The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-12-26

this vote The vets have always insisted that this
direct expression from the of Illinois declaring
overwhelmingly for beer and wine They have used this
alleged vote in all their propaganda only in Illinois
but the nation.
It is my judgment that this so-called referendum
cannot be accepted expression of the voters
of Illinois this question much the vote for
United States Senator in which candidate
ming onsa modification platform and the other against
modification. The liquor people cannot get beer and
wine through straw votes. If they get it it
first through Congress and votes that body
that OF value In addition to the tactical and polt
ica bunder committed by Col. Sprague in taking this
straw seriously Lee ONeil Browne made the same
and sought the Democratic nomination for Cow
beer platform. After campaign covering
the entire state with his principal appeal being modi
hcation of the prohibition law, he realized when the
primary that soemone had grossly deceived
him by declaring Illinois Overwhelmingly wet and
demanded beer. We have in Illinois approximately D.
100000 qualified voters. OF this number Mr.. Browne
secured $1,000 about three per of the total
this modification appeal
feel after the outcome OF this senatorial election and
gubernaoria primary election that we are in position to
silence the wet propaganda based this so-caled wet
referendum of 1922 for all time.
New States Attorneys for Enforcement
In the last election the League took very part
in number of counties, i'll the election of states
for who stood foursquare for the enforcement
of the prohibition law AS result OF these the
states attorneys a whole throughout the will be
of much higher standard In number of the most
difficult counties where the problem of law enforcement
has been very serious the improvement is pronounced
and outstanding dry elected.
Future Relation of the Anti-Saoon League to
Law Enforcement
The position OF the i-Saoon League in the past
has been that the major function of this organization
primarily to protect the dry cause in the matter of
securing the nomination and election of candidates to
the different legislative bodies that would grant
essary dry legislation and defeat measures look
ing toward the repeal of this legislation and to the en-
actment of any legislation. This phase OF our work
is still of the utmost importance There be no de-
bate that if the dry forces dsband and withdraw
from the fight the theory that have gained our
objective it would be but short time until the liquor
would control legislative bodies and take
from the legislation that have fought SO bitterly
and long to gain.
feel however, that the time has when the Anti
Saloon League must take definite action this
growing of law violation particularly in its
relation to violation of the prohibition law. The request
is coming from preachers and aymen from cities
and villages urging organization work some
constructive program that will help to solve the problem
of violation. | do not feel that we organization,
ignore this demand that is coming to lis in such a
positive way.
Will Expose Cause of Lawlessness
You will be interested to know that I have recon-
mended program to the Headquarters Committee and
which has received the approval of that body for the
League undertake in helping solve this vital prob
lem. We working out program through which
hope to send Independent investigator into every
county and larger cities and make survey as to
the true condition in that unit violations primarily
of the prohibition law. We intend get the facts so
far this be done Having gathered these facts
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