Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-17

the National Association Opposed
to Prohibition is finally Settihs
under way with state organlzatloilS'
speakers and vote solicitors IN the
hope that they can swing a polltl-
cal club just as the Antl-5alooii
league has done.
Better For Drys,
On the face of the last elecuoh
returns, however, the case looks
better for the drys than it does 1of
the vets. New Jersey, New YORK,
Massachusetts and Maryland nave
always been considered wet states.
They stayed with the vets. ONO
has been dry and stayed dry py
defeating the wet amendment
California, however, the wine grow
ing state which mas always been
thought wet, turned out to be dry,
defeating the referendum. To TINS
the vets answer that their organi-
cation in that state was too young
10 be effective and that there Will
be next time. .
lii Illinois You can take your
choice as to what The election
meant. The straw vote fer 2.15
per cent beer and not opposed by
he drfs at the polls--at least 1t
is claimed that the drys were asked
not to vote at all so as to see II
the vets could muster a majority
# the votes east. Some Of the
drys voted anyhow. but the organi-
cations contend they made no fight
Out of 100000 votes east, 100000
wore in favor of The beer amend
ment.
Senator Pomerenc, Democrat, Of
Ohio, was considered wet and
in his place Simeon Tess. pro-
nounced dry, was elected Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, Democrat,
was openly indorsed by the Ma
tiona Association Opposed to Pre-
addition but he made it clear that
he didn't favor modification OF
lie VGlstead act. Although his de-
ieat has been attributed TO the OPP
poaition OF the drya, many of his
friends insist that 8oodIy number
! ii the $4,000 Germans in the state
really punished Mr.. Hitchcock for
his championship Of the Wilson
cause after the war.
SO even the dry leaders frankly
admitted thct there is a doubt az
to the meaning Of Nebraska's vote,
though they claim the state is dry,
which undoubtedly it is, as Senator
Hitchcock was convert to the
cause.
Drys III Majority
Dr. headquarters comedies the
wet strength to be about 1913 and
argues that in the next congress
900 will be definitely dry. This is
on the basis of PA old members
who voted dry. Wet headquarters
starts with about 1875 known vets
and contends that 60 vets have
been elected in place of drys. This
would make a total of 1855, but that
is not a majority. which must ne
at least 218. The difference be-
tween 1856 and 21S, however, is eX-
pected to be gained out of the 80
members who privately are said
! by the vets to have promised they
would switch if it could be proved
the country was swinging and their
own districts would support them.
The National Association Opposed
! to Prohibition is endeavoring to
prove to the wavering members that
they had better turn to the wet side
but the chances are no real test
will be afforded before the congress
just elected is called into special CT
regular session some time after
March I, 1928. Meanwhile the fight
viii be carried to states and con-
Gees8ional districts from coast to
coast.
Nov, when All is said ana done,
and a majority Of beth houses of
congress are ready to modify the
YoIstead law, what practical effect
will their action have? Surprising
congress decides to permit the
manufacture of 2.75 beer and light
wines. The Anti-Salom league
argues that such modification
would be futile as AZ of the AS
states Of the Union have their own
laws making one-half of one per
cent the legal alcoholic content for
beverages of all kinds. California