Show t CAPPER S SCORES G 0 RES r WETNESS OF BOURBONS Says Hells Hell's Half Acre Stopped Dry Plank at Convention Conventi n WASHINGTON July l 12 Tarn Tain mini many N New Nw ew York Jersey lightning NeW Vew Jersey and ami Rummy Rhode Is- Is Land nd constituting Hells Hell's Half Halt Acre Aire in the United States dominated the z San Sm Francisco convention and with i wet ct et ward bosses from tho the cities clUes and brown jU Jug Democrats prevented dry plank from getting Into the a said Bald Senator Arthur Capper Capr Capi Cap Cap- i per r in a statement made public hero here todA The big booze boore bosses es and the little lit little lit lit- tle tie brown Jug juS' staged a political 1 conspiracy con- con to weaken If not nullify con con- prohibition by giving aid and nd encouragement to a flabby and perfunctory p force forca of tho the law This Is ono one of the tho wa ways 8 we make laws In America and then break them There are millions of wets Wet in the united States predominantly In the th cities and pivotal states larger Senator Cappers Capper's statement contin contin- New York and New Jersey Jerse ue ues ue- ue are are frankly In rebellion against pro pro- r Tho wets have great reAt hope nf of Massachusetts 1 and thoy they believe I thc they can get Set back Ohio It IL was a jolt for tor them when tho the Chicago platform plat pint I form refused to challenge e the drastic tead act Then they set their pins n to capture the Democratic conn con- con Governor Governor Cox has a n good record as governor of Ohio but was not nominated on that account He was waR chosen with the tho expectation that If Sf Elected elected he will lend his power ando and I Influence heto to o loosening up the tho Vol Vol- s stud stead act and antI help Now New York and other wet wot et states to get Jet back to tho the use uso of ot b beer er and wines under thea tho the a guise of stat states states' s rights While prohibition was ratified I during a R national Democratic admin admin- th the party nationally has never stood for tor fors prohibition or Its a enforcement War Var prohibition was forced on President Wilson who tried to put an end to It and allow the country to go o on a big spree before before be before be- be fore constitutional prohibition began It Is 18 pointed out Wilson has never uttered a word to fight tight for ratification Lion tion or the passage of the law en enforcing enforcing en- en forcing forting prohibition The booze boore Interests cow now have setout set setout setout out to elect a president After Arter November No- No vember n we no shall know whether a n political political political po po- po- po part party can carr carry a presidential election b bv by sprinkling a n little booze on Its Us clothes |