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The Commoner
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President Vetoes but Congress Re
passes Prohibition Enforcement
ifeiiAwinfi is the text of President Wilson's
Va vetoing the wartime proniwuun u-
fetro'RepresentativeB:
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I am return ub- Tiaf ! - h-
Ifi8l0 &n, ,i 4hA Trtfnnfafitnr&. nroduc-
ef. w f --.-- n&IHttf for other
,!!0D'. ?!-- nnrnoscg. and to insure an ample
Srof alcohol and promote its use in scien
XP research and in the development of fuel,
An "and other lawful industries."
'la" ..hw matter treated in this measure
'jm with two distinct phases of the prohibition
S3aUon. One part of the act under considera-;???"!-
onfnrfifl wartime prohibition. The
Wher provides for the enforcement which was
made necessary by the adoption of the constitu
tional amendment, i oojeci w auu "i- v-!-'
ht nart of this legislation with refer-.
ience to wartime prohibition.
It lias to do with the enforcement of an act
i..i. . nneadii hv roftsnn of- thn emergencies
of the war and whose objects have been satisfied
In the demobilization of the army and navy and
whose repeal I have already sought at the hands ,
of congress. Where the purposes of particular -legislation
arising out of the war emergency
have been satisfied, sound pubjie policy -makes,;
(clear the reason and necessity for repeaL ..Jt . .
it will not be difficult for congress in con
sidering this important matter to separate these
two questions and effectively to legislate -re
sardine them, making the proper distinction'
between temporary causes which, arose out of
wartime emergencies and those like tlie JcOn
istitutional amendment of nrohibition. which is
now part of the fundamental law of the-country.
; In all matters having to do-with, the personal
'habits and customs of large number of. Our
i people we must be. certain that the established
processes of legal change are "'followed.1 In -no..
other way can the salutary object sought to' 'be
accomplished by great reforms of- this character
be made satisfactory and permanent."
isignea) woomtuw .wjllsujn.
The White House, 27 October, 1919. :" '
QUICK ACTION IN HOUSE
A Washington fUsnnfnh. rintnd October 27.
cays: The house tonight passed-thc prohibition
enforcement bill nvflr iho, yrAlriow' .vrtn . nfrt-
1 ing within less than three hours after- Mr. Wil
son notified congress -that he could not sign the
measure because of the wartime' enforcement
fiecupn. . . - .
The vote on over-riding the. executives veto
"a no io oo, wnicn was zz votes more tnan
the necessary two-thirds. .
It would not be difficult, the president held,
for congress to deal separately with the two
issues.
The Vetn hit onniri-Ada lllrn ny.nnr nf licrlit.
I wng. The house, getting on ita feet again, de-
-wu iui leaaers, wno wanted to defer consul
tation until Thursday , so, as to round up all the
ary members. But the drys swept into tho
ciiaraber and showed there was an overwhelm
"Jg sentiment among them to give the govern
ment .ample weapons for dealing with the liquor
wainc, now outlawed throughout the land
THE V0TJ3 FOR
iapub.licans: Anderson, Andrews (Mary
hm,.TAndmvs (Nebraska): Anthony, Bar
Z , n ,' BtJSS. Benham, Bland (Ind.); Bow
tL0olcs (niinois) ; Browne, Cannon, Chris
lopnerson, Currie (Michigan); Dale, Darrow,
Srn? &").' Dqw?IV u.2.bJlr.'
S palrf.,eld. Fcht, Foster, fuller (Illinois) ;
' Gr.n 7;uuJltoonu, Gould, Graham (Illinois; ;
Har.iv wa) ; Greene (Vermont) ; Hadley,
'HlevJv Eau8en Hawley Hays, Hernandez,
; KnS -Ch' KendalU Kiess, King, - lanlcald,
Rani. 7 Ivraus Luhring,- McLaughllu (Micbl
Snii. -5es' Michener, Miller, Monohan (Wis-,
NelZ ';?ndel1' Moore (Ohio); Morgan, Mott.
borne PilSCOnsill); Newton (Minnesota); Os-
I- (Wpnt irt , . iurneu, itamseyer, eavis, iweu
I Snell ?, ,?LnIa) ; Ricketts, Rose, Scott, Sinnott,
(PennnT V Michigan)'; Steenerson, Strong
Tayinv !ru SuDamers .(Washington); Sweet,"
Valb v ntennessee)-;. Thompson, . Timberlake,
eter'wLV11' Volstead, Walters, Wason, Web
' Wheer, WhitQ (Kansasf ; Williams, Wil
son (Illinois) ; Woodyard, Zlhl man. Total re
publicans for 94.
