The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-03-21


suits but on, that experienced
uniform development all helpful things accompanying
crease of the harmful forces These the first fruits
When judges stop giving light impose jail sentences
the law will be better observed Furthermore when local
with enforcement powers and
do their duty will help relieve federal
bear the entire burden of enforcement
hibiton.
When law and order supreme then in wealth. health
character and achievement America
what heights selgoyernng people when freed from the
chains of alcohol
The fourth and final address against modification was delivered
by Q. O. Christgau follows:
In this debate opponents did argue question of
modification of the Voad standpoint of better enfo
ment OF the Eighteenth Amendment They opposed prohibition
itself and argued in favor of doing away with prohibition
their arguments they revealed the thing that Mr. Langley
colleague and set out this debate They exposed
real purpose OF the wet interests destroy prohibition
ing its enforcement through modification of
still maintain that the question of modification the Volstead
must be considered from the standpoint modihca
ton on the effectiveness of prohibition enforcement long
the Eighteenth Amendment in the Constitution
forced There is no other proper and other patriotic
take It prohibition wanted the way get is by the
repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and by modifying
stead
This afternoon my colleague, Mr. Langley again
that modification to permit beer and would be contrary
the Eighteenth Amendment which prohibits Intoxicating
He also submitted conclusive proof that make
impossible enforce the against whisky intox
cants We have proposition beyond all question Of
doubt Our opponents have submitted
the Eighteenth Amendment could be better enforced that evils
Of alcohol could be decreased by modification Vosead
But let of the arguments
and others who modification
the enforcement OF prohibition Mr. Darrow declared
conform the and habits and desires of the people
America law the combined wisdom of the welfare
of all Without law there is anarchy.
Mr. Wind argued that prohibition wrong principle and
that the old regulation should be restored this
All these made before the Eighteenth Amendment
adopted and constitutional prohibition given the greatest
popular support received by any federal amendment They
that beer raise the the bonus the
soldiers Shall ask soldiers become partners
loonkeepers by sharing their pohts Must the bonus depend
the charity of the brewers and the saoonkeeps? If
anxious about the to pay the bonus the soldiers
why direct instead of through your stomach
brewers cash register Mr. Uhen of Milwaukee, connected
with the Schliz brewery printed by
Chicago Tribune declared that the egazng beer would enable
the brewers raise billion annually for the United
States How much would raise for the brewers would
pay for it?
They say that under prohibition have booeggers Yes,
but they running the The is
ming them Running them Leavenworh, Kansas Atlanta
Georgia of the United States Uncle Sam will
chase the booegger unless they wet his powder spike his
guns through modification of the Noead They that
revived used any time and any place long
the books there ready for by the proper
officials protect against liquor Under license the law pro-
tected liquor against They make good
by Perhaps directly But laws make it easier
do right and harder to do Prohibition makes