New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Democrats Plan
Great Drive by
500 Speakers
New Movement Will Begin
Tomorrow; Want Address
in Every Village in the
Country on Oct. Is and 16
Efforts Center ON Coast
Harrison Asserts Harding
Said Prohibition Law
Could Not Be Enforced

Senator Harding's declaration at
Marion yesterday that he would, if
elected. create Department of Public
Welfare, intimating that he might ap-
point woman to the proposed new
Cabinet post. was ignored at National
Democratic Headquarters, but Senator
Harding's condemnation of the failure
Of the authorities TO enforce prohibit
ton evoked the following comment
from Senator Pat Harrison, chairman
of the Speakers Bureau:
Senator Harding yesterday at Ma
rion criticized the enforcement of the
prohibition law in the United States in
these words:
"You will realize that we must have
throughout the land respect for law
abiding principles. We must all con-
dema without qualification the failure
Of enforcement of prohibition. just as
we must all condemn the failure of an
established authority to prevent out
RACES of violence, such as lynching.'
"The Senator conveniently forgot
that in q speech in the Senate, August
l, 1917 Congressional Record, Page
564s). he had himself encouraged re-
sistance to the enforcement of prohi-
bition in these words:
81 do not think prohibition amend
ment will be effective, Mr.. President
You cannot make any law stronger
than the public sentiment which sees
TO its enforcement. have watched the
= progress of this question from the con-
fict in the hamlet to the municipality,
20 the county. the state and the nation,
and, while l stand here and freely ex-
press my doubts about its practicable
ity, at the same time I recognize that
it is growing and insistent and per-
sistent and it must be settled
"The country will not be particular
ly impressed by his sudden interest in
the enforcement of a law which he said
never could be enforced Will the
friends Of prohibition be impelled to
trust its enforcement to one who ex-
pressed the belief that it never could
be-"
Democrats to Use 500 Speakers
Senator Harrison announced that be-
ginning Monday the national headquar-
ters would have 500 Democratic speak
ers in the field A special drive will
be made for Democratic votes on Oc-
tober IS and 16, when every county
chairman in the country has been
asked to see that Democratic speakers
are sent into all towns and villages in
their districts.
The Democrats will make q hard
fight to try to hold back the Republican
tide OH the Pacific Coast Frank Heney,
of California, former Bull Mooser and
Republican, will be the chief attraction
n the Pacific Coast campaign for Cox
and Roosevelt. Others who will tour
Washington, California and neighbor-
ing states will include William B. Will
son. Secretary of Labor; Senator Nor
ris Sheppard. of Texas, and Judge Ben
Lindsey, Of Denver. Homer Cummings
will begin tour en- October and will
make se-t-al speeches in coast states.
Claims West for Cox
J. Bruce Kremer, of Montana, vice.
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, yesterday predicted that
"the West in general and Montana in
particular" would give Governor Cox
tremendous vote Mr.. Kremer last
night began a speechmakinG tour which
will include Colorado, Utah, Nevada
and California.
The following additional speaking
engagements for Franklin D. Roosevelt
were announced Yesterday. October
II, Quincy, Ill; Galesburg, ILL.,, and
Cant-n. H.; October -, Decatur, H.,
at noon; Danville, ILL.,, at night; Octo-
Der Is. Charlottesville, Greencastle,
Brazil and Terre Haute, Ind; October
IA, Sullivan, Vincennes, Princeton and
Evansville, Ind; October 49,, Mobiles
Vile, Upton, Kokomo and Marion, Ind;
October 10. Hamilton, Ohio, at noon,
and Cincinnati at night.