Democrats Alon, Ashbrook, Aswoll, Arys,
Bankhead, Black, Banton, Box, Brand, Kriggs,
Brinson, Byrnes, Candler, Caraway, Carter, Col
lier, Connelly, Crisp, Davis (Tennessee); Dick
son (Missouri); Dominick, Doughtpn, Evans
(Nevada) ; Ferris, Fisher, Flood, Garrett, Good
win, Harrison, Hastings, Haydon, Howard, Hud
dleston, Hudspeth, Hull (Tennessee); Jacoway,
Johnston (Mississippi); Jones (Texas); Lan
ham, Lankford, Larsen, Lee (Georgia); Major
Mann (South Carolina); Mayes, Nelson (Mis
souri); Oldfiold, Oliver, Park, Parrlsh, Quinn,
Raker, Rayburn, Romijue, Rubey, Ruckcr, San
ders (Louisiana); Smithwick, Steagall, Stcd
man, Stevenson, Summers (Texas); Taylor
(Colorado) ; Tillman, Upshaw, Venable, Vinson,
Watkins, Watson (Virginia); Wingo, Woods
(Virginia); Wright, Young (Texas). Total
democrats, 98.
Miscellaneous: (For) Itandall, prohibition
ist; Cams, Keller and Kelly, Pennsylvania, Inde
pendents 4.
Total for 17 G.
AGAINST THE MEASURE
Republicans: Classon, Curry (California);
Dyer, Edmonds, Garland, Glynn, Hull (Iowa);
Jefferis, Juul, Lampert, Lufkln, McArthur, Mac
Gregor, Madden, Mcrrltt, Mudd, Nichols (Michi
gan); Nolan, Piatt. Randall (Wisconsin); Rog
ers; Sanford, Snyder, Stephens (Ohio); Tilson,
Tirikhain, Walsh, Ward, Winslow. Total re
publicans against, 29.
Democrats: Bee, Blackman, Bland (Mis
souri); Buchanan, Campbell (Pennsylvania);
Clark (Missouri); Cleary, Dent, Doremus, Du
pre, Egan, Gallagher, Gard, Griffin, Hersman,
Humphreys, Igoe, 'McGlennon, McLane, Martin,
Mead, Moon,. Phelan, Pau, Sherwood,- Whaloy.
Total democrats against, 26.
SENATE GOES OVER VETO
A Washington dispatch,- dated October 28,
says: The senate passed the prohibition en
forcement act over the president's veto today
and made immediately effective machinery for
preventing sale of- beverages containing more
than one-half of one per cent alcohol.
The vote was 65 to 20, or eight more than
the necessary two-thirds majority. While there
was a wrangle over taking up the measure in
place of the peace treaty whico a& the right
of way, there never was doubt rfs to hftw the
seriate stood. It was overwhelmingly "dry' like
the house, which repassed the bill withiu three
hours after the president had vetoed It.
Before congress at 3:40 o'clock, fina Iy
clinched enactment of the enforcement law, de
spite presidential objection to linking wartime
and constitutional prohibition acts, there came
from the White house the announcement that
the WMtlme law which was put into effect
Ster the cessation of hostilities-would bean
nulled the moment the senate formally ratified
the German peace treaty.
HOW THEY VOTED
The vote was 65 to 20, eight more than tho
necVssary U-thirds majority. Before the sen
itP acted announcement was made at the White
.!?w President Wilson would annul war-
sometime next month.
