MANY voters on election day will have something besides candidates to discuss. In nine States some phase of the liquor problem will go before the electors in the form of a referendum.

The New York referendum is admirably discussed by Congressman Davenport in this week’s issue of The Outlook. Mr. Davenport, as our readers know, is one of the outstanding leaders in his party. He had a remarkable record in the New York Senate and is certainly one of the ‘best-equipped Congressmen in the House of Representatives.

Wisconsin voters will have a chance to express their opinion as to whether or not the Volstead Act should be amended to permit the manufacture and sale of 2.75 per cent beer.

Nevada voters will have a chance to vote “yes” or “no” on the proposal that the Prohibition Law has generally failed of its purpose.

The California proposal takes the form of a vote of approval or disapproval of the State Enforcement Act.

Colorado is likewise facing the question of approval or disapproval of the State liquor laws. Voters of Colorado are also asked to approve or disapprove of an Amendment to the State Constitution to provide for the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors by the State of Colorado for personal and domestic use. A similar question may go before the voters of Missouri if a legal tangle in regard to the place of the referendum on the ballot is cleared up in time.

Montana will vote on the question of the repeal of State statutes dealing with prohibition enforcement.

In Illinois the question of repealing the State Enforcement Act is the issue.

Oregon is considering methods of enforcement rather than the repeal. of State and National measures.

Source: The Outlook, 27 October 1926