Abstract

Editorials

June 9, 1926 issue

add to cart   close window

Prohibition has a new flying leap into politics. In a dozen States, following the example of New York, plans for referenda are under way; elections are being fought, won and lost, and explained, even when the explanations are not justified, by the Wet-and-Dry issue. Many good people deplore this concentration of interest. They insist that prohibition should be taken out of politics and the field kept clear for more serious subjects. Party lines, they say, are being broken, and candidates are elected, regardless of their merits and principles on other issues, according as they are Wet or Dry.

See Also:

PROHIBITION; ELECTIONS; REFERENDUM; INTERNATIONAL relations; REPRESENTATIVE government & representation; NEW York (State); UNITED States
Articles are sold in 'packs,' which are priced as follows:

1 for 2.95
4 for 9.95
10 for 19.95
50 for 34.95
300 for 149.95
Sales of archive individual articles, full issues or article packs are final and no refunds will be issued.

In Your Cart

Your cart is empty.

My Articles

You must be logged in to view your articles.

User name

Password

I don't have a login.

I forgot my user name/password.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Blogs

» Act Now!

Coal Country | "This is a civil war."
Peter Rothberg
53 Comments

» The Notion

A Blow to Privatization in Israel (and Perhaps Beyond) | A potentially historic ruling on prison privatization, in Israel.
Eyal Press
26 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Can China Help on Afghanistan? | Beijing wants a broader role in the Middle East and South Asia. Will Obama bring them in?
Robert Dreyfuss
47 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Around the Nation | The week we went Rouge. Plus, Moyers on Afghanistan.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
91 Comments

» The Beat

Health Care Bill Advances, as Harry Reid Trumps Sarah Palin | The death panelist-in-chief rallied her followers to "KILL THE BILL." But 60 senators decided to follow the real leader.
John Nichols
119 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman