The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-02
June 2, 1922


the control of the law making body back and the
other the bitter acna fight within the Illinois has
been without faconaim This be maintained without raising
ton back as far as the jackpot legislature of 1902
The AntSaon League has maintained strictly nnaconal well
have been made this nonona basis supporting because
of his attitude antsaoon issues regardless Of the faction which
he belongs yet fact that when factona fight and the
AntSoon League candidate affiliated
with one faction against the other the faction opposing candidate will
charge the AntSaloon League with being with the
weaken the Antsoon Leagues candidate If
fight behalf of Democrat they will being
friendly
relation factions For example
candidate opponent
the They charged that friendly
faction and making fight behalf of this d in the
teres of the governors The actona quick
these charges Had they
made summary OF our endorsements they would have found that out OF
eighteen candidates endorsed for the twelve of them
the and only six favorable the They would have found
also that in the Chicago
of them the them for Chicago
served the the political faction the candidate endorsed
by the Antiso League Chicago Tribune
quick being
ona and when the facts above related them place
supporting the candidates of the other faction.
The distressing feature this found the that
believe
they
difficulties the primary has been the successful that
have ever held the state Inc vets took advantage every chance they
could but ds nominated than for
bib vs ILLINOIS, m 70 ds =. lre = ds,at ~ m sa t1 sfI
proportions In Cook 50 candidates endorsed for positions having
do with law enforcement well for the Legislature 42 OF the So
I5oo0 church ballots distributed
wtlthi campaign.
the fall elections There will number independent candidates
those districts where there chance the dry representation.
These will close difficult organization work three Congressional
districts the fight will be Chicago and the Peoria district down
In the Peoria district Ed Hull exs has been nominated for
light liquor sold
make possible sell liquor This paradoxcal
tbe unnored bv Mr. yu would soon onen ev dilerv in the
opponent
the platform He = stand uneuvocay for the
Eighteenth Amendment provisions act
and beers That would mean the return OF the saloon and am opposed
to the saloon"
Enforcement. The major palt of
League during the last has been given the law enforcement work
We building law enforcement throughout the In
the counties already such committees have been secured and
work in cooperation with the state and district oh IN the enforcement
What wish emphasize than anything else regard
to our constituency that thew hire detectives and gather evidence
prosecute
quicker results particular places might be secured
through this method long pays
became the Constitution
and before the Illinois Prohibition written into the statutes
local band together order bring about the
OF law through but the amendment the Cons
tuition and the Illinois Prohibition act takes OF this proposition by max
ing the duty of the attorney general the states attorney the sheriff and
the of cities aand villages and fact all peace officers together with
members of the boards of supervisors who provide the funds
appropriations possible The Illinois Prohibition
these these laws
to not only enforce the law but to provide through fines assessed
the Prohibition
supplemental school besides For example Col v
attorney county
the salary and of himself and
his including
60 $572
collected total but $l5000 already
The United
appropriated something like millions of dollars and
brought back fines hftythree millions
the the kind OF loyalty
law and multiply
fold
the with
order
Amendment Constitution United through
regularly machinery
help by the federal
An addresses
besides
annually million
niece safl a,ted The