The New York herald., 1922-12-18
Actor Reports Audiences
Were More Intelligent
in -Nippier Days.
MOLLY PITCHERS CHEER
Gov. Edwards, Augustus
Thomas and Elisabeth Mar
bury at Theater Meeting.

There is no humor rin politics and
his speeches have. therefore. been
misunderstood. VIII Rogers told a
wet mass meeting" held by the Mollie
Pitcher Club OF the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theater
last night.
II have good act that put on Tor
the drys." said Rogers. ''but this act
tonight is for the vets. Now. this
prohibition law came about something
like this: A man in the Legislature
at Washington said: Let's take up
this prohibition question. There is
nothing else to do right now And
so they sent around to the bars and
got a quorum and passed the voistead
act. Mr.. Volstead lived up to the
terms Of his act and got only one
half Of one per cent. OF the votes in
the last election.
II don't drink myself. but I DO like
10 play TO an audience that has had
few nips, because they seem to catch
the point quicker and have enough
intelligence to applaud Miss Marbury
has spoken OF the part the American
armies played in the world war. Going
back into history l find that all armies
| have used liquor. France ran her
armies on wine: the Italians went over
the top on Chianti. and Canadian Club
put the Canucks over and the English
went over on Scotch. The Americans
we're inspired by Green River and other
good brands Of rye. Germany, with
beer. was affiliated with Turkey. and
lost. The Russians were going fine until
their VODKA was taken from them and
then they Topped.
Noah's Valuation on Water.
Unlike Gus Thomas, l am not refer
ring 10 the Constitution OF The United
States. am going further back than
that. get all my dope from way back
from the Bible itself. Take up your
bible. and In The ninth chapter OF Gene
sis. twentieth verse. you'n fnd where
Noah was soused. Now. this guy Noah
was the Water Commissioner OF his
time. He was the FIRST man TO recog-
n!Ee that water has no value as bever-
age.
Because Noah got on a hard liquor
spree the Lord picked him to collect two
OF every kind OF animal to put on the
Ark. He was the only man who ever
saw two OF each kind. II Il hadn't been
for Noah people wouldn't be going up
to The Bronx Zoo now to zee the baby
elephants. The wine Noah drank, you'll
notice, had such an Ill effect that ne
lived only $50 years. Orsside OF Me-
thuseiah and Bill Bryans speeches he
Is the only man who ever lived that
long. Bryan's speeches were used 500
years before he started using them. and
ne has been hanging on TO them fifty
years
We read about where Nero fi6dled
as Rome burned. II he hadn't been
soused ne never would have ficdied dur
Ing that fire and II the people hadn't
been pretty well liquorcd Up they would
Mt have applauded. Corning down TO
modern times. though. can point 10
Gov. Edwards here. The Harding Cab
met came into New Jcrsey 20 beat him.
Tho Brunen murder case has showed the
Hali-hills case out OF the papers and
that State is the hardest place IN the
world for man 10 tell the truth and
not be believed. A guy comes forward
in this Brunen case and admits he did
the killing and the courts won't believe
him. The only bird they ever believed
over there was Gov. Edwards. He
walked up to the polls waving a bottle
and shouted. Come on. boys
Liquors Authority.
"One bottle OF LIQUOR has more
authority than a barrel OF oratory. The
only thing that is better than a bottle
Of liquor ie two bottles. Senator Fre-
iinahuysen had two bottles. but he gave
them TO Hardins's Cabinet instead OF to
the voters. This light wine and beer
thought is beautiful, thing. but rs
impossible. The prohibitionists afte.
three years OF hard liquor are not going
TO be content to go back TO a beverage
that Ia so lish, II has 10 have prop
10 hold II up
Preceding Mr.. Rogers Augustus
Thomas spoke briefly The Eighteenth
Amendment he asserted, IL the most
un-Americsn thing ever written into the
statutes"
III anything Is to be written on my
tombstone" said Mr.. Thomas. II want II
said that I always favored the repeal OF
that iniqultous amendment, which de-
stroys the fundamentals OF the docu-
ment that II chanses"
Referring to the activities or the Anti
Saloon League Ransom II. Gillett zen
cral counsel for the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment. said that
an organization is necessary 10 combat
the work OF another organization. He
appealed to the audience OF about 500
persons TO lend financial support 10 the
association lighting for repeal OF the
Volstead law and the Eighteenth Amend
ment
The liquor question was a clear cut
Issue during the recent political cam
paigns. asserted Senator-eicct Edwards
Of New Jersey. His understanding OF
the mandate so forcibly expressed BY
the voters In my district" ne said, rs
that we ali want this irregular and I'M
possible prohloitory legislation wiped OH
the slate"
when that is done" ne continued
we shall see what next Ia best for us
TO do to regulate the liquor traffic so
far as may be necessary for the good OF
the people and IN huch manner and
In such ways as will leove our Constitu-
tion az entire and effective as Il was
given TO us by our fathers.
Legality stiIi an Issue.
Along with the other institutions
which were created 10 insure life, liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness to the
citizens Of this country IL Supreme
Court which has authority 20 declare
any legislation invalid II such iegisla-
tion can be shown to % contrary 20 the
principles Of our Government or which
have tho effect TO destroy the rights