| Show Telegram Awards I Best Letter L Prize James L. L Whites White's Vi Views ws on on n Resubmission Win 25 Award I With an argument for outright re re- pe peal eal JI of Utah's bone dry constitutional constitutional prohibition on amendment James L. L White of ot McCornick building Monday was chosen wl winner ner of the hc 25 capital prize in The Telegrams Telegram's resubmission re- re submission letter writing g contest Mr Whites White's letter was chosen from many entered in the co contest which closed a week ago Sunday by a board of judges composed of District Judge James H H. Wolfe City Commissioner Harry I. I L L. Finch G. G 1 E. E 1917 Fifteenth Est East s street reet and Charles Charles' A. A Remy 1030 1010 West Second South street The judges in selecting the winning letter submitted the following statement statement state state- ment Mr Whites White's letter was n ly selected by the thi judges The letter was chosen because it not only considered con considered con con- the actual question put by The TheT T Telegram legram but reasoned it well The question was stated at the outs outset t without introductory matterand matterand matter matterand and reasoned cogently throughout without irrelevant matter There were many letters rs which made a good argument for or r against ga st prohibition which were eliminated because that was not the question offered for dis dis- dis The prize prize winning winn-ing letter Jetter follows The question should be Shall Section 3 of ot Article 22 of the thc Utah State Constitution Relating to Prohibition Prohibition Pro Pro- of f the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors B Be Repealed Repealed Re Re- pealed The Theoretically the constitution re representing rep representing res resenting our fundamental law has never b been n the place for police regu regu- lations Practically the argument for repeal rather than modification is even more persuasive Modification could enable the legislature leg leg- to l legalize the sale and manufacture manufacture man man- of beer and wine S Such ch action action ac actIon ac- ac tion will necessitate further change The key to the local situation is the repeal of the eighteenth amendment amend amend- ment Such repeal is inevitable A I Ivery very considerable percentage of Uta Utah's s population is opposed to pro pro- Roads Roads' and motor trucks are vastly improved compared with 1917 Wyoming and Nevada will be legally wet With public sentiment opposed to enforcement with transportation from neighboring states improved and with federal enforcement practically eliminated prohibition in Utah will become a farce after repeal of the eighteenth amendment When Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming was wet and Utah dry great quantities of of- liquor were smuggled into this state stale Beer now is almost as as' as inexpensive In thiS city elty as in jn Evanston but must mist be purchased d from unregulated bootleggers who pay no taxes and send semi our money out of th the state With the repeal of the eighteenth amendment nt bonded liquor will be besold besold besold sold in Utah whether we legalize the sale or not riot and whether we like it or not This analysis pointing squarely square square ly toward control and regulation rather than bootlegging and racketeering racket should appeal to both law law- aw- aw abiding wets and drys but not the bootleggers Modification will leave the legisla- legisla lature shackled with c constitutional limitations rendering it unable to tax license control and regulate the sale of liquor Increased disregard of law lawwill lawwill lawwill will inevitably result Repeal will remove remove she he fetters enabling the legis legislature lature to meet conditions as as' they de de- de- de 4 |
