The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-06-30
Platform Work. Starts
Behind Closed Doors

1ectual effort to keep order.
The argument of the Irish recoani-
ton plank as led by Frank P. Walsh
and the opposition was handled bv
Damarest Lloyd, of Boston, president
fthe Loyal Coalition.
Labor's platform was presented to
the committee by Samuel Gompers,
who declared the Republican party had
written reaction on it's banners and
that the labor vote must find some
avenue for the impression of it's de-
sires
The league of nations, another sub
Ject threatening a floor hight, was not
mentioned during the days hearing
but there were many suggestions on
almost every political subject, pro-
longing the committees deliberations
into the evening.
Representative SABBATH, of Illinois.
asked President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, wheth
er the organization had voted down a
recommendation for modification Of
the Volstead law as alleged by pub
lications. Mr.. Gompers replied that
by vote of 10000 to 4,O0O the organ
ization had voted in 1919 to ask Con-
gres sto permit 2.75 per cent beer. At
the recent Montreal convention. Mr.,
Gompers said, it was announced that
the 1919 declaration stood
He said "libelous reports of the Mon
treal convention had been sent out"
w. Bourk Cochran, of New York
closed the prohibition hearings.
Promising his argument on an az
sumption that the saloons had disap-
peared forever, Mr.. Cochran said he
had an abhorrencc Of the word prohi-
bltion in free country.
My objection to prohibition" ne
continued, "is that it assumes that
the people are not capable of self-im-
provemcnt and must be driven IN ihc;,
morals and daily life.
Either our constitutional theory OF
legal self-government is sound OF, else
1t is not If you desire real sobriety
and real sanity, trust to the locality
which has always shown itself capable
of deciding local and personal matters
for itself
democracy is mockcry and a
snare if people in one locality are to
be governed in their most intimate
relations by the votes of people 5000
miles away under different conditions
and incapable Of understanding local
conditions elsewhere"
The speaker suggested that while
the States should have been left to
deal with the whole subject, a solu-
tloh or the present situation could be
found by having Congress fix a rea-
sonable alcoholic content and then re-
serving to the State the right to fix
any lesser figure they desire. Each
side was given thirty minutes and
Frank p. Walsh, of Kansas CITY, pre-
sented the plank Of the Irish sympa-
thlzers proposing recognition of the
!"rcpublic of Ireland"
Demarcst Lloyd, Of the loyal coal
ltlon, announced that he would oppose
the recognition plan.
Twenty millions of liberty lovino,
citizens, Mr.. Walsh declared, favor
the plank proposed in behalf Of Amer
lean commission of Irish freedom.
Eamonn de Valera, president of the
"lrIsh republic" Mr.. Walsh said, was
IN the city but deemed it improper
to appear before the committee.
That recognition Of Ireland would
disturb British relations was denied
by Mr.. Walsh.
"That its adoption,' he said, "would
be cause of war with ENGLAND has
no basis in American tradition Of in
ternational law. The Irish republic
was established by more than a three
fourths vote of the people of Ireland"
The political parties of America, !"
said Mr.. Walsh, have always declared
for the liberties Of the oppressed pco-
pies of the world.
I'VE respectfully submit that the
Democratic party ought not to depart
from the age-old policy Of our gov
ernmcnt and withhold the word Of
recognition or the Irish republic
which mean, so much for HUMANITY"
Senator Phelan. Of California, also
argued for the Irish plank and asked
the committee not to be "fcarsomc of
n plan duty lest it might involve us