New-York tribune., 1920-03-20

OF his friends were staging din
ner in his honor.
"All right to wish for the
White House?" came query as
the toastmaster urged each guest
to make wish when Mr.. Bryan
blew out the candles. But Mr..
Bryan did not blow out the can
dies after all. He allotted this
task to woman from each table.
amendment and to hasten the day OF
universal peace. Woman's influence is
needed throughout the world to oppose
universal military training and provide
for q referendum on war except in case
OF invasion.
Proflteer Fails to Halt
eve are still confronted by efforts
to stay the progress Of our people. One
is led by the profiteer, who Is vain
enough to suppose that civilization will
halt at his command. He owes his ex-
istence to the opportunities offered by
the war. While soldiers were bleeding
in Europe he was bleeding q patriotic
people at home, and his bleeding con-
tinues unabated even after our boys
have returned from across the Atlantic.
He preys upon both producer and con-
sumer and eXacts "a toll that is an
offense against the conscience and
ought to be made violation of statue
law.
"The obstruction must be removed,
and the sooner it is removed the easier
will be the return to the period Of
honest prices and fair dealing. We
need commissions in states and cities
for the investigation of charges of ex
tortion, with laws for the punishment
of the guilty. If this is not sufficient
the middle mems profit, as we now
regulate the interest that the banks
can charge. If the money lender is
only permitted to charge or 8 per cent
for the use of his money for a year,
Why should the manufacturer, whole
saler or merchant be allowed to charge
so to 100 per cent. or even 200 per cent
on property that he turns over two or
three times a year?
"There are three remedies that sur
pass all others in effectiveness. First,
tude should be given to the express
sion of opinion, not to incite revolu-
tion or advise crime, but to critic Of
fcials and to suggest constitutional
remedies. Second, the people need
ncorruptible channels Of information;
they ought not to be entirely depen-
dent upon private sources for the in
formation which they need. The gov
ernment, national and state, owes it
such complete information on the SUI
jects before them as to enable them to
give to the government the benefit Of
their conscience and their judgment.
government bulletin-not a news
paper, but a bulletin--will furnish
this. No people have suffered more
., than the people of New York from lack
of authentic information on the is
sues before che voters. The average
citizen of your state does not differ
IN purpose or interest from the
!, average citizen of the West and
South.
Third Remedy Suggested
"The third remedy is faith in the in.
J telligence and capacity of the people
faith that can be shown by the crea
tion of machinery which will give the
. people absolute and continuing contro
of their own government-machin
that will make our government, in fac
as we'll as in theory "a government Of
the people, by the people and for the
people.
eff kind Providence adds years tt
my life, they will be spent in an ear
nest effort to aid in putting the Amer
can people in complete control of theil
t government, and to promote peace
among all the nations. to the end tina
the conscience of our country and ths
world may more surely and more
lish among men the nearest possible
p approach to the divine measure of re
\ wards"
e Samuel Seabury former Judge ot
e the Court of Appeals, presided. DIR
t Charles Scanlon, general secretary o.
the Presbyterian Board of Temperance
,. was the first speaker, and said tina
+. prohibition was accomplished withou
: trick or evasion, and was preceded b!
n tation and education.
Judge Seabury vigorously assaile'
: the Democratic state organization TO
Il it's stand against the enforcement o
4 the prohibition law.
y y "The action at the recent convention
r of the Democratic party, at Albany
! reflects so seriously upon the party il
>. this state as to call for unequivoca
. protest and dissent" he said.
=. prohibition is now the law of th'
land. Before its enactment there wa
- room for difference of opinion in re
- latlon to It, Now that it has beel
=, - enacted as direct result Of constitu
. tional amendment, it must be fairl
Z enforced just as other laws are en-
" forced.
Democrats Are Assailed
II "In July or August this state will
=, witness the spectacle Of the leaders o
y the Democratic party meeting in con
:. vention and adopting platform di
- recty opposite to that which the
~ adopted at Albany.
:" "The present leaders of the Demo
- cratic party IN TINS state have, at tn
II dictation of the liquor interest.
~ adopted a platform which misrepre
!" sents the sentiment of the party, an
the state.
"The Democratic party will not to1
q crate the stand of the New York lead
N ers.
le "The Republican party, with the ex
n, ception Of that part of it which fol
N lows Senator Wadsworth, will not tol
,e crate it,"
l. In an informal discussion of polit
le cal issues at the home of Judge Ses
,e bury, Colonel Bryan expressed. til
~ opinion before he went to the Dime
If that he expected both parties in thei
"a national conventions to declare fc
II prohibition and pledpe tn cir "a n n date