Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-10
WET APPEAL
By Gen. E d " a r q 5,
Seeking Presidency
New jerseys Democratic Cancira-e
Calls Upon People 10 Register viii
IN Corning Election - Nis Sever
Reasons

Sca-1rt. * J.. June 9--GOvernor
T-1vra-,is 4 candidate for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination. ISSUED
= statement mere tonight demanding
liberal action Of the Vols end act and
calling upon the people of the United
States lawfully and by the cnnstl1u--
1ionaI method prescribed, 10 pass Judg-
rnent upon The act
This act has been declared the 18TH
amendment 10 be a part Of the leglsia-
ton and the yolstead act 10 be It's
statutory interpretation" read the
statement That act Is open to amend
rnent as the duly elected representa-
tIves OF the people may enact.
mo power exists which Is para
mount To the power of the people ex-
pressed az the polls. There alone Is
Sovereignty Every candidate for Con-
gress. every state executive official,
and the candidates for the presidency
Itself will be called upon THIS coming
November to declare their position
Enthusiastically on the interpretation Of
the constitutional amendment OF the
conservative use OF light wines and
the right OF the state To determine its
regulations and the limitations Of the
general state statute.
q appeal 10 the great and final ref
e-endun OF the American People
Governor Edwards denounced the
volstead act on these grounds:
I'll attempts 10 regular the nab
lis OF millions Of our cit,zens-in my
Judgment. Of the vast majority Of
them.
EFT places II the class Of crIml-
mas and lawDreakers millions OF
women ali over the country VINO make
light wines from home grown fruits,
for their OWE domestic use, as did
their mothers before them. Il places
IN the crimIna! class millions Of farm
er-s VINO make and mature cider from
their own orchards.
%. It places a ban upOn those
millions Of our people to whom for
untoid generations hight wines and
beers nave been as much a part Of
their daily food as the bread upon
their tables.
4 Il mas already stimulated ny
this prohibltlon of simple and harm
less beverages the Illicit dIstiIlation
of narnfu! liquors to twenty-fold
their former productions. The very
agents Of enforcement. both state anc
federal have become either black
mailers Of rhe law breakers, or their
partners in crime A national scan
dal ana disgrace are upon us. A
force of one million men and the an
nual expenditure of two billions of
dollars could not secure the adequate
enforcement Of TINS unwise and vi
cIous Legislation"
"a. Il menaces our whole indus
trial fabric and millions Of workers
are filled with resentment at this in
vasion of their personal liberties.
IS. II is the main impelling cause,
as shown by Investigations of the
federal department OF labor, why two
million men Of foreign birth plan to
return to their native lands. The de-
partment of state is refusing their
applications for passports, while the
department Of Justice is making mass
arrests and threatening deportation
among the very samp class wnusn
mental condition thereby borders up
On panic and renders them the prey
Of every Fed aEirator.
IT, 1t falls between the rwp stuols
of state and federal authority No
law providing for concurrent Juris-
diction of federal and state admin
iBtratiun can Guell this situation.
which this unwise ands too drastic
law has forced upon us."