The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
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The organized liquor trade Of New Jersey has set out to
Do its part It. t4 9%s Tdn the e Ststas and od Ha beeom M; G %T d Is !" to c sIi
upon you to help: More than that we are gong to hgnt a s we
League out of office; to elect Congressman in the twelve Con
gressional districts of the State who will vote to amend the Vol
elect Assemblymen and State Senators who will keep New
the passage of any law concurring IN the Volstead Act IN us
present mt FORM onm;n nation of Governor Cox Of Ohio for the presidency
by the Democrats is a big victory for our interests and 1t can
be attributed to a great degree to the activity Of our trade or
CARNATIONS here in New Jersey and throughout the nation.
Governor Cox is a pronounced wet and he can be relied upon
above 1t is now up to our trade organizations to stand united
ly behind the ticket of Cox and Roosevelt and roll up such a
majority as will show convincingly that the public well is in our
favor. Are you going to help? Of course you are.
Of the rh un is gis sfa to be t Yeu Trf fi5erty p and min nS4 ha a@ b 51e 't taReH
from u.s.: Our business has been unjGstiy confscated. Inc
rights of the people have been seized and they are lined up with
US in the mighty struggle that is soon to be decided by the
The recent decision of the United States Supreme Court
has thrown the question of Prohibition squareIy into politics.
prohibitionists tried to keep the question out Of the campaign.
They feared the vote of an outraged and indignant public:
1t is up to u~s-members of the organized liquor trade-to
force the fight. That is just what we are doing:
We have issued the challenge. The A~nti-Saoon League
elect dry congressmen who will /" Uphold the Volstead Act and
dry dr. yt candidates af abs E to the State A Senate amd . Assembly n Nnm ye to force Tb ba5t
is no question about the A%nti-Saloon Leagues ability to raise
the amount asked. How much can we raise?
We must have money at once to carry on the work that we
have planned. Do not think for a moment that there is plenty
late. Money must be had Immediately if we are to maintain
sary in the drive to win public opinion. This is the second APP
peal that have sent you. The first you evidently overlooked.
l would not bother you now if it were not for the fact that your
own interests hang in the balance just as much as mine. Let
me beg of you to remain loyal to the cause to the finish. Make
this your last contribution if you will but give-give something.
Your record on the roster of your local associations and
also on that of the State League showed that you have been 10y
al and regular in the past. Do keep that record unsulied to the
very end. l have always had your cooperation in the past
please let me have it now for the Federation is to put up a big
ger fight than it ever made before.
So that we may know at once just what our resources are,
may we not ask you to promptly return the inclosed card filled
out with your remittance.
Jump in and help us fight. Give as much as you can afford.
This is not merely q battle to save your business but one to
preserve something more sacred namely, your personal liberty.
Yours fraternany,