Word: scofflaws
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...much as I abhor giving any publicity whatsoever to that sterling citizen, Mr. Delcevare King, I should like to bring out one point which seems to have been overlooked in all these discussions over that admirable word "scofflaw", Mr. King's great claim to fame...
Delcevare King '95, continuing his policy of releasing one by one the names of the prize-winners in his second "scofflaw" contest, yesterday announced that second prize, in the shape of $50, has gone to the Rev. William Nicholl, a fellow-citizen of Quincy. The winner of first prize will be named today...
...want to point out that the word scofflaw was coined to stigmatize only those wets who advocate breaking or who do themselves break the law of the country. If a man conscientiously believes that the modification of the Volstead Act or the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment would be for the good of his country, and yet respects the law while it is on the books, the word scofflaw would in no way apply to him. Scofflaw is meant to stigmatize a certain class of lawbreakers, and this purpose is entirely legitimate...
...other hand, the competition which the Advocate is running is directed against a certain class of people only because they hold conscientious opinions. A scofflaw is no more the opposite of a dry than he is the opposite of a law-abiding wet. Thus this competition cannot possibly be considered an answer to Mr. Delcevare King's. It is but the beginning of a mud-slinging contest between wets and drys, and as such I do not think it ought to have the support of the CRIMSON which is a paper that should be above participating in such contests. --Horr...
...Clark's statement concludes as follows: "The Scofflaw, most emphatically, does not 'Play the Game'. The Umpire, the American Nation, has ruled that Prohibition is 'safe', and that the drinker is 'out'. But the Scofflaw refuses to accept the Umpire's ruling. To hell with America!' he snarls, "I've got to have my drink...