Morris tribune., 1922-03-17
A CHALLENGE TO THE DISTRICT.

The executive council of the American Federation of
Labor statement issued this week denounces the
Volstead law and appeals to the people to demand of
congress permitting beer and light
Wines The labor leaders will make this issue in the
forthcoming congressional elections in every district in
the country.
It will an in the Seventh congressional dis
trict of Minnesota a vital bearing whom the
Republicans of the district the forthcoming district
convention and at the primaries to follow shall select as
their standard-bearer.
This congressional district always has been over
whelmingly dry in sentiment, and the Non-Partsan
position would not for moment consider putting
candidate who would do other than in the most
his unqualified belief the srictest
the 18th amendment and it is also certain
that any Democrat who seriously considered himself
possible choice for would accede to the
nized prevailing sentiment Of the district and put soft
pedal opinions he might entertain to the
trary.
it happens that the present congressman from
this district has been actively identified with the
forcing legislation of the 18th amendment and that his
given the enforcing Therefore he is the
target of all the opposition to the Volsead and his
personal defeat is most earnestly desired by
ponent of the 18th amendment, tho other
equally dry be put in his place For Mr. Volsead to
retired in the seventh district other than the result
his choice would be heraded thruout the
length and bredth of the land reputation of Mr..
Volstead and reputation of the Volstead law.
Mr. Volsead has been fanacal in his opposition
cutting attorney, and when he given the response
by of passing the enforcing act for the eighteenth
amendment, he put in considerable time digesng the
law the states which had tried out prohibition.
From that study Mr.. Volstead reached conclusion
with which every who takes practical view of the
problem must and that s that law that attempts
to prohibit intoxicating liquors must really prohibit.
If the sale and disposal of light wine and beers be
permitted there would be little practical in trying
to enforce any prohibtory law. That is why Mr.. Vol
stead has taken firm stand against any tolerance of
light wine and beer AS it is today when intoxicated
found, the officers of the law thereby have
tce that the law has been broken either in the manufact
sale transportation of the intoxicating beverage
in it's improper medicinal But if the sale of light
wines and beer permitted the officers of the law
would be able to find of intoxication due to
other tho moonshine might abound every
hand and whiskeyrunners ply their trade by the thous
ands. "Give us beer and light wine' may like
in their views of the of intoxicating liquors, but
men Of judgment and experience in law-enforcement
know that it cannot be, without rendering the 18th
amendment than meaningless.
Because Mr. Volstead understands this thing
y and because his position of influence in congress will
permit him to the Of beer and light
wine BILL his defeat is earnestly desired by every
wet in the whole country.
Under these circumstances the fight which is being
made Mr.. Volstead becomes a challenge only to
the Republican party of the district but every man
and the district who is unwilling to give up
the fight to rid this country Of the of liquor
traffic.
To that challenge, we believe that the Republicans
and the people of the district will respond decisvey by
renomnating and reelecting Mr.. volstead