The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
Home Rule Plans
 Will Be Pushed
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such sharp and direct criticism as was showered upon John J. Raskob. 1t was unprecedented that 8 demo- crat of the prestige of Senator Jos eph T. Robinson, senate minority leader and vice presidential candi- date on the Smith ticket in 1928, should lash the party chairman to lis face in such fashion.
 But Raskob and his packers re- nlained confident that the issue must be met and that it should be net in some way similar to that pro- posed.
 Party morale was shaken tempo rarily at least by this outburst of feeling, which provoked hissing and cat-calls. The voices of dry leaders i'll and out of the party were being heard from to-day as men like F. Scott Mcbride, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league. and Jose phus Daniels of Raleigh, N. O., one of the influential spokesmen in the ostuh, assailed the proposal
 But predictions of disaster made no impression on those in control of the party organization. Apparently they are convinced the party's hope next year lies. in grasping the pro- hibition issue with the expectation that it will aid in swinging large pivotal eastern states and that the cry democrats of the south will be willing. after they have spoken their minds to go along with the party.
 The national committee adopted the financial plan outlined, under which a fund of $6,000,000 would be raised to finance the party deficit and the coming campaign. This Tl q tvVaVN a y1f ftS a first time political party Is under taking to replace the traditional haphazard money-raising methods of politicians with a scientific plan worked out by professional money raisers similar to methods used in raising endowment funds.
 Feeling over the prohibition issue, however. completely oyershadowed this action.
 Raskob's :"honie rule' plan is sim- liar to that proposed by former Gov ernor Alfred E. Smith in his &C., ceptance speech in 1928. Raskob would supplement the 18th amend men with another permitting each state, within it's borders. to manu- facture, transport and sell liquor, under any plan 1t desires. such plan to be first approved by a statewide
 
 tutional amendment would be rati- fled by state conventions called for the purpose.
 This plan differs from the pro- posed revision of the 18th amend ment supported by several members of the Wickersham commission, but rejected by President Hoover.
 This latter plan would give con- gress the right to regulate the liquor traffic in any way it saw fit, whereas Raskob would give congress nothing to do with it but would leave each state to work out it3 own control plan or continue under absolute pro- hibition as desired.
 The outcome will depend upon whether majority of the next dem- ocratic national convention will sup port modification. Jouett Shouse. chairman of the democratic nation 2l executive committee, said recent ly that states whose delegates will represent a majority of the next na- tional convention have already de- ciared for some change in existing conditions.
 In the congressional campaign last year there were democratic platform declarations for repeal of the 18th amendment in 12 states: Connecticut. New Hampshire. Rhode Island. New York. New Jersey. Del aware. Pennsylvania. Illinois, Wis., consin ana Washington.
 Republicans are as badly divided ag the democrats. Republican or- ganizations in New York, New Jer- sey and some other states are for outright repeaI of the 18th amend ment. where as President Hoover is definitely committed against repeal The difference between the two sue is concerned is that whereas re- publicans have thus far kept their differences from coming to Q head, democrats have opened. the isstie for a showdown fight.
 Robinson'a stInging attack upon