Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-30
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED
nDu1Gg
THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED"

There is no such thing as bowling
gracefully to the will Of the majority
60 far as the brewers are concerned,
They no sooner heard that the two
branches of congress had almost en-
masse set aside a technical conteh-
ton by the president that would
delay if not defeat full suppression
of the liquor traffic, than announce
ment was made of intention to upset
the public wish. Merely because
their paid attorney. in line with his
own interests. said there was ground
for belief that the supreme court
would rule the prohibition enforce
ment act unconstitutional, the brew
ers said they would make the effort
With wonderful public spirit how
ever they added that they would
observe the law IF the high court
held that the act was constitutional
In phrase that is expressive: You
bet they will"
Most Of the brewers are Germans,
American born maybe, wealthy, oper-
ating or established in industry large
" with foreign capital. though now
cloaking the interest Of aliens.
Accustomed to the fostering of their
line of business by Germany they
yield not readily to sacrifice, nor to
the democratic custom, which says
that what the people put under ban
must cease.
Why, in Ohio they even started a
movement to secure a vote by the
people to nullify the federal prohibit
ton law. and a campaign has been in
progress with hired speakers, to Sc
cure adoption of such course.
The issue in Ohio involved a ques-
ton as to whether a state could side
step the United States constitution
and discard what a state might dis
like. But no matter what the voters
of Ohio may think about eXempting
the state in interest of the brewers
the nation will have its way. because
congress always, when it knows what
the people are determined to have,
will legislate therefor The nation
has spoken for prohibition. through
it's legislatures, and in many states
by ballot of the people. Congress
has obeyed orders.
In a recent speach in Ohio, Wayne
3. Wheeler, general counsel for the
prohibition forces. urged the people
to vote to sustain the legislature,
which declared for the national pro-
hibition amendment. Also, for u
code enforcement act, He called for
defeat of the two state constitutional
amendments proposed by brewers to
repeal the state prohibition amend
ment. and permit the sale of 2.75 per
cent beer.
Concerning the attitude in which
the state was attempted to be placed,
the attorney called attention to the
fact that article of the federal con-
stitution provides that federal laws
laws and constitutions TO the contrary
notwithstanding. Attempt to nullify
federal laws has q more dangerous
aspect now than at any time in the
nations history. The history of at
tempted qualifications should show
the dangerous tendency and results
of such a policy.
Kentucky and Virginia in 1897
adopted resolutions against the en-
forcement of certain federal statutes
They believed they had right to dc
So This precedent gave encourage
ment to those who were opposed to
other federal laws. The Hartford
convention held in 1914 and reiterated
the same doctrine against the federal
embargo act, which interfered with
New England's trade.
All of this was tanning into flame
the doctrine of notification. The
logical result of it found expression
in South Carolina in the COS. when
she attempted to secede from the
Union because she did not like the law
relating to slavery. The civil war
settled the argument once for all. The
court reinforced the decision made
by the sword. From that time until
today, loyal citizens realized that no
state could set aside federal laws.
Attempt to do so was to raise again
the old discredited doctrine Of multi
fieation. There was some excuse for
attempting it before the issue was
settled by the court and at the bar
of justice.
1t is high time for all law abiding
citizens to use their best endeavor
to sustain and to help enforce laws