The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-23
Is Sentiment
Getting Damp?
Present Struggle in Con-
gress Highly Significant
of More Liberal Attitude
of Many People,
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
CcTyr:shc by Tae Inte.ue encee)

Wash 7S;on. Aug y III" 80 zion
sSsi2st h,',ou-.or ra:h"" -" cH-
'remes 10 yhjrr its advocate. have
eoHe In attempting - cNic"r" their
tdeas-haS c"re A. I>Ga. rrug-eSS
stands 'oday divided 49, = "",c" has
hser a"sp-a ~ ne !ssUe ~, whc'i"- \
T's"s hone IS projected hy 'hc r-nSt:-
:Yt!cr q raA United S'a;~S orN.HSt
Searyh without 4 Legal warren
Those vHN hAv" hH"0 s'L;viI2E rH .hH
stde-i;aeS ami predicting th'. S"n""~ ~
'a.er pubic srrttne;.' wr|'d "ra'''
sSa,ns, 'he extreme rroI:h'':ou;$'s are
saving tha; the Inevitable has NnuiHTed.
For the frSt time In yea-S members OF
Congress- who have voted dry" every
I'm. tho Aau-Sa,ocn League puts It's
approval o. disaPproval or Gquor
measure row are Standing with :ha i,S-
N-aI element as against the Ant Saloon
leagues proposals.
Up 10 now there has been 10 rctlE"
Cor tho man IN congress who f"i. -;
he p-ohlhi,!onists wcrs going %" "a"
He has had 20 vote dry or be branded
= wet. Bat tie search and seizure
controversy has changed thH whole
character o" the controversy. Tho
question now - not whether ,duo-
shall be maratartarrd a-i sold. The
"cderal constitution prohibits that and
gIveS congress the right 20 fix the
amount os alcohol IN beverages. But the
"c2ct!on Is against tho severity Of the
Volseead act which deal, wt:h the en-
torcement &C In" constitution.
Tho Issae OF Search
Shall a MATS own horne. his autVuln-
BILE. his suitcase. his hotel room be
searched without 4 w1"r"r'H SNal! 4
warrant be 'SSueG IN ,'.sS tF"-" = sworn
proof that tho ind ytdua, - actively en-
gagged II ~" sac y: Nquo:' II the
Stanley amendment which vas Tassed
unanimously by the senate go"s through
finally prohibition ocaCcrs will have ID
present proc: heS"-r lk"y van get a
warrant tron, luLc.. The prnhIh!;'on
advocates say tbs ~. GaaTsn the en-
,husiasm OF enforcement officers and
give ooo;legSers a free hard. The
other side insists that the constitution
protects . citizen against search with
ont warrant and that one part OF The
constitution = JGSt as sacred as ar
,ther. TIE vigorous fight pu; up ny the
Arti-SalOon League agains: the Stanley
amendment "a proof indeed Of N" SER
business Nth wh.ch ;he proposal IS re-
rard.L S"a.N hov" g0:,N - 'nr ~ 70
say Il ~ou,G srake the No'Stel' It a.
most impossible OF enforcement '.' FAR
as individuals are concerned 'E'"FS
or the opposite side say tina "" p"
q good thing for they claim the poop" %
America cn,v intended ~ the iir ?'ac-
% abolish tho Slio"n and dsst.HerE ana
Iidnt iu.erd 20 interfere with home
bravery or otH%t n~rsonal liberties N
conveying ones n0uScho'u gJods from
,re MACE 10 place.
Reaotion In Sentiment
TGn-" has always been G"r1 "eat
OF political embarrassment; aenGt 40
prohibition question. MaU n"n who
are l,an-al a. heart have voted dry ana
,pa1- who hSvs voted vet NaN" them
selves heen t""tot.uSrS Tae An'i-Sa-
sonn T.c9gY" D. I"7dId organ ;'on
has managed 20 crack tho WHIP orH-
rors-ess by ta&.rg advantage ot public
SarU-'~n' against -" Sa,oHu and "ihe-
abuse, Trat same strength "Uah'ed
We ND-i.Saloon League 20 pat through
rrc Nr's:ead enforcement act. Si. the
~sar,!ou In sentiment which has Gcvc
onsI sf0rs lat "a" ~aS Tr' En"H 40
statute lopXs Aas encouraged 'Fe 70
erals prI trough ,.."'e-tS :" tHrl'
~arLa Som" ru"9:h~rS o' ro1Er"s'
,hi-L .or,o day pu3.i" sentiment VII
rsru,tt ,ouSrsss - !cS!S,a'c To- go
Ano- and ltSht Wines. 3lt r"t very soon
Nevertheless tho present 3gHt over thH
-trht Of A ..roN;hit.01 officer 20 search
Without q warrant has opened the eyes
- evervho,iv - Iva charge n sent
.,,Art ard bo;h sINeS -" wondering tiS'
vha, public op!u'"T = a. present on III"
oros!his:on question.
The senate !s s.e"dtnE tNs rock
,Satrs, ~. compromise offered ny the
Ar.i-Saloon i.caG"e. l,'s No Hrsi TIN"
mo senate has G~"Ai that crga2i21s!"N.
p-va iolaAd ~.:h we:s IN framing -"
S.anlev Amendment. THIS would ne
,r,,!r y rha senate teIt that p"h''.,
..uti-,en: was tho same today as whea
ne Vols:esd Acc WAS pushed through
Goth Aousas Usually the Ant-Sa. oot
lea que rrra its legislation ti.rorgh IN
au~r, and w'thou. difficulty. The
.rncr-n-ra ot The s>c-,I and s"'zurs
.or,~nve~$: = ih" mos: SiEn:h|2"t
.ArE -: has haTT"u"d s,Nre N" ma
Ion ven. ,!vy Tn" k"ti-Sni"':l I.eaGi-
eade-S aie ;@rc,,'e',i0S :" AIRY ;h"'T
tah, % e.. political corr ca o"s oe hn'A
uar.fSs h,.c 50 '"H- - u : -" S""tioA
.,. tho constitution against aH";h'r N"
..rar,sx are rerun.r thai ether r"nNen-
..rr viii Car,. a. K. - rs'"Cd against
.ea-rh aud Seizu~r w.tHcrt warrnr'.
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