I heard that the KKK were among the biggest advocates for prohibition because it was a way of forcing the Irish, Germans, and Italians to assimilate. Vance's statements seem eerily close to KKK arguments. (Maybe a historian like @kevinmkruse.bsky.social can validate the story, it's hearsay for now)

Oh it’s true www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

Why the Ku Klux Klan Flourished Under Prohibition

The Ku Klux Klan's resurgence in the 1920s is linked to the passage of the Volstead Act in 1920