The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-04-07


ned is false. All we ask OF anyone is to note
the facts in these cases Without any personal
is fight for principle and not between eandi-
parallel columns.
The facts are
|. That in Searcy's printed letter in the Illi-
nois State Journal under date OF July Q, the
Anti Saloon League is criticized severely by
him. The name of Mcbride is not once men
toned. These printed pages condemn him.
The facts arc
,. MARCH ) WAS THE NEXT DAY
AFTER THE LAST DAY FOR FILING,
the last Gay for filing sbeing March ?.
No candidate could change from the Senate
TO the House the next day after the last day
for filing unless he had filed petition also in
the House, which Mr. Searcy knows he had
not done. Mr.. Searcy, and no one else, thinks
for moment that the Superintendent OF the
Anti-Saloon League did not know that the sec.
ond OF March WAS the last day for filing. The
memories OF an all night automobile trip in
southern Illinois to get to Springfield for the
last day for filing kept us in memory of it.
Scarcy, even after reflection. reterates this
statement proved TO be false by the calendar.
No witness but the calendar is needed to show
the falschood of this statement. Lincoln's al
maniac won his when the star witness said
he saw Lincoln's client running in the NOON
light when the almanac showed the date was
in the dark OF the moon.
The facts arc
B. That in my room in the Leland Hotel pre-
ceding that campaign he volunteered the state
ment that he not with the Dick Sullivan
crowd. He told me that they had offered him
support but that he would not tie up with that
bunch. reported this statement to our COM
mittee. But grant VIC arc wrong i'll this--Is
he their man now? lie boasts OF it now.
The facts are
4. That this bill was part of the Anti-Saloon
program in the legislative session of 1910 when
Hon. Frank O. Lowden governor OF the
state and lacked only three votes OF passing.
But while it was not part of the Anti Saloon
League program two years ago and was not
voted on i'll the House two years ago, it is now
a. part of the AntSaoon League program.
Hon. James A. White, Supt. of the Anti
Saloon league of Ohio says concerning its
working in Ohio. That i'll addition to paying
its entire expenses in fines collected, 100000
has been netted to the state this year" Why
not let the bootlegger pay the cost OF enforce
ing the prohibition law? 1t saves taxes. Mr..
. White says further, at is successful in enforc-
ing the law in cities where the county and city
officials will not enforce the law This bill
would clean up Springfield. Dick Sullivan is
against it. Why? Searcy is Dick Sullivan
candidate The revenue of the Dick Sullivan
faction will stop when Springfield liquor and
vice dens are closed. Why is Searcy lighting
the Commissioner Bill? The reason is plain.
The facts are
5. That in Cook county the Anti-Saoon
League has endorsed nine men for the state
Senate, two OF the nine belong to the Thomp-
son organization. The other seven belong to
other factions. In all the state OF Illinois the
Ant-Saloon League has endorsed eighteen
candidates for the state Senate, six of them are
candidates receiving support from the so-called
state administration. Twelve OF them, or two
to one, are members of organizations opposing
the state administration Figures will not lie.
The Anti-Saloon League is non-factional and
endorses on record, service and position with
out regard to faction or party. There has
been factional fight al Springfield every leeis-
latvc session Our support has come from all
factions.
The facts are
6. That our endorsements were made on
March II in an alday meeting of the entire
Headquarters Committee. This is matter of
record. The Wheeler write-up February
Is did not carry with it either an exclusive or
individual endorsement. | have it before me.
1t tells his good record in the state Senate.