Palisadian., 1925-10-09
Pudding Stones
Thrown by Gibson North for
the Benefit of the People 4.

Inc JSISeJ JOuIudl VI MOuudy dShS,
TIs Moore afraid of the liquor issue?
In not one of his speeches has he de-
clared himself to be in favor of the
modification of the Volstead act or
repeal of the Hobart enforcement act"
Whitney has been tagged with anti
saloon connection, though unre-
liably so. He is in favor of enforce
ment of law as now written, and
Moore, if asked the question, would
say, eyes, of course stand for en-
forcement of the law"
Moore does not dare to declare: 81
shall sign bill providing for the re-
peal of the Hobart Law and will use
my influence to repeal the 18th amend
ment"
Moore does not dare to declare for
that procedure. Any evidence that,
even in Hudson county, there is a
change of sentiment, indicating that
as time passes that any bill which has
to do with liberalizing the sale of
liquor will not even come out of COM
mittee and will be shifted at in COM
mittee.
Prohibition is up to the people-the
legislators will do what is wanted
when they know. When Moore hesi-
tates, and Edwards wears a Coolidge
mouth and Hague is told by the
preachers and priests, the school
teachers and the mothers that there
is bloom, freshness appearing in
the county and that because of this
they cannot stand for good liquor,
cheap even if the majority want it.
Besides, to elect his man Hague must
have county or two besides Hudson.
Maybe this last reason is 100 per cent
correct.
A. Harry Moore in a speech at
Bound Brook said: "Pm against pro-
hibition and against the Anti-Saloon
League and it's attempt to dominate
the government of the state" Mr..
Moore is outspoken even if late about
it. Many serious and anxious confer
ences were held to decide whether it
would be good idea to come out
frankly against prohibition. Finally
1t was decided to do so, and Moore is
out for liquor, understanding the posi-
tion of the country is strongly op-
posed to it. There is no question
about this for Congress is more "pro
hibitory" in its vote than ever. No
matter what the opponents Of prohi-
bition say, there is the record. We
either belong to the Constitution and
the Country or we do not. There is
no more chance of wrecking prohibit
tion than the Pyramids with fire.
cracker. The use of the dangerous
automobile alone will make a return
to 1t necessary if it were abandoned.
Small business, big business, drink
ers, moderate and in excess, would
urge return. 1t is we'll known that |
Jersey City, where Mr.. Moore comes
from, is the wettest bit of territory in |
the United States.
The Jersey Observer of last Friday
headlines the excessive killing of Jer-
sey City people by automobiles. Here
is the headline, KEEP INCREASING
IN JERSEY CITY" "TOTAL THIS
YEAR ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF
THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR"
The text reads that in nine months
and twelve days this year forty-1ve
people were killed in Jersey City by
automobiles compared with twenty
four last year in the same period.
Those manned and injured are not
given, but they outnumber many
times the killed. In seventy-seven
other cities slight decrease is shown
as compared with the preceding Pc
riod. There is no doubt that much of
the killing and many of the accidents
are attributable to the liberal local
view in Jersey City of liquor selling.
The position of Harry Moore will not
bring about lawful liquor selling, but
will encourage bootlegging, Of which
there is little control in a city where
the chiefs are avowedly opposed to
the Hobart enforcement law.
Frank Hague and Harry Moore have
the right to call for the repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment, but not for
the Hobart act, which is but sup
port for the Eighteenth Amendment.
The difference is in advocating the re-
peal of an enforcement law they are
giving the Constitution which is the
basic law of the land a black eye,
whereas a direct effort to repeal the
Eighteenth Amendment itself is an
effort to change an established law,
which is quite proper as a procedure
SO long as the Eighteenth Amend
ment is in the Constitution it is one
of the parts of the nation. If that
part is not liked it should be taken
out in the prescribed way. To at
tempt to unhorse it, to kill it by re-
moving supporting laws like the Ho-
bart act, is to make the Constitution
rickety. Mr.. Moore is doing that, we
believe innocently, but doing it with
out doubt.
AS to the Anti-Saloon League domi-
mating the state government. that, Mr..
Moore knows, is not true. 1t is inter-
ested in one question-prohibiti
and has a perfect right to use the
same methods of propaganda that the
intelligent county of Bergen has on
any bill before the legislature which
appears hurtful to Bergen. If it used
the methods of Hudson county there
would be some merit in the attack of
Mr.. Moore.
The public failure in the conviction
of the official bootleggers in Hudson
county is an evidence of sentiment