Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-09-05
ROCKvILLE. MD.
Answers OF Gubernatorial Can
didates.

In response to the demand of Harry W.
Nice, Republican candidate for Governor,
Judge Klecka, of Baltimore, has given out
for publication the questions asked by the
AUTHORIZATION League of the two Guber-
material candidates and their answers.
Following are the questions
II. If elected to the office to which you
aspire, will you, until such time as the
highest court in the land shall have de-
finitely and finally declared that the Eigh-
teenth Tor Prohibition) amendment is
part Of the Constitution Of the United
States. oppose and vote against all meas
ures that confirm, uphold. encourage and
fasten upon US the restrictive. burdensome
and odious constraints contemplated in
the said amendment by the class that is
responsible for iti
"2. The Eighteenth amendment reads
in part: Section 2-The Congress and the
several States shall have concurrent power
to enforce this article by appropriate leg
islation.' Will you pledge yourself to OPP
pose in every way all efforts to pass con-
current legislation in and by Maryland I'M
less the same shall be Endorsed by a ref
erendum to the people Of the State"
Mr.. NicE's REPLY.
In response to these inquiries. Mr.. Nice
replied as follows:
Dear Sir:-I have the QUESTIONABLE of
the Anti-Prohibitio League sent to me by
you on August 81.
a. Respect for law and order is the
foundation Of all government |. there
fore. assume that your question does not
contemplate the nonenforcement Of the
existing law Of the land However, ! am
opposed to the enactment of burdensome.
restrictive and odious legislation designed
to enforce the purposes Of the Eighteenth
amendment
~. Ihave always believed. and now be-
lieve. that questions affecting the individ-
ual rights of the people should be deter
mined by the majority Of the voters. This
is fundamental of our republican form of
government. shall. therefore, oppose con-
current legislation in our State unless the
same shall be Endorsed by referendum
to the people.
Respectfully yours.
H. W. NICE.
Mr.. RICHES REPLY
Mr. Ritchie's reply follows:
Dear Sir; inclose you my answer to
the questionable you sent me under the
date Of August 81. | have not repeated
the questions, but have numbered each
answer to correspond with the number OF
the questions. Very truly yours,
ALBERT c. RICHIE.
II. was personally not in favor Of the
Eighteenth Amendment, because thought
and still think that it deals with matter
which ought to be left to the people of the
States to pass upon for themselves, and
that three-fourths of the States should not
impose their will in this regard upon the
remaining One-fourth of the States, re-
eardless Of what might be the wishes of
the people themselves in the latter States.
l favor local option. but just as | have
thought that prohibition should not be
imposed upon any one county without
vote of the people Of that county so have
thought and still think that prohibition
should not be imposed upon the whole
State without a vote Of the people of the
State.
1.-THE Eighteenth Amendment has. how
ever, been adopted, and If | am elected
Governor will be required to take oath
to support the Constitution Of the United
States, and so long, therefore. as the
Eighteenth Amendment remains part Of
the United States Constitution cannot, Of
course. do anything which would not be
compliance with that sworn duty. But
holding the belief which | have stated
above, / will give my support to any
movement which has for its object the
giving to the people of the States an OPP
portunity to vote upon this question.
IF am elected Governor will oppose
all prohibition legislation which contains
any arbitrary restrictions upon the free
dom of the people. such us provisions for
search and seizure and other measures
not necessary for fair and proper ad-
ministration OF the supreme law of the
land.
~. As | have indicated in my answer
to question No. /. believe that the people
are entitled to a referendum on prohibi-
ton legislation. and am. therefore. in
favor Of submitting enforcement legisla-
ton to a direct vote"
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