Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-04-15

obtainable 10 write the hills we want
passed and we must have men in the
legislature that will pass them exactly
rs written.
we need number Of bills passed.
Under the present state law. il IL not
Illegal for a man 10 own still We
must make il illegal for a man 20 have
Stiil. possess mash. or anything that
may he used in making liquor.
"Wc need money 10 enforce the laws
Al present the counties cannot give the
sheriff morcy 10 run down bootleggcrs.
We want "A bill that will permit the
couGty commissioners court TO appro-
pirate money to be used in going after
the mnonshincrs and hootlcggers. The
state law only provides jail sentence
for violation of prohibition laws. We
want law that will give both fine and
prison term, similar TO the Federal
law.
".Iudgc Hutcheson. federal judge az
this district is a puzzle. \, times he is
lcnicnt To men who are guilty. AID other
times he sticks them to thr full extent
uf the law. For instance. certain
druggist in Houston was brought be-
fore the Judge, indicted on over sixty
counts lie pleaded guilty. The judge,
in rendering verdict said:
You have prostitutcd Legitimate IN
dusiry. | might show mercy 70 a poor
negro bootlegger caught delivering n
bottle of booze. but to YOU who have
made your husiness a shield for law
breaking. never lie then fined the
man $1,000 4 few days later the in
icrnal revenue men came around and
told the druggist hc had been selling IL
auor withont n salonn-keepcrS license.
lie was fined $4,000 for that offensc.
I'VE need law that will fix II 50 e
man vii be fined as heavily as possible
rs well as Icing threatened with a prl-
son term.
Ohio state may fine q man $1,000
when he i caugh, scliin; booze without
license. as wei as The punishment he
NAV get in criminal courts. Ohio ap-
propriatcd SlOG.O00 tc help enforce pro-
hibition Their total revenue in fines
collected was over a million dollars.
Another law we need il one that will
provide fer the removal Of officers wro
do not do their duty. How long .would
the Anti-Saloon League hagr lasted il
the Officers had failed to ~ their duty.
We must say 10 the officers, You do
your duty or get ont
Here Dr. Webb made reference to a
case not long ago in a Texas county
where alleged neglect Of duty cost the
taxpayers lot If moLcy. as it was ne
ccss.ry to impose martial law.
No wonder our state government L.
falling down. when men are put in Of
flee who manage a. fool the voter.
Another things IL. We will Iever have
efficient government until we reform
our criminal procedure This has been
tried but the legislature refused Ia pass
IT, We must perfect an organization
that viii corral every voter il the state
20 that the legislators must pass laws
enforce the prohibition laws. and tn make
enforce the prohibition avs. and TO make
necessary 70 enforce prohibition.
We have great fight before us 90
new and better laws. an dive can do il
hut we need the support of the people.
NO law viii enforce itself. we must
have the means 20 enforce it.
I'VE must BE- careful whom We select
rs officers There is no liquor in the
country except bootleg liquor, and any
officer who drinks liquor is pcrjurinG
himself and j. not fiji To hc in office
\ hymn was sung and prayer or
fcred ~ Rev u A. Ruffncr nj the be-
ginning of the service. and the meeting
was closed by Rev Webb who pronoun-
ccd the henedirtion.
Dr Webb will speak before union
Ssryi,p NJ rha MrfhnliSt church SunIav
night.