New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
DrysOpenFight
To Beat Smith
For Presidency
Anderson Declares Govern
or-Eleci Can't Get Away
From Life Long Record
Of Subserviency to Saloon
Denounces Koenig Ring
Says Some Local Republi-
can Chiefs Aren't Crook
ed, but Just COwardly

william II. Anderson, head Of the
New York Anti-Saloon League. told \
huge audience at the West Side Y. NJ.
c. a. that the New YORK City Repub-
lean machine was made up Of Tam
many assistants; that the sooner it
went openly and actually into Tam
nany's wigwam the better for the Re-
publican party; that the New York
state Republican machine was bank
rupt In political honesty and moral
eomprehension; that After Z. Smith
was against direct primaries because
their restoration would defeat MS
friend and pal" United States Senator
Wedsworth; that Smith was elected
Governor because the Republican ma
chine had sunk 30 low that II pre-
ferred 20 have him elected than publish
The truth about his liquor record. This
record. Anderson added, would pre-
vent Smith from reaching the Presi-
"Mr. Smith now Is trying TO get away
from a lifelong record Of shame
fui subserviency 10 the saloon, but
he will not be permitted TO do so"
said Mr.. Anderson. "He has been the
exponent Of the saloon in It's vilest
phases. He voted 20 destroy the pro-
lection Of churches and schools from
the proximity OF saloons. He voted 70
omen the saloon on Sunday and 10 ex-
tend lis weekday hours. lie even voted
against measures designed 70 divorce
II from the evils Of prostitution. And,
regardless Of his professions, he Is un-
alferably committed 70 a course which
means 10 bring the saloon back.
"Mr. Smith Is no second Lincoln, ss
his enthusiasts proclaim. Lincoln took
the moral and law and order end of the
LIQUOR question. Dir. Smith is no
superinan in politics. He is just a wet
Tammany politician, who would never
have been Governor at all II 1t had not
been for the blunders and treachery Of
Republican machine politics.
"Mr. Smith eleverly. apparently
frankly, but in fact disingenuously,
used The liquor issue TO get himself
elected Governor. Now he and his
friends would be short sports IL they
complain when the dry forces accept
his challenge and proceed 70 use that
same liquor issue to make sure that
he never reaches the Presidency"
I'VE know why Governor-elect Smith
does not want the direct primary re-
stored for state officers" continued
UT. AuGtTtoUs IlN AfltUQ ara Voif
United States Senator WadSworth, an
alleged Republican, whose supposed
Republican followers made Mr.. Smith
Governor In the FIRST place, will be
defeated when he comes up four years
from now without the assistance Of
Presidential election II the primary is
restored
Mr.. Anderson in commenting on Sam
Koenig's machine referred 20 its recent
deal with Tammany 10 oust Surrogate
John p. CohAlan In order to get Sans
brother Morris elected judge Of General
Sessions with a Tammany indorse-
ment. He said that II had "bartered
its soul for minority patronage and
had sunk below the level Of Tammany
Hall"
"The local Republican machine" said
Mr.. Anderson, "is a stencil in the nos
trils Of decent citizenship. Not all Of
the Republican leaders in New York
City are crooked. Some Of them are
merely too cowardly 10 make a real
stand against orookedness. The party
in the state would be better off to
kiss the New York City outfit goodby
or accelerate their departure and make
a straight clear-clt appeal TO decent
citizenship. Any possible change would
be for the better, no matter what IT is.'