New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
Gillett Strong For Presi- dent and Dallinger Is Positively For The 18th Amendment As It Stands.
L. A. Coolidge Says He's for Home Rule, Fewer Laws, Lower Taxes and Indi- vidual Rights"

bostoH, may ld.--lnFee Canuluates for the republican, nomination for United States senator from Massachu setts outlined their platform at a lun- cheon of the Roosevelt club today. Speaker Frederick H. Gillett, unable to attend, sent letter to Robert Nj. Washburn, secretary of the club, in which he said there was mot the slightest chance of any substantial change in the Volstead law and re- ferred to President Coolidge as ths greatest asset Of the republican par ty."f
 The other speakers were Con- sressman Frederick W. Dallinger and Louis A. Coolidge. treasurer of the United Shoe Machinery corporation.
 The Eighteenth amendment" said Congressman Dallinger Twas adopted and ratified by many more states than have ever ratified any other amendment to the constitution. No unbiased person can travel through the United States and fail 10 be im- pressed with the fact that the people of the country ns a whole have defin- itely made up their minds upon this question and that there is not the slightest possibility of the eighteenth amendment being repealed.
 Moreover, is interesting and in many ways instructive and amusing 10 note that the definition of intoxi- cpNng liquor as that having one-maif of one per cent of alcohol content was originally inserted in the United States internal revenue act at the suggestion of the liquor dealers themselves in tho prohibition days. whom they were urging the sovv rnnient to pur- sue relentiessly the poor moonshiners Of the southern mountains and ths owners of ihe kitchen bArrooms of our cities who were competing with them.
 Defends the 18th.
 While 1t is true that fin many parts of the country, particularly along tho Atlantic Soaboard, the Nolstead law is not strictly enforced, the same is true of other laws. XIX The 18th amendment is today far better en- forced than tho ] 4th and 18th amend- ments and in spite of ell the Illicit manufacture and sale of liquor it is a fact that the great mass of the peo- pie of the country. especially the women and children, are vastly bet- ter off than they ever were before"
 Congressman Dallinger urged anti- lynching legislation by congress. ex- pressed satisfaction at the passage by the house of representatives of the anti-labor constitutional amendment and said that he favored protec- tive tariff and the restriction of im- migration. He said he was fin sym pathy with President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes in their fight for the world court"
 CooIidgc's Terms.
 Mr. Coolidge in his address did not tOuch directly on prohibition but re- ferred 10 printed copies of letters written by him 10 friends in which he said that he was heartily in favor of enforcing ali laws.." that before pro- hibition he always voted for ''no H. cense." and believed in if as a local proposition. but that he had never be- lieved in prohibition aS A nation- wide affair."" that he would like to see the Eolstead act made enforce able fl possibleH and that it should be made 10 conform religiously 10 the terms Of the eighteenth amendment"
 'T shall be proud" he said 'to sup- port Calvin Coolidge in his courageous I E.1 -.safH Ea titcted. l believe he will have an overwhelming majority in his own state of Massachusetts and believe he has been strengthened with inc people through the courage and abil- ity which he has shown in dealing with a recalcitrant congress. Calvin Coolidge. not the senate pr the house. today smbodies the aspirations Of ths people of the United states. SN
 Ny pla' form. as has been fre- ouentIy announced is home rule, few CT laws. lower taxes and individual fights.'
 He expressed opposition to 'fhe growing tendency toward government by bureans in Washington" to fed- erai aid legislation. to federal inter- terence m maternity" and ta federal rgntr0li of sIucation.
 'I would abolish every bureau in Washington which can he abolished without interfering with inc effective administration of the government" he said '1 would reform the system of taxation from top to bottom. ! would keep the hands Of the federal Eoscrn- uient of our private and family sf- fairs % far as possible"