The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
BY WILLIAM E. BORAH


i was Tammany Hall through its spokesmen that
put the liquor question into this campaign. main
tain that upon this issue it is not fight between
parties but fight between those who believe in the
that does not believe in law at all The first body Of
mated was Tammany Hail. The first speech he made
was to Tammany Hall: Ever since the days Of Tweed
Tammany has been desirous Of having q president.
That IL SO years ago.
The governor says he has two remedies: first, he
wants to change the alcoholic content Of the vostead
Act. He admits that you can't change it to have
the Constitution but he says that the limitation on a.
coholic content is not scientific He wants scientific
Misunderstanding beverage.
Says It Would Increase Bootlegginr
The people who want something to drink do not care
What they want is scientific, intoxicating beverage.
L will only make it easier for those who willing to
% 50 to secure RE- sstTste a nate qor
content only makes difficult the enforcement Of
the 18th amendment. In other words, it is subtle
scheme to nullify break down and destroy the 18th
amendment
Secondly, the governor proposes repeal Of the 18th
amendment, and substitution therefor public.
intoxicating liquor. There il. little or no chance Of
repeal of the 18th amendment And there is not the
slightest chance in the world Of government or state
ownership, control and distribution.
The governor himself is supporting all the Demo-
25 Of them would against repeal The only effect
Of such agitation Is to confuse and demoralze the
ostion Of enforcement to encourage those who would
violate the law. The governor contends that if we
could have public ownership and public control would
lead to respect for law newspaper in British Colum-
bic has this to say about government control: "Rum
runners, gun men, thugs and al the parasites which
thrive the masa Of the underworld Of the Pacific
coast are fosered by the policy now in force. Cal
culatons show that booeggers in this province handle
as much liquor as the government stores"
There is only thing to do and that is faithfully,
sincerely and with courage to maintain the Constt-
tion so long ~ it is the Constitution.
States Have Concurrent Powers
But the governor says: II will enforce the law.
When Ifput my band on the Bible and take ,oath
will carry out that OATH" It is the Bible the
same constitution same man. same oath. in effect,
he has four times taken of New York
Bear in mind that the eighteenth amendment says
that eonsrsss a each state sAsil Sh9ye soncur4snt
duty rests upon the governor Of New York to enforce
the eighteenth amendment in his state there upon
the president OF the United States to enforce it through
out the United States.
The governor stood up over in Milwaukee and told
about lawlesshess and violation Of the law, and no
man in the United States is responsible for the
breakdown Of the eighteenth amendment in the state
of New York than the governor Of that state.
There is no need Of being mistaken about this issue
in this campaign. Mr. Hoover says he is opposed to
the repeal Of the eighteenth amendment. Governor
Smith says he is in favor of repeal Mr. Hoover says
it is noble experiment and should be worked out
constructively. Mr.. Raskob says it is damnable
affliction and should be worked out constructively