Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-28

ACCEPTS ISSUE
Beer and Light Wines Are In
toxicating, U. S. Senator
Declares
TELLS OF "DRY FIGHT"
Does Not Mention Edwards
Name, But Makes State
Issue Clear

RARITAN Aug. 2S-Because of
alleged erroneous reports relative to
the attitude of U. S. Senator Joseph
S. Frelinghuysen on the prohibition
question and the 18th ame: dment
to the federal constitution have
consented to make a statement so
that the people of New Jersey may
have his views on the subj 4ct. The
statement follows
$50 much has been said and no
doubt will be said about my attitude
on prohibition that l have concluded
to make clear to my constituents
what my position has been and now
is and / am doing so through this
statement as at the present time
my duties in Washington will not
permit be to spend as much time
touring the state as I would like.
"Year by year before tie war the
number of those who advocated pro-
hibition slowly but surely increased.
During the war it was univ ersally
recognized that the saloon impaired
the efficiency of the nation. De-
mand for it's abolishment was heard
on all sides Prohibition was urged
as a remedy. SO widespread was the
demand for prohibition that con-
gress decided to submit to the leg
islature of the states an amendment
to the constitution prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors.
1.-THE constitution could be amend
ed provided three -fourths of the
states agreed. More than three
fourths did agree-in fact the agree
ment was almost unanimous as 40
of the As states agreed. The con-
stit,Ition was amended. The manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating lq-
uors with!n the United States was
prohibited and it WAS thereby
placed out of the power of congress
or of any state to permit their man
ufacture and sale.
'"ro make certain that the consul
tuition would be oheyed and that lhe
respect due to it as the Fundamental
law of the land would be shown,
law was passed providing for the
punishment of those who would Vlo-
late it. By my oath of ofhee hao
sworn allegiance to the CONSTITUTION
and I voted in favor of SUCH law
now commonly known as the Voi-
stead law. IT,.
"There are some who urge that
beer. ale and light wines are not
Intoxicating. They are. we al
know they are. To those who say
that they are not, if taken IN moo-
Grafton, / answer, neither Is WINS
KEY. brandy, gin vodka or ahsintne'
'.The constitution does not d4iler-
entiate between liquors OF whlch
small quantity will intoXlcate anu
those of which large quantity mus
be taken. 1t absolutely prohlDits
the manufacture and sale OIL aii III
toxicating liquors. irrespective oi
whether they are rapid or SLOW III
their effects. Those VINO utse ino
TO favor a change in the constitution
and who are willing to have II
obeyed until changed are Lndouot1
edlv sincere in tina. desire put l
cannot respect those who Woulo haVe
me- vote that wine, ale and peer are
not intoxicating. ~
"If reelected 1 must again swear
IN hear true faith and allegiance
TO the constitution and L must sWedi
that | assume such oollgauoh' Il
", without any mental reservation VI
purpose of evasion. l cannot anu !
will not stultify myself by vote oi
otherwise TO QeCAdl6 sAAetS
and beer are not lntoXlcat-ils,
Those who propose that shouIu
vote that they are not. in enect re-
quest me to evade the constitution u
"If reelected 1 will be true 70
the constitution and to my oatn OF
office. 1 cannot believe that NV
Jersey would have represeh IatIVe
who would be otherwise, and am
sure that long before the election the
public will demand that those VINO
aspire to be United States senator
make known whether, If elected
they will respect the constitution
and will keep their oath of ofhce ana
will also demand that all candidates
who promise wine and beer shon!d
state explicitly how their manufac-
ture and sale can be made legal ana
how one who swears without reser-
vation to be true to the constitution
can vote to permit what it pro-
hibits."
The constitutional prohibition pro-
vision and also the cath which SEN
ator must take follow:
The constitution provides that
after one year from the ratification
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