The New York herald., 1922-05-04

folks were unable to hear. The voice
amplifiers made the Garden ring with
oratory as It never has before. How
ever SO per cent. of the audience stuck
to the last and Joined in the mighty
unison of approval that SCARED to the
roof when resolutions were offered for
adoption
Needless to say these resolutions left
nothing to be said about prohibition.
They stayed TO hear a letter from Sen
ator Wadsworth read and the Senator
left none in doubt concerning his flat
dislike for the Eighteenth amendment
the Volstead act and all those who had
them attached to the Constitution and
bylaws Of this county's organization.
Resolutions to the Point.
The resolutions, after reviewing the
perricous effects generally of the
Eighteenth Amendment, conclude:
Therefore, be it Resolved that we
declare for the eventual repeal OF the
Eighteenth Amendment deeming It at
variance with the spirit Of our insti-
tutions, with the genius Of our history
and the character of our people. But
pending the deliberate processes by
which such repeal can be brought about
and for the purpose of riddipg our life
| of the vicious and immediate effects
| Of the so-called Volstead enforcement
law which goes far beyond the inten-
ton of the amendment and falsifies and
perverts its purposes, we declare for the
immediate repeal. ar the thorough going
modification of the said Volstead act in
order to bring it into harmony with
the limited scope of the amendment and
j thus to protect the people from the null
tiplyng iniquities which are wrapped
up in this vicious law. and to restore II
not completely, at least measurably, the
liberties which have been so precious
to our fathers, and to which until the
present time, we have felt that our in
lstitutions were dedicated.
"And Further be it Resolved. that this
association take appropriate measures
for holding to a strict account the
elected representatives Of the people.
| and for the appointment Of suitable
committees In the Congressional dis
tricts to support honest legislators and
to Danish time servers and faithless
Representatives from office. thereby re-
storing to Congress the spirit Of good
public conscience and OF courage and
independence which will seek to serve
the people and their true interests in
stead Of selishly pronting by their be-
trayal."
In introducing Mr.. Holland Mr.. Speyer
made a speech that was by way of get
ting the crowd In the habit Of exploding
at frequent intervals.
He started out by making an appeal
for the Salvation Army and said col
lectors of funds for that organization
were present and could be greeted with
money at the doors..F Then he referred
to his recent difference of opinion with
Evan2eline Booth. In part he said:
This lady, who Is at the head of an
army devoted to helping others, in
formed me- a little while ago that in
her opinion / could not hold two jobs
| and I must give up one or the other.
However. one was two weeks Job
and the other was a two years Job,
and as the pay for me was Just the
same I naturally took the longer job.
1 I'VE have no i'll will against those
who differ with us as to the volstead
act. we have no fault to find with those
who do not themselves take any aIco-
holic drinks or who do not smoke; that
| Is their business, and we do not wish
] to pass any laws to force them to do
otherwise. On the other hand. we do
| not want them to force us by law 10
drink water when we want to drink
beer. We know that the great majority
! of American men and women do rot
wish the saloon back with its evil effects
and influences. and we also know that
the ajority are temperate.
I'VE want to stop once and for all
every attempt further to interfere by
laws and regulations in this or any
other way with our personal liberty. II
you men and women in this hall to-
night are all united and determined to
get this law changed you are bound 10
win; it Is only question OF time
Other cities have been ahead Of us, but
New York should take the lead in this
as in all other movements for the gen.
eral good"
Congrcssmen Raped.
Mr.. Holland got tremendous applause
at the start by saying this particular
Eighteenth Amendment that Is causing
all the excitement would never have
been on the books ''if we mad had Con-
gressmen with backbone"
! "And the Congressman who stayed
away were as bad as those who stayed
there and voted" he continued. 81 nave
seen the tactics used by Mr.. Anderson
and the rest OF his kind. IL poor jim En-
erson were alive he would tell you the
! way Mr.. Anderson bufldozei him In the
lobby of the Senate for mis- vote. When
Jim Emerson wouldn't do II why then he
got. the Anti-Saloon League to go after
Jim Emerson. Poor Jim Emerson re-
Anderson is being well paid. and told
him q few years ago In Albany that
while he may have been a good minister
in his day. a pretty good lobbyist as far
as the Anti-Saloon League was con-
cerned that he was a very poor poll
tician, and he asked me what l meant
and told him II you are successful In
getting over prohibition you are goins
TO lose your job He says, "Oh. no
after we put prohibition over that's the
time the job will come" And | believe
be is pretty near right.
"He was scheduled for Enforcement
officer. Well. II Is "A question whether
he would make a good one or whether
he would make bad one. The methods
that have been pursued by him and the
people who compose the Anti-Saloor
League formed another organization IN
Syracuse year ago. and this goes fol
the ladies. especially those who like tea
Miss Eliboul. who Is connected with Mr.
Anderson, and Mr.. o. r. Miller. another
gentleman who is being well taken care
of by the Anti-Saloon League. have
formed another organization against tea
claiming that II Is a drug. and against
tobacco. That's been forced upon then
I'm Syracuse. They haven't got very fai
vet. They didn't get very far with pro
hibition until you and l went asleep anc
let them put II over
Then Mr.. Holland bade all those who
heard him TO go out into their Con-
gressional districts and tell the candi-
dates they would have to declare them.
selves wet or dry. He told them 10