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Show 298 ATTITUDE ON PROHIBITION Vlhile the foreaoinq are vital to hibition of the manfacture, sale and intoxicating liquors within the ad other United the the pro disDosition of nation, oter bevraqes intoxicting eaching States is, if ossible, farther iportant in its coseauences. When we consider the stupendous waste of monev i the ourchase of such bev the e no rrnou s wa s t e of ti;--,:e erages, in- idleness bv the con and more and Slwers, nation if tunity, ability geat wealth such time would Dcuce to the i legitiate pursuits; the-loss of oppor the applied present but not anood, the crie, ever and and the eorcus the use of be of, eX8ense intoxicats. accoDlished and raffic than the to he We feel of; loss of the resoect isery sovernent occasi8ned by that no greate good can absolute the the degradatio, Drohiition of the use and intoxicating And so believing, we ioxicating liqu;rs in, wihi beverages bv availed the United States. pledge the Deocraic party of this state, and its noinees for public of=ice, to CQ teir utost to prccue te sub mission by Congress, to the states, for thei ratification Li e s t r.orie n t; pc s s i.b l e 'Of an arae ridrae n t; to the constiticn oeve ?roibitig the anufacures, d .i s po s i ::':'on of in t ox i c a +':i:-:'2' 1 i'..:ors o the r ar.d in toxicating beveages withi the Unied States, and other places ove= hich the United States has jrisdict.icn, and authoizir:g Congress to en:orce the se by 2?pro?riate legislation, anc, hen suc er:cent h2S been ratified, to urge Congress to pass all laws necessary to effectually at the ea r , federal sale or the enforce same. PLEDGE further We for nees fo elected, sale facture, a in ohe order subseQuent Deocratic and have 1917, an dispostion beveraqes within and severe and same; bv or GIVEN senators August 1, inoxicainc and provide the state appove pass, tha later not pledge aovernor, IS and in act of te party, and its nomi if representatives, fulLfcrce and ohibitina lntoxicati;g stae of the effect, anu liquors etah; to y pun i s nr.errt fer viola tions of the sch legislatio may not be epealed we plecge ou cancidates for S'J.: .....cna r that Legislature, sate senaors ad representatives to suji to the people for thei vote and ap?roval, at the ealiest oent such an election can e eld, an ende o ou sate constitution which shall forever prohiit the 8inuacture, sale 0= other and a nt cx i ce t i nq bev uo r s disposition of intoxicating Li q ana autorlzlng and of everv kind within the state, eraaes 8 pss all laws necessary to the dircting effect and egislature enforce the sac. |
