Evening star., 1926-06-17

Senator Borah's attack upon the
New York prohibition referendum
plan made both friends and enemies
for the Idaho leader. He has been the
storm center Of vigorous debate. In
which there are no party lines.
Much encoura cement to the bone
drys" il seen by the Birmingham
News independent DemOcratic) in the
position taken by Senator BOrah.
Some Of the Washington gossips,"
SAYS the News, are inclined ~ believe
that in his delivorance to the Presby
terians. he. is beginning to groom him
self for the presidential candidacy In
1928. hut others are convinced that
he Is taking the advanced position DE
cause Of his great Western consttt-
uency, which In the very stronghold
Of prohibition dryer even than the
Theoretically dry South" The Mai
chester Union independent kepubh'
can finds eonfirmat ton uf its own bS
lief thAt the next Republican national
convention would not be found dis
posed to pander to nullincation seh-
timent," and declares that the Sena'
tors speech has made this belief q
practical certainty. A great service to
the public" continues the Union,
has been performed by Senator
Borah. 1t IL eminently worth while
to have the case set forth in un-
mistakable terms, and that has been
done coura seously and convincingiy."
Indersing Senator Borah's inclina-
ton to kick any referendum into
the wastebasket" il it should com
promise either in letter or in spirit
with the execution OF the prohibi-
ton amendment" the Lexington
Leader CRepublican remarks: III
that isn't AmerIcanism. nothing us:
1t is the expression Of the soul of
great Nation" The Salt Lake
Deseret News Gndepe ndenU ADDS;
"There Is a tendency to ascribe to
public men generally certain de-
gree OF insincerity which Is charged
up to political expediency.' but In
this matter we have no reason to
suspect that Senator Borah is other
than what he appears to be. May
success attend his courageous atti-
tude.'
As the Pittsburgh Sun dndepend-
ent Democratic) views the matter:
There is little hope that the ques-
ton will be settled until there IL
knock down and drag out fight on
the one question that Is now nrst
In every conversation in the great
cities and to q larger extent tnan
most admit In the smaller towns.
In inviting such a finish fight, sen
ator Borah renders a good service.
The Senator's speech, as pointe1
out by the Harrisburg Teie8raph
(Republicsn), puts him In the very
center Of the prohibition contest.
position In which his, fishtins pro-
eIivitiex will enable him to make
a brilliant showing" The Rockford
Star ,independenU states that his
"nrm stand In support Of the Vol
stead act In more than sisnif1eant:
1t Ia heroic" and that ''he came to
the aid Of the drys when the tiGe
appeared to be setting aeainst
them" The Knoxville Sentinel I'm
dependent Democratic) also recos-
nizes that he has certainly quail
fed for the leadership Of the dry
sentiment Of his party by the
strongest and most uncomprom1sinS
stand yet taken by a Republican IN
the prohibition cause"
The Christian Science Monitor lin
dependent) SAYS: ".rhe Nation owes
the Idaho Senator a debt of gratitude
for this vigorous utterAflce. 1t STANDS
like d rallying banner in a struggle In
which too many public men are skulk-
Ing in the rear The tribute OF the
ithaca JournaENews independently is
that his blasting speech left the pro-
ponents of so-called referendums on
the VolAead act like that proposed In
thiSE state little to stand on" The
Spokane Spokesma n Review inde-
pendent Republican,, adds its judk
mont that the referendum plan As