It will not be difficult for Congress in considering this important matter to separate these two questions and effectively to legislate regarding them, making the proper distinction between temporary causes which arose out of the wartime emergencies and those like the constitutional amendment of prohibition, which is now part of the fundamental law of the country.
Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval 'An Act to Prohibit Intoxicating Beverages and to...'
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