Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
SENATE RATIFIES
DRY AMENDMENT
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made to speak against the resolu-
ton.
The Senate chamber was crowd
ed long before President Pro Tenn.
Buckman called the body to order.
prominent among the spectators
were widely-known prohibition
workers from all over the state and
many prominent church workers
from this city. Senator Buchanan
presided through the vote on the
nrst bill on the calendar. and then
rellnquished the chair to Lieutenant
Governor e. f. Beidleman. thus en-
apllng Senator Buckman to vote in
his regular turn.
Immediately after the vote had
peen taken, verified and the result
announced, there was an outburst of
approval from the audience In gem
erai. 1t was evident that the large
majority or the onlookers had come
solely to hear the vote on the reso-
iut1on. as they was q wild rush for
the doors, following its passage,
compelling the presiding officer to
rap several times for order.
Among the dry" leaders present
were noticed DR.. B. Il. p. Prugb,
secretary of the State Prohibition
committee; Or. John Royal Harris,
or Pittsburgh, and DR.. M. r. Swift.
Dr: G: F. Swift. superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of Pennsyl-
Vanla, made the following statement:
In keeping with the action of the
House of Representatives on Feb
ruary 4, which favored ratification
py vote of 110 for the amendment
with s3 against, the Senate has given
ITS endorsement by the record vote
OF ~ Tor and 16 against.
Th1s places our state. which has
Deen previously called the Gibraltar
or the liquor traffic, squareIy on the
side of the large majority of other
states which have favored the writ
ing of prohibition into our federal
constitution. From now on It cannot
De said that the liquor aligarchy in
TINS state controls the politics of the
state. our best thinking people, or.
sahlZed and led by the Anti-SaIoon
League, met the organized booze in
terests in every county and fought n
out at the last election. The result of
that battle is now fully written and
the keystone State is proud to an
nounce its deliverance from the con
trol or the saloon interests. Since
potn Houses OF the Legislature have
ratified the prohibition amendment
the we'll thinking people over the en-
tire state, who have had a part in
this hard but successful struggle, are
to be congratulated in accomplishing
these results.
THE League desires to extend
thanks and congratulations which
are due to every member of the
House and Senate who remained true
to their conscience and pledge, main
tanning an unbroken line against the
approach and attack of the liquor in
terests, and by so doing placed Penn
sylvania on the side of ratification of
the constitutional prohibition amend
ment. where true to her past history.
she has stood for the highest ideals
in both state and naAiohal life. The
State Anti-Saloon League will now
act in harmony with the National
League in the enactment and en-
forcement of such laws as will be
needed to make prohibition prohibit.
The State League, as recommended
by the board of trustees in its recent
session, will also give it's attention
to the larger movement now in con-
temptation to organize an inter-na-
tional movement which contem plates
the wiping. out of the saloon frcs-
the face of the earth.