The Press., 1922-10-26
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Temperance Union Editor) Public Sentiment for Beer and WlneR

Public Sentiment for Beer and WlneH
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 Whatever may be the result of vari- ous "straw" votes now being taken on the prohibition question, there is tn the returns from the primary elections already held indisputable evidence that voters have no intention of east ing their allots for modification Of the prohibitory law. In the one hun" dred and twenty nominations for Con gress already made, the dryA have gained three in the House of Repre- and two in the Senate. And this against the strongest possible organized opposition Of the represen- tatives of the wine and beer interests
 The opponents of prohibition claim that the sentiment in labor circles lS almost unanimously against the pres ent prohibition law and yet at the recent primary election in one of the tiggest industrial districts of Pennsyl- vania, in which are large steel mills, factories, and mines, although thOus- ands of dollars were expended by the vets to defeat M. Clyde Kelly, United States Congressman. an outspOken ad- vocate of prohibition, they went down to utter defeat, and he was renOmi- mated hy vote of three to one,
 Don't waste your energy worrying over the result of straw" votes, but conserve it for work in getting your fellow citizens to VOTE AND VOTE RIGHT.
 What Can We Do About Itl
 Says the Daily Express of london: "It is not denied that many, perhaps most. Americans still drink alcohol.
 Why such a statement? Had the writer been perusing some wet American nepspapers?
 The well-informed person will dis count much of the malicious prOpa- ganda eing circulated, but many peo- ple elieve it all. taking it as evidence that prohibition is wanted by only H few and that a popular referendum would show an overwhelming majority for the return to a legal status of in toxicating liquor
 One Chicago daily has for months l cen holding a so-called referendum on the subject. Inquiry in one build ing. said by this paper to toe over TWO thirds in favor of light wines and beer. failed 10 reveal anyone who would ad- init knowing that a vote had been talk en. In this case. at least, the opinion of all the occupants was not register ed
 Again. certain papers reported that 75 per cent of the business men Of Evanston, Illinois, favored the return of wine and been. lp refutatinn, the Chamt CT of Commerce came out unan imously for prohibition and law en- forcement the Kiwanis likewise speaking enthusiastically in their fla. vor. Notwithstanding this. q similar article later appeared in a Chicago paper. It's headline stated that the majority of Evanston business men were for wine and beer, but the body of the article named only one person distributing other statements Co "anOth. CT man." "a photographer" etc Someone said to the one man named . "I was exceedingly sOrrry, Mir Blank, to see your statement in the i've leen hearing about that from others, was the reply, and I'd like tu get hold of the person who was res ponsible for it. I'd swear in court that l never said it.
 What can we do? Give Hs much publicity as possible to the truth, keen on with our work of education. agita- 1 ton, and organization, remembering that during these last weeks before elections the foe tx tireless and W, | must be. likewise. Asleep at the switch" might well cost more than
 we'd like to contemplate in the cleo
 tiOn of Congressman and state legis latOrs who are not in sympathy witl | our work for the homes of the nation and the world