The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-08-13
Wisconsin and Missouri Dealers Very Active In National
Campaign For Wet Congress
WILL WORK FOR CANDIDATES PLEDGED
TO HELP REPEAL PRESENT DRY LAWS
Missouri Vets Endorse Personal Liberty Candidate For Governor and
Other Officials
WET VICTORY SEPTEMBER Is is THE ILLINOIS LIQUOR PROGRAM

Former saloonkeepers in Wisconsin
and Missouri are continuing their
organizations and taking an active
part in the fight to elect beer and
wine Congress. Instead of accepting
defeat, disbanding their organiza-
tions and ccasing their activities
against the dry law the liquor organ
izations OF the two great brewery
states of Wisconsin and Missouri in
recent conventions decided to fight
as actively as ever for wet laws and
wet officials. In harmony with SINH
lar action recently taken by the liq-
our organizations of New York, H.
linois, New Jersey and other states
Missouri and Wisconsin men who
formerly were licensed to sell intoxi-
eating liquors, have decided to keep
on fighting.
Missouri Saloon Men Meet
On June 10. 1920, the Retail Deal
ers' Association of St. Louis and
vicinity passed the following reso-
lutions:
"Whcreas, The Urited States SUI
premc Court declared the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution and
the Volstead enforcement act legal
and constitutional, thereby shutting
out any further court litigation for
or against these measures. and,
Whereas, No relief is possible on
Prohibition or the Nolsteaa law IN
less candidates for political office are
elected who are pledged for the re-
peal Of these un-American and hypo-
critical laws, and,
Whereas, The Retail Liquor Deal
ers Association OF St. Louis and
vicinity has in regular meeting de-
clared to stay politically active and
organized to support only such can
didates regardless of political affila-
tion) who are known to be in favor
of personal liberty, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association pledges its sup
port at the primary election in Au-
gust, 1920, to the following candi-
dates"
Endorse Wet Candidates
(The names of candidates endorsed
for Governor, United States Senator
Congressman and State Senator arc
here given and the resolutions con
tinue:)
THE support of all libcral-mindeC
voters is solicited for the above
named candidates to the end thai
hypocritical laws may be abolished
and American liberty be restored
again to all citizens who believe that
drink of beer or wine shall not be
considered a felony, subject to arrest
and prosecution.
Retail Liquor Dealers Assn of ST
Louis and Vicinity
Ignatius j. Baur, Sec'y; John Pensa
President.
A Personal Liberty Postscript
"P S. A through investigation oi
all candidates for Governor OF Mis-
souri, on either party ticket brings
out the fact that only ONE de-
clared open and above board for
light wines and beer. His name is
Hon. Frank H. Harris, Democrat
time-worn fighter for Personal
Liberty and should be elected. All
the rest of candidates pussy-footed
and straddled the wet issue, said
nothing and did nothing, except what
Tom, Dick, or Harry said for them
which does not mean anything but
to fool the voters"
Wisconsin Vets Active
The National Beverages Review,
formerly the Champion of Fair Play
reports that on August 4, the Liquor
Dealers of the state of Wisconsin
held conference at Milwaukee. 1t
says that large attendance of deal
ers from various sections of the
state were present and much en-
thusiasm was displayed National
Secretary Halle" says the ex-Cham-
pion, also addressed the meeting