The Washington times., 1930-12-15
CITES MOIST
HARANGUE IN
THE HOUSE
Says Senate and House Would
Be Wet II Members Who
Drink Voted BY Their Tastes
(Copyright, 1880, by International
Feature Service, lnc.)

(copyright. 1880 by International
Feature Service. lnc.)
A member of the national
House who came here from Okla.
homa on the Hoover landslide,
hoping to make prohibition en-
forcement more effective, will re
turn home disillusioned and dis
heartened.
He is Representative U. s.
Stone (R) banker and oil oper'
stor, who believes in prohibition
and stood ready to vote for
strict enforcement. ..
Raps Drinking Drys
Having heard about drinking
drys" he conceived the idea o1
requiring Federal officials and
employees take an oath to obey
the Constitution, including the
prohibition amendment. ....
And now, after some II months,
he says:
One Of the most ardent dry
speeches he has heard on the
floor of the House was made by
a member under the influence OF
liquor.
It is his impression" that if
members voted as they drank,
the vets would control the House
and probably the Senate.
There is a class Of payroll
drys" who want to keep the pro.
hibition question agitated because
It means money for them.
Representative Stone denies
that he is a fanatic" but he be-
lieveS in enforcement and observ'
ance of the law. He says:
"I had hoped to end some Of
this hypocrisy. / introduced a
bill demanding that persons re-
ceiving money from the Treas
ury take an oath not to use in
tOxicating liquors.
Defines Payroll Drys"
"I was surprised and dunn.
founded when the prohibition
leaders would not favor the bill.
Some Of the heads Of temper
ance organizations won't answer
my letters; others refer my bill
to committees and IL is buried.
There are, i find, two classes
Of drys. There are the pay
roll prOhibitionists' who are in
the cause for the money they
can get out Of it. They are mot
for my bill because it might put
them out Of q job. Then, the
second class is sincerely for pro-
hibitiOn and they are for the
bill.
'When / came into my office
In the House Office Building,
I found advertisements for gin,
whisky and brandy on the mir
rOrS. I found q haIf-bOttle Of
corn liquor in q drawer. And
my predecessor was q well
known dry from q western
State.
II They Voted to Taste!
'cMy impression after months
In Washington is that il mem.
bers Of Congress vote the way
they drink, the vets would con-
troll the House and probably the
Senate.
'T know some of the most
ardent drys who use intOxicat-
ing liquors while in Washington
and fool their constituents when
they return for reelection and
are supported by the dry forces.
"One of the most ardent dry
speeches / have heard made in
the HOus,e was made by a man
under the influence Of liquor
ut the time.
II want to ask the prohibition
fOrCes-can a man drink intOxi-
eating liquor and be dry and re-
Ceive support of the prohibition
forces when he deliberately VIC
Iates the prohibition law?"
Sees Loss of Confidence
Having been informed that the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is planning to put out a
Questionnaire to members Stone
suggested the organization ask
members If they drink. He says:
''It puts the prohibition forces
In the light of the hypOcrite
when they suppOrI men for Of
flee who drink. They are in
danger of losing the confidence
Of the country by doing this"