Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-11
ASKS DONORS To
CAMPAIGN FUND
TO DECIDE ISSUE
Wants To Know About
Platform Plank For Re-
peal; Officers Home
Rule Plan.

ment on prohibition is to be sought
by John J. Raskob through a referen-
dunn of the 10000 contributors to
the party's 1928 campaign fund.
The national committee chairman
announced he had addressed a seven
point QUESTIONABLE TO each person
who aided in raising the 100000
war chest for the last presidential
race.
From it he seeks to determine how
the rank and file of the party feels
in reference to the e~xpediency or
advisability Of the national conven-
ton next year making a positive de-
claration on prohibition.
Asserting his recommendations for
repeal of the eighteenth amendment
were placed before the national COM
mittee last March for the purpose
of provoking widespread discussion
in the party" for the benefit of the
next convention, he adds:
"It will be of value to have your
recommendation Also"
Seven ""Yes or no." answers are re-
quested to the following specific
questions:
1. Do you recommend that the
democratic platform should avoid all
evasion and be a short, concise dec
l~aration of the party's determina-
ton to restore our liberties and the
spirit of the constitution, through
recognizing states rights; home rule;
the need of decentralization at Wash
ington; the cutting of riotous national
expenditures, with consequent. relief
from excessive taxation?
2. Do you recommend that the
democratic platform should commit
all democratic members of the United
States senate and house of repre-
sentatives to VOTE. in favor of a re-
solution that will submit the prohibi-
ton question eighteenth amend.
.ment) to the people of the United
States for their individual considera-
ton and decision?
;. Do you recommend that the
democratic platform declare in favor
of requiring that all future amend
ments to the constitution be ratified
by the people themselves through
conventions of the people in each
state and not permit ratification
through state legislatures in future?
This action will insure a national
referendum of the people themselves
on all future amendments before they
can become part of the constitution.
4. Do you recommend that the
democratic platform commit the
democratic members of the United
States senate and house Of representa-
tives to vote in favor of a proposal
which will give the people themselves
through conventions of the people in
each state opportunity to vote on a
new constitutional amendment which
in effect modifes the eighteenth
amendment through the adoption of
the "home rule plan for liquor on
troll"
$. Do you recommend that the
democratic platform commit the
democratic members of the senate
and house of representatives to vote
in favor of a proposal which will
give the people themselves, through
conventions of the people in each
state opportunity to vote on the ques-
ton of straight repeal of the eigh-
tenth amendment?
s.. Do you prefer that the demo-
cratic platform commit the demo-
cratic members of the senate and
house of representatives to vote i n
favor of a resolution proposing mod
ifcation of the eighteenth amend
meat as outlined in question A. as
against voting in favor of a ~resolu-
ton proposing straight repeal OF
the eighteenth amendment as out
lined in question 5?
7. Do you believe that other
economic issues will be 81 over
whelming in the 1892 campaign that
the democratic platform can sue
cessfully ignore the prohibition ques-
ton with its economic problems by
remaining silent or by adopting a
mere law enforcement plan as was
done in the 1928 convention?
Chairman Rascob has never made
public the results of a poll on pro-
hibition taken among members OF
the committee. He sought these views
in the spring and asked that they be
presented by September.
Neither does he give any intima-
ton that the results of the present
referendum will be made public be-
fore they are presented to the reso-
lutions committee of the national con-
vention.
In his accompanying letter, the