The Penn's Grove record., 1921-11-11
Notes From State President Elfreth's
Ocean City Address

Ocean City Address
The Volstead act which constitutes
the teeth of the 18th Amendment,
seems to be the center Of attack by
our friends, the enemy: To modify
its strict requirements, or if possible,
to do away with it altogether, being
the special effort put forth today by
the "wets."
The brewers are spending immense
sums of money to influence legisla-
ton, and threaten next year to elect
a wet Congress, and elect also a wet
Legislature. it would be almost an
impossibility to make clear to you the
many and varied devices by which the
anti-prohibitionists strive to attain
their ends, viz, the breaking down of
or machinery for law-enforcement,
and establishing the sale of beer and
wine.
Our new Federal Commissioner for
Prohibition was asked, "Do you think
YOU can enforce the law? ?" and like
the strong man that he is, replied, 81
will enforce the law
The enforcement Of the prohibition
law is dependent upon four persons
primarily and almost everything de-
ponds upon their faithfulness.
These are Roy A. Haynes, Federal
Commissioner; Commissioner Blair,
recently appointed head of the inter-
nal revenue bureau; Secretary Mellon,
of the treasury department, Commits
siOner Blair's superior, and President
Harding.
With 50 august a force in real au-
thority, and with favorable attitude to-
ward prohibition, we should have no
fear that the anarchistic sentiments
of the laWless shall ever crystaliZe in
to active and open rupture against the
law.
(The issuance of the regulations to
make effective the Palmer ruling
solidifes dry forces in Congress.
However, any bad effects will be only
temporary" said Senator Sterling. 81
am certain of the anti-beer bill, it
will, in fact, be passed by a two-to-one
vote, and the rulings and regulations
Just issued will, ipso facto, be null
and void.")
1t is always an unwise thing to I'M
dervalue the strength of the enemy,
continued Miss Elfreth. In this case
there is aligned with the liquor
men llOSt WIN ant al OPNh vi
day. those who are forcing the NOV
ing picture business in the most de
moralizing form, upon US, md the
gambling fraternity.
Indeed, the whole power of evil, or
the evil one, seems let loose, and only
persistent effort. %unceasing vigilance
and a constant dependence upon AL
mighty God for wisdom and strength,
can bring victory or even its SEM
blance.
1t is said that General Grant was
riding on the Western plains in COM
PAM with a friend when he remarked
to his companion, 81 never in my life
heard so many wolves bowling at n
time; there must be fifty of them at
least" He rode on a little further,
then said. "There must be at least a
hundred of those wolves. Do you
think it safe to proceed?" His friend
was a Westerner, so he only smiled
and said, cat any rate, let us keep on
until we get a look at them In due
time they topped a rise and saw n
lone coyote pouring froth his oul
from a wide stretched mouth. That
coyote was very much like the New
York vets (parade)-mostly feas and
noise.
AS you go West, the anti-prohibition
noise quiets considerably. This effects
the enforcement of the law. All this
clamor against Prohibition in New
York and other eastern cities is in
tended to incite ignorant and vicious
people to violation of the law.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce
says, Speaking of children outshin-
ing their parents, there is the Eigh-
teenth Amendment which is better
known than all the rest of the Consti-
tuition"
Woodstown, II Mo. Z, 1921. Ruth.