The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-06-05

lation, Columbia University, New
York.
DR.. Chss. Newton Little, Dean Of
the College Of Engineering, Univer-
sity Of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
DR.. 7. Alexander MacNicholl, Vice
President American Medical Society
for the Study Of Alcohol and other
Narcotics, Brooklyn, ~ Y.
Col. L. NJ Maus. Secretary Tuber-
oulosis Commission Frankfort, Ky.
Rev. Cortland Myers, Pastor Ire
omnt Temple, Boston, Mass.
Prof. NJ. V. o'Shea, Professor Of
Education, University of Wisconsin.
DR.. Dudley A. Sargent, Director
Hemenway Gymnasium, Harvard Uni
verslty; Director, Normal School Of
Physical Training, Cambridge, Mass
Prof. Chas. ScRnlon, General Secre-
tary Temperance Commission, Fed
eral Council Of Churches, Pittsburg,
Pa
VIM. Shaw, General Secretary Of the
United Society Of Christian Endeavor,
Boston. Mass.
Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon, author, To-
peka, Kan.
DR.. w. F. Sheridan, General Secru-
tary Epworth League OF NJ E. Church,
Chicago, Ill.
DR.. David Nedden, Massachusetts
Commissioner OF Education, Boston,
Mass.
Rev. Chas. Sickle, New York City.
Miss Cora F. Stoddard, Executive
Secretary Scientific Temperance Fed
GRAFTON, Boston, Mass.
Prof. Chas. r. Stockard, Professor
University Medical School, New York
of Pathological Anatomy. Cornell
City.
Warren s. Stone, Grand Chief,
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers, Cleveland, Ohio.
Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins, Church of
the Holy Trinity. Philadelphia. Pa.
Hon. Samuel r. Van SAINT, Former
Governor Of Minnesota, st. Paul,
MINI.
DR.. F. C. Wells, New York City.
DR.. William A. White, Superintend-
ent Government Hospital for Insane,
Washington, d. c.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, Gener-
al Secretary, Methodist Temperance
Society, Topeka. Kan.
Thomas Wilson, U. S. District At
torney, former U. s. Consul to Ha-
wall and Brazil, Tucson, Ariz.
The Committee in their appeal to
the delegates and leaders of the COM
ing conventions declare, what they as
sert to be absolute findings of mod
ern science, namely, that alcohol is
the enemy of public health, business
efficiency and national morals. They
also claim that Prohibition has made
so much progress in the last four
years as to deserve a place in the ma
tional platforms of all political par
ties.
They base this conclusion partly on
the fact that since the last Presiden-
tial election the Webb-Kenyon law
passed Congress by vote of more
than two to one, in spite OF it's having
been vetoed by President Taft, and
that the House of Representatives
over year ago gave a majority vote
in favod Of the Hobson institutional
amendment, despite the pposition of
party leaders on both sides of the
House. They also point that the ma
jority OF the people of the United
States, 60 per cent. already live in ter
ritory voted dry and that in area, so
per cent is under prohibition law.
They call attention also to Prohibi-
ton throughout the world. not only in
Russia and the other warning nations
across the waters, but also in Cana
da. New Zealand and generally
throughout civilization.
They also maintain that recent in
icdents in many states indicate that
our people are as much interested in
the question of Prohibition as in the
question Of preparedness; that. in
fact, as determined In the European
countries now at war II ia a vital pre-
liminary necessity to effective pre-
paredness and therefore believe II
should have as much attention in par
ty platform.
The plans Of the Committee OF Sixty
are quite conservative However, they
are determined that National Prohibl-
ton shall become the dominating is
sue of the 1916 campaign.
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