The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-01


ly American in its tone that it is re-
produced here for the benefit of the
readers of The Republican:
at is apparent that in this COM
munity there is a strata of people
who have no regard for law, order
or citizenship. We refer to the boot
leggers-the men who are engaged
in the manufacture and sale of liquor
illegally-the men who scout the
Eighteenth Amendment-who scott
at Prohibition-who manufacture and
sell vile connections of whiskey-who
evade all law and endeavor to make
a mockery of Law as it is laid down.
when they are caught-they play
the baby act and at times, by means
of legal procedure, go scott free or
pay,a fine not at all commensurate
with their ill-gotten profit from the
sale of illicit liquor. We have had
several instances Of this in Cumber-
land lately; instances brought to light
through the enterprising instrument
tally Of Prohibition Agent George
Hawkins, whose work in behalf of
Law and Order is to be highly COM
mended. He has brought to book a
number of liquor law violators, who,
despite their feeble excuses, are gull
ty of bootlegging and the public well
knows they are guilty. 1t is a we'll
known fact that many more, whose
names are known, are either manu-
featuring or bootlegging liquor ir
Cumberland; there is no sunrise
when one or the other place - raided
for the fact is that everyone knows
these places. Prohibition Officer Haw-
kins, representing the Federal Gov
eminent, is required to secure the
evidence ere he makes a raid-and he
has not failed so far. Hence his work
and that of his deputies and those
who are supporting him is to be COM
mended. The United States courts
will know how to deal with these law
breakers.
"And furthermore:
you may not like the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution, and
you may not like the Volstead Act.
That has nothing to do with it-some
people like both. Law is for civiliza-
ton and those who resist it are out
laws. The government of this, the
greatest country in the owrld, will not
be Knocked. Forty-fve out of the
forty-eight States made the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. A handful of men
in Cumberland-in any locality-can-
not abridge nor nullify it.
"The ouly way to get rid of the
Eighteenth Amendment is to get two
thirds of the Congress and three
fourths of the States to do it. It
can't be done in this generation.
"The Daily News does not take
sides-wet or dry-but it is for law
and order; the Daily News is not and
will not be an outlaw, nor will it con-
done the work of the outlaw element
as uncovered in this city recently by
the federal officer. The Daily News
is for the United States of America.
and for the Law, whether the Law is
wise or unwise.
"The judges in the States and Ma
ton are just; they stapd for the Law,
and this paper is with and for them
and against the liquor law violators.
whoever they may prove to be.
Ibis is not a time to bubble or
falter; disregard for the Law has
gone far enough; disregard for the
Prohibition Law in Cumberland is an
eyesore-a shame and disgrace.
The bootlegger and all his ilk must
go; public support is due the prohibi-
ton officers and the city and county
officials have mandate to support
their actions.
THE Law as set down must not be
trampled under foot. As some, liquor
law violators have recently been un-
covered in Cumberland, SO are there
others who are well known; the au-
thorities can get the evidence against
them. Hawkins has proved what he
can do playing lone hand. Let this
be understood from now on
"THE LAW AS SET DOWN MUST
NOT BE TRAMPLED UNDER
FOOT"
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