The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-21

"'Section 1. The sale, manufacture
for sale, transportation for sale, i'm
portation for sale and expectation for
sale, importation and transportation
age purposes in the United States
and all territory subject to the juris-
diction thereof, are forever prohlD-
tied.
"'Section 2. Congress shall have
power to provide for the manufacture,
sale, importation and transportation
of intoxicating liquors for sacramen-
tai, medicinal, mechanical, pharma-
ceutical or scientific purposes, or for
use in the arts, and shall have power
! to enforce this article by all needful
| legislation.
"You will observe that in this resC-
luton there is no interference with
private rights, no Entertainments
| upon the home and no prevention CT
! a mans drinking liquor if he wishes
/ to do so. 1t could not be sold, manu-
| featured for sale, transported or i'm
ported for sale.
Origin of Measure.
81 want to tell you something OF
the origin of this resolution. About
the first Of last December there met
at Columbus, o., in some ways the
most remarkable assembly of people
ever gathered together in one body
in the United States. In that meet
ing were representatives OF every
church in the United States, OF every
national organization of any character
whose purpose is for the betterment
of humanity and the establishment OF
the Christian virtues. In addition to
all the churches there were repre-
sentatives of such organizations as
the Epworth League, the Christian
Endeavor Society, the Antl-Saloon
League and the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. There were rep
resentatives Of ninety-seven Organl
cations having a national life and In
Thence. They represented more than
. half the population of the United
States. and fully three-fourths OF the
!, area of Continental United States.
"Nine States of the Union have al
ready adopted prohibition as part
of the fundamental law, and those
nine States have a population OF If,
, 100000 people. Thirty-one otnei
States have prohibition in counties
under county option laws, sucn as WE
/. have in Kentucky, and IN those thlrty
, one States 27,000,000 of people are nv
, ing under prohibition to-day. In all
+ 48,OOO,O00 of the population or The
, United States, more than one-half o
,, all our people are living under prom
, bition. And the territory in Wnlcf
, they live embraces about rs per cent
of the landed area OF the Unltel
States. Now in these States whlcf
have adopted the Initiative and Refer
: endum from two to five per cent. o
, the voters may demand the submis
, sion of any question for decision t.
t the people.
:. Committee in Washington.
! 81 ask you should not Congress
J. heed a request from So per cent.
v the total population of the Unite'
E States? That great convention ser
a a committee of 1000 men and LOO
q women to Washington, and on tn
;. steps of the Capitol building the
o presented their petition to Lfentenan
? Hobson and many other distinguish
!. ed Senators and Representatives
: with a prayer that it be submitted t
q Congress, and by Congress submitte
= to the people of the various State
:. for a decision by them as to whethe
!, or not the manufacture and sale
4 liquor for beverage purposes shout
= be continued in the United States.
= could not become a law until rattle
~ by three-fourths of the States OF tn
20 Union, and if ratified by three-fourth
:. of the States then it ought to becom
- the law of America.
II "But Mr.. Cantrill objects, and fo
the liquor interests he proclaims tha
r. it could never be enforced. And whe
d. the liquor interests say that the
of defy the law making power and
a. effect say to, tive dare you to pas
er this law, and if you do pass it we wi
d violate it in every State and ever
Of county in the Union?' Mr.. Cantril
It as their advocate and champio
is served this notice for them. And M
" Cantrill is a member of your la
ID making power. / am in favor Of gi
ing them a chance. They woul NJ
violate it much, nor for long. The