Even from its very inception , it was very clear that Prohibition would never take a firm hold of our society today . Although some hoped that the American around the country would obey the law for at least some time , because , after all , it was a law , but the overwhelming negative response signalled that this was one law that had to go . Even when we turn to look at our own society , we could not have been the great nation we are today if it were not for the influence of alcohol . One of our best presidents yet , Mr . Abraham Lincoln , used to relax in taverns after long days of debates . Many of our lawmakers in Congress prepare for their speeches with a little alcohol to warm them up . One of the best remedies for lightheadedness , and a drink that doctors take to steady their hands is , of course , brandy . In fact , some of the biggest deals that have been made between business have been concluded with a signature , a handshake , and a bottle of whisky . No wise man would ever dare to take real , authoritative action to end this little luxury that has grown into one of the American necessities But one group of people , the bootleggers , have managed to grow their illegal businesses into the largest and most prosperous in the nation . Secret parties of rounds of alcohol orgies have managed to spring up everywhere around the country . At the end of the day , it seems that our government had better repeal Prohibition and bring back one of our most American traditions .
November 1926
Even from its very inception , it was very clear that Prohibition would never take a firm hold of our society today . Although some hoped that the American around the country would obey the law for at least some time , because , after all , it was a law , but the overwhelming negative response signalled that this was one law that had to go . Even when we turn to look at our own society , we could not have been the great nation we are today if it were not for the influence of alcohol . One of our best presidents yet , Mr . Abraham Lincoln , used to relax in taverns after long days of debates . Many of our lawmakers in Congress prepare for their speeches with a little alcohol to warm them up . One of the best remedies for lightheadedness , and a drink that doctors take to steady their hands is , of course , brandy . In fact , some of the biggest deals that have been made between business have been concluded with a signature , a handshake , and a bottle of whisky . No wise man would ever dare to take real , authoritative action to end this little luxury that has grown into one of the American necessities But one group of people , the bootleggers , have managed to grow their illegal businesses into the largest and most prosperous in the nation . Secret parties of rounds of alcohol orgies have managed to spring up everywhere around the country . At the end of the day , it seems that our government had better repeal Prohibition and bring back one of our most American traditions .