Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-31
Hare Attacks legislators.

League. jumps all over certain members
of the House of Delegates in late issue
Of the American Issue, charging them with
having 'double-crossed" the Anti-Saloon
cause and calling upon their constituents
to "see that they get what is coming to
them"
Mr. Hare's article is headed in big type
Sacrificing Manhood in Attempt to Save
Booze" and this title is reinforced with
pledges Repudiated, Promises Broken.
Constituents Betrayed in Effort to Save
Vicious Liquor Traffic" Then the article
goes on to say:
When the history Of the fight against the
prohibition referendum in the present Mary
land Legislature shall be written the man.
hood of Maryland will blush with shame to
realize that it has again been double
crossed in order to save a disreputable
special interest and bolster up the tottering
fortunes Of the whisky ring of Maryland.
Below we give the names of the men
who violated their sacred promise in order
that the liquor traffic might MAINTAIN its
grip on the political life of Maryland and
upon the moral and physical well-being of
the people.
"Honors are even when it GENES to po-
litical divisions and subdivisions, as the
following record shows:
willis. of Kent. Republican; Dobson,
of Talbot, Republican McCord. of Talbot.
Republican, Horner. of Somerset. Repub-
lican; Tydings, of Hartford. Lee Democrat :;
Waters and Gardner. Of Montgomery, Lee
Democrats Laird. of Montgomery, orsani-
cation Democrat: Ward, of Wicomico. or
ganization Democrat; Holloway. of Wi
comico. organization Democrat; Hobbs, Of
Howard. organization Democrat.
THE explanations for the benefit Of
their constituents which some of these
men have made can have no effect upon
those who know the situation. Most Of
these men had openly declared their oppo-
sition to the proposed Statewide bill some
time before the vote was taken. The Anti
Saloon League knew them and knew where
they stood. They had left the reservation
before any thought Of any amendment to
the Statewide bill had entered the mind
of any man interested in that measure
among the temperance forces.
THE effort to confuse the matter in the
minds of their constituents and charge,
even by inference, that the purported will
ingness of the Anti-Saloon League forces
to accept an amendment gave an excuse
for violation of sacred promises. is I'M
worthy the consideration Of people who
think
THE simple truth is these men repudi-
ated their pledges, betrayed their constit-
uents. went over body and soul to the
liquor traffic-traded their birthright for
mess of pottaee.
Its up to their constituents to see that
they get what is coming to them"
REPLY Or The LEGISLATORS ATTACKED.
The bitter attack in the organ of the
Anti-Saloon League against a number of
members of the House who voted for the
Mcintosh amendment to the Statewide
prohibition bill has called forth spirited
reply from the Delegates attacked, includ-
ing Speaker Laird; Tydings, of Hartford I;
Willis. of Kent. Dobson and McCord. of
Talbot Horner. of Somerset; Waters and
Gardner, of Montgomery; Ward and Hollo-
way, of Wicomico. and Hobbs, of Howard.
Their statement is as follows:
The American Issue. the organ of the
Anti-Saloon League. in its issue of Marchl8
undertakes to make the undersigned men,
bers Of the House of Delegates RESPONSE
BILE for the failure of the Statewide Pro-
hibition bill. asserting that 1t had been
again double-crossed to save disreputable
special interest and bolster up the tottering
fortunes of the whisky ring In Maryland.
This statement is untrue. The fact is
that every sisner of this paper was pre-
pared to vote for the Statewide PROPOSE
ton in its entirety whenever 1t came up for
final passage. and is prepared to vote now
for that proposition. Nor is 1t true that most
of these men had openly declared their
opposition to the proposed State wide bill
some time before the vote was taken or
that the Anti-Saloon League knew them
and knew where they stood
THE statement that they had left the
reservation before any thought of any
amendment to the Statewide bill had en-
tered the mind of any man interested in
that measure among the temperance forces
is a reckless falsehood. For several days
before the vote on the Mcintosh amend
ment was taken the rumor Of an agree
ment on DIR. Hare's part to accept an
amendment to make a separate unit Of
Baltimore city was afioat in the State
House, and. having met with no denial
(and from information we believe that II is
susceptible Of proof that such bargain
was made). members considered them
selves at liberty TO act upon their own
judgment in the future progress Of the
bill.
They were willing to follow the Anti
Saloon League in its fight for the State
wide bill. They declined to be pawns for
any bargain he might make which COM
promised that measure. That bargain
to that end had been made is clearly indi-
Gated in the article under review. and is
fairly established by the fact that he failed
to deny it to anyone upon whom he had
a right to rely. or to anyone else, so far as
we are aware.
/ ut is absolutely false that we violated
any pledge we had given. We do not con-
cede Dr. Hare's superiority in intellect and
character or truthfulness and we are neith-
er afraid nor ashamed to face our constit-
uents upon the record we have written
upon this measure.
ut seems to US that the article in the
American Issue is no more than an effort
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