The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-12-26
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
Majority for Dry Laws

ton TO these eightytwo have four votes which nave
been assured us but which for various were
unable to endorse believe that roll calls these four
will be found lined up with the dry forces against all
wet and in all probability for any advance leg
islaton that we desire.
The members of the Illinois Senate hold their office
for four years. half being elected every years Of
the hod-over senators dry. In the districts
where the members up for election November
4h, the Anti-Saloon League endorsed candidates in
twenty-five districts. OF this number twenty
elected. In addition dry elected who was not
openly endorsed, SO have in tweny-one Sena-
torial districts which will give hirtyone votes
five than the constitutional majority requised
pass legislation.
Dry Gain For Congress
The national fight of the liquor interests of America
ceners very largely around the election of Congressman
who will vote for modification of the definition of in
toxcating liquors contained in the Vosead Act i'll order
legazc the manufacture and sale of beer and wine.
The vets concentrating their opposition def
nely members of Congress than on any other sin
gle group OF legislators. The Association Opposed to
the Prohibition Amendment made very aggressive
campaign in Illinois against all dry candidates and in
favor of all wet candidates at the November election.
1nvew Of this organized opposition it peculiarly graf
flying to the dry forces that endorsed
candidates in seventeen districts and
at large, making nineteen endorsements and that
successful in the election Of every endorsed cand
date The Illinois representation in the lower branch of
Congress consists OF tWcnty-seVen members Ot this
number in the coming Congress nineteen will be dry and
eight Six of the eight vets represent wet Chicago
districts. OF the two down state wet members
from the Peoria district and the other the East
St Louis district In the present session of Congress
Illinois is represented by eighteen dry congressman,
that the election November 4th gives gain of one
which is represented in the election of John J. German
of the 9th district We rejoice in this victory only
because of the gain of dry vote but more particularly
IN the defeat OF of the wettes members OF Congress-
James r. Buckley, who introduced of the famous
fifty eight bills, and who prior the election No
vember 4th flooded his district with campaign literature
Boosting of the fact that he had introduced this beer
bill and opposed all dry legislation and the basis of
his record he urged the voters to return him to Congress-
United States Senator Dry
Possibly the most important single contest that the
dry forces had efecting wide in the last cleo
ton was for the office of United States Senator partic
uarly in view OF the fact that this election is for period
of six years Col Sprague, the Democrat candidate de-
clared definitely that he stood for modification of the
prohibition law to allow the manufacture and sale of
beer and light wine soft drinks. He quoted
this position by practically every newspaper in the state
of Illinois He declared for modification in many public
addresses and his position we'll known that there
could possibly be question but what vote for him
was a vote for modification He received the open
dorsement and enthusiastic support of the Association
Opposed to the Prohibition Amendment, and the entire
wet strength Of Illinois swung sodly back OF his
ddacy Col Sprague was opposed by Ex-Governor
Charles S. Deneen, the Republican candidate. Gov
ernor Deneen endorsed by the Anti Saloon League
(both in the primary and for the election) his 100
per cent dry record Governor of this for period
of eight years when he signed the original Illinois local
option bill we'll certain other dry Gov.
Deneen stood squarely against any modification of the
prohibition law and for strict enforcement. He