Evening star., 1928-09-23

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how the interests of the dry cause may
be best protected and advanced in the
choice of candidates for Office, the
league has issued a statement on the
presidency.
ION September %, which is temper
ance Sunday, this statement will be
presented to the people in the churches
that cooperate with the Anti-Saloor
League all over the United States. Or
the same day leaf1et on The Next
President and Prohibition containing
detailed statement by the Anti-Sa-
loon League on the issue involved ano
the records and declarations of the can
didates. will be distributed in twenty tc
thirty thousand churches"
The leagues leaf1et points out that
in the coming election dry voters again
will be given an opportunity to choose
officials who are for prohibition from
among the candidates of both the
Democratic and Republican parties.
The leaf1et emphasizes that the most
important official will be the next Presi-
dent and defines in detail the powers
the Chief Executive will possess.
Text of Letter.
The letter of the local league, signed
by Andrew Wilson, president, and AL
bert E. Shoemaker, executive secretary,
is as follows:
Dear Pastor:
Temperance Sunday, September %,
affords fine opportunity for an effec-
tive Nationwide appeal to church
voters to rally to the defense of ma
tional prohibition on November 6. The
Anti-Saloon League of America, by its
campaign committee and with the CO.
operation of the State league, is appeal
ing to every cooperating pastor in the
country to present the facts about pro-
hibition and the Presidency to his con-
gregation on that day.
THE outstanding issue of the cam
paign, made so by the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, is prohibi-
ton. Gov. Smith is an enemy of pro-
hibition, Secretary Hoover is a friend
of prohibition. The issue is sharply
drawn.
THE Importance of voters being in
formed promptly about the situation is
manifest. We do not vote in the Dis
trict of Columbia, but there are from
so to so thousand persons residing in
the city who can vote in the States, SO
of which permit absentee voting by
mail, and some permit registration by
mail.
THE District of Columbia League
now lays this important matter before
you with the earnest request that, you
bring it to the attention of your con-
gregation next Sunday. particularly
emphasizing the Importance of register
ing wherever required by State law. It
is suggested that information and
blanks required by voters will be fur
nished at Republican State head
quarters, 823 Fifteenth street.
For your convenience. we are en-
closing a copy of the leaflet. The Next
President and Prohibition prepared
especially for the occasion, together with
other documents.
THE result of such a nation wide
simultaneous appeal as planned for next
Sunday cannot be measured. The votes
for Mr. Hoover that are cast from this
city may be of the highest Importance
in determining the result all friends of
the eighteenth amendment so ardently
desire. Yours for the integrity of ma
tional prohibition"
When this letter came to the atten-
ton of Mr.. Costello, he issued the fol-
lowing statement last night:
The churches of America have been
appealed to by letter from the Anti
Saloon League to declare from the
pulpits on Sunday, September %, that
Alfred E. Smith must be defeated.
ITO my mind this is the greatest
calamity that ever happened in the
political history of our country. The
spectacle of Hoover and his manager,
Work. issuing statements disclaiming
any part in the reign of un-American
bigotry and fanatical Constitution
destroying intolerance becomes pitiful
when an appeal like this Is made to
every Protestant pastor to preach