The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
Church Secretary Praises
New York Governor, but
Pins on Knock
SLACK LAUDS 'M0PPERS'
More Than 1000 Attend
Opening Sessions of
Dry Convention.

Approval of Anti-sialoon League
plans to mop up moist America,
voiced by Mayor L. Ert Slack, and
tribute to Al Smith as the Governor
scoring highest from the standpoint
Of social legislation" paid by the
Rev. A. w. Taylor, secretary of the
board of temperance and social well
fare, Disciples of Christ, we're high
lights of the opening session of the
Indiana Dry Convention at the Rob-
erts Park M. E. church this morning,
True, Mr.. Taylor latter qualified
his praise of the New York Governor
by branding him wet" and at
tributing this to his early environ
meht in New York City, "the most
foreign city in America"
Vets in Minority, Says Slack
More than 1000 men and women
from throughout the State gath
cred for the opening session of the
convention, which will continue
morning, afternoon and evening I'M
til Friday night
Scheduled for the welcome adj
dress, the mayor appeared with q
prepared speech in which he as
serted his stand for prohibition prin-
! clples, and termed any move for
modification as political suicide for
the party attempting it,"
THE wet vote in this country is
now and always will be mi the mi
nority," Mayor Slack asserted. when
it comes to a question of wet or
dry, the drys have it by a large
majority.
mot even with the disappointed
drys added to the straight-out vets,
could any political party or candi-
date succeed in a national election,
because too many voters feel and
believe that national prohibition has
not yet had fair, honest and fear
less trial"
Cites Example Of Smith
The Rev. Taylor opened his adj
dress by declaring that many good,
sober men are honestly opposed to
prohibition on the grounds that 1t
is opposed to personal liberty.
1T is up to us dryS to convince
them that they are wrong" he de-
clared. He then cited the exanl-
pie of AL Smith, to whom he re-
ferred as that very able and excel
lent Governor of New York, who
scores highest 1 think, in the mat
ter of social legislation and reform,
but who fails in the matter of pro-
hibition, the great est Of all social
legislation"
Attributing this to the New York
City environment, the Rev. Taylor
criticised the entire wet Atlantic
Seacoast as lowest in AmericaniSm."
ut is in the least American COM
munities that prohibition is I'M
enforced" he declared. Here in
the midwest no politician dares
ask the suffrage of the people unless
he says he is dry. 1t is true we, have
often been trimmed by politicians
posing as drys, but lacking in moral
for the cause"
Keynote Is Sounded
Local enforcement, backed by
strong community sentiment, was
advocated by the Rev. Mr.. Taylor to
make prohibition more effective. He
declared that it was not up to the
United States to handle all petty
violators, but that the Federal pro-
hibition forces should be free to halt
smuggling and interstate violations
while the local officials enforced the
laws in their own communities.
The Rev. G. H. WinderS, pastor Of
NorthWood Christian Church and
vice president Of the Anti-Saloon
League, sounded the keynote of the
meeting in responding to the mayor.
1.-THE purpose of such gatherings
as this is to renew our faith in the
cause by recalling the old and cor
rupt saloon days and inspire en-
thuSiaSm for converting those who
are not backing Our program, but
are yet not our enemies" the Rev.
Winders said.
The Rev. Ernest C. Wareing.
editor Of the Western Christian Adj
vocate, Cincinnati, Ohio. also spoke.
The Rev. w. B. Farmer, Indian
apoliS, presided, and in introducing
the speakers often urged that some
one invite the attorney general to
come out and witness the working
"of this great political machine"
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