The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-06-03

Amendment 10 the Constitution can
not be enforced. Or rather. the en-
forcement OF the amendment is a
matter left to each state to determine
for itself. If New York wants light
wine and beer, then New York may
have them. Ii Nebraska wants to be
bone-dry, Nebraska may pass en-
forcement laws to that end
Captain Stayton said that his asso-
ciation now has more than 100000
members who are pledged to pay 81
year and further pledged to vote
against any candidate for public Of
fee who is known to be dry.
Congressman Hill Speaker
The principal speaker of the meet
ing was Representative John p. Hill
OF Maryland and recently elected to
Congress. He is the author OF the
so-caIled Tight wine and beer" bill.
station Against the Prohibition Amend
egister:
and patriotically for the repeal OF the
Prohibition Amendment. and in the
hope that the Constitution of the
United States will hereafter be pre-
served from mutilation by all organ
ized fanatcal minority.
Pending the accomplishment OF
the above program, to favor and en-
couage obedience to the Prohibition
laws as now effective"
Expect 100000 Members
Mr.. Stayton said last week in
Washington that the association,
which got down to work in earnest
within the last two months, was at
tracing such wide attention and in
terest as to give promise that it would
have a membership of 100000 men
and women before making its first
real attack to nominate and elect
repeal members to state legislatures
and Congress in the primaries and in
the general election of November
1922. Until an effective organization
has been completed from coast to
coast and from Canada to the Mexi-
can border. according to Mr.. Stayton,
nothing will be seriously attempted
in a political way. He remarked that
failure to make progress in the first
%,Ana1 fol thn nruantZpd
drys would be so discouraging as to
make future fight almost futile. So
he indicated that the association
would not strike until il became pow
erful enough to make its blows count.
Il am convinced" he said, that the
Prohibition Amendment was brought
about by an organized minority.
Therefore an organized majority can,
if properly directed, bring about its
repeal or modification. Our associa-
ton was formed to organize these
voters for united action.
Membership Grows Fast
"How many members has the asso-
citation at PRESENT." was asked.
"Our last report indicates that the
membership is above 100000" was
his reply.
"Acceptances of membership are
coming in so fast that our small force
in Washington, which has been ex-
panded every week, has been unable
to, tabulate the members by states"
'In what states is your membership
highest?"
Naturally we have a greater per-
centage of our members in states
where campaigns have been staged,
such as Maryland, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, but it is not confined to
these states alone. We are getting
requests each day from New York
and from western and southern
states in which Prohibition laws ex-
listed long before National Prohibition
operated. Our membership represents
men of the highest standing in the
community-men and women promi-
nent in the professions, in society and
public life, in labor and the trades.
In our number will also be found
clergymen and officers of the army