"PROHIBITION IN AMERICA" AND A CHALLENGE. TO THE EDITOh. Sie, —Your correspondent, "Fairplay,'' writes' to you that I "seem to suggest that President Coolidge was elected on a dry platform." He was elected on a platform of several planks, one of which was the enforcement of the prohibition law, and right valiantly to date have he and his Government, "elected on an economy platform," carried out their pledges. Possibly "the President himself before the election did state that the governing of the United States, including the enforcement of the prohibition law, was casting 10 billion of dollars a year." In February of this year Federal Commissioner Haynes, the Chief Commissioner for the enforcement of thtJ prohibition law, stated "that prohibition was being enforced more stringently than ever —that prohibition had not been a drain on the public purse. It was not intended to produce revenue from fines. It is, however, puying its way and our streets are practically free from drunks." Yet your anonymous correspondent, who subscribes himself "Fairplay," writes you "it is possible to buy alcohol"—for beverage purposes—"in any quantities in any city in the United States at present." If he will prove the truth of this within three months by the signatures of any two State governors—not including Al Smith—then I will be prepared to subscribe £lO to any benevolent object which you, Mr Editor, mav name. "Fairplay" also states that "the general opinion in the United States seems to be in favour of having beer and light wines back again." If so, how is it that the American people are unable to elect legislators willing to alter the law so that it can bo done? This is why: They recognise that in the United States alcohol has done more harm in an hour than opium .or any other narcotic in a month.—l am, etc., A. C. Broad. Cosy Dell, April 25.
Six million customers and 125,000 orders by each clay's post is tho record of America's largest mail order business.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19465, 28 April 1925, Page 12
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