Palisadian., 1924-10-10
STATE G. 0.P. VOTE DOWN ANTI-KLAN
AND WET PLANKS, DEMOCRATS ADOPT
BOTH AND DEMAND wine AND BEER
Republicans Against Ratification of Child Labor Amend
ment and Democrats for 1t; Full Text of Democratic
Anti-Klan and 'Wet" Planks Printed Republicans
Oppose Grant of Authority to Highway Commission.


At the final session of the Repub
lican state convention on Tuesday
last the delegates voted so to 1;
against the proposed plank in the
state platform denouncing the Kr
Klux Klan by name.
The plank favoring modification Of
the Volstead act met defeat to the
tune of SO to 5, while 46 to 81 was the
vote against ratification of the chile
labor amendment of the federal Con
stitution.
Democrats Deneunce kIan
The Democrats in convention adopt
ed a plank denouncing the khan by
name. The text of this plank follows
We adopt the pledge contained in
the platform of the Democratic ma
tional convention to forever defend
and maintain the constitutional guar
antics of all citizens, irrespective oi
race or religious belief.
We condemn the ku kIux kIan as
an organization formed to set al
naught the liberties thus guaranteed
by the Constitution to every citizen
Its prescription of groups of citizens
upon racial and religious grounds ano
its attempts. In a secret and insidious
manner, to intmidate and control
public officials is a direct challenge tc
constitutional government. In seek
ing to foment religious bisotry and
racial strife it menaces the peace
happiness and contentment of the
people.
We condemn any movement which
has for it's purpose the setting up >oi
one class against another.
We condemn any who would Danish
those who worship according to their
consciences.
We condemn as un-American those
who would discriminate against Cath
olic, Jew, negro or foreign born, all OF
whom have shown their valor in de
fense of country in time. of war and
their good citizenship in time OF
peace.
We promise to courageously meet
this challenge and pledge the enact
ment of legislation that will destroy
its power for evil.
Democratic "Wet" Plank
The Democratic plank concerning
prohibition is as wet" as it could be
The text follows:
We believe the Eighteenth Amend
ment is an unwarranted intrusion
upon the rights of the states. The
use of the Constitution as an instru
ment for sumptuary legislation does
violence to the purposes and objects
of the founders of the Republic and is
destructive of the basic scheme OF
government therein provided.
The unwisdom and futiIity of de.
parting from the plan of government
thus given to us by our forefathers is
demonstrated by the consequent re.
suits.
In the wake of the amendment has
traiIed corruption Of government on a
scale unparalleled in the history OF
the country, a lack of enforcement
and general disrespect for all law.
These attendant evils strike at the
very foundation of the government
and require quick and courageous eff.
forts at correction.
We assert that the Volstead act
and the Hobart enforcement act of
the state are fanatical and unreason-
able interpretations of the amend
ment and lack the sanction of popular
approval.
We demand immediate action by
Congress that the Volstead act be so
amended as to permit the manufac-
ture and sale of light wines and beer
in order to provide a measure of re-
lief from q condition of lawlessness
which has been created by the pass
age of this act. We call attention to
the open and fragrant violations of
this and similar laws as proving that
the United States government is un-
able to enforce a law which has not
the support of a large proportion of
the people of the United States. We
believe a continuation of such situa-
tion breeds contempt for all law and
order and tends to engender a new
class of criminals who are preying
upon the people of this country.
In order that New Jersey may not
continue party to such demoraliz-
ing situation we demand repeal of
the state enforcement act, believing
that through such a repeal notice will
be given to the people of New Jersey
and to the people of the United States
that our state has done everything in
its power to correct the evil which is
recognized to exist.
Child Labor Fight
d. The only fight in the Democratic
convention was over the adoption of
the plank calling for ratification of
the child labor amendment. The Es-
sex county delegation fought it, while
Mrs Mary T. Norton of Hudson, con-
gressional candidate, led the move
ment for the adoption. The vote was
AZ to % for ratification.
The Republicans voted 81 to 81
against giving the State Highway
Commission the authority to say
what new roads should be included in
the highway system.