The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-12-26
THE HOBSON
RESOLUTION FAILS

forbidding the sale and manufacture
for sale of Intoxicating liquors any
where in the United States, came to
vote in the House of Representatives
on Tuesday of this week and was de-
feated TO rthe want of two-thirds
vote, the vote required to adopt such
a Resolution. There were 1877 votes
cast for the Resolution and 1S9
against it. OF the six Maryland Con-
gressmen, voted against the Reso-
luton (Coady, Linthicum, Price, Tai
bott) and two for it Lewis and Frank
0. SMITH. Representative Linthi-
cum, in a brief speech against the
Resolution, took the ground that the
question was solely one of States
rights and in his vote against, he was
voting to leave the police regulation
of the liquor traffic to the States and
counties.
Ten hours were consumed in the de-
bate, Mr.. Hobson leading off with an
earnest appeal for the passage of his
Resolution. He declared a State had
a right to be "dry", that the liquor
business was an Interstate nuisance"
and that there had never been seri-
Gus conflict between Federal and
State laws for protection of the mor-
ais of the people He portrayed the
devastating effect of liquor, "a habit
forming drug whose shackled victims"
he said, to-day numbered 100000
people"
He said more than 100000 people
had petitioned Congress for the sub
mission of the amendment.
Representative Connolly supported
the amendment, declaring prohibition
had been a success in Kansas, and Re-
preventative Morgan, of Oklahoma,
also supported it, referring to prohibi-
ton in his State.
Representative Merris, of Okla
homa, made a vigorous plea for the
amendment.
Mr.. Underwood, Democratic floor
leader, then, speaking on the resoll-
ton directly, opposed it.
"This is not moral ISSUE" he said.
"No great progress in the worlds mo-
rality was ever made at the point Of
the sword or with the force of govern
ment behind it. We are here today to
consider a proposal as to whether Ger
tain police regulations should be turn
ed over to the Federal government,
instead of being allowed to remain in
the government of various States,
where the founders of the nation plac-
ed them ! believe man should be rs
temperate in his mental attitude as in
the treatment of his body
He declared he favored county Oh
ton and that the plan had worked III
Alabama.
81 cannot commit myself" he said,
States of police powers guaranteed
them under the Constitution"
Mr.. Underwood declared that the
principle of national prohibition was
the every principle which our forefa-
Tiers fought; the same principle Of
Capitalization that destroyed the an
cient republics of Greece and Rome
an am idle hour he continued,
"there has grown up in this republic
faction which, clothed in the whiye
robe of temperance all men be-
lieve in temperance would tear down
the fabric Of this Government and re-
move the foundation stones OF our
national existence"
Mr.. Underwood declared prohibition
would cost 1925, 100000 in lost reVc-
nue., and said that IN Georgia, with
Statewide prohibition, there was as
much LIQUOR consumed as in Alabama
Representative Adamson, of Geor-
gia, replied to Mr.. Underwood. it
might be there were more convictions
in Georgia, than in Alabama, he said,
and, if so, it was because Georgia vot-
ed for prohibition and enforced the
law. He declared that as "betweon
the bar-rooms and damnation and pro-
hibition and salvation | stand with
the 'drys' and not with the vets"
Representative Rucker, of Missouri,
also speaking for the amendment, de-
clared Mr.. Underwood, while mention
ing loss of revenue, failed to tell of
the millions lost by the drink habit, to
homes and firesides, and the loss Of
happiness and prosperity.
"Ouit this degeneration of mao
kind" he shouted.
Representative Garrett, of Texas,
declared that, even as an ardent sup
porter of States rights, he was will
ling for Texas to give up the right tC
the manufacture and the sale of liq-
uor.
Republican leader Mann said:
81 am for morality and against inn
morality. | am for temperance mad
against intemperance. | am for virtue
and against vice. SO are we all. But
! am not able to vote for the resolu-
ton now pending or the one which
NAV no offered &C a substitute ReDrp-