Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-25
DECLARES DRY ERA
FO|STED ON NATION
Brewers Chief, at Shore Con-
vention, Declares Popular
Will Ignored
PREDICTS EARLY REVERSAL

Spccic' Dispctch TO Ercrf,i0 Public Ledger
Atlantic City. n. j., Feb. 2j.-"Na- q
tioral prohibition in form has been
brought about in the United States by
the application of principles most alb
borrcnt to the American people de-
clurcd Christian W. Feigenspan in his
address today before the emergency
convention of the United States Brew
crs' Association, of which he is presi-
dent.
President Teigcnspau declared that
tho voters of the nation would over
whclming rcsrind the legislation " It
was loft to referendum. President
fcigcuspan continued:
We SEQ the destruction of individual
rights, and we soc property Cstab.
lishcd and encouraged under law,
amounting in value to hundreds Of mil
Eons Of dollars, wantonly destroyed.
The rcvolutionist may we'll chucklc as
he points to this dishonesty and tyranny
by great nation as q precedent for his
own program Of confiscation. The
arguments Of the prohibition rropa.
gandist can never Justify this pollu-
tion Of principle aud common justice.
Sces Blessing Disguised
1T has been wisely observed that
blessing often comes in disguise. The
present short period OF prohibition ha?
bccn - blessing in disguise. 1t has
aroused the American people 10 tho
necessity of being keenly on guard TO
preserve their liberties. II has opened
their eyes TO tho INSCRIPTIONS tactics,
tho falschoods aud hypocrisics Of cCr-
tain irresponsible element which had al.
most escaped public condemnation be
cause of a constant prctcnsc of NOR
ality and righteousness.
The so called eighteenth amendment
will be- obeycd faithfully By us as long
as IL is accounted part Of the consti :
tuition of tho United States. Its mis-
begotten offspring. the Volstead act,
will also be obeyed. as long as it con :
tinues TO dis6gurc the statute books.
This legislative monstrosity reveals in
to BE- a lie-which attended the birth
Of the amendment. It transcends in dc :
pravity even its acknowledged parent.
at is part of prohibition propaganda
today to pretend that the American
people never acted upon national prohi l.
bltiOn. They have never been permit
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voted upon this tremendous issue and
there the verdict was against it.
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H'e's 'eop'e WIN Don"
ho, sr"'e J aiter S,a'e Jne 'VSiot1'u,uS d s,,,s
tbrorrh tbo forms of ratification often
In dpfoncc NJ tbo ciearIv exnrossed
nonuIar viii Tb;s 10 nort;cmIarIv trno of
C.oIifornis and Nissour; where the
nnonIc voted Iown STAT nrob;h;tior nv
trera,dovs mn iorities nnIv 10 boye
their iagislnturcs n fow months ioter do !.
cIaro for notionoi r.t;Scat;nn Th;s ;s
tr,,o 80 Ioro Dboas noonio ,otnd . ana;,s st
incornorot;ns nrnb; ;b;tiar ;n ,ho stato
non,t;.,,t;on onir 70 IA ~. IT.
Iaturo act r. have = ;ncornorated IN tbo
foIoro, co,st;tutior NJ, vi p
s,.IcaT;o NossocbuSotts Mn.,.iorJ
yE;scnnc;, anJ To,,iS;ona oro ca,,rtnd - e
rotifr;na thorri, tbn;n nonr,,o u 80 "a. ;.
oiia,Doa e. 'N 80 sn 80 60 PIP. -, 80 nv no.
raforond,,r, "tatoS ,,h;nb Iii IN
a;r.ie "rna,.;o as oS;. ",.u s Iae
@ Stnsi. eN.eR'ion iL ~ onio' nau ho rel :
'HV 9uO,'
NOR shouIu IL be forgotten that in
many states prohloition laws have been
enacted Wlthout popular assent. This
Is true OF Alabama, where a heavy ma :
Jorlty against prohibition was ignored
by the Legislature. 1t is also true OF
georgia MISSISSIPPI tennessee. Hi
Florida.
Claims NIaiority
uc,.; A., s.:r..
ouheins .LniI ~" nou'alit!Iug . std.es,
nus ,Sih;.;a Wnien ~ n",G ~, toIeu LOT staIS
PIoHtot''Tu anT 'Hooc nH'cu hane voteu
usaLH9Ss!! lsaeLu' OF state CONSTRUCTORS
pIontDi'tsEn s ~ ln.euI !ears, we naVt
tMSn.f Nv . VI b'o'e tMai rrS inaJorltS o'
eue MHono Iuirov. tneit e. are t"eutE
"nC at ;,,oi',doJ u'i' ntIeen VI MHIcn
are not iueiuuet uLnons lIe foregoing
~ .u'sS ssn'Eo i, '"T PVoLle naVe leserv
W " ;n, n. ,L '''' u PoNer 10 "PproIt
OF Ieyett AT H. H. l'ous any act OF th'
l-esisiatulc' t"'S mus tnereioIe, pe
:Sun'eu :sj az Su"un "htch haNe not rat
!neI' nuulns 'IrS' Slales 10 the tMcn
t3tai of Fartr ~ ,'L;,E nIne5o'ote' .L' we Ia'a g.,
w. !.i "a tu' :! ~ Sn''n NV propie al'
eltner opposeu TO !rurrol prohlpiIion Si
na'e peen ueHi.u VII unuoup.eu risn'
10 lase upon IT, 10 WONDER me pro.
Poiienoo pm ,i ~ t"IT t!noc'i' tousnt .yo'n an'
Hni IM Isu'uSC I'o"ns tnc peopio ~
W. om', ,ii, q s'ra.ct w astou VI ~ ~
poPu.ur nl mt'i ~ .b Iuuuta supi.ose1 r,, :,
oe ,, 49,, ,,bra.Hf i'r NV oons;;,n.S, wv
~, tt, 10 NINA S,n,n ho
occo'ne y'S''
Cites Massachusetts
"Wbere pivcn the onnortunity I,
sneok On tbis Question Of national pro
bibition, how have the people spoken
In Ohio, as already indicated. the citi
Zpus voted down national prohibition II