The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-05-01
AN ARROGANT AND SINISTER
ULTIMATUM

ULTIMATUM
1.-TWO brothers, members of q manufac-
turing concern in the Sixth district, write
similarly worded letters, as follows
Dear Sir: AS one of your constitu-
ents, shall expect you to carry out The
mandate of the people of your district and
vote for the repeal of the state search and
seizure acts.
Press reports indicate that you in
tend to disobey the will of the people If
you do not vote for the repeal of this
damnable law I shall do all possibly can
at future elections to prevent you from
obtaining public office of any kind.
I would appreciate q prompt response
from you in which you will kindly state
how you will vote on this question.
Perhaps my reply to these men will be
of interest. 1t follows:
Dear Sir: have your letter Of March
5, in which you state that if do not vote
for the repeal of the present liquor law
you will do all you possibly can at future
elections to prevent me from obtaining
public Office of any kind.
In view Of the peculiar and offensive
wording of your letter, may I kindly re-
quest you to work against me In every
way that you can find possible to prevent
my obtaining public Office of any kind in
the future, regardless of how I may vote
on the measure you spoke Of or in any
other measure and if it should become
possible for you in any other way to man
ifest your diSpleaSure as to my public
record and personal views, may I request
that you feel very free to do So
"a letter from the commander of the
Crusaders of the Forty-seventh ward may
interest you. The writer says:
AS you are probably interested in the
affairs of your district I thought you
might like to learn from flrst-hand in
formation just what has happened to
crystalline public sentiment in your dis
trict against the prohibition laws. First,
we, the Crusaders, have a considerable
membership. We have individual ward or
CARNATIONS in the four principal wards
that go to make up the Sixth legislative
district. The forty-seVenth ward, of
which I am the commander, receives
much publicity throughout the several
wards because of our connection with a
large north side publication. To better
facilitate our efforts we have formed from
the ward organizations, a sixth legislative
committee made up of the ward COM
manders and assistant commanders, which
Is acting as a steering committee on ques-
tons affecting the district as whole.
From this committee there was appointed
coordinating committee, which is fur
ther acting to correlate the efforts of the
Women's Organization for National Pro-
hibition Reform, the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment, and our own
organization, all of which have large
memberships in your district. And just as
soon as these committees are running
smoothly, we shall superimpose tenth
congressional committee, which will act
to protect our wishes in the presidential
elections next year.
"It is probably needless to say as you
understand human nature
better than I, that it will be only natural
that our combined organizations will sup
port incumbents and independent candi-
dates who are in sympathy with our
views on this question. 49,
1--WE are working very hard, having
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