The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-05-27
Golfers Weekly Advocates
The Repeal OF The
Eighteenth A mendment
After Many Years Support OF Prohibition, 1t Now
Does Right About Face

The impossibity of enforcing federal prohibition
amply demonstrated by the testimony of witnesses
before the Senate Committee in Washington.
Federal prohibition cannot be enforced without the
employment of vast numbers of national police Before
obedience to the national dry law could be exacted it
would be necessary to establish hundreds of
and to create entirely judicial system. Not
Congress predominantly dry is willing to spend
the millions necessary to support such national vice
squad
The law enforcement officials admit the bankruptcy
of the dry act They have not been able to administer
the law. They have expectation of being able ad-
minister the law The commanding generals admit de-
feat and by their very admission make future victory
impossible; for nothing could have dealt serious
blow to the morale of the federal agents than the
fession by their superiors that they egaged in
hopeless enterprise
In such circumstances it is the duty of all honest
to consider the future without prejudice. What is
the prospect The return of the saloon is impossible
1t brought evils to this country which will again
be tolerated. That chapter is closed.
On the other hand, the experience of the last five
year shows that IN CERTAIN SECTIONS THE AMER
ICAN PEOPLE ARE UNWILLING TO ABANDON
THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. If liquor
cannot be got honestly, it will be obtained corrupy. If
clean alcohol be bought the bootleggers poison
will be drunk There is limit the ingenuity which
and women exercise to obtain forbidden drink.
THE FEDERAL LAW CHANGED NEITHER HABIT
NOR CUSTOM NOR DESIRE.
The practical question is to provide honestly
for the legal distribution of liquor in the in which
the majority of the people wet
Each State Should Decide for Itself
THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT MUST BE
REPEALED Alcoholic beverages cannot be legally dis
tributed anywhere in the United States regardless of
local sentiment long the Eighteenth Amendment
is in force. We cannot afford to nullfy another
ton of the United States Constitution and alcoholic
beverages cannot be dispensed unless the Eighteenth
Amendment is either repealed nuifed. Since it is
and be enforced it must be rewritten There
is no alternative. WE MUST NOT CONTINUE TO
DISHoNoR THE CONSTITUTION.
Once the Eighteenth Amendment is repealed, a
constructive program is possible.
The most practicable proposal calls for the estab-
lshmen of publicly owned dispensaries The experiments
made in Canada and Scandinavian countries prove that
this and workable solution Distributing centers
should be established in those states and communities
which wet by majority vote.
The people of every state should decide the question
for themselves In dry states dispensaries would be
established Even in wet states dry communities could
exclude dspensaries by the exercise of local option
In the distributing stations hard liquor as well as
beer and wine would be sold but with difference.
Wines and beer should be priced cheaply Hard liquor
should be distributed only at high prices, high as
the rates now levied by booteggers.
Excessive high prices would tend to persuade the
rich as we'll as the poor to choose wine and beer rather
than gin or whisky Government certfcation of purity
and quality at the time would turn buyers from
booteggers to the public dispensaries
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