▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol ▁Building ▁with ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Building ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁to ▁its ▁south . ▁▁ ▁After ▁rat ification ▁of ▁the ▁E igh teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁established ▁Pro hib ition , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Board ▁promoted ▁its ▁ag gress ive ▁enfor cement . ▁It ▁also ▁attempted ▁to ▁eliminate ▁ ▁any ▁criticism ▁or ▁opposition ▁ ▁to ▁what ▁many ▁called ▁the ▁No ble ▁Ex periment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁it ▁charged ▁that ▁v au dev ille ▁ ▁acts ▁and ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁were ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁disp ense ▁wet ▁( anti - pro hib ition ) ▁propag anda ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁which ▁it ▁called ▁" a ▁foreign ▁city , ▁run ▁by ▁foreign ers ▁for ▁foreign ers ▁according ▁to ▁foreign ▁ideas ." ▁Clar ence ▁True ▁Wilson ▁led ▁the ▁way ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁widely ▁prom oting ▁temper ance ▁and ▁prohib ition . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁often ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁Clar ence ▁D arrow , ▁the ▁f amed ▁ag on istic , ▁and ▁D arrow ' s ▁wife . ▁They ▁found ▁that ▁hearing ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁debate ▁the ▁wisdom ▁and ▁mer its ▁of ▁Pro hib ition ▁drew ▁much ▁attention ▁and ▁l ively ▁crow ds . ▁After ▁about ▁a ▁dozen ▁years , ▁and ▁many ▁un int ended ▁consequences , ▁Pro hib ition ▁was ▁repe aled . ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁The ▁Method ist ▁Board ▁of ▁Tem per ance ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Board ▁of