The Kusko times., 1926-05-08

MT. BlantOTf... IhaL IS the reason why people will not permit the Wash ington Post or Mr. Hearst's papers or the Denver papers to do their count ing for them.
 > Mir. Celler. I am not one of those who see only one side of this prohibi- ton question. There are probably some merits in prohibition. It has done good things. But in all matters of legislation you must weigh the good with the bad, and If the disad vantages outweigh the advantages, as might be indicated by this poll,t hen 1 expect you, and the gentleman from Texas. and the gentleman from Colo rado, and all others, whether they be wet or dry, to give this poll at least fair consideration, and not make snap judgment to the effect that these polls are unfair and unjust, and that we should snotp care a. tinker's damn for them. That is the judgment that l want you to follow.
 F Mr. Cox. Mr. Chairman, willl the gentleman yiefd2
 r Mir. Celler. Yes.
 MT. Cox Do you mind giving the House the reasons, you have for quot ing this poll?'
 MT. Celler. There are SC many req sons that l would. not want to take up the time of the House in enumerating [ them. 1 rose to give the gentlemen of the House some information on these polls Prohibition, to my mind, has been d blot, and 1 fear it like the plague, because its handmaidens are chicanery and deceit and fraud and graft and utter disregard for law. If these polls will help to do away with it, l am content. That is concise statement of my opinion.
 MT. Cox do not want to press the gentleman with the question if it is his desire to escape an answer.
 Mir. Celler. do not want to escape at all. ! have. only few minutes, more or less, and I want in these few minutes to address myself to this poll.
 MT. Cox. Do you advocate repeal of the law because there has been ap- parent inability on the part of the Government to bring about strict enforcement? Is that the main req son?
 : MT. CelIer. That IS one of the req. sons. That is only. one of a good many
 MT. Cox Would not that same req son apply to the law against counter feiting?
 MT. Celler. No. There is great distinction between the law against counterfeiting and the law imposing prohibition. There is no sentiment anywhere against the law against counterfeiting. There is universal desire to punish counterfeiting But that is not the case with reference to. prohibition. There is not a universal sanction, there,is not that public sen timent as is behind the law against counterfeiting. l repeat the words of a very eminent jurist whose name ! am not privileged to divulge as the author of the statement that "in order to make law respected you make it respectable. and prohibition is not respectable, and therefore it is not respected or observed
 Mt. Tydings. Will the gentleman yield?
 MT. Celler. Yes.
 MT. Celler. 1 would like to say to the gentleman from Georgia that I heard very eloquent appeal made some time ago by the gentleman from Florida that4a state had alright to de- termine and exercise it's domestic pol icy. Why not let each State have au- ! thority to pass prohibition laws for , itself?
 The Chairman. The tim eof the gentleman from New York has ex- pired-;
 MT. CelIer. I ask my colleague i,from New York if he can give me five minutes more2
 r Mr. Griffin. I yield to the gentle man five minutes more. ! The Chairman The gentleman issfrom New York is recognized for five i minutes more.
 MT. Celler. The Daily News of 1. New Yorkhas also taken poll. It is "a paper having the largest circulation 1 in the metropolitan area, a circulation l of probably more than million and + q quarter. There is not a paper in the world having larger circulation than the Daily News. They are mak- ing the poll with the Washington Post and the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Boston Traveller and the New Orleans rTimes-Picayune and the Salt Lake City Telegram. Their poll for Greater New York .is 14,864 for light wines and beer; against, 3O6. New Jersey, l. 1,257 for; 51 against; rural. districts 1 of New Jersey, 70l for, and 35 against. Cincinnati, 1900 for, 89 against. Boston, 13,09T for, and 3,397 against. New Orleans. 601 for, and 34 against. Salt Lake City, 1,003 for | liberalization of the Volstead Art; and only 63 against.
 l. Tho Hearst raners- throi1phout the