The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Al f. SMITH HAS
20 YEARS. RECORD
AS WET" BOOSTER
New York Superintendent of
Anti-Saloon League Delves
Into Past.
FIGHT IS WARMING UP
No Prohibitionists in Nation
To Be Overlooked In
League Campaign.
FIGHT IS WARMING UP

An indication of the fight that the
Drys will make against the nomination
of Governor Alfred Z. Smith as the
Democratic candidate for President is
shown in statement issued by Arthur
J. Davis, New York State Superintend.
ant of the Anti Saloon League.
This statement said that for twenty
years Governor Smith had an I'M
Broken and consistent wet record, in
Guiding an affirmative vote on a bill
60 permit the location of bars ada
cent to churches and schoolhouses.
The statement, which Mr.. Davis said
had been sent to the Anti-Saloon
League branches in every State that
has cast or may cast a Democratic
electoral vote, follows:
II. Enemy of local option and peoples
Sale on the license issue:
"1OI-April 3, voted to keep local op
don bill strangled in Excise Committee.
"1910-April rs, voted against amending
aaines law so as to allow local option in
nties.
"1911-May "a, voted against local op-
local option bill.
grant local option to third class cities.
-1913-Appointed eight Tammany men
sat OF thirteen on Assembly Excise Com
sdttee and refused to give representatives
II the people a chance to vote on any
"1g1i - March 10, voted against Gillett
Alls to grant local option to cities, city
subdivisions and counties.
"1915-Alarch 81, voted against Fish bill
cor referendum on State wide prohibition;
April Z, voted against Preswlck bill to
ithaca April 70. Voted to XIII Howard bill
granting local option to cities, city sub
divisions and counties.
"Note-The above record shows years OF
consistent opposition to every honest ref
srendum on the liquor question which
would be binding and effective, In spite
Of his demagogic appeals for fake refer
sndum on national prohibition.
go Against added regulation Of liquor
cratic and Its separation from vice:
"10O4-March IS. unrecorded on bin put
ang additional restrictions in the Ralnes
"i9o5-voted against the Prentice bin to
al assignation houses and houses Of i'll
y0ting to continue Infamous .Raines law
Sotef abuses Passed over 2 to against
regulatory and enforcsmsnt features OF
me Liquor Tsx law.
'191S-As Speaker, engineered the defeat
the Knight bill against knowingly de-
Bona 1de eonsisnss.
g. Favored breaking down existing
safeguards against the liquor trafnc:
INTO over BOO dry towns and make hotsls
and thus, By robbing the popular vote Of
hon fs.tsr. q the - Liquor Tax FAX law law: 'p
sake IL harder to convict New York City
Aqg S,s dealers l for violating Ola the law: ~
Csc bill emasculating q saloon ratio Sec
Hen Of Liquor Tax law; March 20. as
spesker. engineered the passage Of, the Nc
ssrs from revocation Of their licenses.
n prohibited places and hours:
Hsni.s sp prohibited AREAS to sale Of
1sii-May n. voted Tor walker ill In
1sisis sl.sf.r Sslssd desper... e.
t1ns he opening Of saloons On Sunday In
'i s c sssr...ns hour. q q: q q
wsrlss 10 break down prot.c.iv.
ssnes sbs9t schools and churches.
sreyiaons projecting churches and Schools
':S Ss;s; :. :, and pushed ~
ehurch and school zones.
"1011 Voted for sullivan bill opening
sn prohibited zones about churches and
'1s1s-As Speaker, engineered passage
1 bill permitting saloon within 100 feet
q private schools.
When he was candidate for re-eisction
CAS- candidate for reelection in 1a1a
md after the supreme Court Of the
e.ited States had killed his nuiliscatien
bser act he ran on a platform which said:
we favor an amendment to the So
niisd volstead act that will make oper-
alive the act passed by the State Lsgisla-
suss 1.-THE notification beer act) and signed
slared he took his stand on that platform
seclare<ion.
smiths record as a nullincatioa Gov
ain 1928 In his nrst message to The Leg
stature urged that the passage Of rsso-
Shinery at Washington be set In motion
Immediately to bring about an amend
nent that will permit light wines and
seers.'
n connection with the wet resolution to
smith quotes him specifically In reference
10 New Jersey Senator's beer bill: 4
would be glad to 60 down and help him
gut over his bin II that will get us some
where where we can put a foot on the rail
again and blow of the froth.'
law for the enforcement Of prohibition
snd left the State OF New York without
any law whatever In aid OF enforcement
I'm message TO Legislature January,
1874. again requested the passage OF a
resolution calling upon Congress to per.
LIGHT Is BREAKING
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