Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-14

With the above resolutions a meet
ing of citizens held here Monday went
on record in asking John j. Ruka of
Boscobel, to do his derndest" in
downing old John Barleycorn. Any
friends Tin the audience) of the
shameful old fellow kept pretty quiet
as it was evidently open season on
vets with the big guns stripped for
action.
Frank B. Willis of Ohio. one-time
governor and still spell-binder,
opened the program Mr.. Willis
claimed that the question has passed
the point as to Whethur temperance is
favored by the people or not. He stat
ed that the people had decided again
and again As states out of 4S having
gone dry. Rhode Island, Connecticut
and New Jersey are the wet states.
Mr.. Willis believes in government by
majority and he can be heard in the
next block when he says so.
Wisconsin must not let the th. eat
ening vets bluff the majority" said
Mr.. Willis. He cited Bolshevism in
various centers as proof that grave
dangers exist. Bolshevists would ov-
erride the will of the people and the
law of the country to attain their UNI
lawful ends, according to Mr.. Willis.
Mr.. Willis paid fine tribute to
Wisconsin's patriotism but said that
it was a shining example of some
making up for the delinquencies of
the slackers. He told how in an early
day the wet interests of Ohio dictated
affairs in the Republican conventions.
God help the Democratic conven-
tion," said Mr.. Willis.
1T used to be Hires Root Beer in
the street cars. Now it is Beer Hires
Root, Willingly observed this Wis
itOr who commented upon the nations
leading legal light being retained by
the brewers after two other lawyers
had refused the case. The wet fund
contains billion dollars, according
to Mr.. Willis.
R. p Hutton of Milwaukee, Supt
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League, fol-
lowed Mr.. Willis. Mr. Hutton told how
Maude McCreery talked to a Madison
mass meeting of non-employed and
induced the meeting to declare itself
Bolshevist. Public sentiment behind
the "Gasless Sunday" was point
bought out by Mr.. Hutton to illus
trate what public opinion does to en-
force rules that are not statute law.
John j.. Ruka, assemblyman from
this district, is amenable to a lesson
altho Mr.. Ruka voted "wet" on a
measure few days ago, according to
Mr.. Hutton. 'Mr. Ruka admits that
his people are dry but doubts if they
are 'bone-dry,'" said Mr.. Hutton. Mr.
Ruka wants the opinion of his con-
stituency and said he would be guild
ed by what he felt the voters of this
district wanted
Mr.. Hutton took fling at Bolshe-
vism in Racine and said that brewers
had been behind the German-Ameri-
can alliance with their cash. He
claimed that the dry element would
favor referendum on the prohibi-
ton measure but whole year would
be lost because of it.
A collection and pledges for max
ing Wisconsin liquor legislation en-
forcement concluded the meeting Be
fore it's close Judge Clementson point
ed out that on July list all liquor Ii
censes would expire and that saloons
could not get license anyhow in face
of the presidents order. Jan. 1st next
the nation goes dry legally. Sen. Bax-
ter called upon the meeting to be lib
eral in their donations to the cause.