The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-06-12

THE AMERICAN ISSUE
prohibition and law enforcement statutes we have in the
state. The amendment and the law enforcement stat
ues have been written through the activities and
prayers OF the Christian and women OF
try Are they going to desert this great
under the mistaken theory that the fight has been
and the enemy surrendered? Such a mistake would be
nothing short OF tragedy. II the church to aban
don this fight today and the Anti-Saloon League be
compelled to curai its activities dsband entirely be-
OF such position the conclusion is unacceptable
that will lose the ground have gained and the
forces will break through and weaken repeal
laws and ultimately conquer. This is idle fear.
The wet forces systematically and definitely organ
lied today and fighting in determined way
and more bitterly than they have fought in the his
tory of this movement
Repeal Would Affect Every Locality
I'm the averageszed cities and villages OF state,
cities and villages from five hundred six and
thousand securing in the main fine character of
law enforcement. We have Violations yes, but not to
the extent that they menace serious problem
In these cities and villages the church membership and
very frequently the pastors of the churches apparently
do the larger problem. They merely
scious that locally in very definite they have
prohibition and law enforcement and they unconscousy
assume that so it is throughout the state
They lose sight OF the fact that problem of
action very largely city problem but that its ultimate
effect wide. If laws should be weak
ened repealed every city and village in the state would
be affected and the security which many of these
smaller cities and villages enjoying would be taken
from them. The smaller cities may that this is
problem OF the larger city and that they must work out
their salvation. Such view is suicidal.
Our support from the larger cities has always been rea
lively small The great foreign population of the larger
cities, notably Chicago, and which population is in a
large entirely of sympathy with prohibition,
the high tension pleasure seeking crowds of the city,
cage. for excitement do vote for endorsed can
didates who will dry.
Beer and Wine Propaganda
THE cry OF modification OF beer and light wine, falls
upon sympathetic and the candidates for office
urge this appeal in seductive way. They say never
the saloon, but only light wine and beer We must
face the facts squarey. There thousands of
and in the of Illinois who have been de-
ceved by the wet propaganda emanatng from the Chi
cago Tribune i'll such notable way that the prohibition
law not be enforced written and that has
failed. Many of these sincerely honest in their view
point asking themselves canddly will modification
of the law solve the problem? We dare let this
grow. We get the facts to these peo-
pie. Our educational program must be tremendous. 1t
IS the only way hold lines Our fight for
members to the Legislature from Chicago grows more
tense and bitter with each primary election.
The Legislative Fight
"Out of hfty-seven members from Cook county now
is desperate secure possible OF the
other thrtytwo legislative districts down state, under
Pumping system of eecting members to the lower
House of the Legislature always in serious dan
ger of the vets securing at least member by con-
centratng their full strength back of but candidate
II they do this it thirty-two down wet
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