Word: repeals
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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This is the first time in a somewhat long public career that I have been characterized as a "Dry." I am not a "Dry"; I have never been a "Dry," and I believe fervently in the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment...
...President's appointment of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. When the keynoting Secretary mentioned the fine work of Dwight Whitney Morrow as Ambassador to Mexico, the delegates applauded long and loud. Mr. Morrow is a thoroughgoing Republican Wet and the New Yorkers were about to demand repeal of the 18th Amendment. Likewise Statesman Stimson had very little to say about government economy, because Federal expenditures have increased to offset unemployment. The World Court was disposed of in 15 words. Democratic critics, of course, could pick holes in the Stimson speech. They could mock the claim that...
Professor Carver is one of the campaign leaders against the repeal of the Massachusetts Dry Enforcement law, commonly called the "Baby Volstead" law, and has just written a pamphlet expressing his views on the subject...
Continuing, Professor Carver stated, "The dangers of repeal are very great. For instance, the wets are found of quoting figures showing an increase in the arrests for drunkenness since 1920. They refrain from saying that 1920 was a prohibition year, that we had had war-time prohibition since 1919, and constitutional prohibition since January...
With the platforms of both Republican and Democratic parties in New York State advocating Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, it seems apparent that the people of the Empire State are sufficiently dissatisfied with the present situation to take their interest to the polls. Only a question which involves personal tastes and habits could so pierce the political apathy of the United States. Undoubtedly its citizenry will display the same unanimity of choice next Monday when President Hoover's Boston speech to the Federation of Labor will compete with the fifth of the world baseball series over the radios...