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minority who by their interest are
aligned with the tyrannical rule Of the
liquor traffic insolently propose to
parade the streets of the nations me-
tropols on the nations birthday, with
the avowed purpose Of multiplying the
constitutional amendment and dcfying
the popular will. This proposal shows
the same fineness Of feeling, the same
sense of the fitness of things which
has characterized the cynical and
shameless traffic in the past. Such a
celebl ion on the Fourth of July is as
homogeneous and sphemingly desc
Grating as celebrating Mothers Day
by entertaining and honoring in her
home convicted criminal who had
insulted, degraded and robbed her, and
who was still blatant, Boosting and
defiant.
Likencd to Domestic Instruction
"This Fourth of July the supporters
Of the tyrannical liquor traffic which
has been repudiated by the new dec
alton of independence, the Eight
zenith Amendment, is to be celebrated
by an organized domestic instruction
dubbed personal liberty parade in
favor Of this tyranrica traffic which
has been adjudged guilty of high
crimes by the jury of the American
people in the courts of public opinion.
The verdict with regard to the I'M
alienable rights of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness is that it has
blighted life by turning songs into
sobs, lbeled liberty by decking it in
the hooking robes of license, and has
made the nursuit of happiness mirage
of misery and woe. Think Of it the
Fourth Of July, our holy national day,
desecrated by lawless demonstration
in favor of new compast between our
government and this disease breeding,
body breaking, home wrecklng, soul
damning traffic."
DR.. William J. Hampton, pastor OF
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of
Port Richmond, Staten Island, also
Joined the chorus Of indignation IN HIS
sermon last night.
STAGED for the Fourth of July, on
Fifth Avenue, is to be a parade in pro
test against law which has brought
untold blessing to millions of people
in this great country" said DR.. Hamp-
ton. owe are told that from 100000
to 500. 900 people will be in that parade.
Suppose there are 100000; that is only
three times as many as those whose
lives were crushed out by King Alcohol
every year during the reign OF this
bloody tyrart-for every year on an
average Of $4,000 lives were laid on
his bloody altar.
But why disgrace our national holl-
day by such parade? If these folk,
rcpresentinr such a meager minority
of our people, wanted to parade, why
could they not have hit upon some
other day. than that associated with the
most sublime, patriotic associations?
Can we, by any possible stretch Of
the Imagination, picture Abraham Lin
coin serving as grand marshal of such
a parade -
Dr.. Hampton criticized metropolitan
newspaper editors for the prominence
they gave to the demonstration and
he said they should be given promi-
nent positions in the ranks to-day.
One Minister Upholds Marchers
The Rev. William H. Freeman, a
Presbyterian minister Of Carlisle, N
Y, who offered to aid the State Legis-
lature in a proposed investigation of
the Anti-Saloon League in the winter
of 1920, has come out strongly in IA
vor of the marchers and sent them the
following "open' word:
"To the Anti Prohibition Paraders-
Yours is splendid privilege the re-
kindling Of the basic spirit of the ma
ton. You sound abroad call to the
resumption of that high moral-minded-
ness and fine patriotic determination
that set this great republic a-making.
"The wrongs that you are resisting
are the heiviest wrongs that have ever
fallen upon the nation They are the
more menacirg because they operate
under the guise of great moral forces
and name themselves great moral
issues. The monstrous species of
moralism rampant in the nation are as
ungodly as they are un-American. I'm
less they are destroyed they will tear
the nation asunder and wreck its re-
ligion. The illegitimacy of the Eight
eenth Amendment has brought the en-
tire Constitution into i'll repute Legis-
lative enactments and judicial decisions
cannot make American that which is
un-American. The restfulness and
content of a people, its right to be
free--these things alone determine rs
Constitution.
"The great mass of the people
throughout the country, the level
headed and effective mass of the peo~
pie, awaits your demonstration with
keen interest"
In Jersey City, where there will also
be an anti-prohibition parade to-day,
the Rev Gottlieb Andreas, Lutheran
minister. not only favors the parade,
but is member of the Hudson County
committee in charge and urges the
members of his congregation to be in
line The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Patrick E.
Smyth and the Rev. Emil Strainese,
Catholic priests, are also members of
the parade committee for Hudson
County.
Brooklyn Promises $4,000
Brooklyn promises to send more than
$4,000 across the bridges to-day to