Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-08-11
REGARDLESS OF OPINIONS OF THE
 EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT THE LAW
 MUST BE ENFORCED SAYS CASSAD\

visited Mohave county last week for the first time. The following inter- view with him on prohibition and Mohave county will be of interest to some of our readers:
 "This is my first visit to Northern Arizona" said MT. Cassady, Gal though Federal Prohibition Agents have been here from time to time. The great bulk of the violations of the National Prohibition Act is along the borders of our southern counties and l assure you it is problem to take care of the violation along the international line, approximately 400 miles of which borders on Arizona. However, we are doing our very best with the forces at our disposal to up- hold the Constitution of the nation and state and make them respected.
 In none of the counties of the state have we received greater cooperation than we have from your present Sheriff w. P. .Mahoney, and from w.. A. Campbell, the sheriff of your ad- joining county of Coconino. They have both been earnest, sincere and active in their efforts to enforce the law and they have succeeded. l know that from the standpoint of the en- forcement of the prohibition act, they have probably the cleanest counties in . Arizona, less open violations of the law, and this result can only be ob- tained by vigilance on the part of the sheriff and his deputies who are sworn to uphold the Constitution and enforce our laws. Both sheriffs, w. A. Campbell of 'Coconino county, and w. P. Mahoney of Mohave county, be- lieve that the prohibition law, like any other law, can be enforced and they are daily demonstrating the ef- fectiveness of their own work. As far as the efforts of the Federal Pro- hibition Agents are concerned, they have large territory to cover. They work independent of the sheriffs but they cooperate with and appreciate the assistance of sheriffs like Camp bell and Mahoney and their deputies, whose activities lessen the demand upon our forces. As far as we are concerned, we shall endeavor to en- force the law, regardless of conse- quences. There is absolutely no com promise with those who manufacture and sell liquor as a business and flagrantly Haunt the Constitution of the Nation and State. It cannot be done successfully.
 In this state the question of pro- .hibition has been twice submitted to a vote of the people and adopted by increasing majorities each time. The question of liquor for personal use was submitted to the voters of Ari- .zona in 1916 and lost in every county in the state, except one, Santa Cruz county, where they voted in favor of personal use by majority of one vote. Your own county of Mohave cast vote of two to one against al- lowing personal use and in this con nectaon l cannot do better than quote you an excerpt from President Hard lng's speech at Marion, Ohio, upon his recent visit to his home, as to the rights of majorities in this country.
 The eighteenth amendment denies to minority fancied sense of per- sonal liberty, but the amendment is the will of America and must be sus- tained by the Government and public opinion also. Contempt for the law will undermine our very foundations.
 MaJorities, restrained to the pro- lection of minorities, ever must rule. The Constitution and the laws, spon- sored by the majority, must be en- forced. It does not matter who op- poses. If an opposing minority has a just objection, the rising tide of public opinion will change the law. There is no abiding liberty under any other plan.'"
 This coming from the Chief Exec utive of the Republic, it was plain declaration that the Government must sustain and enforce prohibition, the penalty for not doing so being the contempt for law which will under mine our very foundations.
 We have just completed term of the Federal Court at Prescott, pre- sided over by the Honorable w. H. Sawtefle, United States District Judge, at which we presented to the | court 34 cases for violation of the National Prohibition Act, resulting in | g convictions, one acquittal and one hung jury. Out of 200 cases, all of whom were manufacturers or retail l CTS, presented to the United States District court of Arizona, since Jan uary 1st, 1922, we have secured 1a4 l some of them carrying a sentence of one year in jail without the option of fine, one acquittal and 1 Il