The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-26
NO PULPIT open To
B0NE-DRY OPPONENTS
Denver Ministers Vote to Bar All
Who Do Not Favor Meas
ure From Speaking in
Their Churches
Reassert Their Faith in Measure
and Arc Determined to See
Measure Become Law;
Issue Declared Plain

Ministerial Alliance on Monday,
April 8, by unanimous rising vote re-
declared their faith in the proposed
bone-dry law and put themselves
on record in the following emphatic
langage: 1--WE are determined to do
Our utmost to see this bonc-dry' bill
become law"
Furthermore, the Alliance unani-
nously and enthusiastically adopted
a resolution barring all anti-bonc dry
agitators from the pulpits, and APP
pointed committee to draft state
ment OF their position and mail the
same to all the ministers in Colorado.
This action was taken by the Alli-
ance in special session, called by the
president, Rev. c. H. Morris, to
settle once and for all just what
stand the ministers would take and
then proceed accordingly.
Visiting ministers from Boulder,
Greeley, Colorado Springs and Chey-
enne, Wyo., were present and were
accorded the full voting privileges Of
the Alliance.
Speaks Against Bill
Hon. Fred Farrar, former attorney
general OF Colorado, was present and
spoke against the bone-dry bill, de-
claring that he is at this time opposed
to any bone dry or other additional
Prohibition legislation for the state
OF Colorado. In their official state
inent the Alliance says, concerning
Mr.. Farrar's address: "Whilc we adj
miro Mr.. Farrar's candor, we have
to part company with him ON this
point alone"
Attorney General Hubbard, who,
by the way, worked for the passage
of the present permit" law during
the last Legislature and handed down
an opinion at that time sustaining the
same and urging the Legislature to
adopt it, also spoke against the
bone-dry law. The Alliance, in its
official statement, says: 1--WE think
that Mr.. Hubbard did not succeed in
maintaining his ground in the debate"
Speaks for Solidarity
Eve are seeking for the solidarity
OF the Prohibition forces OF Colo
rado," says the official statement of
the Alliance, in speaking of the action
barring anti-bone-dry agitators from
the pulpits, and continues: eve know
the rank and file of the women of the
w. c. 7. u. are in favor of the bone
dry bill. They must not be charged
with the pitful farce known as the
Horton permit law. IT is ONLY
\ FEW THAT ARE OPPOSING
THE BONE-DRY BILL. And these
FEW attempt to cast an aspersion
against the bone-dry bill by calling
it the Finch BILL WE REGULATE
THE INSINUATION THAT THE
MINISTERS, AND THE GREAT
COMPANY OF TEMPERANCE
PEOPLE, INCLUDING PROB
ABLY A LARGE MAJORITY OF
THE w. c. T. U. WOMEN, HAVE
NO MIND OF THEIR OWN, BUT
ARE LED ABOUT. BY ANY ONE
MAN IN SUCH A MATTER. We
personally know that the bone-dry
bill was drawn by a number of gentle
men who stand high among the legal
fraternity of Colorado. Judge Riddle,
Judge Shattuck, William II. Malone,
Halsted l.. Ritter and Wayne c. Will
liams are not surpassed in legal
power by any other group within the
state, and these gentlemen worked for
months to bring forth bill that
would stop the illicit traffic in liquors
for all time. WE BELIEVE THEY
HAVE SUCCEEDED, AND ARE
DETERMINED TO DO OUR UT
MOST TO SEE THIS BONE-DRY
BILL BECOME A LAW.
Issue Seems Plain
"The issue seems to us to be plain.
Are we for or against a bofie-dry
state? If we are for it, we feel that
it is serious thing to allow our pull
pits to be used as forums for those
opposing this measure. Division has
defeated us more than once. The
whisky forces are trying to raise OPP
position to the measure. THOSE
WHO OPPOSE THE BONE-DRY
BILL MUST ACCEPT THEIR
COMPANY. To open our pulpits to
the opponents of the bone-dry bill
now would perpetuate confusion and
division of the Prohibition forces. 1t
is essential that we get together. We
have three times treasured our faith
in the bone-dry bill in such meetings
as this, and we are positively unani-
nous and enthusiastic for the bone
dry bill.
"(Signed) Rev. c. Fl. Morris, Pres
ident Denver Ministerial Alliance;