New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
AMENDMENT REPEAL AND POLITICS

The drys know pretty thoroughly that the amendment was not added 10 the Constitution through the ac. ton 10 any political party hut was s joh done by dry organizations working through both major parties. in the Sogth-vhnre the prohibition business started in order to keep liquor away from Negroes-ths cause vas pushed forward through the Democratic party; and in the North. where the Democratic party was mostly out ot power the cause was advanced through the Repub- ncan party.
 Now Mir Lonergan, himself an en- thusiastc wet. favors the Democratic party ot Connecticut uullzlns wet plank-e,iden,ly In an effort 10 lure wet voters, But the difficulty IS, how many wet Republicans vil1 be sufficiently wet to vote the Demo cratic ticheto
 r the anti prohibition forces are 70 make more headvay than they have done in the past t will be necessary for them 10 steer clear Of aaiHatins definitely with any 7olitj- cal party. but to do like the drys have dona-hare an intact wet or -aniza,toQ that NH link itself up With any candidate on any party who promises faithfully to vote wet when and if elected.
 h 1928 Alfred E. Smith gave his views against rrohIbiuon in no un- certain terms Everyone with q modicum of horse sense knew where he stood on the subject. But he wasn't cl>eted simply because 2 large number ot wet Republicans re- fused to take anu-7rohihttionlsm sufficiently serious 10 break with their fao,rite. party, perhaps thy excused themselves by stating there ',era "othar more important issues.
 There $ strong body Of citizens n New Britain who are opposed to -he prohibition lan Everyone knows . the names Of nose most prominent ly connected vIth the local branch Of the associa'ion. But everyone equally well knows that some Of the leaders n th.s local Association Against Pronlbiuon are sraunch Republicans. and f IS sase 70 assume that they voted for Mir Hoover in 1923. h. deed. so lar as We are able 10 de- rermne. aome Of the leaders ln the assoclation were even prominently identified with the campa1-n to elect Mfr. Hoover. Yer al that time. We have TO doubt. they were as 1et as they are now.
 Win any intelligent person think that such leaders Of the vets who happen 10 he Republican leaders also will vote for the Democranc party n the state merely because ic adopts 4 wet platform Not ID q million years; these men are known quite we'll enough and they vill steadtast- ly refuse 10 eote for any oth4! party except the Republican.
 T. might be claimed with . show Of reason tha, even If such outs,and- ing Republican vets refuse 10 he lurad 10 the party Of Jefferson on account Of wet platform, there still remain thousands or other cju- zens uho 7iII re 30 ured There va: some such turing under way in l22i
 but Connecticut went for Hoover;
 not by large ma iority, but 3 miss is as good as mile. And since tha
 time the Digest prohibition poll ha.
 come along and showed every bod! .1s- how strong wet sentiment ]: tnroughout he country. The poll dir something that is generally over 'ooked-it showed just how larF- ( percentage Of WIS must have vote the Republican ticket in 1923, al dolnz thsr hit 10 place' Mir. Hoover ardent dry" and boastfully referrer 10 by rhe drrs as the best enforce they e,ar had in the White House.
 The amendment repealers in thI : ciry. those who are prominent clti - zens, are not lined up with thi ] cause with any intention ot golni | over 10 some other political party ] Their best method is 10 follow tn , known methods of the drys-plac
 their yotns for individpsl candidate F only with those who definitely an . rounce they are in favor Of repeal = he the candidates Democrats or Re F pUblicans. f the association show z sufficient strength it no doubt will b I able 10 force many 2 Republican 2 candidate 10 tell his leanings. Tn
 association should will and IS Iusti
 fed in gong gunning for the candl T dates of both parties,
 i If the Democratic party Of tn I state flaunts wet platform, how I ever. 1t will have one Nffect tha [ will bn far-rcaching-It no doubt vii ( also cause the Republican party {
 back water little on the prohibitIo 1 r1ncstinn Gn far he ytate F 2 enllhlica