New-York tribune., 1914-12-23

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.ake thousands Of spies 70 prevent the
rrsnufacture and sale OF liquor.
Tiouor would practically become
.-oa ,iitb the enactment Of this legis-
Istion." he declared. 1T can be mace
~ % or so cents gallon, and unless
80 be sent by the federal govern
mont into every township and 90
not believe the people of the commuhi- .
.ios would stand for such system OF
f.snionage- there would be little 10 pre-
cent lis sale. You cannot have federal
coutrol and state control at the same
I 81 am for morality and against I'M,
Morality. | am for temperance ana
sgainst intemperance. am for virtue
.'7J agairst vice. SO are we all. But
I am not able 10 vote for the resolu-
ton now pending or the one when may
be offered as a substitute. Representa-
tive Uobson has offered nine separate
constitutional amendments dealing WIN
national prohibition IN this present
Congress. and ! believe no one knows
lust what each one OF them means OF
what the differences may be-
Millions Lost by Drink.
Representative Rucker, of Missouri,
speaking for the amendment, declared
MIR. Underwood. while mentioning loss
of revenue. failed 20 tell OF the millions
lost by the drink habit TO homes ana
hresides and the loss OF happiness ana
prosperity.
QUIT this degeneration Of man
kind he shouted.
Representative Garrett, OF Texas de-
clarcd that even as an ardent sup
porter Of states rights he was wiling
that Texas give up the right to manu-
facture and the sale oil liquor.
Support for the amendment was
voiced by Representative Lindquls'' OF
Michigan.
81 want my boy TO grow up a strong
sturdy American he said, "and 90
rot want 20 trust his future 70 the
hands of the liduor traffic. Not all the
wars since the dawn Of the world nave
struck down the millions that have
fallen under the onslaught of alchol-
ism. Now is our opportunity TO save
these lives
REPRESENTATIVE Bartholdt, Of MIS-
souri. defended the saloon as an M
stitution, declaring that he knew
saloons "where d gentleman would not
hesitate TO take his wife and daugh-
tiers" 90,
Liquor is charged with all the Ills
10 which humanity IS heir, ne salu'
The charge is not true
lie presented figures and authorities
designed TO show that other causes
we're 10 blame for a large share oil
poverty and crime.
Representative Gordon, OF ONO, "a 10
"hc neople of Ohio arc better able
90 settle the LIQUOR question for them
selves than the people of all the otncr
states are able TO settle ~ for ONO.
4 Vigorous Opponent.
REPRESENTATIVE Barchfeld, of Penn
svlyania. opposcd the amendment IN a
vigorous speech.
"What right" he asked, "has the
Prohibitionist from the cOrnhelds ol
Kansas. the cotton fields of Gcorgi la
or the seacoast of Maine, where the
hootIegger votes the Prohibition ticket
to tell the steel worker who faces a
temperature Of go degrees at the
furnace door that he shall not nave
his beer when his work Is over!'
"Tbese people denounce all who make
liouor." he said. forgetting Georgc
Washington. the brewer; Thomas JET
ferson. the distillcr; Abraham Lincoln
the barkeeper. and even Jesus Christ
OF Nazareth. who, according 10 my
Bible. turned water into VINE at
wedding. And that wine was not
grapeiuice. for il was made TO add 10
the festivity Of that occasion, and
crapeiuice would have given little sat
isfaction 10 those wedding guests, VINO
we're used 90 something with stuck
in H.. Grapejuicc never added anything
10 a wedding or wake -.
Talk about protecting state rights,
said Representative Quin, of Mlssls-
,ippi; "what we want 10 do is 20 pro-
tect the rights Of society. The cues
tion here Us whether you viii stand
with ali the forces OF evil or whether
YOU viii join those who arc trying TO
aid the progress OF civilization
Hobson at Night Session.
Representative Hobson took the floor
shortly before 9 o'clock tonight to
make the concluding speech in support
Of the amendment. He argued partlcu-
larly against the Morrison amendment,
asserting that Congress already had
all the authority which tha, measure
sought 70 confer.
Mr.. Hobsou declared the supporters
Of the resolution were more consistent
than its opponents in their attitude
toward the rights of the individual
states.
ave believe that three-fourths of
the states Of this nation" he said,
"havc the right as well as the wisdom
TO settle this question Of national pro-
hibitiou We propose 20 let the states
themselves settle IT,"
He declared the loss Of revenue fol
lowing prohibition would be imma-
terial iu comparison 10 the economic
gain that would result and finally
averred that If tho resolution did not
secure the necessary tWo-thirds vote in
this Congress or the next prohibition
would be. made a national issue IN the
1916 campaign.
I'VE viii have an administration that
viii not oppose this amendment, either
in the open or under cover" he said.
When the resolution was read for
amendment Representative Mann pre-
sented an amendment TO submit the
prohibition amendment 20 conventions
TO be called for that purpose. lie ar
gued that by this plan the members Of
the conventions would be elected on
the direct issue, and the question would
be brought more directly before the
people than IF 10 was submitted TO the
state legislatures. Representative Hob
son opposed this, declaring that ii
would place obstacles in the way of
the adoption OF the amendment"
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