Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13

the Prohibition Amendment" which
stands for a well financed, thorough
ly organized crusade to break down
the Prohibition Amendment.
The public is afforded an oppor-
tunity to see this "A. A. P. A." and its
purposes in the following resolution
offered in the House by Congressman
Tillman of Arkansas.
The numbers of whereas" accom-
panying the resolution are many and
are formidable list Of this organiza-
TONS boosted activities. They sup
port Mr.. Tillman's claim that "Con-
gress should investigate any organi-
cation which seeks to repeal laws
necessary to enforce the Constitution,
especially when such organization
plans to bring back the brewers, who
were the most corrupt force in Amer
lean politics"
Resolution
The following resolution was sub
mitted by Congressman Tillman Feb
ruary 20, 1925, which was referred to
the Committee on Rules and ordered
printed:
Whereas the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment, an incor-
porated association. and it's various
subsidiaries have raised and expend-
ed large sums of money, the amounts,
sources, and expenditures of which
Rave not been made public; and
Whereas no reports have been
made as required by law under the
Federal Corrupt Practices Act of the
expenditures and sources of such
funds; and
Whereas said organization stated,
at the time of it's organization in New
York, among other things, that it in
tended to influence the opinion of the
Supreme Court concerning the Eigh.
teenth Amendment, as follows:
1.-THE members Of the United
States Supreme Court are extremely
sensitive to public opinion. They must
be made to feel the weight of public
opinion that has been aroused all over
the country by this attempt to pro-
hibit by constitutional amendment,
the natural and inherent rights of free
men in a free country. That senti-
ment can only be crystallized by the
expenditure of very considerable
sum Of money; and
Whereas said Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment filed no
report Of it's campaign contributions
in 1920, and in 1922 and 1924 failed to
comply with the law in other re-
spects; and
Whereas the purpose of said or
ganization is to repeal the National
Prohibition Act, and as a first step to
secure light wine and beer amend
ment to the National Prohibition Act;
and
Whereas In the states where said
association has dominated the legis-
lature, to-wit, New York and Mary.
land, no state enforcement codes are
provided as is obligatory under the
Constitution; and
whereas the program and plan Of
| the Association Against the Prohibit
ton Amendment means the destruc-
ton of state and federal laws neces-
sary to uphold and enforce the Con-
stitution, which is in direct conflict
with the duty imposed on Congress
, and state legislatures; and
Whereas the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment is now
seeking to raise a special fund of
100000 to defeat two hundred Con-
gressmen who have voted for regula-
tons to enforce the Eighteenth
Amendment, as is shown in the let
tiers appealing for funds and circulars
inclosed with them, to-wit:
1T costs us, on the average $500
to organize in a congressional district
effectively enough to win a Congress-
man there. (See the white circular
! inclosed.)
"'Will you be one of three $500
contributors to take care of one dis
trict?
"'Or will you be one of fifteen 500
contributors?
1--WE are building organizations in
approximately two hundred congress
sional districts now represented in
Congress by men who have been vot-
ing dry whenever the question has
been brought up.
1--WE are raising the money and
going into districts as rapidly as fin
ancial receipts permit us to.
The association will during 1925
greatly enlarge the scope of it's &C.
tivities and will increase tenfold its
working personnel and facilities; and
Whereas the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment claims
that it has a regular income of $780,
600 to carry out the above program,
besides the emergency fund of $780,
600 to defeat dry Congressman; and
Whereas the association lists
among it's achievements in its letters
and literature the following, claiming
the defeat Of candidates for office,
public officials, and enforcement
agents who are in favor of the law as
well as its enforcement, to-wit:
1--WE are maintaining a trained po-
litical force to fight your battle in the
next campaign. We have established
branches in practically every doubt
full state. We have raised for the
work over 100000, and have ex-
pended and accounted for every cent
of it honestly.
1--WE played q prominent part IN
procuring the repeal Of the Mullen
Gage law (New York;.
1--WE have kept the fires Of liberal
thought burning, in spite Of abuse
and SANDER; we have succeeded in
bringing into this movement women
and men of the highest character, and
have thereby given standing and re-
spectability to those principles which
have been so wickedly maligned that
they once seemed disreputable; we
have largely gained the confidence Of
the public press and the news asso-
Citations which now handle our pub
licity fairly and courteously.
The foregoing ACCOMPLISHMENTS
have done much to bring about the
Anti-Saloon Leagues loss OF power,
the fading out of Haynes, and the
passage of the headship of the En-
forcement Unit to the control Of an