South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-10

public policy still claim the right 10 voice. and
that Judge Montgomery has found law 70 support
right policy-right because supporting the very evil
dent public desire forth in the prohibition act-in-
dicates trend Of mind. governing his discretion
which right minded people are bound 10 approve
whatever eventual outcome OF his order. Of
the principal cases may be, Judge Montgomery by
decision square with the public. despite
the liquor power for the protection OF the public in
terests deeency Pros Schwartz by the fight that
he is making for law enforcement and for the sin
ews of such enforcement,-is entitled TO several
grains OF credit well.
No better evidence could be had Of the poisonous
and Internally dangerous influence of liquor. than
that which continues exercise, after having
been outlawed and presumably relegated to the
limbo among its old addicts and former political as
sociates Prosecutors district attorneys. and even
judges as well as legislators. whether owing their
present elections or previous such influences
sometimes find il hard break away from old
loves" and spend much more time and energy seek
ing some loop hole through which such loves
cape. than in finding the of bringing them TO
justice
Through their damnable control over elections,
legislatures the judiciary prosecuting officers and
most police departments connecting through them
Joker" legislation. evasve judicial decisions and
other chronic blindnesses liquor interests seem
them most anywhere their wall of defense. il
nothing more than established through claims of
gratitude is thought impregnable Evidently they
imagine everyone saturated with their influence
still to entertain hope Of its return TO full power
and a fear lest by offending it, some future chance
of political preferment at its hands may glimmer
ing.
Pros Schwartz, we guess, is feeling the weight of
this influence just about now, perhaps public
official. unless it be ex-Mayor Fred W. Keller. has
felt it in years Just a decent effort to keep the
Illicit dspensation of liquor within bounds is enough
to bring upon him the condemnation the surs. the
snarls snper-like nsnuatiOns of solicited corrup
ton and everything under the calculated to
dscredit him that all the legal advisors of bootleg
gers" together the liquor interests enrenched
officials invent His political future and the
experiences of his predecessors. their generOsities
to booze vending crooks the power of the "men in
the business" and all that sort OF thing being
dangled before him reasons why he should be less
active and permit things to run along unmolested.
Everybody who has had experience with such
interests, knows what it Were anyone today
to attempt to uphold slavery, even by evasion. he
would he put down. though he be a lawyer
undesirable citizen and unworthy the respect of de-
cent people hut s,dinerent when ne upholds John
Bareycorn and defends him in his save-making.
Every vigorous prosecution of brewer boot
logger has always brought in its aftermath, and
quite often by defeated by the
respondents themselves strange prosecuting
officers wanting sell somebody who
wouldn't buy. 1t to be part of the purpose
Of the legal retaners that il shall carry with it
certain amount of scandalizing propaganda against
everyone q slave the liquor mans power. Law
yers lie, deliberately and purpOsefully lie you
know, as part of their profession without
ing any role of culpability.
But the best of all that extraordinary advice
Gently rendered the prosecuting attorney, by the
wise judicious and powerful Asst Chief of Police
VIM Cassidy. While Chief Kline is the titular chief
of police Cassidy gives prosecutor under
stand that he himself the real chief and proceeds
tell the prosecuting attorney where 20 get off. he
must follow the example of his predecessors. and
let the police things into the ground his
political future is doomed. throws a light on
a number of things that have been happening.
responsibility for what has
been going on az police station. through the dis
appearance and degeneration of liquors. which his
interest i'm the thinner Dambacher indicates
him be then very well and good. There can be
but to tbs police opposing en-
forcement o the law. and taking advantage of the
possession of liquors the past and that is that
they assuming the role OF protectorates over
the liquor interests rather than of the people, and
their attacks Schwartz for hindering their
program is merely corrOborative.
Which takes back directly the spot from
which started-the poisonous and Internally
dangerous influence" OF the liquor trade. II may
take years rid legislatures courts our
police prosecuting officers from the even
longer than may take rid the people of it,
Occasional legislatures will continue the passage OF
Joker" laws for enforcement occasional courts will
continue straddle and render evasive decisions;
police officers will continue 10 wink and occasional
prosecuting officers TO blink-threatened with sundry
dire caamities if they don't One by they are
breaking away and will break away but he must not
be "a coward who tries il. for he decent in
any of those capacities with the least spttle OF