The Kusko times., 1926-05-08
WHAT "wETS'-A AND "DRYs,s THESE DAYS, ARE TELLING EACH oTHER1N HALLS OF CON
 GREss ABOUT PROHIBITION AND ENFORCEMENT
tContinued from Last Issue.l,

Mr: Timberlake. It was the infor- nation the gentleman intended to con vey to others, rather than a desire to purchase himself?
 Mr. Celler. No; I did not desire to convey information to anyone but members of the House, and the mem. bers of the House ought to have that information
 MT. Blanton. Will the gentleman yield?
 MT. Celler. I refuse. to yield for g few moments. The newspapers are now conducting very important poll. The press during the war rendered very fine service to the, Government and to the people. 1 had occasion to see. only recently what Jefferson said, namely, That. if l were given the choice between government without newspapers or newspapers without q government, I would choose the lat ter" 1 believe with Jefferson. because not only in the war. but at all times the. newspapers. have rendered a very fine service forsthe veal and welfare of the country and for the making of a good citizenry, and when they un- dertake to. find out the sentiment on tilI. OIr pL bIl14 SlAO rendering no less service than they reudered during the world war. Now, the Washington Post, along with others in the country, is conducting poll in this city. In the Washington Post of the issue of Wednesdays. March 26, 1926, appears the result of it's poll to date.
 It shows. for example, that, in the city of Washington 1887 voted in favor of modification; that is, i'll the interest of light. wine and beer,- and only 214 opposed it. Here in the very Capital of the country, the exposure of all eyes in the political world, the sentiment is "wet" Everybody's eyes are more OF less focused upon Wash ington. 1t is the paragon, it is spat- tern for the,rest of the country. And yet we find an overwhelming senti- ment in favor of light wines and beer.
 The Post also indicates that with with reference to the polls that it is conducting along with other news papers, in New Jersey, for example. there were 1,2579 for, and 51 against wines and beerS in Cincinnati there were 300 in favor of light wines and beer, and 87 against. In Boston there were 13,697!for, and 397 against. Irt New Orleans theGe.were 601 for, and 34 against. In Salt. Lake City, 1, ,00S for, and 61 against.
 l commend the Washington Post for its attitude in the conduct of this poll. and it's willingness to serve not only it's readers and the, people of the country, but particularly to serve the member sof this House. ill order that they may vot ein strict consonance with the sentiment of the rest of the country and especially their districts. And some members of. this House, who, very likely in all good con science, vote dry, might be wakened to a sense of their real responsibility to their constituents by the benefit they might get from this poll in deter mining what their constituents want and what the country wants.
 MT. Blanton. Will the gentleman yield there?
 Mir. Celler.r Yes.
 MT. Blanton. Would the gentleman in his district permit the Forum, for instance, to prepare all the ballots for his voters and receive all the ballots. and do all the counting for him when heiis elected2
 Mr. Celler. Of course I would not allow that The State election laws take care of our election But I am