Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-05
BOOTLEGGING IN MARYLAND
RAMPANT; ALMOST CALLING
Remains One State i'll the Union Which Has Failed 10
Enact an Enforcement Law-Polilicians
Illustrate All Action

| foregoing articles in this series have
| indicated. Identical conditions exist
IN other states. Blu, in Maryland
theN seem Ia prevail with n brazcu
intensity uncqualcd elsewhere
y host Of intrcnched factors makes
Maryland easy pickings for the poll
tcians and their bootleg allies The
state is an "ld-time distillory center
famed for the excellence of its prod
ucts. Tho whisky Industry was one
OF Marylaud's foremost trades Sin
teen diStillcrics still exist \ twelfth
OF all the spirits now ia bond i'm the
| United states is warchouscd within
the stat"
The MARYLAND press. especially the
great metropolitan newspapers Of
baltimore, is almost wholly wet The
state borders Dixicland. and. to a
large extent. is Southern in spirit.
with the bibulous convivialIty that
goes with H. Finally. Maryland is
iull OF law-abidinG citizens. brought
up in States rights traditions. who
acccp; the eighteenth amendment
Suilenly hccaus" il violates their
concept of genuine conStituiionalism
states Rights Over Again,
y famous Baltimore lawyer and
former state oiiicial-a fervid hcItcv-
or in law enforcement -diScuSsiur
with the writer conditions In Mary.
land. d-vlorcd the collective aud cal
ious attitude of the state toward
prohibition. Then. pointing TO an
old steel engraving OF Jefferson
Davis ana his Cabinet" to lend
graphic effect To his argument. lac
conidcd how it went against the
grain Of genuine Southcrncrs to sub
IN al -
which belongs exclusively To- the
state" Maryland is full of that sor,
Of sentiment II undoubtcdly has
much To do with tho tolerated prcva
lcucc Of Bookkeeping.
Eut pre- cmiucntly il is polite.
that is the curse OF prohibition I'm
Maryland. Dry leaders make ~
bones about saying that the enforce
ment system has been turned over
bodily by Washington" to the Re
publican spells system aud It's CON
trollers. by that they mean that
senator France and Weller. in order
t" perpetuatc themselves in power
and in the good rraccs of the O. O
i. organization in their state. de-
manded and received complete SUI
pcrvision of the Maryland prohibi-
ton administration.
They name the Federal pirccto
tor the STATE ana recommend his
suhurtiin1tcs. Some times tn" Srua
tors act on their own Initiative.
som. times they do the bidding o.
tn" local ORGANIZATIONS" Whoever
or whatever is primarily Responsible.
the enforcement STAFF is essentially
political! in It's makeup. and supiuc-
~ SubjecT to political influence.
Maryland is not unique in that re-
spcct.
Senators in other states play the
same game in the same way. Only
in. Maryland, il would appear. the
game is played u the limit. and to
More than the limit. with tho con !.
sequence that ward hceler politica'
have prohibition securely by the
throat.
There happens to be at hand a
typical instance Of how the game is
worked. The head of the so-called
field force of the Federal prohibition
director for Maryland is James g.
far.ctt MIR. Parlctts chief claim t.
tn" job-which has to do with the
actual enforcement Of prohibition |
throughout the State-was that he
was 'and still isl executive leader OF I
th' Republican organization In th, /.
EN- N-ScNchth ard OF tn" city OF (
Baltimore.
on .Iunc L.. 1922. Baltimore 81
I""nk""per named - T.. Alder made /
tho following seIf-cxplanatory amida- .
vii,
stat" OF Maryland.
City Of Baltimore. T".wi;:
-. {. T.. Alder, az the Guy Of BAL .
t'morc state OF Maryland. being duly .
:" orn deposc and say. THAT early in 4
May. 1922. Mr.. James q. parlctt. oil
the prohibition department. in a con
Ncrsation over the telephone, said:
Now. do not get alarmed when
YOU near this name. and do not re
peat IN over the telephone; this is
james O. farlctt, chief OF prohibition
agents. We are collecting a little
money off YOU follows for tho benefit
Of III" Arlington Republican Club. /
We have got YOU down for S2J. Think i
you can stand it,
Il said Yes. sir. guess so He
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