The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-17
(By Stan Correspondent.

Saloon League, the Prohibition Party and all of the rest of the allied forces opposed to that creature, "The De- mon Rurn'' have not placed the old Demon on the run they think they have him on the retreat, and they are soaking him as he was never be- fore waIloped around the National Capitol. The Rules Commfttee is going to report the Hobson Resolu- ton to amend the Constitution. The report will be, made on December zz, and the committee intends to have followed by the five minute rule which permits every member to say something and have his remarks extended in the Record for home con tesumption-
 l The s.f5ry,' organizations who have captured ten of the States in the Un- ion, and many counties and towns throushout what is known as wet territory are driving home their argu- ments with letters and petitions to members of Congress and Senators, and the Frying Squadron composed l of abIa speakers from various parts l of the country are here in the Ma
 tional CapdtaI" and their speakers are delivering sehot shot of the Bill ] ny Sunday brand which is reproduced in the Washington newspapers for the breakfast news of members cf i Congress.
 No one has said a word in favor of poor old Rum for a long time, and in view Of the large number Of sa- looms closed forever in the District of Columbia a few weeks ago there is hardly anyone in the District who has not got a. hunch that these Anti- Saloon, folks have got the wa1lop and that they are. actually going to 1 make this country eSaloon1esss Ma 1 ton by 191S.''
 N.. f-lz. gress has sent out many millions. of his speeches. against the HIiquor Traf11c,' to all parts of the country. For months he has had a corps gof ass1stants who are fairly saturadng the country with literature which is carried for nothing in the mails as tf1e speeches of the Congressmen are public documEnts." It is said that over million Of the speeches are now being sent into Pennsylvania. which ] is one of the states where the dry
 people are going to open their next { fight MT. Hobson will go out of of-
 fee in March and will have the use
 of his frank for six months after ] wards. Following that the Prohibit l ton movement will have to pay post age on Hobson's speeches, and will be
 deprived of free use Of the mails, un- | less they find another member of Congress to aid them.
 The liquor interests have the same right to send speeches against Pro-
 hibition through the mails as MT Tiobson but they have no one who is so active in their behalf as Mir Hob son is in his congressional capacity! I It is claimed that the ssdrys'' raised and spent one ,nil1ion dollars in their recent fight in Ohio, and that aI- though they were not successful that l they have driven home a wedge there in the form of a compromise reguIa- | f1i fof fc 7f71o result in their favor.
 The Liquor Interests of the country sseem to feel confident that the Hob son resolution is going to be beaten I because it will require a two-thirds vote of each House concurring there
 in to pass the resolution, but they l have their doubts about it being de-
 feated if majority vote was all that I was needed.
 If they are defeated the .sdrys,' say
 that they are going to keep the matter l alive, and that every Congress from now on until it is passed will have
 to vote upon a similar resolution to the Hobson resolution, and that there
 will be no compromise.
 That is pretty strong talk, but these anti-saIooners have an organization have money, and they know the game Iof politics. They have nearly split the Democratic party in the South and as they come North with the l movement in Illinois, Ohio, and In diana they are going to split the Re- l publican party there. They give nc tquarter to their enemies, and they ask
 none.
 ExtoIing' that absolute monarch the Czar of Russia for cutting off the sale of vodka and the alcohol traffic in Russia their battle cry is: srWhat the absolute sovereign of Russia car l do the absolute sovereigns of Amer. ica can do z The Hobson Reaol1I. ton which has given the Anti-Saloor movement more advertising in the
 Nation than any Prohibition move. 1 ment ever received before is as fol. lows:
 sResolved: That the foIIowins lamendment of the Constitution be and hereby is. proposed to the States to become valid a part of the Con stitution when ratified by the IegisIa. lures of the several States as provided
 by the Constitution.
 Article =
 "section 1-The sale, manufacture for sale, transportation for sa1e i'm. portation for sale, and expoftatfor for sale of intoxicating liquors fo1 States and all territory subject to tht Jurisdiction thereof are forever pro. hlbited.
 T s.Sectfon 2.-Congress shall hay, the power to provide for the n1anufac
 ture, sale, importation, and ,transpor
 tation of intoxicating liquors for sac lramenta1, medicinal, mechanical or for use in the arts, and shall hay, l the power to enforce this article by al needfuI legisIation.''
 Mir. Hobson had previous resoIu
 ton which he undoubtedly did no think strong enough for it did no %I,<