Wayne B. Wheeler, chief legal counsel of the Anti-Saloon League and the most powerful prohibition lobbyist in America, designed the poison program that led to alcohol poisoning deaths during Prohibition; when questioned about the deaths, he claimed victims were 'committing suicide,' and despite never being investigated or charged, he died in 1927—the same year the death toll peaked—and was praised in his obituaries as a hero of the temperance movement.
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The Man Who Poisoned AmericaAjouté :
The man most responsible for designing the poison program was Wayne B. Wheeler, chief legal counsel of the Anti-Saloon League.
He was the most powerful prohibition lobbyist in America.
When asked about the deaths, Wheeler said the victims were, {quote} "committing suicide."
He was never investigated, never charged.
He died in 1927, the same year the death toll peaked, and was praised in his obituaries as a hero of the temperance movement.
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