The Penn's Grove record., 1921-10-21
THE STATE ISSUES

Former Senator William c. Geb-
hardt, of Hunterdon, raped the DEM
ocratic party on the wet planks
adopted at the convention in Trenton
last week. What happened in Tren-
ton on Tuesday is enough to make
decent Democrats in New Jersey hang
their heads in shame" said the for
mer Senator. Il had hoped that the
Democratic party would turn its back
on the bootleggers who hope to get
immunity through the Democratic
party. 1t made me feel disgusted to
see the convention do the very things
that bootleggers wanted done. The
Volstead Act is here to stay and so is
the Van Ness Act. The politicians
who think that they are not are very
much mistaken. They have forgotten to
take the women into account, The
old days are gone.
Why did not the Republican conven-
ton adopt platform coming out
STRAIGHTFORWARD for the Van Ness Act!
This is. the question asked by Samuel
Wilson. Assistant Superintendent OF
the Anti Saloon League. Mr.. Wilson
states that the so-called dry plank is
good as far as it goes, but it does
not 90 very far. at reads as though
somebody had prepared a fine, start
for a dry plank and as though the
real heart of the matter SAID the
Anti-Saloon League man, the en-
dorsement fell by the wayside. 1t
seems to have been dropped out. There
appears to have been some pussy
footing and certain leaders have been
afraid to talk right and stand out
openly for the Van Ness Act. The re-
suit viii be that some Republicans VIII
STAY at home on November 8th, dis
gusted. | predict that the Van Ness
Act is here to stay" Mr.. Wilson
greatly criticized the Democratic
party, Messrs. Edwards and Nugent,
for their plank regarding the open
Sabbath and the wet question. Ed.
wards and Nugent ran true to form,
said the Anti-Satoon superintendent
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The United States Prohibition Com
office is considering the
removal Of the headquarters for the
prohibition directors for New Jersey
from Newark to Trenton, it has been
rumored. Charles NJ. Brown, OF
prohibition director Tor
New Jersey, recommended the trans
fer while on a visit to the National
Headouarters at Washington, it was
admitted by Assistant Prohibition d
rector Jones. Other officials OF tne
prohibition office with whom the mat.
ter has been discussed appear to be OF
the opinion that the transfer will not
be made unless Director Brown can
show clear advantages to be obtalnedt
from the change, but admitted that II
Brown can make clear case 1t Wouto
seem to be incumbent on the Wash-
iueton officials to direct the change
to the State Capitol.
United States Senators Edge and
FreIinghuysen have come out IN favor
of a modification of the Van Ness
Prohibition Enforcement Act, passed
nv the last Legislature. There IS no
one that wants enforcement of the law
any more than |, but no mistake can
be made by abiding by the constitu.
tional provision of a trial by jury;
said the Junior Senator 81 certainly
favor this modification of the Act. l
made no effort to dictate to the state
convention on this subject, because the
delegates elected to it were charged
With the preparation of the platform"
Senator FreInghuysen said, 4 am
good prohibitionist, but I still believe
in a trial by jury and this Van Ness
Act should include this provision"
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From the above it is seen that the
Senators are getting cold feet. "A
trial by jury in Atlantic County,
Hudson, Essex and Passaic have been
farces. 7.
When a man is arrested for break
ing law in running an automobile
for breaking a game law, or a man
breaks a Borough or City ordinance
he is not allowed a trial by jury.