The border vidette., 1933-07-15
ROOSEVELT APPEALS TO SOUTH
TO REPEAL 18TH AMENDMENT

Washington, July 8. - With
three southern states approach
ing votes on prohibition repeal,
President Roosevelt today put
his force behind the Democratic
campaign pledge to repeal the
eighteenth amendment from the
constitution.
Pointing out that he had re-
ceived inquiries from Tennessee,
Arkansas and Kentucky as we'll
Alabama, Mr.. Roosevelt sent q
telegram to Leon McCord, the
Democratic national committee
man for Alabama repeating again
his stand on repeal:
L have made it clear ever
since my nomination a year ago
that | subscribe to the Demo.
cratic platform 100 per cent"
Alabama, Arkansas and Tenn.
essee vote this month on repeal.
The prohibition message of the
President reads:
Il have received your tele.
gram of July 8 in reference to
the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
Il think I have made it abun.
dantly clear that the platform of
the Democratic party adopted
last year should be carried out
insofar as it lies in our power.
The special session of the con.
! gress has already translated into
law a great majority of the
pledges made.
One of the pledges of the
| platform read as follows: I'VE
advocate the repeal of the eigh.
teenth amendment. To affect
such repeal we demand that the
congress Immediately propose q
constitutional amendment TO tru.
ly representative conventions in
the states called to act solely on
that proposal"
The congress has acted on
this and many of the states are
now engaged in holding elections
for the convent tions proposed.
Finally. l have made it clear
ever since my domination q year
ago that l subscribe to the Dem.
ocratic platform 100 per cent.
10 view of the fact that
have had so great q number of
kilograms similar to yours not
only from your state but from
Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky
and Others, [ am taking the
liberty of giving this message to
you to the press.
Sincerely,
"FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
This is one of the first utter.
ances of Mr.. Roosevelt on prohi.
bition repeal since he took the
oath of Office. However, in pro.
posing the new taxes to under.
write the national recovery pro-
gram he recommended that these
new levies become imperative If
and when prohibition is repealed
and revenue is available from
the sale of liquor.
10 his acceptance speech at
Chicago year ago, be said he
was wholeheartedly in favor of
the Democratic platform.
Postmaster General Farley has
been leading the Administrations
drive for repeal and be is con.
centrating on the campaign in
the south. He will address a
gathering at Memphis, Tenn.
July II, five days before that
states votes, and his speech will
be transmitted to gatherings in
Alabama and Arkansas, which
ballot July 18.
The 16 states which so far
have voted have favored repeal
and with the fight swinging into
the south. Alabama, Arkansas
and Tennessee are regarded as
the real battle ground. Farley
and anti-prohibitionists believe
that if these states vote wet the
eighteenth amendment will be
removed from the constitution
by January 1.
Farley has twice urged Cover.
nor Laffoon of Kentucky to in.
clude provision for a repeal con-
vention in the latter's projected
call for a special session Of the
state legislature.
Officials Of the Prescott Prom.
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