Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-05 | Page 4 | Drunken Men in Washington

DRUNKEN MEN IN WASHINGTON According to figures gures given b by Representative Cochran obtained i from police officials there were I 9 09 arrests in Washington in inI I 1 26 for tor violations of the liquor laws That the arrests arlesa covered only the most moat t serious offenses Is II b by the fact that of the 19 09 were we're for Ill on the Streets Last Jast Monday londay 1 one of the federal officials operating In the Chicago district made mado the open charge barge that hat liquor traffic In any city could not be he carried on without the tho higher authorities be- be beIng be Ing be-Ing I Ing Inasmuch as Washington and the District of Columbia arc are di dl directly under tho the governing power of the administration of o which President Coolidge Is Js the head bead does the federal official Insist that his bis accusation hold bold good In every case caso It is an outrageous statement for any person to make a a broad accusation of graft as bas has ha's has the theman man in Chicago There Is II much graft in III connection with the liquor traffic but there are thousands ot high officials in III this country whose business in part is to enforce the law who are not cor core The facts fads In the case are that the re responsibility for viola viola- violation violation tion of prohibition is widespread and includes elem elements nta of ot weakness in our courts our citizens and even enn in our homes and the whole hole social structure No one doubts that Calvin Cool Cool- Coolidge Coolidge Coolidge idge wants pants the act en en- enforced enforced forced but Washington directly under his supervision is one of the worst offenders against the law Where Is la the fault It Is Isto isto Isto to be found la In the failure of ot pub pub- public lic lie sentiment to insists on law nt nn