The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-07-31
FOUR YEARS AGO AND NOW

This time four years ago the vets
in both parties were solemnly prom
Using that if liquor were permitted
to return it would be kept in rigidly
formal clothes, and certainly 1t
would be kept out of politics. So
saws a correspondent of the Wash
ington Evening Star, in speaking of
the National Conventions of 1882
and 1886.
The artistic convention books OF
both parties, reveals this correspond
ent. are to give conspicuous space to
advertisements of leading liquor
firms in the country. The solemn
meetings at which are to be chosen
the two candidates for national lead
ership for the next four years at this,
most critical point in peoples af-
fairs. are to be financed largely by
vigorous effort to promote the sale
of intoxicants, to increase the num-
Der of drinking citizens.
Some of the advertisers in the
Democratic book, to be sold at SOU
ner COPY. are Schenley Products, at
1880: Frankfort Distillers, $500;
Calvert Distillers, $4,000, Seagram
Distillers, $4,000; Anheuser busch
$4,000, and Schlitz Brewing Com
many. of $4,000. "If the amounts
paid for space are correctly reported,
If would seem that liquor ads are to
have the inside covers of both front
and back of the magazine, and also
the coveted back page"
When confronted with this eiap-
crate advertising program the amaz-
ed reader recalls the published
n,edge of the two national parties at
the conventions of 1882, to rightly
and moarlly prevent the return OF
the saloon" 1.-The saloon and attend
ant abuses, "the enactment OF such
measures as will promote temper
ance" "to bring the liquor traffic
under complete supervision and con-
troll.
JTpon two occasions after his cleo
ton Mr.. Roosevelt publicly pledged
his word that while the Eighteenth
Amendment was doomed the saloon
should not be allowed to return. TO
ouote his words by no possibility,
at any time or under any conditions
at any place or under any circum-
stances. shall that institution, the
saloon, or it's equivalent, be allowed
tn return to American life"
Perhaps this explains why at the
recent Democratic Convention Meth
er the platform nor any one OF the
ffty-three speakers so much as men
toned the subject of repeal OF the
prohibition amendment, though that
was one of the promises in the 1882
platform which was carried out.
The Newly Organized Third Party
racoenizes that the temperance cause
is not a dead issue and seems willing
To included it in the program for
social reform.
The Prohibition Party is also stln
active in many states and has as us
candidate DR.. D. Leigh Colvin, for
president. Mrs. Colvin and their
daughter Virginia are also we'll
known figures in the fight against
LIQUOR. Both took conspicuous part
in the Five State Conference recent
Nv held at Ocean Grove, N. j. Mrs.
Colvin is President of the New YORK
State w. C. T. U. Seated with her
on the platform through the ses-
sions were, Mrs. Ella Black, Presi-
dent. of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Nodock-
ard, President, of New Jersey; Mrs.
Waller, President, of Delaware, and
Mrs. Mary R. Haslup, President, OF
Maryland.
Miss Bertha M. Tyson, Mrs. Rob-
ert Shippers, Mrs. Voshell, of North
East, and your correspondent were
also present.
B. BALDERSTON.