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Show PROHIBITION AN ISSUE. ! After reading about the whirlwind manner in which both Democratic and Republican legislatures of the nation proceeded to ratify the federal prohibition prohibi-tion amendment and after observing the majorities piled up in those legislatures legis-latures in favor of the amendment, tho impression was loft that no leading po litical parly would agree to come forward for-ward with a "wet" plank in its political politi-cal platform. The action taken seeme-i to be the strongest evidence that n substantial majority of the citizens of the United States wanted prohibition. 1 Now, howover, it begins to look m though giant feelers were being sent out to wind their way through tho communities of tho United States. The feelers are to let certain persons or groups know whether there is sufficient suffi-cient "wet" sentiment to justify somv party taking the field with a plani; nromisinc a return in :i "wni" ctot. The talk made by the Democratic i governor of New Jersey, Mr. Edwardc, is significant. Mr. Edwards is opposed ! to federal prohibition, and he says so frankly. And he says so frankly. And he seems to be getting quite a following. follow-ing. There is propaganda being circulated circulat-ed In favor of a "wine and beer" basis Tho backers of this movement arti working on the supposition that iha American people voted out whisky and j 1 the saloon but would not object 'o i wine and beer if whisky and the saloon sa-loon remain eliminated. J Maybe the big ifsue of the coming ' , campaign will be the wet and dry is- j stir-, which was thought to be safely j laid away in a tomb. j on |