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1932

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This handbill advocates for the election of Democratic presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt and his running mate John Nance Garner, and for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The handbill title calls to mind a popular refrain, "How Dry I Am."

An editorial cartoon by Guy Spencer (reprinted from the Omaha World Herald) points out that Republican Herbert Hoover and his running mate, Charles Curtis, hold opposing positions on the issue of repeal.

Excerpt:

"The Republican platform and Republican spokesmen have attempted to mislead the people about prohibition as they have done about other important economic and political questions.

Do you want evasion and hypocrisy on vital national issues?
Do you admire leaders whose principles shift with every political wind?

Democrats Have: A Clear Platform--Honest Candidates
The Democratic Plank on Prohibition reads: 'We favor repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.' In order to obtain much needed government revenue, it further favors immediate modification of the Volstead Act to legalize light wines and beer.

The Democratic Platform as vigorously as the Republican demands:
(1) Strict federal protection to states that choose to remain dry
(2) Prevention of the return of the saloon"

Learn more:
Guy R. Spencer, 1878-1945. Finding Aid. Nebraska History Museum.
Flashback Friday Encore: Comics, Cartoons, Drawings and Doodles. Nebraska History.
Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal

Personal Name Subject

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967

Topical Subject

Prohibition; Temperance; Constitutional amendments

Genre

handbills

Local Genre

text

Type

Text

Digital Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Rights

This material is protected by copyright. The copyright owner is unknown or unidentifiable. Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

Adèle Goodman Clark Papers

Source

Nobody Knows How Dry They Are, M 9 Box 37, Adèle Goodman Clark papers, 1849-1978, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

M009_b243_i001.pdf

Nobody Knows How Dry They Are

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