Amos considered this statement, and then he remarked: “Take this wet and dry business, for instance. Now, me—I’m so far away I don’t rightly know what the folks here are thinking. But you—” He hesitated. “How does it strike you, Chase?”
“It’s the big issue here.”
“How? County’s dry.”
“But the town isn’t. The law is not enforced here.”
“Why not?”
Chase laughed shortly. “The present Mayor—”
Amos interrupted. “I’m a wet man, Chase. You know that. I guess you are, too, ain’t you?”
Chase shook his head sternly. “No, indeed. Prohibition is the greatest good for the greatest number. I want to see it sweep the country—state-wide—nation-wide.”
Amos looked startled. “I’m surprised.”
“There’s no question about it, Congressman. Prohibition is coming. And I’m for it.”