The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-11
Responsibility For appointments

control apponuen
officials Illinois Saloon League
for put have with
the selection of officials will the placed into Proi
bon by influence The Anti Saloon
will consider appointments be relied
their full official enforce Prohbi
ndeensib unfredy part Responsible
phase of the fight PrHbaon has been reached
The need Office whow and enforce the laws
against liquor National provides that
the law shall be literally the end that the OF noxi
eating liquor beverage prevented The of the
phase fight The step
u selection OF enforcement officials ot end that the OF in
toxicang liquor beverage evented Formerly public
judged dry chiefly voting Pro-
hbiton legislation Now they also be judged by the officials
they select to enforce Prohibition laws. a5
In the appointment ineffective officials
harmful the Prohibition casting
Prohibition bills Judged by ultimate sfesuts be
perfectly harmless while appointment usually defeats the
Of Prohibition laws NAY dry legislation,
but wet appointment prevents ehect Pohbion enforcement
OF the eectoi appnee upon Pohib
An-saoon Iagd will appoint
they control influence be made OF the dry
record of public Va
The office regional Pohibiion Director United
States Marshal and District Attorney ate among those to be filed
by appointment which have Prohibition
Among the prominently mentioned for these Offices
arc appointment would not have the approval of the
personal sympa-
thes and public records absolutely The appointment OF such
men to any of the Offices mentioned above will be considered as an
ncxcusaby unrendly Prohibition the of whoever
responsible for the appointment. ~
mupot considered merely
political jobs Such Offices be considered positions OF
responsibility be filled by who will render public
service in the work of Prohibition enforcement There plenty Of
effective enforcement valid select
ing either personally politically o the difficult
portant work of enforcing the dry laws.s
1t part of the plan of the break down Prohibition by
securing the OF
do with Prohibition To ptmt the in
this plan be construed in other than uniendly
Prohibition and disoyal to the Eighteenth Amendment
candidate for enforcement Office himself
favor of law enforcement although sympathy with Prohibition
will be Such will invariably "dg
his political skin from attacks instead oyer the
liquor law-breakers There
Prohibition enforcement for whose hearts side
of the The claims
do support OF the dry law and Prohibition
officials pretend uphold
letter of the law while wholehearted sympathy with spirit
the law breakers
Men who remained in the sunlight OF Prohibition
but who have dry under the shade the political
not sufficiently seasoned Prohibition principles
Prohibition enforcement There why with
enforcement office The Prohibition fight enough
hard enough give dry plenty genuine
tes
The AnSaoon League does
personal political affiliations But League
that enforcement officials shall requirements
be satisfactory they must be ruebue dyednewoo They
be active aggressive able sympathy
purpose OF the work for which they will responsible
The Prohibition depends upon enforcement officials
The dry will credit failure to
those whose and influence responsible appointment
of these officials 1t will be remembered that appointments
largely determined by United Congress
from the You might by writing
do about this Nc
Cormk and Hon. VIM. Mckinley Address Washington D. c.
L. S Senate You address Congressman Washington
a well.