The Washington times., 1931-05-12
LAY PLANS
FOR BIC DRIVE
NEXT YEAR
900 Speakers to Take Stump
In '32 Campaign, Mcbride
Says; Sees Rum Big Issue
Copyright, 1891, International
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Believing prohibition will be g
big issue in the 1882 national
campaign and facing constant at
tacks by the vets, the Anti
Saloon League Of America todaS
is reviving the organization plar
which made prohibition a part Of
the Constitution in 1920.
This plan Of organization, In
vOIving a large expenditure Ol
money and energy, calls fol
branches of the league in at least
$500 counties throughout the
nation.
To Use 1000 Speakers
When the drive of the Anti
Saloon League reaches its zenith
during the presidential campaign
it is expected at least 1000 ora
tors will be speaking in defense
of prohibition-from both a po
litical and educational stand
point.
This development Of the Anti
Saloon League is also the leagues
answer to repeated demands upor
the part Of some dry advocates
for a "new deal" and a new lead
ership in the prohibition move
ment.
The first move of the AntiSaloon
League will be to "plug up" holes
in it's State organizations. In the
last few years, some States have
been without superintendent al
times, or two States have been
merged under one head.
To Invite All Counties
The second part Of the plan Is
to extend the State organizations
into all counties. There are 3,1OC
counties in the nation, Of which
2,585 were counted dry at the
height of the political-prohibition
movement.
DR.. F.. Scott Mcbride, superin
tendent of the Antisaloon League
said today:
"These $500 counties are the
front line of defense Of the pro
hibitiOn movement. They were
dry before 1920, and they car
ried the prohibition banner to
success.
eve have State Organiza-
tiOnS in all States but have not
had paid superintendent in
all of them. New Mexico and
Arizona have been under one
head. Under our plan each
will have a superintendent.
Vacancies Being Filled
eve have filled vacancies
in Tennessee and Wyoming,
built a new organization in
Delaware, and are filling tenn.
porary vacancies In other
States.
Each State organization will
have county committees. Some
of them now are putting on
county clinics Half of the
counties in Ohio have been or
ganized and all will be. 1have
lust come from Wisconsin,
where the repeal Of the State
prohibition law and attacks on
the amendment have caused
county meetings to be held to
win hack the State.
1--WE will have about 500 reg
ular workers and probably
1000 speakers next year. BuSi-
ness mems groups are being
formed to cooperate with us.
Fully 80 per cent of our work
is educational"
Believes 1t Big Issue
DR.. Mcbride sees prohibition
as a big issue in 1892. Whether
it is the predominant issue IL
the Presidential campaign de
pends upon developments, ht
says, and added:
II believe prohibition will be
one of the prominent issues
before the people in 1882. It
has been forced that way by
the vets. If the national con.
ventiOns of both major parties
take positions for enforcement
and the candidates back up
the platforms, it won't enter
into the Presidential campaign,
but it is certain to be an issue
in the election Of Senators and
representatives.
Prohibition will be political
issue but not necessarily q
partisan one. The stand of
individual candidates may
make the ISSUE"
Denying the drys "let down" in
their educational work after the
prohibition m n d me n t was
adopted. DR.. Mcbride said the
activities Of the vets are bring
ing the question home more
forcefully now.