The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
NOMINATE HOOVER ON FIRST BALLOT
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Law Stand
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By United Press
IHICAGO, June 16.-Te1t
~ Of the Republican porty's
plank on prohibition:
THE 18TH AMENDMENT

THE 18TH AMENDMENT
The Republican party always has
stood, and stands today, for ODE
dience to and enforcement of the
law as the very foundation of
orderly government and civiliza-
ton. There can be no national
security otherwise.
The duty of the President of the
United States and of the Off
GERS of the law is clear. The law
must be enforced as they find it
enacted by the people.
To these courses of action, we
pledge our nominees.
The Republican party is, and
always has been, the party Of the
Constitution.
Notification by observance
by individuals or state action
threatens the stability of govern
ment
While the Constitution makers
sought a high degree of perma-
nence, they foresaw the need of
changes and provided for them.
Article v limits the proposals of
amendments to two methods:
%. Two-thirds of both houses
of congress may propose amend
ments; or
o. On application of the legis-
latures of two-thirds of the
states a national convention shall
be called by congress to propose
amendments.
Thereafter, ratification must be
had in one of two ways:
%. BY the legislatures of three
fourths of the several states; or
az. BY conventions held in
three -fourths of the several states.
Congress is given power to deter
mine the mode Of ratification.
Referendum without constitu-
tional sanction can not furnish a
decisive answer.
Those who propose them inno-
Gently are deluded by false hopes;
those who propose them knowing
ly are deceiving the people.
A nation wide controversy over
the eighteenth amendment now
abstracts attention from the con-
structive solution of many press
ing national problems.
The principle Of national prohi-
bition, as embodied in the amend
ment, was supported and opposed
by members of both great po-
litical parties.
1t was submitted to the states
by members of congress of differ
ent political faith and ratified by
state legislatures of different po-
litical majorities.
It was not then and is not now
a partisan political question.
Members OF the Republican
party hold different opinions with
respect to it, and no public of
fetal or member of the party
should be pledged or forced to
choose between his party afilia-
tions and his honest convictions
upon this question.
We do not favor a submission
limited to the issue of retention
or repeal.
For the American nation never
in it's history has gone backward,
and in this case the progress
which has been thus far made
must be preserved, while the evils
must be eliminated.
We, therefore, believe that the
people should have an opportunity
to pass upon proposed amend
ment the provision of which, while
retaining in the federal govern
ment power to preserve the gains
already made in dealing with the
evils inherent in the liquor traffic,
shall allow states to deal with the
problem as their citizens may de-
termine, but subject always to the
power of the federal government
to protect those states where pro-
hibition may exist and safeguard
our citizens everywhere from the
return of the saloon and attendant
abuses.
Such an amendment should be
promptly submitted to the states
by congress. to be acted upon by
state conventions called for that
sole purpose in accordance with
the provisions of article V of the
Constitution. and adequately safe
guarded so as to be truly rep
resentative.