Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-24
LOVERS OF LuCRE AND LOVERS OF LIQUOR.

Our distinguished neghbor from ccomack county, Virginia
G. Walter Mapp ESQ., Governor Harry Byds opponent IN the
gubenaoa contest visited Pocomoke City Sunday last
and addressed audience in the Empire Theatre his subject be-
s ing claw Enforcement"
reads this topic and could be applied
the enforcement of law but the Of has
aed the phrase and has become term which everybody
recognizes referring the enforcement of the prohibition law
So Mr. Mapp construed and his speech solely and entirely
prohibition argument Ht.% fj& 81
There is no doubt prohibition law violated
every state of the Union The enforcement Of requires
millions money and after years of trial. officials asking
for millions effective The natural
cusion the for this widespread disregard for
the law is that people opposed it, have respect
for it, and convictions of either moral OF civic tude in de-
flying it. .st 544 .ts -
This class has frequently been referred to as
anarchy and have far that those states
which ukewarm in their efforts to prohibition
should be wiped off the map of this country. "
would be well to remember that the freedom of America
started with opposition to constituted w and authority Pat
rick Henry as ne numbered his protest against what ne consld
cred the Ubiquitous Stamp Act brought forth the Of
Treason from the Speaker of the Assembly and that
echoed many parts the Chamber On the night Decem
Der &c. 177shaf hundred men, disguised Mohawk Indians
boarded the English ships loaded with tea and threw their
goes Boston harbor The Boston Port Bill the Regulating
Act Transportation the Troop Hardening Act the Que
highly Objectionable and in far it
possible to do either evaded or openly violated.
We admit there might be argument to the complete
Of the analogy between these laws and the Voead Act We
did discuss that question We had for purpose
criticism statement made by the Hon. G. Walter
Mapp; namely that a those opposed to prohibition
that loved LIQUOR to this we exception
So far the first class concerned safe in saying
that will include many another class besides anrohbonist
We would exclude the legal profession The
ministry contains representatives who feel called to accept
charge that pays good salary doctor is not to big
ee newspaper will not turn down doubepage "ad"
halls with delight high hpriced market merchant fig
his profits at high rate feasible stakeholder sells
when he thinks the price highest and the general trend of
mainly toward accommodating competency Of this worlds goods
This assuming that the word 1ucre used by dis
tnguhed neighbor synonomousy with gain the speak
intended give Specification that it sometimes acquires
that Of base and unworthy protdescIlbed sometimes M
thy" ucre then he altogether wrong And further he
imply that big class of antprohbitions seeking filthy
cre by the sale of ntoxant then he is repehensiby
strange to the average prohbonist that
who differs from him be anything but filthy 1t be i'm
possible for the adheens of the Votead it's
opponents be auaed their position any high
civic principle The temperance socaed people have large
body who reegate the ant to the shades of anachism.
But the day and time past when antiprohbionsts
denounced rguzes alcoholic imbecies national revo,
utoniSt The Vostead Act finds it's opponents amongst ALI
statesmen ministers of the gospel sturdy abores
all other high class citizens and evident they by
just worthy motives those who think criminal op
the law. They influenced either by
by ove of liquor They cause temperance
injured by federal prohbitory law they believe the youth of the
land is being debauched they believe widespread dsespec
Vosteadm producing general non-obevance of law; they
believe the country laughing nations they be-
they one has yet shown that underneath the
Act there is sound economic principle wise
pnoophy they believe that the of sweeping
try can partly be laid Rt the door of nationwide prohibition; they
national legislation they believe that there is no moral issue
wrapped up in the prohibition question: they do not
pie denial OF above creeds proof positive of
they believe above stated without being either rum sellers
/ rum drinkers
We know lay ourselves open being included in the list
OF those VINO oppose the law who encouraging violation
one whose citizenship be questioned uphodng the
Constitution But believe temperance as thoroughly as it
possible to DO we believe the abolition Of the saloon
reasons not aoe place where ntoxcants
we are not extremist by We believe the moral
training OF humanity should be left the and the
schools and the latter could well ncucate principles
moderation IN eating well drinking and decy extava
gances OF all sorts The Greeks taught Moderation all things
and the civilization of these people always held up as
model for all generations We believe there principle of free