Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-30
Vets and Drys Are Lining Up
For the Big Fight at Con-
yention.

San FRANCISCO, June E4."Doth
vets and drys today launched their
olanks on the democratic seas of al
coholic differences with a stormy
passage promised to the final harbor
of the convention floor.
For the drys, VIM. j. Bryan made
public his proposed plank, sweep
ing declaration for enforcement OF
the Volstead law without increase
in beverages alcoholic content.
From the wet camp came alterna-
tive planks drafted by Postmaster
General Burleson. One declares for
ftindividual liberty" and modification
of the Volstead law to remove its
"drastic and unreasonable features,
and the alternate for amendment per
uniting beverages "in fact not lntox-
icating."
The planks are to be presented to
The resolutions committee upon It's
origin and regardless of the outcome
there it was generally expected that
the liquor fight would reach the con-
vention itself.
With both wet and dry factions
working hard through the Sabbath
there was also strong movement to
prevent any mention of the liquor
question in the platform, moving
backed by many powerf ul leaders.
Bryan's Platform.
The Bryan prohibition plank fol
lows:
"We heartily congratulate the dem
ocraticparty on its splendid leader
ship in the submission and ratlhca-
ton of the prohibition amendment to
the Federal constitution and we
pledge the party to the effective en-,
forcement of the Volstead law, hon.
estly and in good faith without any
increase in the alcoholic content OF
nermitted beverages and without any
weakening of any other OF It's pro-
visions"
ssI guess there is no doubt what
shat MEANS" said Mr.. Bryan. eve
will give every delegate chance to
go ON record for or against it. l ex-
pect to have it adopted by the reso-
buttons committee.
Mr. Burleson after reading the
Bryan plank made public his propos-
al declaring that he had drafted it by
himself and spoke only for himself
and was not to be regarded as the
leader of the forces favoring modifi-
cation of present laws.
Burleson's Plank
The proposed plank which Mr..
-Burleson said he believed would meet
the sentiment of the "great majority
of the American people" reads:
"Tae open saloon has been general
zy condemned by the American peo-
pie as a menace to society and the
well being Of the people and it's res
4oratipn should not be tolerated. The
validity of the eighteenth amendment
to the constitution having been sus-
tained by the supreme court, any law
enacted under it's authority must be
strictly enforced. However, the DEM
ocratic party pledges it's utmost en-
deavors to prevent this new grant of
Federal power from being exercised
in such manner as to become oppres-
sive or deprive the people of that in
dividual, liberty which it was the pur-
pose of the union of states to guar
antee and preserve through all time.
The Volstead act, vetoed by demo-
cratic president, and passed over his
veto by republican congress, is an
saxtreme exercise of the powers grant
Led by the eighteenth amendment and
1t .Should be so in strict conformity |
with the spirit and purpose of the
constitution so as to eliminate there
from its drastic and unreasonable
features. We favor an amendment to
Che Federal constitution requiring
all amendments hereafter proposed
thereto, TO be ratified or rejected by
a referendum of the qualified voters
of the. several states of the union"
Alternative Plank.
THE alternative plank of Mr.. Burle
son which he said could be given full
support by the many delegates op-
posing any question on the platform
declares:
eThe open saloon has been gener-
ally condemned by the American peo