The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-22
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Mrs z. Van Hood. Editor
Sheppard Stirs L. 5. Senate

significant fact that Senator Morris
Sheppard of Texas, who has been
commissioned by the prohibition
forces in America to lead the fight
in the Senate for constitutional pro-
hioit.on, vas elected from the I'M
perial Empire" of Texas on a def
mite prohibition platform of state
wide, nationwide prohibition His
speech, therefore, in support of his
amendment, will hold nationwide
interest. 1t was made in the Senate
on December 10-the day on which
the famous committee of 1000"
,limbed 1000 strong up Capitol Hill
and told Congress how to behave"
The Congressional Record gives
the following report of Senator
Shepard's speech:
Mr.. President, in my recent cam
palSA Luz IS-eIeCl1OH 10 InlS DOuS L
announced from more than $50
platforms before the people of Tex
as that l favored statewide, nation
wide, worldwide prohibition | was,
therefore, especially gratifed when
a few hours ago committees number
ing more than 1000 men and wo-
men from every section of the Union
representing the Anti-SaIoon League
of America, the Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union, other temper
ance societies and principal churches
! OF the country, summoned Represent
! tative Hobson, of Alabama, and my
| self TO the steps of the capitol and
requested US to introduce in the
Senate and House, respectively, ar
amendment to the federal constitu-
ion prohibiting the sale, the manu-
facture for sale, the importation for
the expectation for sale of intoXicat-
ing liquors for beverage purposes.
I intend during my service In the
Senate to exert every effort at my
command to establish every princi-
oIe and every measure to which
gave allegiance in my address to the
people during my candidacy for the
Senate.
/ now introduce a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitu ton and ask to have it read at
length
Whereas, exact scientific research
has demonstrated that alcohol is a
narcotic poison destructive and de-
generating to the human organism
and that its distribution as a bever-
age or contained in foods lays q
staggering economic burden upon
the shoulders Of the people, lowers
to an appalling degree the average
ship, thereby undermining the pub
lie morals and the foundation of free
institutions, produces Widespread
. crime, pauperism and insanity, in
fiicts disease and untimely death up
on hundreds of thousands of citizen
and blights with degeneracy thei
children unborn, threatening the fu
ture integrity and the very life o
the nation, therefore, be it,
Resolved by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives of the Unite
States of America in Congress as
sembled (two-thirds of each Hous
concurring therein), that the follow
ing amendment of the constitution
be, and hereby is proposed to tn
the constitution when ratified by tn
Legislatures of the several states a
provided by the constitution:
Section 1. The sale, manufat
ture for sale, transportation for SALE
importation for sale, and exports
ton for sale of Intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes in the Unite
States and all territories subject
the jurisdiction thereof are foreve
: prohibited.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have pow
er to provide for the manufacture
:. sale, importation and exportatio
and transportation Of intoxicatin
liquors for sacramental, medica
mechanical, pharmaceutical or scier
tifc purposes, or for the use in tn
arts, and shall have power to Ell
force this article by needful Iegisla
ton"
Mr. President, one Of the funds
mental duties of the American pee
!. pie is the determination OF the trafi
in intoxicating liquors for beverag
purposes. Experience has demon
strated that the only safe way [
handle this traffic is to destroy i
In the United States it has reache
such proportions that the natio