The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-16
Hypocrisy

On February 81 House of Representatives of the Congress
passed the postoce appropriation bill which carried the ocaed
"bone-dry amendment inserted by the Senate.
This amendment after prohibiting the of the mails for
soliciting orders for Intoxicating liquors in dry states stated
whoever shall order purchase Intoxicating liquor
be transported for scientific
amena medicinal and mechanical purposes into any state or
territory the laws of which territory prohibit the
actue sale therein of Intoxicating liquors for beverage pu
poses shall be punished as aforesaid"
This provision in the postoce BILL which has become
law constitutes the drastic piece of liquor legislation which
1T MAY SEEM, HOWEVER, ATTEMPTS TO STRANGLE
MITE H WH 2H PG MOI coN
GRESS BUT WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS WERE INSTI-
W GAEP BY IN. MEMBERS PROM THoSE pRG SdAES
BITION WHICH PERMITS THE INDIVIDUAL TO
HAVE ALL THE LIQUOR HE DESIRES
The House debate the 'bone-dry" amendment most
striking exhibition of nsincery and hypocrisy The Congress
sona Record VOL 81 No g. gives proof of the following
tons:
The first obstruction placed the way the amendment
by Mr. Aon who halls from the prohibition state of Alabama
He attempted divide the amendment but overrued by
the Speaker.
Mr. Saunders from prohibition Virginia then offered the
amendment which would the teeth from the bonedy
provision by permitting the shipment of liquors those
called prohibition which permit the individual order
liquors in various quantities for his ,
This attempt of Representative Saunders destroy the force
of the bonedr amendment defeated FOG 81 after
siderable joekeyng" by Mr. Humphreys from "dy" Msss
sipp The liberals voted for real prohibition against the
Saunders amendment.
At this point in the debate the first proions who spoke
for the 'bone-dry amendment Mr. Crisp of Georgia made the
following startling admission:
Strange as it may Mr. Speaker, number of prohib
tonsts opposed that amendment and place their
opposition far have been able gather from personal
conversation with the members of this House grounds
In of them they that the amendment proposed by
very distinguished gentleman, member of another august
adage Beware of Greeks bearing gifts but Mr. Speaker when
this amendment offered by the distinguished gentleman
very different proposition amendment before
made crime to take drink of whisky in dry State Pos
siby was offered for the purpose of making the legislation
obnoxious but has been perfected in another body the other
end of this Capitol and before splendid pro-
hibton the best and the practical the
most effective one for prohibition that has been before this
body since have been member of it,
Il know of the States have law the effect that you
can import certain quantities of whisky and those who
INK now that the Reed amendment infringement of State
rights say takes the right of n citizen particular State
where the law authorizes him to have quart to get it, Good
Lord, can not understand quart prohbionist >"
Mr.. Howard of Georgia said:
From circulars handed members see the members of the
League who hold the saaried jobs league
divided Too drastic of them say They homeopathic
prohbionists; / am alopathc"
Mr. Small from dry" North Carolina opposed the bone
dry" amendment when he said
Mr. Speaker am in favor OF the first prohibition of amend
ment 81 prohibiting sending through the mails advertisements of
liquor opposed TO the amendment regarding
in liquor which known Reed amendment and
which have moved to strike out And think give
good support of the motion The Reed amendment is
unnecessary and invasion of the rights of the States which
they possess believe that upon this question of ntoxoat-
liquors each State has the right ought right
to settle II for itself"
Despite the opposition of those "dy in Congress who have
always epoused the of the professional and political pro-
hbon agaors the bonedy amendment obtained 3l9
with u opposing.
notable debate in which many of the "dry" leaders
were forced to admit the nsinceriy of their prohibition
movement.
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