New Britain herald., 1927-04-09
CROWD DIVIDES ON
BUTLER And B0RAH
Both Roundly Applauded as
They Debate Dry Law

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Borah and President Nicholas NJ
Butler OF Columbia, to take up the
issue OF prohibition in its 1928
platform.
Their debate here last night was
sponsored by the progressive-repub-
lean organization, the Roosevelt
club, Inc, and countenanced. even
though the political issue may not
have been. by the presence on the
platform OF the chairman of the
republican national committee,
William NJ. Butler.
Agree on Two Points
The disputants agreed from the
first on the evils OF liquor and the
of enforcement throughout the
country was not satisfactory. Dr.
Butler, who took the affirmative of
the question, Resolved that the
republican national platform in
1928 should advocate the repeal OF
the 18th amendment" declared at
the beginning that their differ
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Senator Horob urrod bouevor
"to abandon prohibition NOW would
be TO botray the nrincinIes Of tho
party. 1t would be criminal 10
break down and disrepar1 tho co,-
sttution. What We need il not a
party giving orders TO retreat hu.
orders to advance. The republican
and democratic parties may side
step this issue but the neorle will
not"
Suggests Changes
After declaring that to abandon
the amendment without a substitute
would be to return to the old saloon.
days. Mr.. Borah took up three of
the most often suggested plans.
OF the Nolstead act to
permit light wines and beer would
be to seek to control the liquor traf-
nc by giving it ian additional
aroma, 'IIONcfnnlent control would
rot out the pillars of government in
80 years" he said, and again. at
would be a beaureaucracy, a beau
rcaucracy drunk" Finally, of state
determination he declared that dry
state would have no protection I'M
der the interstate commerce laws.
DIR. Butler chose government con-
troll to support as his alternative,
not control by federal government
but control by the states as deter
mined by their respective citizens"
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immortal investigation of tbc on
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