The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-07

to the whole iackass pro. blue laws. Any man that upholds
blue laws is an enemy to the country. This means YOU.
We assume that "Johm Smith" is a fictitious name. We have
had several letters of this kind, usually from persons whose pen
manshp and composition indicate recent contact not with the pro-
jackass crowd above referred 20, but with the much more dangerous
animal popularity known as white mule; In tins instance we would
like to know the identity of the writer because he says 1--WE will do
I'VE If political party is meant it must he a new party. The re-
publican party wisely assumed that the question of national prohibit
ton had been settled, the people having approved the constitutional
amendment. After a great battle, in which the power of the admin
democratic party in its platform adopted at San Francisco has wisely
taken the same position. Unless Governor Cox, The nominee who
emerged Yesterday from the deadlock at San Francisco proves to
be a wet" candidate as Bryan and his other opponents have charged,
problems now before TINS country 1T would be a pltiful thing should
either of the great parties force beer as "A dominant issue. The party
We have not often been able to agree with William j. Bryan, but
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as a great American; Bryan had the courage to say what most of his
r~ighisp"snd individual liberty in connection with the prohibition
question, has been inspired and skinfu1y fostcred by brewers, distl-
campaigns in our history in an effort to swing the citizenship of this
nation into line to reopen the matter of legalzed manufacture of
Fortunately this campaign has failed. Prohibition will not be
didate who may go outside his party platform to advocate "A repeal
of the amendment, or any modification of the enforcement statutes:
will have been worn blunt and made useless upon the hard surface
es, as the brewers and distnlers have ceverly been telling us, we will
become a nation out of whose personnel all the alcohol has been
a happier people and we will have forgotten that We ever upheld the.
corner saloon, the cellar club, the foaming growler or the Monday
morning headache. We are through with alcohol now. Within four
years we will have Forgotten its use as a beverage, except as IA
part OF history
Finally, Friend John Smith, you may be one Of the large number
of sincere Americans who have been fooled by the specious talk of
the whiskey propagandists, into the belief that IN depriving you of
your poison. your personal liberties have been invaded. But we want
to invite you, friend John, in connection with your statement about
"blue laws." to go back over the past four years and see if you can
not find some laws, blue or otherwise, which make far deeper inroads
into your personal liberties than the prohibition amendment and the.
VOstead act.
And in conclusion, friend John, while attaching the can to the
jaekas. go gently about the "white mule" 1t is dangerous stuff
and while they may not be enemies to the country, as you view il, the
boys who peddle it are certainly enemies to you.
Mr.. McAdoo is the only American out of captivity who is over
jOyed at being relieved of the chance to become president of the
United States. We have Mr.. McAdoos own statement to prove that
he is relieved, and Mrs. McAdoO's assertion that cts great" Pos
shy having the presidency in the family for seven years has that
effect ON the presidential relatives; but it is the frs. time any Ameri-
can has admitted it.
With both presidential candidates newspaper publishers we
should at least be able to look forward hopefully to a solution of the
news print shortage and some radical reforms in government pub
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