The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-23
OLDEST MASON In PENNSYLVANIA
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS YESTERDAY

A'A60 LIN IA
Scott. Smith. Minnesota; Stafford,
Stevens. Minnesota; Treadway. Wins
low-total as.
Independent-Kent-l.
Observation-Disclosures, New York
Il.
Grand total against the resolution
-Is9.
Representative Henry. Of Texas.
opposed the amendment. He delared
that during the debate preceding the
passage OF the Webb bill TO prevent
the use OF interstate commerce for
the evasion OF state prohibition laws,
prohibition. leaders urged the reten-
ton OF the police powers by the var
ious states.
This question is one which must
be left to tho individual state" Mr..
Henry said. AN I venture to pre-
dict that after this amendment Is
voted on here today the question OF
prohibition will o appear on the
moor as a national issue for twenty
years.
representative DdIIuOlQI. OF MIS-
souri,, defended the saloon as an in
stitution, declaring that he knew OF
saloons where a gentleman would
not hesitate TO take his wife and
daughters"
You cannot cure the demand for
drink by cutting of the supply" he
said. II all the liquor in the country
we're destroyed. the demand would
fnTHa man - .nola eI-F- H..
Gus liquors"
Representative Gordon OF Ohio
said, The people of Ohio are better
able to settle the liquor question lor
themselves than the people of all the
other states are able TO settle IL for
Ohio"
Opposed Amendment.
Representative Barchheld OF Penn
sylvania, opposed the amendment in a
vigorous speech.
What right he asked. has the
prohibitionist from the c~ornhelds OF
Kansas. the cotton fields OF Georgia,
or the sea coast OF Maine, where the
Dootlegger votes the prohibition
ticket. to tell The steelworker who
faces a temperature OF $50 degrees at
the urnace door that he shall not
nave his beer when his work is OVER"
Representative Vollmer. OF Iowa. de.
ciared n prohibition movement was a
wave OF h%ysteria." and that the
amendment would destroy four billion
dollars worth OF property.
These people denounce all who
make liquor he said. forgetting
George Washington. the brewer r,
ihomas Jefferson. the distiller. Abra.
nam Lincoln. the barkeeper. and ever
Jesus Christ. of Nazareth. who accord
ing to my Bible turned water into wine
AT a wedding. And that wine was not
grape juice, for IL was made 10 add
10 the festvity Of that occasion and
grape juice would have given little sat.
lstacuon TO those wedding guests. who
were used TO something with a stick
IN H. Grape juice added any.
thing to a wedding or wake"
Supported Measure.
representative Saunders. OF Vir-
ginia supported the resolution and ar
gued against the contention that The
amendment would rob the states OF
reserved powers"
Talk about protecting state rights.
said Representative Quinn. OF Missia.
Alppl' what We wan 10 do il TO pro.
tect the rights Of society Tho aues.
ton here Is whether you will stand
win al the forces Of evil. or whether
you VIII Join those who are trying %
ID h progress Of civilization.
Representative Seldomridge. Of Col.
orado advocating the amendment,
warned members that they would De
confronted BY their votes on prohibi.
lion In the campaign Of 1916.
The IHnHHAa Cd
no longer a religious question. D,
lem
Representative Small. Of North Car.
ollna. asserted that the resolution
Would De "a disastrous blow 20 state
ilshts' ana That no Democrat could az.
ford to vote for ~.
Representative Galiivan. OF Waseo.
chusetts. declared that wherever pro.
hibltion obtained. 70 had multiplied In.
sanity by driving men ana women
IRON drink 10 dope He quoted CariI.
nal Gibbons a. saying recently MAJ
while he was n strong advocate OF
temperance. be was certain prohibirlon
could never De enforced. aud n ID
should Do 70 would make hypocrifes
and violators 81 the law
upr9ar Of Applause
representative Morrison. OF Indiana.
Kept n house in an uproar of an.
plause and laughter with n speech sup.
porting a substitute which be- offered
% the iiobson resolution to prohibit
thr shipment or liquor into any state.
They'll tel You that everybody who
opposes the Hub9on resolution is "a bad
man. and every mi who supports % IL
= good man. no. said Don't you be
leve o. There are thirteen men in
tho Indiana delegation who viii vote
arainst this rcrolufion and I can point
rnt 20 Nou ~ man who win support
tnc Hebron resolution who drinks