Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-09-28

and why prohibition repeal ism
h thinkable.' '"w '"' Z" ~ -
Some time was, spent in describ-
ing evils of pre- prohibition days
h and the steps leading up to ana
tional prohibition law, emphasis be-
ing placed upon the necessity felt
by prohibition, $Ieadersfof having a
national law to prevent wet states
from sending liquor into dry terri
tory. 1000, - y
l. g'It is" he, eontihued MINIS 5'stbfs same
Spirit OF absolute a1nwillngness@ to-
] abide by the decision of the over
whelming majority of the people Of
the : United states El1ishA shasSani-
mated the ad niRistr SIpB Of fhesgev-
sfn9Hs Of Mas land and New York,
-. :, In New York,the governor,
f6iiehts tn eSen8etmgRtNef the laWSsn5
forcement code, and later on, blythe
aid of few wet Republicans, secar-,
ed the passage by the Legislature of
New York of the repeal of the Mall,
lan-Gage enforcement codeSso=fAati
these two, states of 9Ia1gland and
ew'@York are Veritableg spots,
in the nations life, Notwithstanding
the TACT that both governors have
several times -soimen1y sw0r1r.Sto
.maintaip anddenforce the conStftu4
ton, Of the United States, including
the eighteenth amendment, neither
one has made the slightest effoFtSto
secure the enforcement of 55=fhe
eighteenth amendment, but has=by
) speech sands act Indicated a wi4iRgl
bnessd findeedila ,deaireg that sthe=law
shall be ignored, fiouteda ridieg4ed
and despised. -
hnd RENE6ITS loRaDRH REcIMEs /
itiW ys,hse re oY eFrev 40 FoXeTp9Fs, sIath
and R1tchie and other belated aeyo4
ecatesyefqthe rights of the STAKES
when the dry states were deniaHdl
ing the observance of their rights=in
Ithe ipast ~ W1f5S VI ere hhot these prasl
ent-day so-called 'Jeffersonian adTol
eatesi of the right of the states=td
determine theiEsaAaHora laws=ssfor
e eHlselxes OH Of the states rigHts
hrlng Inc sefnandfng 4bat :==fhe
Fights Of Tire Try states Is 6teeJIon
trqtn the g4iqaonZfrafiic Of 4he=wet
states be RESPECTED? HON can ffszbe
sxpected that8he dry state ~ilfsnay
atySattentioH to such appealss=s=o1j
haye. any eonfde6ce in such
pied PES 2eAt
aens followed recital of Benel
N.Y. winch proponents of dry legfsla-
Il9n see Aagipg following if@fts
wakes on prohibition laws
sas restrieting personal liberties slfs u
were met with the contention That
AL social Legislation has this effent
and that the rights 4 oflsOcfetysssaTel
greater than the rights of the ind
qNiGuai!W iLI1)0OT I5iGI NV
Bishop Cannon continued. 1--WE
=alFe@met~ here tonight not as Repnb-
stlesal ls.oIs Democrats. We are here
as the representatives of part of
'the moral sEeiigi0us Sforces Of ms
greats natioh V3aDeciarihe that M
temperance and prohibition MOVE
lnent has been from ITS inc9ntiap q 1
s0hfistian movement and. nfiIna riIv, 4
one supported by Protestant
churchesFfhe speaker quoted high
authorities of, the Roman Catholic
Church as haNin COMPOSED prohibi- !
ton and referred to it as a Failure
He sad that he conceded the right |
OF Catholic leaders to, make such
statements and did. not. even oues- [
ton their sincerity, shut, . he added (
1T is of great Importance that we
do clearly recognize that these OUT |
standing leaders of Romanism are
directly opposed to the attitude. not
only Of Methodism,s but Of the over
whelming majority Of Protestant /
leadership. e-s| 10y = |
CATHOLIC CHURCH WET
Moreover" he continued, cit is
not only not surprising, it is to be
expected, that this position of high I
dignitaries of the Roman Catholice I
Church will be reflected in the atti-
tude Of many loyal sons, of. Roman
ism who are members of legisla-
lures, members of congress or who
hold other official positions, high or
low, and in the election of any wet |
Roman Catholic to public Office it is
only fair to reckon with. the fact |
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