Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
SINGLE ISSUE PERIL
SEEN BY DEMOCRAT
Winebrenner Tells Women
Voters Must Consider Va
riety of Problems.

Voters should avoid the "single-issue
danger" in the next presidential cleo
ton, David c. Winebrenner, III, sec
rotary of State of Maryland, told the
District of Columbia Women's Demo-
cratic Education Council last night in
the Hay-AdamS House.
The speaker cautioned against the
possibility of voting on one issue alone,
without considering others of equal
weight and importance. He conceded
there are exceptional times when such
a policy is natural and defensible.
THE presidential campaign Of 1915"
Mr.. Winebrenner said, lis noteworthy
instance. The West, right or wrong,
was definitely opposed to our entering
the war That issue was of such tran
scending importance that it over
whelmed every domestic question. Err
roneously, of course, the West believed
Wilson was anti-war. Hughes, they
thought, supported by Roosevelt, was
pro-war. The issue was clean cut, and
they voted on that issue and that
alone.
Only One Issue at Stake.
1.-THE fact Wilson'S position was ut
terly misunderstood and the fact the
West itself later became as definitely
pro-war as the East. does not destroy
the force of the example. The fact re-
mains that in the 1916 campaign, so far
as the West was concerned, there was
only one issue at stake, and on that
issue they voted.
But the 1915 campaign was one Of
the exceptions that proved the rule.
Generally, as at present, there are any
number of important political prob
the voter is called upon to consider.
And my plea is that we insist that
study be given to all questions which
confront the country and which will
confront the Democratic national ad-
ministration that goes into office on
March 4, 1888"
Mr.. Winebrenner said the voters
should consider such issues as war
debts. economic problems, disarma-
products and prohibition.
Sees Fiscal Weakness.
I'VE have learned in a most dis
tressing fashion," he said that even
with the admirable Federal Reserve
System established under a Democratic
administration, our national financial
such depression as we have been pass
ing through during the Hoover panic.
Frozen credits precipitated bank
failures which in many instances could
have been avoided if we had some CEN
trail credit organization, modelled after
the Federal Reserve but capable Of ham
ding paper which the Federal Reserve
rightly cannot handle. 1t is Characters
tic of the present administration that
such a system was set up in the Ma
tional Credit Corporation after the dam
age was done and the horse had left the
stable
Mr. winebrenner was introduced by
Mrs. Margaret Dawkins. program chair
man. Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, presi-
dent. presided.
Mrs. Lester ]. Pollock, assisted by
Miss Nina Jones and Miss LYDIA Mae
Frances of the Education Committee,
reviewed laws Of various States govern
ing absentee voting.
Miss Mae Helm. chairman of finance,
announced benefit card party to be
held December 2 at the Carlton Hotel, a
portion of the proceeds to be devoted to
a pure-milk fund for babies
A new sticker stamp showing pranc-
ing donkey. was placed on sale, inscribed
Democratic Victory. 1882"