The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-22

! ,lCsE1ru~ 10 l'tt ~''Il N1lll''N 49, -
continuation g.: the lS,h Nm"nHm'n''
| r,re cdsio,. nf the Eiucficid telegraph.
Uugh Ike shot, versatile in reasoning
md tactic of rcn. sees ia the dc'Nara-
! ton Of the R"puL> state '"n\en''""
| for a strict enforcement ot The h'Hh-
| tscr,h amendment a djrcC; slap at IN"
| straw vote being taken by tn" Ii''r"'N
! Digest. which vote. :" tar. SHOWS "
moderation in lhc tISt" 81 Ia" people
of this and other states. tn" an
: rounremcut OF III" dominant Pdr.! j"
state politics in favor Of IN" enforce
men, of all laws ON the subject SAYS
tho Talrgraph." j. better lnd'CaN"n
than a straw vote a. :" wha, ih!S S'|'c
! thinks of pr"h'bition
The Telegraph couNnUrS.
In this connection "" think u
might lie interesting 1" not" la''
that VII bring tears 90 sorrow :"
some Of the N",crs IA tn" Literary
Digest'> straw election. West W.
gIn!u adopted an Amendments l" It's
constitution before national pro-
( Inhibition.
"'ThcrrCurr. Il congress ShnA''
mass a law aii"w.ur ;hr m"nH'a'-
lure and sale If Ugh, wines ana
| beer i; woU.d not Il" the 'N'Ts'E
: any good in This state :" matter
what congress might do West "
-Inia would still he dry. I'm ORDER
"a sell light wines and beer II
would il. necessary 10 got Two
third majority in both houses 81
: ,be legislature to submit an amend
men, 10 m. state constitution. This
would then have 20 hc adopted ny
The people of the stat" ny thFeS-
f.fthS vote.
The more closely the situation
- studied the more conclusive -
the racj that West Virginia -
hone-dry state
/ The editor If the MogEant""n Post
apnroschcs the Su6jc', from an entire
Nv different. angie. bu, with conclusions
I lust as definitely drawn. II u'EcH's
the returns from the congressional cis'-
tons In ;he primaries held mus lar
determining. in this way that the anti
/ prohibition forces are stun very 'H'
I from their goal OF modification OF me
+ yols,cad law. Good reasoning Is found
in the Posts editorial. excerpts from
! which follow.
] But the results 90 the conStcS
sional primary elections thus Tar
DO no, hear ont tn" prediction. TIL"
Arti-Saloon League - keeping
,lnse tally on tho primary results
with no purpose 20 deceive anNood!
in.s, Of all itself Il wants !"
know what the country is voting
for. because the lsagu" . deeply
concerned III the makeup Of the
, next congress, upon which VII de-
PEND so largely the nature OF rs
own activities for tho next l"o
= Years WAYNE T. Wheeler. It's gen
oral counsel last wceh announcer
o what THIS primary tally shows ana
the conclusions thai tho league
draws from It Thcr" are 49, con
. grc,Sioual districts, and or these
25G have mad" their nominations
! ar the number nominated 20 are
T members of the present congress
50 II is known where they stand on
nrohib!tIon and It's enforcement.
Their votes snow that 49, Of them
are dryS and 33S vets
The new n"mIuccS are not on
record at Washington. but they ar"
in Their home districts. and the
/ league finds that these nominees
: will add three votes 10 the present
div strength n congress. ON the
basis Of these figures Mr. Wheeler
estimates that tho next congress
will be- dry 10y better than Two II
one.
THAT does not seem 10 indicate"
/ that the country is ready :" rcpcd'
the eighteenth amendment or even
10 notify the enforcement laws as
20 hermit beer and wine.