Nogales international., 1932-10-05
Six Reasons For Repeal

Facing the realities in regard to Prohibition instead of
insisting maintenance of dry legislation that has plainly
failed achieve desired result millions of people in the
United States who formerly classed dry join
ing the for the repeal of the eighteenth
Amendment Back of this change of attitude lies gen
une conviction that repeal is necessary, not only as al
means of reopenng way to renewed strength for the
cause of real temperance, but national emergency
for the abolition of gangster power in the United
States and immediate means of alevlatlng partially
the economic stress due to unemployment and obstruced
circulation of money.
Succnctly stated, of the reasons for repeating
the Eighteenth Amendment as follows:
Q) None of the arguments advanced reason for
enactment Of the Eighteenth Amendment with it's ac
companying Vosead Act has been vndcated by the &C
tual results shown by unbiased statistics to the op
Grafton of prohibition in this country.
(2) The doubled cost of prison maintenance due to
the increase in crime during the past twelve years. has
added heavily the burden of the people, police costs
have rebed and despite the increased number OF police
Ioffices crime grows in strength and boldness daily
(3) For every former licensed saloon there are now
three unlicensed saloons and court calendars with their
record of arrests drunkenes show that more liquor
being consumed today than during period prior to the
enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment.
"a Corruption growing out of the illegal traffic IN
whskey has assumed proportions alarming to all clear
thinking well informed adherents to constituted law and
l. order
(5) Instead of cutting down drinking among the
Young people of the country Prohibition has resulted in
startling increase in drinking in group in which ages
ange low to warrant Of them being cassed as
children merely.
(6 There has been cost to the nation ranging from
low estimate than five billion dollars to more
than ten billion dollars with decrease in the capita
consumption of alcoholic drinks and with only record OF
Unparalleled awessness offset loss of and cost
to the nation.
We don't know just how the Phoenix dalles arrived
at their estimate that Governor Roosevelt greeted by
$4,000 people when he visited the Arizona capital We
know that there considerably than $4,000 people
right in Phoenix and at least threequares OF them must
have turned the next president In addition there
Iy and from other counties Numerous automobes
from Tucson Bsbee, Nogaes, Miami and Yuma were seen
parked along the line of March It would not be surprising
if the throngs cheered Franklin Roosevelt numbered
closer to so, 900 than $4,000. (Dunbars Weekly
Every voter in the county should hear Senator Carl
Hayden and other candidates at the big Democratic rally
tonight in front of The international building Senator Hay
den is friend of Nogaes He always has an interest
ing message for Nogalans.
Straw throughout the nation indicate that RooSe
welt will sweep the country November and will OBJ
tain the greatest majority given presidential can
didate.
capacity happiness will increase happiness have
never seen anyone with open and mind who re-
aained consistently unhappy.