The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-05-01

All VAC odlC VI QellVtTy O1 any
Ing liquor within four miles of the boun-
Diary line of the main campus of the state
university.
The foregoing acts in force in this state
for decades were purposely made as dras-
tic and as far reaching in their provi-
slons as possible, and the present Illinois
prohibition act you are asked to repeal
was undoubtedly patterned after those
laws Furthermore, under the so-called
local option act of 1907, three-quarters of
the territory within the boundaries of our
state became dry districts by vote of the
people residing therein.
SINGING REBUKE TO FOES
"All of the splendid victories which had
been achieved by the willing enactment
of these laws at the behest of a people
that deteSted the operations and effects of
the foul traffic in liquor are to be swept
aside when the state of Illinois, by the
adoption of the McDermott- Grady bill
expunges from the statute books every
regulation of this nefarious business.
I'm the case of Rhode Island VS. Pal
mer, 253, U. S. 1884, the United States SUI
preme court said that Section of the
Eighteenth Amendment does not enable
congress or the several states to defeat or
thwart prohibition, but only to enforce it
by appropriate MEANS and you have no
justification in either law or in morals to
pass this vicious repeal bill.
''The people who either thoughtlessly
or ignorantly voted in the affirmative in
the referendum of November, 1880, which
was formulated and put upon the ballot
at the demand of a mischievous and soon
to be discredited faction of the Republi-
can party of Chicago, that has brought
upon us all manner of ills traceable to
the evils Of r1oiSUOvnrpropY1t 1itt1a lypou
that the affirmative Of the referendum
called for a Reputation of the supreme
laws of our great national government.
I'm my own experience believe have
the most satisfying proof of the repug-
nance of property owners and home dwell
ers to the traffic in alcohol of any kind
"In February, 1893, I moved to Rogers
Park, and there and in Evanston our fam
lily has since resided. Our oldest son was
seven weeks old when we established our
very humble home in that location thirty
eight years ago. Two more children were
born to us, and all grew up in that sa-
loonless territory. Three of our grand
children were also born and still live
there, and none of them have known
what the liquor traffic Is SO far as their
home surroundings are concerned, be-
cause seventy-siX years ago, on February
IA, 1855, the Illinois legislature passed an
act which provided that no liquors should
be sold under license within four miles of
the Northwestern university, except for
medicinal mechanical, or sacramental
purposes, and provided a penalty for the
violation of the act. Our supreme court
has sustained its validity and SO all of
Rogers Park and all of Evanston, all of
which territory is in the Sixth district,
and much of Niles Center, Wilnette, Win
netka, and other territory in the Seventh
district within the four mile area radi-
ating from the Northwestern university at
the lake in Evanston has been dry for
more than three quarters of a century. Tt
was very sparsely settled farming COM
munity in the early days. 1t has Q popu-
lation, now so far as Rogers Park and
Evanston are concerned, of about 10000
persons These people picked out these To-
cations for their home quarters because
of the freedom from the liquor nuisance
guaranteed by this ancient law.
Furthermore, other territory in the
Sixth district was dry under the local OPP
ton law, and so long as these good peo-
pie who have honored me with their suf-
frage through these many years back me
I'D in my Interpretation of their wishes I
will endeavor to continue as member of
the senate.
DEFIES VETS WHO THREATEN HIS
DEFEAT
"Of the demand made by the managing
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