The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-05-06
EDITORIALS
WHERE WOULD THIS COUNTRY BE IF OUR
FOREFATHERS HAD DONE THE SAME THING

Wet politicians who seek dry votes are constantly
saying, Prohibition is law, and promise to uphold it
just l would any other law"
And that falacy has been taken up by lot of
parrot-mnded people who don't try to think for them
sevs. And parrotke they piping, 81 believe in law
enforcement, and prohibition is law"
If Colonial forefathers had been such nincom-
poops would still have the yoke of England around
neeks!
law is not law if it is unjust and contrary to
human freedom The widespread drinking of poisonous
liquor in this country today proves that prohibition is
NOT law in truth and in fact.
When England passed the oppressive tax laws
which threatened pauperize the American Coonsts
1T WAS LAWN But it not law in
truth and fact. 1t unjust
Consequently, the Boston Tea Party ensued-a com
pany Of indignant citizens raided ship in Boston
harbor and dumped its cargo of tea overheard. They
preferred to do without tea rather than submit to the
unjust tax upon it. They precpitaed the Revolution
forefathers revolted armed themselves and thru
bitter fighting emerged independent nation. And
glorify them for i'll
But when a schemng gang of fanatical reformers
thru grating jobs fat brides and sneakng threats
coed in writing the prohibition into the laws
the country by throwing the pitifully small number Of
dry votes to the hypocrtca candidate who has dry
plank in his PLATFORM and thus gets majority that
elects him. the misguided, uniformed people supinely
submit and say, "It's law and l believe in law en-
forcement"
Here is how the prohibition law put or
the great majority of the people: In most Congress
sional districts the Republicans and Democrats
about evenly divided Voters stood by their parties
voted for the candidates they had Observation-Disclosures
those voters personally wet dry For instance
district had about 10000 Democrats, and about
10000 Republicans but there only about 1000 pro
hibitionists.
Prohibition candidates didn't get enough votes to
count But finally these scheming politicians got the
brilliant idea that if they Incorporated dry plank il
their platforms they would get not only their regular
party vote, but they would also get the prohibition
vote. So the scheme Matched up with the prohib
ton fanatics to keep prohibition candidates out of the
race Thus the candidate with the dry plank got 600
votes, and elected while the other got his regular
10000.
But only 1000 avowed dry votes cast against
10000 unsuspectng Democrats and Republicans Ant
because the successful candidate had dry plank in his
platform he agreed to vote for the prohibition amend
ment. But at heart he a hypocritical old soak
Scandals from Washington booze parties have proven
that.
So this law, (Which is not law in truth and fact
was sneaked over on the great majority people. The
AntiSaoon Leggers know this to be true, else the
wouldn't so violently oppose referendum vote. THEY
KNOW THEY WOULD BE LICKED!
FOR the people, BY the people and OF the people
But the people didn't vote for this law, and thus it
not law in truth and fact. So don't make fool o
yourself by supnely bowling your head to the yoke
the Anti-Saloon Leggers.
Be courageous enough to face the facts did you
Colonial forefathers. Just because a law is tn
books that doesn't prove it to be just Our forefaher
thru that, and consequently threw off the yok
of England. Don't boast of the Fathers of your coun
try if you aren't honest enough follow in their foot
steps!