Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-06 | Page 1 | Settlement of Liquor Problem by States is Urged by Ritchie

Settlement of Liquor Problem by States Is Urged by R Maryland Executive Sayi Spirit of Federalism Grips America Makes Plea for Return to Self Gove Government NEW TOnIC TOnK Feb 5 AP A plea for settlement of the tion question by a return to the traditional American doctrine of local self government and state determination determination termination was voiced here tonight tonight to- to night by Governor Albert RitchIe Dem of Maryland Governor Ritchie offered his hie plan at the annual banquet of the real estate board of New York Yurl In a speech characterized by a tion of what he termed the tendency tendency ten ten- dency t makEt law a system m ot of social control a scheme to lp regulate personal conduct and t practice Advocates of this nEW ert erl are intolerant of the orderly processes nf If government and of th tho opinions of others other the g charged Char He I-he added that Il If they C t nn get et what they want from th th- stater they would pow power away vay from flom the states and giva it to the federal government Ht He termed thE nw trend a spirit federalism and expressed the belief belief be- be lief that it is fast destroying destroying- the American system of sovereign states unIted In a sovereign na- na tion In Support of this this- contention the f to pass passa a a 21 law law- lawand hv and est b- b a federal department of education education tion two subjects which he declared de- de dared belong fundamentally to the I states uRGES STATE STATE RITS I believe In the f f r each state to settle in its own way questions ques- ques which intimately concern Its people its peace its order Its morals and its customs said the governor g Prohibition is such a question and there Is grave dan danger er erin in Ignoring the fact that the urban element is against h he added Why intensify the conflict between be- be tw tween en the rural and the urban the governor The South and West are arEl rich in achievement and richer still in promIse If H they want prohibition they are entitled to have it but why submerge the infinity of problems that confront them in a futile struggle to enforce I prohibition In states which do not want it I It is for principles I plead for policies for fundamentals And a return to local self government will more than any other one thing tend to put an end to sectional controversies contro- contro group Interests and class conflicts Impelling forces in any real party program come from the bottom hot hot- toni tom not from the top according to to- the governor who asserted I last falls fall's elections give us encouragement encouragement to believe that political I hypocrisy political cowardice and political buncombe are coming to tobe tobe be no longer political assets He added that the strong common commonsense commonsense sense and instinct for reality which are striking American characteristics tics are again making themselves felt In Amerl American an politics which can only breed discord when handled nationally will disappear when handled lo- lo Continued on page 7 Settlement of Liquor Problem By States Urged by Ritchie Continued page pago 1 call cally In the opInion of Governor Richie HOPES FOR NEW SPIRIT Nor Is It too much t to hope e that thata a reawakened spIrit of toleration will leave each man free to worship worship wor- wor ship God as his his' conscience dIctates and that religion will rio no longer entel enter en en- tel ter the domain of politics or or be a factor In a mans man's right to hold office he declared WASHINGTON Feb 5 AP- AP The adminIstration bill to put more teeth in the act Is a de dead d Issue so far br as a's of con con- gress gressis is concerned Even the leadens leaders lead lead- ers ens ot of the drys appear to It However Senator Sheppard Democrat Texas gave notice today that there ther would be insistence for forthe forthe the passage of the bill to reorganIze Ize the prohibition and customs I 1 units in the treasury 0 S ThIs bill must be passed at thIs sessIon the Texas senator de de- dared durIng a brief a-brief brIef senate dIscussion discussion dIscus dIscus- sion of the legislative program for forthe forthe the remainder of this session Not without the fullest dIscussion dIscus dIscus- slon sion warned Senator BrUce Democrat Democrat Dem- Dem Maryland a wet leader Even Senator Sheppard joined in inthe the laugh this aroused