Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-28
We IS AND DRYS
LINING UP FOR
BITTER WAR At
SAN FRANCISCO
Bryan Makes Public His
Proposed Plank, Sweeping
Declaration for Enforce
ment of VoIStead Law
BURLES0N IN FAVOR
OF NOTIFICATIONS
Postmaster General Has
Methods for Letting Down
the Bars a TrifIei Some
Favor Keeping Mum

is~ MORNING JOURNAL srru,A. LEASED WISH
San Francisco. Calf, June 27.-
Both vets and drys today launched
their planks on the democratic seas
of alcoholic differences, with q
stormy passage promised to the
final harbor of the convention
floor.
For the drys, w. ]. Bryan made
public his proposed plank, a
sweeping declaration for enforce
ment of the Volstead law without
increase in beverages alcoholic
content.
From the wet camp came alter
native planks drafted by Postmas-
ter General Burleson: one declares
for individual liberty" and modi-
fication Of the Nolstead law to re-
move its drastic and unreasonable
features" and the alternate
for amendment permitting bever-
ages .'in fact not Intoxicating
The planks are to be presented
to the resolutions committee upon
its organization and regardless OF
the outcome there it was generall,
expected that the liquor fight
would reach the convention itself.
With both wet and dry factions
working hard through the day,
there was also a strong movement
to prevent any mention Of the liq-
uor question in the platform, a
movement backed by many power
full leaders.
Bryan Prohibition Plank.
The Bryan prohibition plank fol-
lows.
I'VE heartily congratulate the
democratic party on its splendid
leadership In the submission and
ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal consti-
tuition and we pledge the party to
the effective enforcement of the
Volstead law, honestly and in good
faith, without any increase in the
alcoholic content of permitted b2v-
erages and without any weakening
of any other of its provisions"
II guess there is no doubt about
what that means" said Mr.. Bryan.
I'VE will give every delegate
chance to go on record for or
against it. | expect to have IL
adopted by the resolutions cont
mittee."
BurIcson's Proposals.
D,,,Jngon aftar reading the
Bryan plank, gave out his propo-
sails, declaring. however, that ne
had drafted them by himself and
spoke only for himself, and was not
to be regarded as the leader of the
forces favoring modification OF
present laws. The proposed plank
which Mr.. Burleson said he beiieV-
ed would meet the sentiment of the
great majority of the American
people" reads;
1.-The omen saloon has been gen.
orally condemned by the American
people as menace to society ana
the well being of the people and its
restoration should not be tolerated.
The validity of the eighteenth
to the constitution
having been sustained by the su-
preme court, any law enacted un-
der its authority must be strictly
However, the demo-
cratic party pledges its utmost en-
deavors to prevent this grant of
federal power from being exer-
cised in such manner as to become
or deprive the people of
that individual liberty which 1t was
the purpose of the union Of states
to guarantee and preserve through |
all time. The Volstead act. vetoed !
by a democratic president, and
passed over his veto by republi-
can congress, is an extreme eXer-
else of the powers granted by the
amendment and II |
should be amended in strict con-
formity with the spirit and purpose
of the constitution so as to elemi- |
nate therefrom its drastic and un-
features. We favor an
amendment to the federal consti-
tuition requiring all amendments
proposed thereto to be
ratified or rejected by referen-
dunn of the qualified voters of the
several states of the union"
Tic Alternative Plank.
The alternative plank of Mr. |
Rurleson, which he said would be |
given full support by the many
delegates opposing any mention of
the prohibition on the platform,
declares:
"The open saloon has been gem
'rallv condemned by the American |
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