Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-24

ever struck off b. the mind and pur-
pose Of man at a given hour in human
history.
Mr.. Stewart declared that if the
vets succeeded in doing the thing
they say they intend TO do by tile
method which they are employing
and which they say they Will continue
to employ, then Gcmocracy-the
worlds last great governmental hope
must fail. He charged that the vets
|are engaged in a movement to restore
the drink traffic without repeating the
Prohibition National Amendment and
he polntedly asserted that to do so
as the vets say they can-hy clccting
4 Congress to repeal tho NolStead act
land thus leave tho National prohibi-
tion Amendment with no means for
IT'S enforcement, is to make periurors
Of the congressman who do the bid
ding Of the liquoritcs. That alone the
speaker said. would be sufficient TO
overthrow this Democratic govern
mont.
lie further charged that the wet at
tack means the breakdown Of the
Federal Constitution since they pro-
pose to restore" the liquor traffic hy
overriding the National prohibition
Amendment THIS government, the
speaker said, is based on the Consti-
tuition deriving its power therefore.
When the Constitution goes down, tho
government goes with it,
In detail! he showed how the vet at
tack is to be met Ivy the Flying
Squadron and promised the people
that he Will take the organization in
to districts far and wide whore con-
grcssional fights arc on. No dry con-
gresham is to he deserted and 10 h.
overwhelmed at the primaries or clcc-
ton without help.
Ilc told the people that tlis is the
@%3rd city into which the organization
has gone and that it is to he heard fin
iallN in every strategic Center in tho
United States.
AFTERNOON MEETING
In his address in the afternoon, Mr..
stewart emphasized the point that
inc war did not provide the worlds
alcoholic crisis-that that was the
direct result OF change in industrial
ne. lie spoke OF The modern INDUS
trial world which demands organised
labor, and he pointed ont that tho
drunkard is Il monkey wrench in tho
machinery of this modern Industrial
condition.
tie said that tWo-th;rds of CON
gross ana three fourthS of the State
legislatures can wipe out prohibition
from the constitution if they should
decide 10, and that tho safety OF
prohibition lies in the fixed viii of
thc American people. But lie SAID
that II was his opinion that the
vets would make no attempt now.
1of tins congress is dry"
MI. stewart stated that in tho DAYS
of the Civil War it was said that if
the slave power won tho union wouId
go down, and that today it is equally
truthful that if the liquor power
WINS the constitutional representa-.
tive government will 90 down. Ana
thlS form OF government is the most
precious thing in the world to give TO
postcrity
Rev. Norma c. Brown
Key. Norma &. Brown, the Young
est member Of the Flying SQUADRON,
is an interesting and charming
speaker. She discussed the Woman
suffrage and the Prohibition amend
monts. She said that the power Of
Womcn's vote could not be ovcr-cs-
timatcd ana THAT in coming elections
their power would be still creator
because moro women would vote not
only as 4 privilege, hut as duty.
She reviewed the carly foundations
that were laid for suffrage, and
pointed out that suffrage rouscs the
women voters to what they can and
must do. She said that it is only
natural that women viii differ among
themselves in political matters. but
that nothing would iustifv a snlit in
IN" womcn's vote on the prohibition
issue
The afternoon meeting was rrosid
Cd over nv Row Howard II Brown
nastor Of the Penney Memorial
church.