Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-30

said Mr.. Burleson. "It upholds law
votoed by democratic president. My
plank neither lodges nor straddles
and believe expresses the sentiment
of the great majority of the people
of the United States"
His alternative plank, for ban on
actually Intoxicating beverages only,
Mr.. Burleson said, could be support
ed by those who urge silent plat
form on the issue.
That he was not speaking either
for the "modifcationists" or the pres
ident, was emphasized by Mr.. Burle-
son. The administration forces of the
convention appeared divided on the
whole question, Mr.. Burleson being
supported by Secretary Colby while
Secretary Daniels and Senator Glass
of Virginia, regarded as equally close
to the administration are in the dry
lineup.
More Fuel to Flames.
Additional fuel to the flames over
prohibition were added by Mr.. Bryan
in an address today under the aus
pices of the San Francisco Y. M. c.
A., in which the Nebraskan reiterated
his views on what he regards the par
amount issue.
A vigorous attack on Mr.. Bryan
was issud by James R. Nugent, New
Jersey wet leader, who is the states
representative on the. resolutions
committee. Mr.. Bryan was character
lied by Mr.. 'Nugent as 'paid agent
of the Anti-Saloon League" The Ne
braskan, Nugent declared, was not a
true democrat but should "head the
prohibition party"
Besides his prohibition plank, Mr..
Bryan also announced that tomorrow
he would make public the proposed
planks to deal with profteering and
the treaty of Versailles, including
the league of nations and his indus
trial and labor relations plank on
Tuesday.
burden for Mr.. Bryan's Y. M. c. A.
burden fo Mr.. Bryan's Y. M. G. A.
lecture. He praised the w. c. T. U.
and the Anti-Saloon League, declar-
| ing that without either prohibition
would not have been secured.
Three democrats, Mr.. Bryan de-
clared without specifications are i'm
pudent enough to believe the Ameri-
can people will put into the White
House, a president pledged to modify
the prohibition laws. He also criti-
sized the republican candidate and
platform, declaring the latter was si-
lent on prohibition while the candi-
date had said in the senate that he
was not a prohibitionist, did not be-
lieve the question a political one and
favored compensation for liquor in
terests destroyed. Br. Bryan declared
that the democratic candidate should
be pledged to uphold prohibition and
added that he was distressed over
present apathy of prohibitionists
when the reform was threatened.
Mr.. Bryan also discussed the
league of nations, profteering and
industrial relations.
"Shame on any democrat or repub-
lican to think of any party advantage
on this world peace question" said
Mr.. Bryan regarding the league. If
forecasts are correct, said Bryan, the
democratic league plank would be so
little different from the republican
that "a committee on investigation
would be required to find the diff
ference" Each party, he said, is seek
ing to blame the other for delay of
peace while both he declared are to
blame.
Reiterating his plea for Jail sent
ences as penalties for profteering,
Mr.. Bryan referred to a judges in
ability to impose Imprisonment on
corporation and said he
would seek to have the convention
declare for a law to meet the situa-
ton.