Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-24
MAKES DEMAND FOR
oontinu~d from paxs 1

Prohibition. I will Wager that one cpnoert
hall manager, with permits for selling
liquor for medicinal purposes in New
York; sold more in one week than all of
the hispitAls in New York will usc IN =
year. have taken this matter. and others
up with the present Administration here,
and il IL docs not take IL up right away
quick, there will be a worse scandal than
the country saw over the old whisky ring.
II am prepared To 70 SITTER The fel-
lows IN high places. ! am not for going
after tho poor fellow. would 20 into the
heart Of the government Some sections
OF the government will have An oppor-
tunity To gct Some NJ their own people.
! could give names now, but will not do
il for good reaaons.
Mr.. CoIer quoted from letter DIR.
Mortimer u. Jones Of the Kings County
Hospital had written him. DIR. Jones said
that the alcoholic cascs admitted in b :
hospital during the last month exceeded
the number for the same month in l91f.
"You have listened 20 some plain words
from 4 plsin citizen Of this country"
said Mr. Kramer IN reply u enjoyed them,
andthey were along the line have been
hearing for some time I think I viii have
nm interview With Mr.. Coler on this
subject. lie may not trust me with bis
facts. To a considerable extent what he
says il true, but VIC have never been able
10 get bill particulars; that Is wiInt we
want
Lawyers York lawyers
down here and tell us that every man we
have in the service in yhat city is crook
ed. | ask them 90 produce the names
and the evidence. | croes-exarnine them,
but / do not get facts to support the
charge. But Mr.. Coler and pretty nearly
agree. We have had eight Secret Service
men at work In New York for four months
trying To get the truth. A Grand jury there
| investigated, but we never heard Of any
| true bill. II we find the cooked man her
| will be thrown out AZ once. II Mr.. Coler
will give me the name Of the concert hall
manager he refers 70. | will see that his
permits are taken away from him.
I'VE have removed the saloon and
our boys viii not bc tempted by the
| rcd wine. We have removed the curso
| of the social drink. You won't know
this country 10 ton years. Mr.. Color
| aaid hc would start something thu,
would jar the earth. We need Just
/ that sort Of thing We must have q
| healthy public sentiment TO succeed
with Prohibition enforcement.
4
| can 900 nen-that in the number W.
have police 100000 p.ople2 W.
could no. do IL il we had angels on ths
force We want you 20 keep the law az i
| is.n
Where does Mr.. Cox stand on Pro
| hibition7" shouted man in the crowd
"Why not include Mr.. Harding u
that question:" demanded a woman
Lat night statement from William
II. Anderson, in response 10 MIR, Col
~r's thrust at the Anti-Saloon Bc~g1I'
Of New York, was handed out here
In part IL resds:
THE reason for Mr.. Coler's venom
is simple. He holds his po~ition unde
Tammany. Tammsny tried 20 prevent
ratification Of the Prohibition Amend
ment and wac whipped. 10 proourec
the pAseaNe Of qualification beer act
and the United States Supreme COur
DECLARED IL Invalid. Now the Tam
many City Administration Of which
he il a party is q conspiracy 70 nul
lily Prohibition by non-cnfwceuent
and has been exposed No wonde
Mr.. Colrr and his Tatnmany bo~scs ar
sore.
ANY statement that I have mad
any attack upon any church ~ utteri
untrue But fear of miuepresenta;io
has not deferred me from exposing ani
thawrting the TanInany scheme b
capitalize politically against ProfibItio
the influence Of a great church man
Of whose clergy and lay members hav
beon noted leaders m the fight TO destro
the liquor traffic.