The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-19
REVENUE FROM LIQUOR
Is DECLARED FAllACY
Representatives. Of Every Dry oresni.
szation, Without Regard to Politics,
Sign Manifesto.


Louisville, KY, June s-Appealing
TO the people Of the State Of Kentucky
10 adopt the statewide prohibition
amendment and to elect members of
the Legislature and executive and adj
ministrative officers in sympathy with
the enforcement Of prohibition after
II IL adopted, the Statew = Prohibition
Federation tonight issued proclama
tion of It's Intentions and purposes and
urged that the dry people Of the state
be not misled by the apparent certainty
Of the adoption of the national amend
ment, hut adopt the state amendment.
NJ that In the event the adoption of the
national amendment is held Illegal by
the Supreme Court Of the United
States Kentucky will he protected from
the continuance Of the liquor business
by H. own amendment.
The proclamation declares that the
claim the state will lose revenue by
the adoption Of prohibition is fall
lacious and that the financial burden
the state are far greater than any
revenue derived from the licensing of
the liquor traffic.
The proclamation is signed by all
the dry organizations participating In
the dry movement In Kentucky which
form the Statewide Prohibition FEEDER
alton, Judge Henry ). Barker and Mrs
julia Gum, chairman and secretary
respectively Of the Federation: 4. II.
Callahan. Of this city, chairman Of the
Association Of Catholics Favoring P~o-
hihition Dr A. y = Alexander. chair
man Of the Democratic Forward
League; Dr Norman A. Palmer, super
ir'pndent Of Kentucky Anti-Saloon
} que; Mrs Frances r. Beauchamp,
q Lexington. president Of the Ken
lucky W. &. r. L.; W. :. Lockhart,
a. Louisville. executive secretary OF
the Churchman'S Federation, and
Judge John =. Haswell, Jr.. Of Har-
dinShurg. 81 the Republican Commit
tee Favorlng Prohibition
The proclamation in full follows:
To the People Of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky:
In order to secure AZ the election
next November the ratification by the
people Of Kentucky Of the proposed
amendment of our State Constitution
prohibiting the manufacture, sale or
transportation Of spurious, vinous,
malt or intoxicating liquors. except for
sacrnmental. medicinal, scientific or
mechanical purposes. after June 20,
1870 the various temperance organiza-
tions of the state have associated
themselves under the name, The State
wide Prohibition Federation.
The object Of this association is 10
unity all of our efforts in the coming
election; to prevent the duplication Of
work In this direction, and To secure
the utmost harmony Among the work
prs Of the different organizations en-
gagged In the great cause.
To this end, IL is declared that this
organization is non-partisan. non-sec-
tartan and non-racial. We call on
every citizen, without regard TO poll
ties, religion. race or color, 10 aid in
this effort 10 imbed within the funda-
mental law Of the Commonwealth a
prohibition of the further continuance
of the liquor traffic In Kentucky.
Reason For Organization.
The necessity for this organization
Is made greater by the danger Of pub
lie lethargy and Indifference superin-
dueed by the belief that the Kentucky
amen, suent is not now important be-
cause of the adoption by the various
states of the Prohibition Amendment
10 the National Constitution, and also
by the lnsidious propaganda in this
direction by the liqupr men, who are.
Of course, deeply interested In the ad
vanccment Of every suggestion or
thought that tends TO prevent the peo-
pie from realizing the necessity OF fur
ther anti-llquor warfare.
Already IL Is being claimed that the
national amendment, for technical rea- |
sons, has not been lawfully adopted |
and is, therefore. invalid; that the ma
tional laws to enforce prohibition are |
insufficient for the end intended; emf |
nent counsel have been employed and |
large sums Of money raised TO test |
these legal questions in the courts.
Safer To Adopt Amendment
II Is not necessary 10 touch upon /
the merits OF these questions here /
II can not be known in advance of the |
final Judgment Of the Supreme Court /
what the end will be. but we can rea-
sonably expect great delay and uncer-
tainty while the litigation crawls its
weary way through the procedure OF
the courts, and We know now that the
cause of temperance will be made
safer by the adoption Of the statewide
amendment to be presented 10 the cit
liens next fall, thus avoiding. II the
election Is favorable, the possible
catastrophe of an adverse decision by
the Supreme Court ON the legality of
the nationwide amendment or ON the
sufiiciency Of the laws for its enforce.
ment
We deem II also OF the utmost inn
pOrtance that our efforts should be
TO the nomination of men for
the General Assembly who will enact