The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-01-17

HOUSE VOTE IS "a TO Sc, SENATE VOTE 80 TO Is
WORLDWIDE PROHIBITION FIGHT HAS COMMENCED

to the future work of the Anti 3aloon
League, Doctor Russell made an ap
peal for worldwide Prohibition. Two
reasons he gave for making Prohibi
ton world wide, were to assist i'll
missionary work and to protect Amer
lea against the liquor traffic of other
countries.
Immediately after Florida ratified,
he said, the Anti Saloon League sent
a representative to Cuba for the pur-
pose of protecting the southwest coast
from liquors that might be shipped in
from Havana.
Following Russelfs speech Judge
Robert McMurray OF Chicago spoke
on the need of Prohibition for the
protection of the colored race. 'As
| came out of the state house | looked
up at the figure of Lincoln, and
thought | saw a knowing smile on
that wonderfully benevolent face, and
Lincoln seemed to say, well, one of
my dusky wards, with the mark of
Africa on his face, carried off the
honors today" Referring further to
the speech on the floor by Represen-
tative Roberts, Judge Murray said :;
1T is the duty of our forces to see
that the man who believed he was
sacrificing his future, shall not be an
example OF our ingratitude.'
Capt. Frank B. Ebbert, attorney
for the Anti Saloon League, told of
having seen dry bills go down in de-
feat for many years and said it was
the happiest day OF his life when
eighty-four representatives voted dry
en- thc rel cali ~
Following Captain Ebbcrt's adj
dress, Scott Mcbride introduced the
following: Senator NJ II. Cleary, Sen
ator Wood, Senator Saddler, Senator
Atwood George II. Wilson OF Quincy,
dry House floor leader four years ago,
and Thomas Z. Lyon OF Springfield,
dry House floor leader two years ago.
They all made short addresses, ex-
pressing satisfaction over the ratifica-
tion vote.
Senator Sadler. Who is a Chicago
Judge, declared that the American sa-
loon is the most demoralizing elc-
ment in American politics and pre-
dicted that it will mean a better per-
sonnel in the Legislature from Chi
cago when the saloons are closed.
Just before introducing group of
House members, Scott Mcbride re-
ferred to the fact that every dry
House member was present for the
roll call and told of the extraordinary
sacrifices some had made to be there.
Beside Representative Brewer, who
came TO Springfield against his doc
tors orders and was carried into the
House on a cot, Mr.. Mcbride men,
toned one man whose fathers funeral
was postponed TO permit him to vote
another whose nephew's funeral was
to take place the next day, and an
other who left home to cast his ratifi-
cation vote, leaving every member of
his family at home sick with the flu
The House members who spoke
were Representatives Roberts (the
representative who had been expected
to vote wet but startled both sides by
voting for ratification after making
an eloquent speech explaining the
reason of his changed attitude),
Green, Walters, Phillips, Wilson and
Monaghan.
The closing remarks of the vic
tory rally were made by DIR. Howard
Russell. After referring to the fact
that Illinois, by action of its head
quarters committee, few hours pre-
viously was the first state TO ally it
self with the national organization for
worldwide Prohibition, Dr. Russell
called upon the audience to stand and
with appraised hands and clenched fists
pledge themselves to help carry the
flag of Prohibition to all nations Of
the world"