New-York tribune., 1919-01-25
Republicans to
Cain by Dry Vote,
Clynn Declares
Points Out That in Every
Section of State Where
Liquor Drinking Prevails
Democrats Are Strongest

George A. Glynn, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, says the
party will make a net gain by the
states becoming permanently dry.
"In every section of the state where
liquor drinking is prevalent, there the
Democratic party is the strongest" "
said Mr.. Glynn. "As soon as liquor is
taken permanently out of politics the
Republicans will increase their voting
strength in every precinct in the state
1t will be like it is in Broome and
Chemung counties, where the dry wave
last spring was very noticeable. In
1916 Whitman had plurality of 3,754
in Broome, while last fall his plurality
there was s,492. The fight was largely
on the wet and dry issue. In Chemung
in 1916 Whitman had plurality of
1,025, while last fall it was 1888
Anderson Sees Aid Giver
"The Republicans of the Assembly
by their action on ratification have
done more to preserve their party for
the future than has been done in many
a year." said William II. Anderson,
state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League.
In reply to the attack made by As
semblyman Marty McCuc, the Tam
many liquor dealer. upon the good
faith and patriotism of the Prohibition
forces, Mr.. Anderson said:
at was Mr.. McCue's own Democratic
President who stopped the grand
fathers clock in his liquor emporium
1t was a Democratic Congress which
gave the Democratic President chance
to afiix his signature to the measure
which decreed that Mr.. McCue must go
to work like the rest of the folks, un
less, perchance, politics affords him
sufficient support. The Suns over which
Mr.. McCue is grieving likewise will
have an opportunity to come back and
fit themselves into civilization that
were cleaning up things on the other
side.
Replies to Bowman Also
"0n the very day that Mr. McCue
was tearing passion to tatters over the
fearful infringement Of the liberties of
the people, and especially Of the SOL
diers who are returning from the other
SIDE, measure specifically forbidding
the sale of liquor in New York State to
any man wearing the uniform Of
soldier or sailor was passed by the As
semblv. If it is wrong to sell liquor to
man IN the uniform of the United
States IL is wrong to sell liquor to him
in the ordinary clothes Of a citizen.
Liquor is a harmful thing, and the man,
whether he wear overalls, a business
suit or a uniform, is the precious
thing that the state should protect"
What is there in the assertion of
Mr.. Bowman that the hotel business
will be ruined, and the capital invested
in his magnificent new Commodore
Hotel be confscated by prohibition ?"
"1f Mr.. Bowman had wanted the
facts" replied Mr." Anderson, che
would have found that new hotels are
prospering in prohibition communities.
For example, as reported in the New
York papers within the last few days,
a big hotel on the Pacific Coast, which
took in $125 a day over the bar, put in
soda fountain and soft drink outfit
and took in $140 the first day, which
has increased until the regular receipts
average s400 a day. Mr.. Bowman tes-
tilted two years ago before the Joint
committee of the Legislature that the
liquor sales in his hotels were about s
per cent of the gross receipts Nobody
will believe that any New York hotel
keeper would hesitate to take up that
much slack by stiffening the prices
whenever he thought he needed it in
his business"