"In a general way," said Bleak, "I suppose it is to give publicity
to the prohibition cause."

"They have kept their malign scheme entirely secret," said
Quimbleton. "You, as a newspaper man, should know it. Does the
(so-called) cause of prohibition require publicity? Nonsense!
Prohibition is already in effect. The purpose of the parade is to
undermine the splendid work our Corporation has been doing for the
past two years. As soon as the fatal amendment was passed we set
to work to teach people how to brew beverages of their own, in
their own homes. As you know, very delicious wine may be made from
almost every vegetable and fruit. Potatoes, tomatoes, rhubarb,
currants, blackberries, gooseberries, raisins, apples--all these
are susceptible of fermentation, transforming their juices into
desirable vintages. We specialized on such beverages. We printed
and distributed millions of recipes. Chuff countered by passing
laws that no printed recipes could circulate through the mails. We
had motion pictures filmed, showing the eager public how to
perform these simple and cheering processes. Chuff thereupon had
motion pictures banned. He would abolish the principle of
fermentation itself if he could.

"We composed a little song-recipe for dandelion wine, sending
thousands of minstrels to sing it about the country until the
people should memorize it. Now Chuff threatens to forbid singing
and the memorizing of poetry. At this moment he has fifty thousand
zealots working in the countryside collecting and burning
dandelion seeds so as to reduce the crop next spring.