Evening star., 1932-01-20
LEAGUE WILL BACK
ANY DRY CANDIDATE
Cannon Reads Declaration of
Policy Playing Vets at
Closing Banquet.

The Anti-Saloon League believes
prohibition Is not partisan political
issue, and stands ready to throw its
full strength against any presidential
candidate advocating repeal, modifica-
tion or resubmiSsion.
These two propositions stood out to-
day from the mass of statements, argu-
ments and charges at the five-dsy con-
vention of the league, which closed
last night at the Mayfiower Hotel
This morning State superintendents
and workers stayed over for another
day TO discuss plans of organization
and campaign.
They were warned today by e. B..
Dunford, national attorney Of the,
league, to observe strictly all the ,Ee-
ouirements of the Federal anti-corrupt
practices act in raising and distributing
funds during the coming presidential
campaign.
Mr.. Dunford explained to them the
exact requirements Of the corrupt prac-
tices act, and how to meet them. He
offered the opinion that Bishop James
Cannon, jr., now under indictment Tor
his activities in the election OF 1928, vas
innocent OF any offense against the
Federal statute.
Delegates Applaud CanRon.
The position OF the league on ma
tional issues was expressed at a ban
quet last night in declaration OF
policy adopted by the board of direc-
tors and formulated and read by Bishop
James Cannon, jr. At the conclusion
the delegates shouted approval.
They also cheered when Bishop Can
non read: we express our confidence
in the President OF the United States,
the chief enforcement officer, and as
sure him of our support as to necessary
appropriations and legislation to make
effect his program Of enforcement.
The declaration of policy hit what
was termed "Raskobian home rule,
which, it was stated, would mean "sa-
loon rule" and reiterated opposition TO
resubmisson, modification, repeal, a
referendum or beer.
-Four per cent beer is Intoxicating and
any law which authorizes 1t under the
eighteenth amendment would be a
legislative lie" the statement asserted.
Among individual statements at the
banquet last night, was that OF MRS. Jesse
w. Nicholson, president OF the Natlonai
Womens Democratic Law Enforcement
League: a,
If there is any doubt of our posi-
tiOn let any party have wet candl-
him such a licking as he never mad
Sheppard Scores Wet Move.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes Of Chicago,
said prohibition tactics consisted
of "anonymousneSS, indefinlteness, un-
truthfulness and unlawfulness.
Senator Morris Sheppard OF Texas,
co-author of the eighteenth amend
ment. declared that history lately has
brought to light two enterprises, most
fanciful and hopeless of all, the move
ment for the repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment and the movement for IN
toxicating liquor while the eighteenth
amendment Is in operation.
The so-called arguments the vets
advance in opposition to prohibition
are almost as fantastic as the prospect
of it's overthrow. The vets would
multiply waste in order to tax waste.
William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson, Nc
Donough. N. Y, said the effect Of pro-
hibition has been to reduce drunkneSs
and crime:
The declaration of policy stated:
The country has today the best en-
forcement of the national prohibition
law that it has ever had.
Prohibition IS not partisan politi-
cal issue. 1t has never been so treated
by the national conventions of the
ma jor political parties but has been
supported and opposed by members OF
both political parties. Not political
parties. but the people, regardless OF
party lines, in accordance with the
method provided in the Constitution
itself, indicating their wishes to their
representatives IN Congress and in the
State Legislatures, and acting through
these representatives., wrote the eight
eenth amendment into the ConStitu-
tisn Any question of the repeal OF,
of the modification Of the eighteenth
amendment is not, therefore, matter
to be determined by party platforms or
on party lines. Such action, II 1t is
conceivable that it ever be taken, should
originate in exactly the same way as
did the adoption OF the amendment.
Repeal Held Vets Aim.
Among the shams which would de-
ceiVe no one Is the claim that the real
purpose OF those who have proposed
re1ubmission of the eighteenth amend
ment, Is something other than repea'.
Resubmission holds out fa'se nope OF
refuge for such tinid legislators as are
seeking a formula for the evasion OF
their sworn constitutional RESPONSE
blitics.
We decry the unpatliotic attitude OF
those who seek to profit by the present
extremity of the Amnrj"p- neorle 70
advance their own selfish ends, TO Sc
cure the reduction of the takes OF the
rich bv 1intIor tsxeS from the DOOR"