The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-28
WARNING TO NORTH CAROLINA
.,, PRoHIRITIoNISTS RQitSA


Considerable effort has been made by
North Carolina vets in the past lew
months to make it appear that, they are
willing to accept the result of the NoVem-
Der election last year as conclusive on the
subject of State prohibition and that their
position will be that the vote against re-
peal of the 18th Amendment was. a map-
date of the people Of North Carolina to
the Legislature that prohibition laws are
to be retained and enforced in the most
effective way possible. In spite of this Ell
fort, The TimeS-News is informed that IN
many counties in the State 3 ,gum-shoe
campaign to elect vets to the Legislature
is being maintained and pushed in a. sys-
tematic way and with great .yigor.a The
story is that the vets have candidate for
the Legislature in ALL or nearly all, OF the
100 counties, and that they are .centering
their strength on these candidates.
After the election, if the wcts find they
can control the Legislature, the plan u
campaign is to propose the legalization OF
the manufacture and sale of liquor, in
North Carolina 'for revenue only. and
with the purpose of repeating the sales
tax In other words, the vets will propose
to swap liquor taxes for sales taxes. The
vets believe that viii prove popular pro-
posal and that it can be put over.
Of course the innocent drys, abort
that time, will begin to call on the wets fof
explanations. They will say: Before the
election your crowd said that all vets were
committed to the policy Of maintaining tbs
prohibition laws of North Carolina under
the mandate of the people as expressed
last November until a majority of the
voters take different stand. No election
on prohibition has been held since Novem.
Der, 1888, and the people have not spoken
again on the liquor question. Where dc
you get authority to wipe out prohibitions
and legalize the manufacture and sale of
liquor in North Carolina?"
Some of the vets will answer by saying
that the November election was not cor
elusive, because a majority Of the voters
of North Carolina did not vote dry in that
election. The probable answer of wet
members of the Legislature will be:
Il got my instructions from the people
of my county or district / am a wet; j
was running for the office against a dry,
or several drys; the majority Of the voters
nominated and elected me, That means
that 1 have instructions from a majority
OF my constituents to vote wet in this Legis-
lature"
In view of what is going on throughout
North Carolina at this time, this little
prophecy is not an idle dream. 1t is more
than probable that things may work ou'
exactly according to this estimate.
In other words-if the vets are playing
their web known game of. slick politics
which they very probably are playing RICH
now in every county and district wher
there is a chance to make it a go-the DIR.
cause may be in grave DANCE.
The only way the &rys can protect pro
hibition in North Carolina is to elect
Legislature composed of citizens who ar
personally and politiea9ly drg-men VIII
are prohi bitionists from conviction. Me
who have wet habits, or whose conviction
are favorable to the iqnor business, cal
not be trusted TO maintain prohibition j
North CaroGaa. We know what Glyd
Asey, badge Webb or DR.. Potsa and eths
Rser Of thef conssctens would do in 81
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