The Kusko times., 1926-05-22

and coddle and support such organ izations as the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment and the Rational League of America as the 'summum bonum of all things holy and patriotic. e(APplanse.)
 Recently that gay. and debonair Democrat, MT. Gallivin, gave a free vaudeville performance on the floor of this House, in which he went into spasms of patriotic retrenchment con- corning certain questionable perform ances of certain dry agents in their efforts to catch stylish 1aw-breaking hotel. He vamped and he stamped he discussed and almost ''cussed" the Anti-Saloon League, and Wayne B. Wheeler for raising money and dedi- eating their patriotic efforts to the support of the sober constitution of the United States. And while the genial Mr Gallivin held the interest ed attention of his colleagues here and especially the wet galleries of brilliant and blase Boston, those two stalwart Republicans, Messrs. link ham and Hill, were seen sitting over there near each other, with their faces as radiant as new moons, acting as joint chairmen of the committee on applause. There, my countrymen, you see what unconstitutional W etness will do-this brilliant Democrat and these titanic Republicans shake their fists at each other across the aisle on ques- tion sof economies andegeneral party policies, but they rush into each others arms on the question of liquor and weep or laugh-as the case may be--on each others bosom-they sleep in the same wet bed (great laughter and applause)-they cover with thea same wet cover, vote the same wet program, and are like three falling raindrops which So beautifully coalesce that the identity of one is lost in the identity of the others. (Laughter.) There is' only one grim comfort for my dry Democratic soul in this tragic contemplation, and that is the fact that in this. great wet tri-. umvirate the Republicans outnumber the Democrats two to one (Laugh- ter and applause.)
 After all the boasting of this bi- partisan, wet triumvirate in this House, after all the boasted prophe- cies of the Association Against the Eighteenth Amendment that the 'Nwets" would hold the balance of power in this Congress- the prohibi- tion sentiment is stronger. than ever. These prophecies were made when they were raising money for their campaign expenses. After all their vain boasting, even since thiSs3 Con gress was eleeted, ;that they had made great gains, behold the' "57 varieties" could muster only 59 to sign that pitt ful demand for constitutional nullifi- cation. The truth is that every test vote will show that this Congress is dryer than the last, and thes damp, de famers of our sober Constitution are in a condition. of tignominious defeat, and the desofation of night without single star is now upon them.
 Fhe. aroused and decent observers of America know that modification of the Vofstead taw-4 mean it's weaken ing modification-Awoud mean it's ul- innate nullification.
 In sane, honest edrarih1 the Pitts burgh Gazette -Timeslirursdere the cap tion Beer MeansShVaiskyy' declared might as we'll shell doWln the corn |" that the unbridled 9epenng of brew cries and the saloons which would IloiiuAC Cilc ouCpubs WVuASi- hC Cilc OpcH door through whicha high-powered beer and hard liquor would flow un- restrained. And at that big Rum Rebellion" banquet, which was held in Pittsburgh few weeks ago, where the gentleman from Maryland, the Hon. John Philip Hill, was heralded as the honor guest, the chief attrac- tion and the great dazzling hope of that modern Feast of Bel shazzar with a Thousand of s His Lords" the mask, was thrown off, and ] in. the presence of a high official of the Association Against the. Eight eenth Amendment, they openly admit tend that mere modification wasl not what they wanted-that their ulti- mate goal was the repealf of i1 the eighteenth amendment. And yet, all of us have seen these flaming letters and circulars of this brazen organiza- tion soliciting funds to,lcarry on their debauching propaganda, Beer and Wine Now--No Saloons Ever"
 The "57" varieties of bills intro duced last year called for 2.75 beer, while the Anti-Prohibtion News, pub lished in Pennsylvania capital city, i is honest enough to admit.@that 2.75 beer has not enough kicao to suit the descendants of William Renn and the constituents of yourNElncle Clifford Pinchot and your Uncle Andrew Mel lon, and on this fiaminge circular, which is now held iupl, Before the