Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-07-27
How The Prohibitions Amendment
May Be Repealed By A Majority
OF One In Each Branch OF
Congress

One of our subscribers sent to US the
following report of dream. He writes:
Il stepped into the House. The floor and
large part of the gallery were occupied by
members. An elderly member was stand
ing in the center of the floor and the
speaker recognized him as the member
from Texas. The kindly looking old gen.
tlemen was beamine with good humor. He
said: This is the happiest day of my life
! certainly appreciate the favor conferred
upon me yesterday. was not physically
able to proceed with my argument against
the tyrannical resolution of the member
from the Second Newark State. prohibiting
any State from prohibiting the manufac-
ture. transportation and sale Of intoxica-
ting liquors. Last night, however, my old
friend from the Third Chicago State as
sured me that the resolution will not pass
| began to criticise him for thae way the
-prOhibitionists had subverted the gov
eminent to repeal the Eighteenth Amend
ment. He said, Look here, my old friend,
we went through school together, we were
partners in business for long time. and
always thought you trusted me- Our ideas
of temperance are identical. but our meth
DDS of accomplishing it are dramatically
opposite. do not believe prohibition can
be enforced in the large cities and you do.
You know that believe in orderly govern
ment. and you yourself know that the worst
misfortune that can befall this country
would be the notification of the Eighteenth
Amendment That had TO be prevented
irrespective of cost, trouble and incOnven-
fence. You probably never heard the in
side of the movement to repeal the amend
ment think not only you but everyone
should know Just what happened. and
am going to tell you. One afternoon sew
eral members were sitting in my committee
room, and it was suggested that conditions
were becoming intoltrable in the large
cities and that they must be remedied if
there were any possible way it could be
legally done. The young member from the
First Philadelphia State suggested that
there is now one majority in each Branch
in favor of the repeal and if they are as
enthusiastic as the prOhibitOnists. and like
them are willing to sacrifice temporarily
everything for the repeal, and the people
of the five anti-prohibition States are will.
ing to do the same. the Amendment can
be lawfully repealed. The Supreme Court |
in Virginia VS.. West Virginia. II Wallace
SO, held that under Section 3 of Article 4 of |
the Constitution providing for the admis-
sion of new States, State can be created |
out of portion of another State. If one
State can be so created. why not three
hundred Form 100000 inhabitants of
the cities of the five extreme anti prohi- |
bition States into three hundred States.
After accounting for the loss of members
by reason of the loss to the mother States
of the population included in the new
States. roughly that would give about 460
members for repeal to PIT against. Of
course, this would make the Senate the
larger body. but il everyone is given to
understand that no legislation Is TO be
passed by Congress or the new States ex-
cept the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the necessary appropriation bills
the people may make the sacrifice. The
necessary constitutional amendments, leg
islation and elections for the purpose of
creating and admitting the new States can
be had by the mother States: and the
new States can properly look after their
admission by following a model form pre-
pared for them. AS soon as the Amend
ment is repealed the new States can be
merged into the mother States At this
point awoke and am still wondering if
the prohibitionists will not divide Texas
into sufficient number of States TO pre-
vent the anti prohibitiOnsts from ever
having majority in the Senate"