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Show II NOW THE DEMOCRATS ARE WORRIED. Although the Republicans at Chicago were on the verge of a j i srMit over the league of nations, and only managed to keep out dis-cord dis-cord by evading the issue, tho Democrats are promised even a more distressing time when they gather in San Francisco. Yesterday Postmaster General Burleson, on his way to the coast, made a statement state-ment demanding the repeal of what he terms "the drastic and absurd ab-surd provisions of the Volstead prohibition enforcement act, and the cabinet officer is said to represent the views of President Wilson. Opposed to any change in the Volstead measure stands William J. Bryan, backed by the men and women from the states which had prohibition before the passing of the constitutional amendment. Having fought the enforcement of prohibition by resorting to every known legal subterfuge and having been defeated, the liquor interests are now attempting to work through the party platforms, i- At Chicago, the "dry plank" was lost between a room in one of the hotels and the Coliseum, and so the Chicago convention was silent on this point. But at San Francisco the issue is to be brought before the body of the delegates and there aired, and the promise is there V will be lively scenes, f From nearly all the large cities, the delegates are for liquor, representing as they do a constituency made up in part of people of foreign extraction who are accustomed to the use of beer and wines and who are against prohibition. I It is quite" certain that should the Democrats, by yielding to the ''wets' place in their platform any declaration looking to the break- ing down of prohibition, they will suffer defeat in this election and I in future elections, because the great body of the American people I arc resolved to give prohibition a fair test and they will not yield to I any demand from those who seek to undo the work of sobriety of the I past few years. |