South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
WEI" Sentiment An10 ng the "Wets"

WYE have 10 DerfecCy good authority
NJ Michael thinner. president Of the United
Societies OF Chicago b0oze-histers and
thuss-that the wet sentiment gaining ground
every day among the "wets" thinner is the man
who launched GOV Edwards or New Jersey IN the
Illinois presidential primary campaign mad because
ne says II It weren't for col. Bryan. Roger suIi
van would be United States senator from the suck
CT" state
We are also told OF perfectly good and similar
ly disinterested authority. who says he would
for negro Tor president running any platform
with wet" plank in &c. It is Clarence Elliott the
king OF Polk alley"
We desire TO commend this leadership TO certain
Of estimable friends just now busily engaged
peddiing pro-booze propag anda and expressing Ger
taiatles Of almost complete return of the saloon
lin all the way from a fortnight 10 the taking Of
the next census. We would congratulate them upon
the company they in; this If nothing more.
Whenever you find man whose brains are in his
throat and hiz moral and economic stamina all
der his belt well, he IS a wet" even if he doesn't
imagine himself leader Of the "wets."-so because
short the Will power necessary TO control his
thirst, and lacking the intellectual acumen 70
ognze that ne IS being doped by brewery bought
propaganda. piped broadcast TO entertain bibu-
lous mentality Of fools
However, Roger Sullivan. evidently judged by
friendly TO Col Bryan as TO Gov. Edwards and sort
Of admits that the Nebraskan has a long and per
manent mark TO his credit-Jut get the dlstnc-
ton: This refers TO Roger @. Sullivan Of Illinois.
not Col. John NJ. Of South Bend nor TO Mark
sullivan or New York and Washington. who win
be referred 70 later. Roger Sullivan is "A former
wet" leader in Illinois who has had sense enough
10 come too"
Incident TO which. have YOU read Mari, sullivan's
exposure OF the anu-prohibition conspiracy cacu-
lated to Zip" the public opposition to existing
dry" laws through the creation Of conditions CON
ducive Of fat news; exposed front page. first sec
ton Of this paper, today? II not read it now For
resurrection OF Prussian propaganda methods. as
they employed in this country previous to and
during the war. the brewers and distiuers. employ
sng the kaiser's agents who formerly manipulated
tho German-American alliance are indeed. playing
great game
Get this through your head. Every dollar going
into that propaganda, the organizations supporting
It, and the agents. lawyers-and IegisIators-at
work. comes from brewers distilcrs. vine growers
eN-saloon keepers and others having financial in
IN the return OF the Id regime these and their
dupes. with thirsts stronger than their minds, or
willing financial or political gain con
stituting the whole wet brigade.
Give the Sullivan article the "once over" and then
90 over it again-but do not forget even at that
that live a land where goats" are easy TO
grow. and where geese" flock no less than sheep,
ready follow the big noise Of the gander quite
as the ewes follow the beI-weather. John Barley
corn making another death struggle to kick the
top Off the casket-and the only way TO hold him in
is TO sit strenuously and solidly the lid"