Show A PARTY ISSUE most difficult story the politicians have THE 11 to sell is that based upon the theory that prohibition is not a party issue Despite a depression the paramount topic and the paramount issue among the people is that relating to prohibition There are two classes of people who think the destiny and fortunes of the nation are dependent upon the liquor question those question those who wet or dry believe its return will have a beneficial effect upon the economic condition of the country and those who wet or dry still regard it as nothing more than a moral issue The politicians who run the two great parties have dodged the question for years They have vainly tried to sell the idea that prohibition is not a political issue Yet they agree that this is a government by party The politician dodges the liquor question b because cause he is afraid of alienating votes He will squirm equivocate dodge duck or go through any other physical or mental contortion contortion contortion con con- to avoid coming out in the open and facing the issue squarely openly and above- above board He trusts only in a confusion of words which he hopes will be construed to his advantage The politicians who tell you prohibition is not nota a political issue are only trying to say they do not want it to be |