The roll call follows:
i"B' McS W&uXZ. McNary. Moses,
Lodge,- Mcuormicii, p phipps, Poln-
VCl?n' ' SmTo Spence?, Sterling
SuSerland! "end, Wadsworth, Warren and
Dial, Fletcher SSS. ,rby' Mc'
son, Jones of New Mex ic n. Pomcr-
Kellar, Myers. Nu. Overman ow .
one, Sheppard, Simmons, Oj WalaU
qmith of Georgia, fawanso "5. f tf27 .
of Montana, Williams and Wolcott-27. ,
Total for- 65. -"
SSc: OaldeV, Edge,
Fall, Franco, LuFollette, Mclean and Penrolje
uD,clH0Cat8: Gfty' 0crry. Hitchcock; fMtf,1
Pholah, nansdcll, Itoblnaon, Shields, TbomaH,
Undervood and Walsh of Ma88acluwotl-fel,
Total against 20.
Of tho eleven sonatorB not voting, Henator
Elklns, republican, Wcat Virginia, and Senator'
Johnson, democrat. South Dakota, were paired
for the motion with Senator Stanley, domocraU
Kentucky, opposing, and Senators Beckham,
Kentucky, and Martin, Virginia, democrats, for,
were paired with Senator Reed, democrat,
against.
Other senators absent or paired and not vot
ing wore: Culbertsou, democrat, Texas; DilllHg-
ham, republican, Vermont; Plttraan, democrat,
Nevada; Smith, doraocrat, Maryland; Smith,
democrat, of South Carolina.
MURDER BLAME PLACED ON WISTS
(From the Cleveland Nwh, Oct. 21.)
Opponents of prohibition must face rosponsl-
blllty for such a crime as the killing of Itohort
Crawford by a drunken police olllccr. according
to William Jennings Bryan, who attached the
evils of drink and appealed for ratification of
the Crabbo enforcement act at the City Club
Monday noon.
"This tragedy shows what liquor will do,"
said Bryan. "An ofllcor of the law, while under
the Influenco of liquor, commits irfurdor. But
the real criminal is the man who furnished tho
liquor. Ho acted deliberately and with full
knowledge of what Mcohol will do.
"Tho policeman wat crazed by the poison. Ho
is not blameless', because he ought not to have
allowed himself to become a victim of drink.
But his moral responsibility is lessoned by the
fact that his reason was dethroned when the
act was committed. .
"But there is another party even higher than
the bootlegger, tho citizen who votes for tho
saloon and thus makes possible the crimes that
follow from the use of drink. He cannot escapo
his responsibility."
Bryan pointed out that If tho "wots" are 8UC7
cessful In having written into the constitution
their amendment declaring 2.75 per cent beer
a nonin toxicant, there would bo-no law to pre
vent tho sale of tho liquor even to school chil
dren. He asserted 2.7 C beer is Intoxicating and de
manded thut "for tho suke of our children"
voters outlaw It.
It was Mr. Bryan's fourth Bpoech during a
two-day stay in Clovoland, tho first three being
at tho Hippodrome, the new Masonic temple and
the Lakewood Methodist church Sunday. When
he concludes his Ohio tour just before election
day he will have delivered 150 addresses.
IT'S UP TO YOU
There are three things that congress can do
at once to safeguard the households of America;
to curb tho crooks that are plotting against
every American pocketbook.
FIRST Tho Lever food bill, with a prison
penalty for food gamblers, should be extended
to operate after peace is signed.
SECOND The, power of the sugar equaliza
tion board should be extended after January 1,
1920.
THIRD The scheme to boost tho price of
coffee, In which the Brazilian government is the
accomplice of food speculators, should be rigor
ously investigated. .
Not one argument has been offered against
any of these measures. The Department of.
Justice promises to cut prices down to normal
by jailing profiteers. It pleads with congress
to give it a fair opportunity.
' President Wilson asked for legislation agalnat
profiteering ten weeks ago.
One reason that congress stalls and delays !
that the public Is doing nothing.
Of course, everyone complain and protesU
and wonders why.
But a two-cent stamp, an envelope anda shoot
of paper will carry your wishes straight to tho
men who have the power to help you.
Food speculators, with millions af stake,
aren't idle not for a minute. A
You, with your earnings and savings at stake
wby don't you do something? m ;
Just write, "Dear Senator" or "Dear Con
gressman: Don't forget us. Guard us again?t
the profiteer by pushing the .measures needed
to fight the high coat of living. Give, us aa
much protection in peacetime as we had Ifl wa-
time." ...... .,.--'
The appeals of national leaders, of the press
of economists' mean nothing imle you' back
them up! Tho Cleveland Press. .....
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