The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-19

The letter demands to know the position Of each
candidate the program Of this organization, the
live issue, prohibition.
No one but the Senator and the Association know
what reply he made to this letter.
Senator Hitchcock must, however, have made
reply and it must have been "satisfactory for the AS
socations letter says IF reply is received within ten
days the assumption will be that you are not in favor
of our movement" and the Association has just an
nounced that the Senator is Of the chosen two hum
dred" candidates it endorses
But what of w. J. Bryan's plea at Lincoln
Last Monday at Lincoln, w. J. Bryan read letter
from Wayne Wheeler, head Of the AntiSaloon League
at Washington in which Wheeler said he also had had
satisfactory letter from Senator Hitchcock proh-
bition.
Let the voter remember that at the very time these
letters were going back and forth from Senator Hitch
cock TO the Association Against the Prohibition Amend
ment. Inc, and to the An-Saoon League at Washing
ton the Senator was declaring through his paper and
his speeches and reeratng time and again that "the
liquor question is dead issue"
Here. indeed, Is q situation without parallel III the
history Of Nebraska.
Senator Hitchcock said few days ago at Nelson,
Nebraska "As the Senator from Nebraska would not
vote to amend the Vostead Act because would not be
representing the people Of this state
Yet the Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment announces in Washington last Tuesday
that Senator Htchcocks views acceptable regarding
It's platform which calls for the repeal of the Vosead
Act and then Of the prohibition amendment itself"
What is the dry" voter going TO do about IT.
What Is the wet" voter going to do about It.?
What is the voter in Nebraska going TO do
about il?
Senator Hitchcock cannot make his eleventh hour
conversion good with the dry voters Of Nebraska
eept by voting against every effort to repeal the Vol
stead Act or the prohibition amendment
senator Hitchcock cannot make good with the
"Assoelaon Against the Prohibition Amendment which
endorses him. except by voting for the repeal Of the Vol
stead Act and the prohibition amendment Itself
win the senator betray the dry voters Of No
hraskA or the "wet" voters ~ Nebraska and the "As
ISOLATION Against tbs Prohibition Amendment" lie can
write letters that are satisfactory" 10 both
nut he eNnnol vote for both
After November Tth Il elected, he must hetray
one or the other
This afhr one really big issue Of This campaign
aud il 0ycrshaduws all others II Is no, the prohibition
Issue either II s the old ssae OF the saesrly Of
The prednmnaiinT ssne 0l this eampnlgn i
whether candidate for SENATOR governor for any
other oce wha deahv-sFeases the wet" voter eight
weeks before election time with ah eleventh hour
version" will not de1hs.sress the "dry" voter elgh
weeks or eight months after election time
Again the pfedomnatng ssue ol the campaign
L. can candidate whose statements ehseusly
f.lss and whose convictions lightly held on the
prohibition questions. he believed and trusted regarding
the other issues II the campaign whatever they pr
may turn cut 10 be 10 the ueN slx yeaFsf