Show STIRS M 9 S N E ST DRY SPEECH BY IDAHO SENATOR IN WET CITY OCCASIONS MUCH COMMENT similar statements heard on floor in debate by walsh and no hurrahs Hur states would violate law washington senator dorah borah Is surprised nt at the amount of comment excited by his speech tills this week because practically nIly every point in tile tho speech had already boen been made by him in tho the senate many ot of thorn in tile tho same worda most of 0 the points made by horah borah had also beon been paralleled by senator walsh of montana As aa senator norah dorah has bas mado made himself the alie outstanding dry leader among republicans public ans so HO la Is walsh the outstanding itry dry leader among the democrats hy by outstanding dry leader Is meant tile tho possession of conviction that tho the pro lilburn lil bUon amendment and the net act should be enforced plus conviction that prohibition Is rood road plus ability abilia y to discuss tho the constitutional aspects of tile tho subject ct other leaders in both parties tiro are as dependable to vote and speak dry as these two it la Is their ability as constitutional lawyers that distinguish dorah borah and walsh one ot at the principal points mado made by both these senators Is that the wets aro are really aiming to assort assert the right of a to refuse to obey a an integral part of tho constitution both wa aalbu I 1 11 it and bonali take strongly atron gly tho the stand that the only way to change tile the present status of prohibition Is by nationwide nation wide action and that tho the only kinds of nationwide nation wide action possible ars are two namely by a new cona constitutional dional I 1 amendment submitted in the regular way or by the election of a congress with a majority pledged to the wet side senator walsh derides tile the idea of a national referendum proposed in a pending bill by senator edgo E d go ol of now new jershy anil and backed jy by other wets it if the referendum shall result as hoped by tho wets obviously some change in the present policy of tho the government as rc presented in ti alio i a constitution ution and in tho the status will necessarily follow but suppose mr president the result shall bo be otherwise and that tho the pro present sent policy stall shall bo be confirmed then what does anyone imagine that the gentleman who tells you that the tha Vola tead law and tile the constitutional amendment are viola tivo of the fundamentals of liberty and thus encourage violators or of tho the law in their conduct will III thereupon desist from go BO arguing |