stricter measures. It suggests the option would advance prohibitionist goals more than desired.
The writer argues county option is a statewide issue not a party matter and must be decided by the next legislature. They urge candidates like Beels to give a clear stance, noting Schuyler residents would decide on saloons in Leigh Clarkson and Howells, while Madison pays town taxes but is not directly involved.
In Adams county the fight centers on county option for prohibition. Proponents have formed groups and placed candidates to back county option while opponents have also fielded strong men. The Hastings Tribune opposes county option and will cover the issue more after the primaries.
Euene W. Chafin, prohibition candidate for president, spoke at a Beprworth assembly in Lincoln on August 7, declaring sympathy with the county option and opposing any movements aiding the liquor trade.
A Wilber businessman reported that the local brewery has operated around the clock for six weeks to fill orders from Beatrice Wymore and other towns that went dry this spring. He noted large daily shipments in cases barrels and suitcases reaching Beatrice and nearby areas.
Business leaders statewide form the Merchants and Manufacturers Association to push regulation of liquor traffic through high license and local option. The group declares it is not controlled by liquor interests and will welcome members from all walks of commerce.
The Beatrice city council plans to raise the occupation tax on closing real estate dealers by 50 dollars per year to fund city expenses. The Nebraska City News opposes taxing real estate men, arguing higher valuations raise property prices and benefit town growth, and that driving them out harms the community.
The column urges candidates to declare clear positions before primaries on home rule liquor policy and the Slocumb law. It warns against sidestepping the issue or hiding behind false colors and says voters will hold him to his stated views once elected.
The piece argues against county option and law restricting liberties, warning such measures empower rulers over neighbors and threaten individual rights. It asserts Sherman county likely cannot support candidates with narrow, prejudiced views.
Hundreds of business men join a Merchants and Manufacturers association to push better enforcement of the Slocumb Liquor Ease law and to keep liquor sales optional by town or city vote. They state the law benefits the state, support property protection, and exclude distillers brewers and saloonkeepers from membership.
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