| Show I I A. A Unravels His Big Idea on Beer to toa toI a Pessimistic Party I I S. S By ByA A A. A Jugg f I Delegate to the Democratic National Convention PER PElt DAMON RUNYON S SAX Al FRANCISCO June 22 Up Up to last night t I am a bozo for this Edwards Edwar s of New Jersey for President of the United States a bozo being a n. way of saying a n guy who is a n and ond a being another another an an- other way of saying Baing a n. guy who is a Do booster I am for this Edwards for President stronger than fathers father's so sox what whai with him being in favor or of tho the free and unlimited coinage of beer ant antone and andone andone I one thing and another but after what I heard last night I do not c care cre re I I a Do whoop who is President Up to last night uro that 1 If Edwards Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- wards is la nominated we wo will get the good days das back again with beer and tr free lunch and all such as ns that and that Chicago will then have nothing whatever cr on the rest o of the country country- All Right Except forThe for tor- for forThe The Tho way I look at it the lads up in Harlem will bo be able able- to op open n up at once and ond guys gays will a og pain again n be pounding their steins stems on the tho tables down at the and the and a pleasant time will once more bo be had by byOM orve OM and all nh That is my Idea of E Ed Edwards Edwards Ed- Ed wards as President up to last st night when I run into th this this s guy SUY Tim Healey who lives hero in San Francisco and who Is a mouthpiece which is a way of ot saying ho he Is a lawyer er I 1 am standing standing- in the lobby of or the Palace hotel when this Healy y comos comes along along- and I 1 am nm telling the world very CO fair Calr what a great this Edwards Ed guy lI V T ss is HI n. n i L Wi uv UV SJ A H him from a side sido of or solo leather M ts I Was aa Explaining I J am showing what his election m means ans to mon man many of or my friends back in New York and e especially to my friends who wish to be square guys gu s 's at all times and sell their liquor according to law but who are comp compelled by this I prohibition business to sell it under undercover undercover I cover at very high prices s In order to tomake tomake make a a. living Furthermore I am explaining how I anxiously they are waiting wailing for tor this Edwards to be elected President so t they y can take the bridle off oct and what an injustice It Is la for tor prohibition to tomake tomake tomake make cheaters out of ot guys who are ordinarily ordinarily ordinarily or or- very square guys s or anyway anway as square as It Is possible for guys to tobe tobe be nowa nowadays ays when this Healey says GaYS I Ito to me like this It lt s All Wrong ron II He lie Po Sa Says Say Your ideas are all aU wrong he ho says Even EYen I if Edwards is elected President It does not mean we will have ha beer again right awa away although he says personally I am in favor avor of ot it it oCt espe especially pe- pe daily he says if it is steam beer No matt matter r who is elected President this Healey says the only way they theyan can an change chango the constitution of or the United States and make mako this country countr wet et again is a vote o of the states I Do you roU mean to tell teU me I 1 say to this Healey that If It us nominated Edwards Edwards Edwards Ed- Ed wards on a wet platform and he is elected my friends back in New York cannot open up their joints rl right ht away I and sll s their refreshments without he- he In lag ing afraid the tho coppers will come In any minute and turn th them m off oft That is the ides idea he says lays Are Arc you OU tolling telling me this I say soy as my friend or Just as a a. lawyer Both this Healey Henley sa says s This Idea Goes GOH 1 Well then I say what is the Idea of ot all this bag punching punching- and rag chewIng chewing chewing chew- chew Ing and palaver about whether the platform us Democrats are arc going to adopt it wet or dry and I sa say what wha difference does It make whether we nominate a Q guy who is for or against liquor i if we have to go SO through althis al all all this about voting on the constitution again t and if what our man thinks about tho the proposition cuts no figu figure re i-c. this Healey I give gho It up saya So 1 I say that as tar far ar as I am personally personally person person- ally concerned I am of off all candidates from now on and they can go ahead and ond nominate whoever they pica picaso e. e I Furthermore I 1 advise all aU my friends In New York not to wait walt on Edwards or anybody else to make this country wet again because If It th-ey th can keep on getting the prices for Cor their refreshments refreshments refresh refresh- ments meats which the they are charging chars when I 1 leave there they all ought might lJ ht to be bo rich enough to retire before election any- any I I |
