Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
DRY LEAGUE DROPS
LAW PLANK PLANS
Directors Abandon Stand for
Declaration in Party
Platforms.

by the AS%DCiatfu HiPSs.
WINONA LAKE. Ind. August If
Directors of the Anti-Saloon League
have decided against asking the Re-
publican and Democratic parties to
include prohibition law enforcement
planks in their platforms.
The directors. who discussed lea que
affairs for 16 hours yesterday. took
the view that no political party would
nominate for President "a man who
cannot be relied upon to keep his
oath of office to uphold the Constitu-
ton of the United States and to in
force it's laws"
f.. S. Shumaker. superintendent of
the Indiana Anti-Sa loon League, ex-
planned to the directors the contempt
of court case which recently resulted
in his being sentenced to 60 days
imprisonment. Criticism Of court
actions in liquor cases led to the
charges upon which Mr.. Shumaker
was sentenced.
Slrumaker Case Report.
The directors, after listening to the
Indiana league superintendent. adopt
ed a resolution expressing the belief
that it should be the recognized right
and privilege of citizens to offer con-
strlrctive criticism of the acts of all
public servants and agencies of gov
eminent" The resolution deplored
ANY attempt to prevent the exercise
of this right or to stifle free speech -
The leagues views az they affect
the forthcoming political situation
were outlined in the followed "decla.
ration of principles:
The American people have settled
the liquor question in the most en-
phatic, thoroughgOing and perma nent
way open to them, namely, by plac-
ing in the Federal Constitution with
the largest ma iority ever given a Fed
eral constitutional amendment, an
amendment prohibiting the manufac-
ture, sale, transportation. importation
and expectation of intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes. Congress has
interpreted the will of the people as
thus expressed by passing an act 10
make effective this amendment and by
providing for it's enforcement. The
Supreme Court of the United States
has passed favorablv upon the con-
stitutionality of the several steps
taken by the people and by Congress.
which stands for the American form
of constitutional government and for
government by law will bid for the
votes of the American people on any
other basis than that of respect for
and loyalty to the laws of the land,
both constitutional and statutory. We
shall take it to be the policy of al,
parties. if and when placed in power.
to stand for the enforcement of the
prohibition laws as of other laws.
Law Enforcement.
"It would be inconsistent In any
party which either implicitly or en-
plicitly places itself before the public
as standing for law and order to put
in nomination for the chief law en-
forCement officer of the Nation
namely, the President of the United
States. a man who cannot be relied
upon to keep his oath of office to up
hold the Constitution of the United
States and to enforce its laws.
I'm view of the organized effort
which is being made to nullify the
prohibition law. we assume that no
party will put in nomination for the
one whose attitude on this question
is known to be doubtful or antago-
niStic.
ut goes without saying that the
Anti-Saloon League OF America will
do all in it's power to defeat AT the
polls any candidate of any party who
is opposed to the broad American
principles announced herein"