Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-06

against the ratification of the home
rule amendment.
II is in every way on-political and
fair. 1t leaves prohibition exactly as
it now is in States and communities
where the people believe that social
conditions are improved by prohibition,
and gives to the people of other States
and communities with problems OF con-
gestion. large foreign populations ana
other differing social conditions oppor-
tunity to solve their liquor problem
along such lines as these conditions best
indicate.
Majority Must Ratify.
The proposed home rule amendment
cannot become a part of the Constltu-
ton OF the United States unless ratlneo
by a majority of the people in three
fourths Of the States.
Can any method of dealing with this
question be suggested that Is fairer,
more democratic, more open, frank ana
sincere than this proposal?
In an effort to secure as much'1nfor-
nation as possible on prohibition ana
other questions, keyed QUESTIONABLE
was mailed to every individual contrlbu-
tor to the Democratic national cam
pdlBh III 1870 4AS AtSNA"o'
lated by States, are inclosed herewith
for your careful study. Each member,
of course, will reach his or her own con-
I clusion as to what the results indicate.
Some claim the poll necessarily shows
preponderant wet sentiment, because
the bulk of the contributions come from
the wet States which supported can
didate pledged to a change in our pro-
hibition laws. There undoubtedly Is a
great deal of truth in this claim, but
could any one have predicted:
First-That SO out Of every 100 con-
tributors favor q short, concise platform
declaring the party's determination TO
restore our liberties and the spirit OF
the Constitution through recognizing
States rights, home rule, the need of
decentralization at Washington, and the
cutting Of riotous national expenditures,
with consequent relief from excessive
taxation?
Favor Decision by People.
Second-That SO out Of every 100 con-
ton question to the people Of the United
States for decision?
Third-That IS out Of every 100 con-
tributors favor having all future amend
ments ratif1ed1by the people instead OF
by the Legislatures Of the various
States?
Fourth-That 80 out of every 100 con-
tributors favor a congressional reSolu-
ton giving the people opportunity to
vote on the home rule amendment to
the Constitution PROPOSED herein?
Fifth-That 70 out Of every 100 con-
tributors favor a congressional resolu-
ton giving the people opportunity TO
vote on straight repeal amendment?
ivth-Tthaf NJlf nf Inn
tributors favor a congressional resolu-
ton giving the people opportunity to
vote on either the home rule or straight
repeal amendment?
Seventh-And that only % out of
every 100 believe that other economic
issues will be so overwhelming in 1882
that the Democratic platform can sue
cessfully ignore the prohibition ques-
ton, with its economic problems, by
remaining silent or by adopting mere
law enforcement plank, as was done in
the 1928 convention?
Please note carefully that all of these
data deal with numbers OF contributors,
not dollars contributed.
1t is interesting to note that SO per
cent of our 1928 contributions were re-
ceived in gifts ranging from 81 to 500.
Results In Arkansas Poll.
AIkdllSdo Ia iECUBillGtd do OllC VI LIE
dIyeSt States IN the Union. Because
one of her sons, Hon. Joe T. Robinson,
was the party's nominee for Vice Presi-
dent, there were received from that
State more than three times as many
contributions per 100000 voters as were
received from the great State OF New
York These contributors certainly must
fairly represent the party in Arkansas,
with a presumable leaning to the dry
side. It Is interesting to note with what
discriminating intelligence these people
voted.
The poll shows:
That SO out of every 100 contributors
in Arkansas voted to indorse a short
platform;
That rs out of every 100 favor sub
hitting the prohibition question to the
people for decision;
That 81 out Of every 100 believe that
all future amendments should be rati-
fled by the people and not by the Legis-
atures of the various States;
That rs out Of every 100 favor sub
hitting either the home rule or straight
repeal amendment to the people.
| And that while SO out of every 100
are in favor Of submitting the home rule
amendment to the people for decision,
there are only 81 out Of every 100 who
favor submitting straight repeal
amendment to the people for decision;
that Sc out OF every 100 believe the
Democratic convention cannot ignore
the prohibition question.
How Mississippians Voted.
Mississippi, too, by reason of the &C
tivities of It's representatives In national
headquarters in New York during the
1928 campaign, numbers more than
three times as many contributors per
100, 900 voters as does New York. That
States poll shows:
That 81 out of every 100 favors
short platform;
That 81 out Of every 100 believe the
prohibition question should be submit
ted to the people for decision;
That "a out of every 100 believe that
all future amendments should be rati-
fed by the people instead of by the
Legislatures of the States;
That IL out of every 100 believe that
the home rule amendment should be
submitted TO the people:
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