The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-16
NO PARTY TIES IN
LIQUOR QUESTION
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS SIT
SIDE BY SIDE At CoNyEN-
TIoN BANQUET.
GOVERNOR MANN THERE
FORMER GOVERNOR HANLY, OF
INDIANA. ASKS ALL TO
UNITE TO SWEEP
OUT TRAFFIC..

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Deo. Is
The convention Of the National Anti
Saloon League Convention was
brought to close with a banquet at
the National Hotel at which SOC
leaders were present, including over
Atty congressman and several COVER
nors, Owing to the lateness of the
hour several prominent speakers were
not heard from.
At the central table Bishop Luther
r, Wilson. OF the NJ. f. Church,
North. and Bishop James Atkins. of
the NJ L. Church. South. Eat side by
side. Ex-Governor J, Frank Hanly.
OF Indiana, and Governor Mann. OF
| Virginia: Senator Curtis, Of Kansas:
Congressman Sheppard, of ToxAs:
Senator Gore. Of Oklahoma. RapuhIi-
cans and Democrats. wor0 utfk0 by
side. All speaking vigorously f0f the
right OF the States to protect them
selves from outside Interference and
to control the liquor traffic AZ to them
shall seem best.
Ex-Governor Hanly, who. was the
principal speaker, started q big wave
OF applause when he made a vigor-
GUS demand that the North and South
drop party affiliations and unite to
sweep the saloons out Of the coun-
try: XIV -. ,o,n,n. :. nno.r.. 49,.
we will have to forget party affilia-
tons and lay our ambitions upon the
altar in behalf OF this fight" he
said. I'VE are determined to break
party affiliations, X necessary. to
bring about this success.
Wants Law Enforced.
Not until the government ceases
to interfere with the enforcement OF
the law will the saloon ever be abol-
ished. On every hand tho saloon
element 10 violating the will OF the
people by sending LIQUOR into the
States where the majority OF the
voters have said they want no H.
quor. Such = course breaks down
the will Of the sovereign people who
are powerless to stop .the importa-
ton Of liquor from wet States into
their own territories. We must have
the trAfIio obey the law, and the gov
eminent must DO made to compel II
to obey the law"
Senator Curtis, Of KansaS. declared
that the difficulty lies In the fact
that no county official can act until
the liquor shipped has reached ita
destination. He believed that the
authorities ought to have the power
| 10 Interfere With SoSH SI&AhS tho AAV-
ment 1t crosses the State line.
ANY law can be enforced" he said.
| III the officers Of the law desire to
| do 80. The interference with the traf-
| fic the instant 1t crosses tho line would
| put an end to the spectacle OF the
| Federal government aiding in de-
| feating the will Of the sovereign peo-
pie"
Law Must he Observed.
Representative Morris Sheppard, Of
| Texas, declared that the distinction
between the Federal government and
| the State government must be observ-
cd.
Popular government Is a sham II
| the sovereign will Of the State can
be everridden at any time" he said.
tho most disgraceful thing OF all
IL that this government allows the
interstate liquor trafiic to exist. The
Federal government must cooperate
with the State and enforce the law the
moment the liquor crosses the line of
dry State" He pledged his support
to tho bill when It Ii acted on by
Congress.
Representative Webb, OF North
Carolina. stood firmly for State rights.
The wet States have no right to
food dry territory with liquor, when
. that State has voted liquor out Of it,
limits by the will Of the people," he
declared. And the law ought to 60
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