The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-17
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The Rev. Mir. Kvale is . mem Der of the house of representatives from the state of Minnesota. Four years ago he ran against Andrew J. volstead, man of con siderable reputation because of his connection with a prohibition law. He defeated MT, volstead, who. in contest, alleged that Mir. 'Kvale had won because he had falsely" accused the plaintiff of being an agnostic.'
 The plaintiff is said to have ad- mitted that while he held views which might not be regarded as conventionally sacerdotal. he did be- lieve in God.
 The courts decided that Mir. Vol stead was entitled to the office.
 Two years ago Kvale again ran against Volstead. The Anti-Sa- loon League had, in the meantime, become aware that the man who gave name to the act which was in- tended to enforce the eighteenth amendment, and got actively into the fight.
 But Kvale won handsomely.
 It was at that time that the Anti Saloon League issued it's famous statement to the effect that while VOlstead was beaten, the man who turned the trick was "drier" than Volstead.
 And the country believed the fa- it is regarded as possible that it was true statement. For Volstead was never dry" it is alleged, until fortune made him chairman of a committee intrusted with the duty of preparing legislation to enforce an amendment to the constitution.
 The Rev. Mir. Kvale has spoken his piece in the house of represen- tatives. He has literally flayed the VOlstead act. He has termed it in- effective, impossible of enforce ment, hyp0crltical and aimed exclu- sively at the poor man. He has proceeded against Volstead. He has declared that Volstead was not the sort of an individual to give the ''wets" great cause for dismay.
 And then. having spoken, the Rev. Kvale proposed certain amendments which, he said, would force the law to bear against the rich. His amend n1ents would impose a tax on the contents of cellars.
 As to the merit of the amend. ments, there is possibly some ques- tiOn. But the interesting feature is that Representative Cramton of Michigan, spokesman of the Anti Saloon League, following the Rev. Kvale, pitched into him in such spirited fashion that one was given cause to doubt that the Anti-Saloon League still adhered to its famous statement that volstead had been beaten by man ''drier' than Vol stead.
 'Volstead came to congress wet" in belief. Time passed and eventually he found himself at the head of the great committee on the judiciary. The eighteenth amend ment had been enacted. 1t was up to VOlstead to introduce a bill to enforce the amendment. He took his medicine or did his duty and introduced the bill prepared by the Anti-Saloon League. As result, hls name is household word through. out the country.
 He was modest. Wide publicity seemingly embarrassed him. Ills appearance was that of a most or dinary creature. His heart was good, and he was popular with the newspaper correspondents.
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 Kvale, on the other hand, is crusader. Crusaders in American politics seldom get anywhere, or if. they do, they seldom hold fast to footholds. Of course, the militant pastor from Minnesota may be the exception which proves the rule.
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