The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
THE COP SCHEME THAT
WILL FAIL MISERABLY
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puDHC SCHOOLS, tne uetnOCfduC nOnll-
nees for congress, all state senator's;
circuit judges; the legislative aspir-
ants; the st. Louis court Of appeals,
and all county nominees, will benefit
enough by this strength Of Senator
Reed to easily be elected. This shift
of votes which will be statewide, will
cause every close county, and those
which generally are republican by
from 900 TO 500 to go democratic; If
all democratic men anad women only
turn out and do their American
share. In addition there are fully
100000 former republicans who in
tend to vote democratic from Senator
Reed all the way down the line.
BootlcCycrs for Brewster
With all professional "fat-hcad"
| bootleggers who have grown rich
through non-efrective prohibition.
whom il is now said are supporting
Brewster for United States senator so
| that no change in the federal No'stead
enabling act II he wins, cuts OFF their
! tremendous monthly income, it means
! that all church men and women min
| listers and al other high class electors
who believe in law enforcement, will
vote democratic to restore real law
| enforcement. It is a well known fact
| that in no republican county now is
the federal prohibition amendment or
the similar state law enforced. Boot
! lcggers are selling vile "moonshine." ="
wine and poisonous "homc brew" all
over Missouri with no fear of inter
/ ference from the Republican attorney
| general Republican count. officials
OF police departments. These same
bootleggers who were poor as church
mice few months ago, now through
it Is said paying handsomely for
I protection" are allowed to unload
their vile Illicit liquors and beverages
for big sums daily everywhere, and
each one has bought palatial home,
a $1,000 automobile and has a big
| bank account. Each it Is said is pay
ing a weekly or monthly "rake-off'
to someone in power ana all are
now influential citizens in their COM
munities, due to ill-gotten wealth. The
victims who buy the stuff" at from
one to two dollars a pint, are still
wearing straw hats and their summer
clothes, owe their butcher. bakers,
groccrs and other merchants and can
not figure out whore they are going
to buy their winter fuel.
BootlCr;gcrs Grow Richer Daily
Such is the condition in all portions
of Missouri where bootleggers are al.
lowed to flourish and daily grow rich.
er and more influential. This Is a
portion of the mob who will support
Brewster for the reason that he IS
running as a prohibtionst. Thou
sands of men and women over the
state who are now fully posted on
prohibition, such as it is at present to
save their husbands, fathers, brothers
and sons from the failure to enforce
the federal amendment will eagerly
vote for a modification Of the Vol
stead act, sufficient to restore light
beers and wines. Such official action
will sanction the legal sole Of light
beers and wines and Ia shy put boot
Ileggers out of business. II viii create
federal funds to pay a bonus to al
deserving "doughboys" and supply
money for other necessary purposes.
"Doughboys" for Reed
1t is known fact that every
"doushboy" in Missouri viii vote for
Senator Reed on Novembor 7, for tbs
reason that he attempted 20 legalizo
bonus for ex-scrvice men and voted
to overrule President Harding when
he vetoed the federal bonus act. %hey
will also vote for all congressional
nominees, and, while they are at it
vote the entire democratic ticket
state and county.
At least ninety counties will elect
democratic state senators and repre-
sentatives. 1t is figured that Senator
Reed will carry heavily not less thar
ninety counties and sweep the cities
OF st: Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph
Joplin. Springfield, Mobcrly, Hanni.
bal, Jefferson City, Sedalia, St
TCharles. Caruthersville, Cape Girar,
deau, Hermann, Washington, Union
!, and many others. The remainder Of
the Democratic ticket will do nearly a!
well, with the senator setting tn,
I pace.
A. T. EDMONSTON.