Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

lem, Out the elRhVeentn aHnenQmenL
still would be in full force and effect
with respect to the other AZ States. II
later, the commonwealth of MaSsa-
cl1usetts adopted a different plan OF
liquor control, which was approved by
its people, thereafter that common
wealth would be handling its own liquor
problem.
This plan squares absolutely with
the Jeffersonian principle of States
-giahtS. and as previously stated, an
other strong factor in its fevor is that
st guarantees that the saloon cannot
return, for the reason that 1t will be
impossible to induce a majority of the
people in any State to vote in favor of
a liquor control plan for their State
that permits the return of the saloon.
Discusses Need of Morality.
Leaving the prohibition issue. Mr.
Raskob declared there is entirely too
little understanding of the value of a
liberal form of government as a guar
antee of liberty against a life of tyran-
ny such as our forefathers endured"
I'VE are living in dollar age and in
our desire to succeed financially most
people have given little attention to our
political history" he declared.
st fear we too often turn to our law
makers for laws to prevent wrongdoing
instead of demanding that our churches,
homes and schools inStill true sense
of right and wrong in the minds and
hearts of our people. There seems to be
too little thought of the Golden Rule,
eAs We would that men should do to
you, do We also to them likewise with
the result that we hear on every hand
there should be law against this. or
there should be a law against that,
which results In, entirely too many
Esumptuary laws. Man-made law can
not force the will, and where it tries
to do it you have jailS and prisons
filled. Every law that tends to curtail
or deny liberty to the many in order
to prevent the license of few is
bound to fail.
I'VE should endeavor to instill in
society true sense of right and wrong
and a desire to do right for rights
sake, and all members of that society
Should frown on those who violate these
principles. If society condemns wrong
doing in no uncertain terms, those vio-
lating that code incur the enmity of
society to q degree that makes life
much more uncomfortable than prison.
Opposes Sumptuary Laws.
4 ''Laws that are not respected by
honest, honorable men are not respec-
table. and any government perSisting
in enacting and refusing to repeal such
laws as the so-called blue laws, can
mot command respect or expect to
endure.
1.-THE Democratic party in both State
and Nation should frown on every at
tempt to enact sumptuary laws, such as
making it a miSdemeanor to ride on
trolley car on Sunday, closing expensive
swimming pools, built with public
money at great cost. to the men and
women and children of community on
a sweltering hot Sunday because some
believe that by so doing these people
will be driven into the churches and
thus into heaven.
Let those of us carrying the banner
sof the great Democratic party dedicate
yourselves to bringing these United
Estates back to a government that Will
guarantee to our children and to all
sposterity the right to live and to enjoy
that liberty and pursuit of happiness
that the founders of this Government
sendeavored to secure for us"
Has Greatest Opportunity"
Mr.. Rsskob declared that "the Dem
focratic party has the greatest opportun-
1ty of service in its history to make it
self the advocate of a strong, liberal
form of government which will deserve
and secure permanent victory instead
of an empty victory gained by default
.or through a resort to expediencies."
THE pursuit of this course will in
svolve the application and extension Of
modern conditions to these historic
democratic principles" he said. We
should attempt to do everything to take
the Government out Of business and to
relieve trade from unnecessary and I'M
reasonable governmental restriction, in
Reference and manipulation. We should
tplan to substitute voluntary co-opera-
stion for political control. We should
sclearly define our tariff policies and
should decry the policy of governmental
ice-hXing schemes and attempts to
encourage and not hamper voluntary
consultations in cooperative under
-takings.
Discusses Organization.
Turning to the subject of organiza-
ton of his party. he declared:
Something should be done to
strengthen our national organization.
do you appreciate that under our form
sof government the party losing ma
stional election suffers a great handicap
Through lack Of organization and lead
Sership? There is nothing that in any
way designates the defeated candidate
as the leader and certainly the chair
man of this committee is not the leader.
&
a very useful purpose II it only meets
twice every four years TO elect chair
I man and choose convention city.
Z Today we have representing our party
three great bodies. One, this commit
! tee Of ITO men and women from every
part of the United States; two. the Al
Democratic Senator'S, and three, the
PIG Democratic Representatives. But
there has been developed no scheme
that results in these three great bodies
being brought together under one COM
mon leadership to promote Democratic
doctrines and principles, in consequence
of which the party suffers I believe
this committee could well suggest to
i the next national convention the de-
Z velopment Of some scheme that will
result in close cooperation among
these three great bodies and the desig-
nation of who is to be leader.
1T might be that the National Com
mittee could have six members at large,
consisting of the Democratic leader in
the Senate and two other Senators to
be chosen by a Senate caucus, and the
Democratic leader in the House of Rep
: fesentatives, and two other Representa-
dives to be chosen by House caucus
( Further, that an advisory committee of
che National Committee be created, the
: membership of which should be COM
L posed of the three Senator's and the
( Representatives above mentioned, With
1hree members OF the National Commit
: lee and the chairman Of the National
! Committee as a member ex-officio. Or
{ perhaps some better plan could be
4 6orked out I would strongly advise
that the National Committee have regu-
jar annual meetings in order to bring
the party together more frequently as a
national organization.
Needs Unified Leadership.
This committee cannot too strongly
emphasize its belief in the necessity
Z OF unified and strong leadership in our