Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-22
FORCE BEHIND PROHIBITION.

II wa- the swiftncss of the march
10 triumph ol the prohibition amendment
that most astonl~hcd political observers
The ultimate result had long SINCE ceased
10 hc m doubt Even men IN 'thc trade
wcrc preparing 10 surrender to the IN
evliahlc. i.ut It was believed that more
timr would hc required to ratIty tho
,udmcnt Vet m two weeks the
matter p3sNcd from thC status nt doubt
iul question: Ia hat of an oyerw hClmlng
certainty Thc hopes and productions of
the most ,tnRu,nc champions ~ IN"
am, ndmrnt wCrc exceeded. The final rush
.ui rtiiiNlnE States CanC with speed
and IN pNalaurnc-ikc IrrcSlstlbIlity that
-urprI-rd tricud and loo alike. In i there
remains when all Is sand an element -
MYSTERY How was thI~ sudden momcniu un
gathered No now arguments had been a-
vanccd v, tartliug emergency wa~ press
lng Yet the walls II IcrIchn tcll With ?
crash Nmpug the causes there was
dnuhtlo>, /, wtr-unpCtu- lCtt over NJ ne
talk about maupoWcr, about conservation
81 gram about care for lahui, about social
demands ani national needs hlotting
"ut individual prNlloEc> must bay"
had it~ ,lcci ind thc financial arGI eni
had b,,u driven from The dcld hy nul I'M
ncnSC war expenditure, and tn. dlS-
cuvcrN What th, country could endure and
producr III tho Way ot TAXATION. Why
longer hesitate about sacrificing millions
lu rcvCnur irom the CNcIsr, when We
had come ehthnkof cvcrvthngn billions
The great and permanent force hc-
hlud prohibition has hccn however,
moral force Ii was under the banner "
pubhr morality tltt TIL, army 81 men and
women vhu have fought for tho abol tlon
~ The hVInr tra'hC Swcllcd its numbers
Ncat hN Nrar Not SINCE slavery have W.
had question which 81 plainly showed
tho utdur-, ui thD American people %
respond a. i moral appeal. II took deep
hold ~ ''l,f ittf.S h,N grew impatient
~ objections Tho, would no more
H. deferred n, admitted difficulties,
~ resultant loss and lardshlps 70 MANY
Here tho, saIi IS great evil Its bancful
effects Ia snclcty nrc not denied and can
uut br amt tho thing ~ do Is t. loItCr no
longer. huf CtU Il ouf root and branch
VI ,aTrN such questions INTO politics lS
Rr,Vcu. a. some y 1hcN would Keep
thcln tor rhc Individual conscience and
tor 'siucatieu bur ~ tho United states u
Is lr,prt,nll ~ kcCp moral ISSUES ont If
pehIc, The voters may hc mIformcd
ahoIt lon uaN not furscc the G, n
u hop,> that IN, event viii cast 70 th,'
earth ,ut take an intense interest they
Will ug.tatc aui orCarIzc and vote and
no man ~ part, can prevent them
compIrN n motives cl"rEizcd the pro
hhlfuu ruv,lucui but rs chlrf driving
power vas moral This Is the American
n
tucthrr American quality u is now for
m, opponents ~ prohibition 10 display
W. moan cic.uui submission 10 the
ma,rft, u I> ior " ail NOT merely 10
acqiu,>rc iu what Is or soon will hc, the
law ~ ti, iAnd made such by lawful
methods, but T. help enforce Il People
W,r,lu ttchaht of tsluc arguments agalns
prohtltIuu which ought 10 bC dropped,
now that 4 I> Al accomplished fact Ii was
said that the law would lc dead letter
Il Was sand thar hidden hoozIng- kens
WOulI take tho piac, # open saloons
,ua make oUr last estate worse than
c,r first II was legitimate To urge
such pcr.s as "A reason for not hastily
undertaken 70 4loh-h thu manufacture
aul ~aio of hQuur, hut now il l. too late.
Good oitl1cushu requires unqucstlOnlng
oh,dl,uc, - tho law Il Also requires hold
Ing up th, HANDS Of the authorities in
enforcing the law 10 repeal the pro-
nulllit II would tc "A disgrace We have all
got h. H. good losers and take our medicine
with -lulic
luc event which became a certainty
yc-tcrdrN viIl lrue with n mighty
chang,~ VllI destroy property II viii
alter ~ural Gus. oms II viii cut through
Icl-putd halC- d ~ct-oG. vast gains
al looked iur All ol them Will surely
no, ~ obtained Itc mi, ,nuIHm Will not
suddenly army, when drinking IS abolished
-. Nc taa} .uut forward - the working
ii ar ,rmeuaou 81. rucnt without
undu, t,f,tudIrs or dl,.nay What
tLo Nmtrls.A I.upIc hav, deli cratcly
al acd ~ do after wears and wears
81 dr ths american people will
-rrluui, urto and profit ty New
orr Iy,nug lu~
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