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if majority Of the voters approved.
to sell, manufacture or import a1co.
hoffc beverages. He would, however.
limit the sals of such beverages to
the state itself with the provision
that they could not be consumed in
public places
In his campaign speeches smith
will stress the point that under this
proposal States which are really dry
could continue to have prohibition
while wet States could have liquor
for private consumption
The Governor long has taken the
attitude that the Volstead law
should be modified 50 that each State
would be permitted TO fix its own
standard OF alcoholic content of In
toxicatiug beyera ges but his speech
in formally accepting the Presiden-
fiai nomination marked the first
tins he ever has declared for q
change IN the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
States Protected
In the campaign the Governor will
take particular pains 70 point out
for the benefit Of the South and
other dry States that his proposal
would preserve for such States the
benefit Of national law that would
continue to make interstate ship.
nent of liquor crime. He also will
stress the point that these dry
States could continue to have Federal
enforcement Of prohibition within
their own borders.
Naturally when Smith campaigns
IN the Middle Western States he will
deal extensively in his speeches with
farm relief, but there will be no
pussyfooting on his part on prohibit
fion, even in the driest OF dry States,
his close friends declared today.
He win tell the farmers that he
fayors Government control OF crop
SURPRISES and assessing the cost on
the unit benefited, which is the
principle OF the McNary Haugen bill,
but he also will tell them that If
elected he will do everything within
his power To bring about a change
in the prohibition laws.
Announcement TO-DAY by Jesse H.
Jones, Democratic leader of Texas.
that Governor Smiths stand on pros
hibition should not be offensive to
any fairminded prohibitionist, was
cheerful news for the nominee. The
Governor is said to feel that when
his stand on the wet-dry question
is really understood other advocates
OF prohibition will feel the same way.
Jones Views Welcomed
Governor Smiths views on pro-
Inhibition were already well known
and his program IS outlined. while
not acceptable to those who disagree
with them, should NOT be offensive to
any fairminded prohibitionist for the
reason that he makes clear that the
President is a law-enforcer and not
q law-maker and that he will enforce
the law Jones said in his state.
ment.
He frankly states that it is not
only the Presidents duty to enforce
the law. but that it is also the
Presidents duty TO bring 10 the
attention OF Congress such legisla.
ton as will, in HIS opinion. better
the living conditions Of all the PEG.
pie.
Believing AZ he does, and very
strongly so, that our present laws
do not provide the best way TO
meet the liquor situations, he will
recommend to Congress the Ynodifi-
cation of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the Volstead law.
These are his personal views
and will be his views as President,
but he also makes 1T perfectly clear
that the responsibility OF changing
or modifying those laws will be with
Congress and the people themselves
and not with the Chief Executive"
Charles NJ. Hay, Democratic candi.
date for United States Senate in
Missouri. praised the Governors
stand on farm relief, but said he
did not agree with him on prohi.
bition.
Respects FranIxness
while I do not agree with his
proposals 10 modify the prohibition
policy, ] respsSss him for his frank
ness and straignttorwarduess in
dealing with the question. was
particularly impressed with HIS mani
fest sincerity and earnestness in
declaring his discrimination, n
elected. to enforce the law and 10
stamp out ruthIessly the corruption
row preventing hQpest enforce
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