The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-03
JUDGE KEEDY MAKES RE-
PLY TO BOOZE INVITATION
ROundly Scores Those Who Seek
To Violate Law of Land.

addressed to Mr.. Darnall of the Asso-
citation trying to repeal the Prohibi-
ton Amendment for the purpose of
reestablishing the saloon in this coun-
try. We recommend this to other
lawyers of the state as a fair state
ment of the attitude that should be
taken by every citizen Of Maryland
who believes in unfolding the Con-
stitution and law of the land:
HagerstOwn, Nd.
June 10, 1922.
"R. Bennett Darnall, Esq,
Baltimore, Nd,
"My dear Sir:
I Your communication in behalf of
the Maryland Division of the Associ-
alton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment and Maryland Platform Against
VOlsteadism, received. You say you
do not find my name among the list
of members of the Association. l do
not wish to be offensive; but candor
compels me to say that | am not in
sympathy with your objects and pur-
poses, nor am l willing to become a
member of an Association which en-
courages, if it does not advocate, dis
obedience to and violation of the Con-
stitution and laws of my country. In
the light of what has been reported
in bold type in the Baltimore papers,
that the president of your Convention
in a speech made at Annapolis during
the session Of the Legislature, in
/ opposition to the passage of an en-
| forcement act, said-'that no one is
under any duty or obligation to obey
the Eighteenth Amendment or the
/ Volstead Act and in view of the fact
that he further is one of a committee
TO lay the matter personally before
our brethren of the bar l must as
sumo that the members of your As
ISOLATION indorse the language just
quoted. Remembering these things, l
have no patience with the statements
in your so-called platform that the
Volstead Act has bred disrespect for
the law; that crime has greatly in
creased etc. If your Association
were half as energentic in dessemin-
ating propaganda in support of and
respect for obedience to law as it is
in the propaganda it DOES dis
seminate, l am of the opinion there
would not be as much disrespect for
law and so much crime.
''In a few words. do not agree
with a single one of your statements
in opposition to the Eighteenth
Amendment and the Volstaad Act. I
have been an open and active sup
porter of Prohibition for 81 years. As
young lawyer, in the year 1885,
made speeches in this country in ia
vor of the same. During four year.
as states attorney for this county;
20 years as a practicing lawyer, AMI
Is years as a Judge, have seen too
much of crime, suffering, misery, deg
radiation, poverty, broken and bleed
ing hearts, due to the use of intox-
icating liquors, to be influenced in the
least by the propaganda received.
81 refer you to the publication of
The Manufacturers Record, of your
,city-'The Prohibition Question from
the Economic and Moral Standpoint
as an answer to said propaganda.
81 notice that members of your As
ISOLATION pledge themselves 'to favor
those Legislative and Congressional
candidates who openly oppose the
Volstead Act You may class me as
one who will oppose any candidate
who is in sympathy with the princi-
pies, objects and purposes of your As
ISOLATION.
'Yours truly,
IN. L. KEEDY."