Evening star., 1927-10-15
MOSES PREDICTS PROHIBITION
WILL FAIL AS ACUTE ISSUE
Political Prophet Says G. O.
p. viii Continue as
Moral Leader.
Senator Declares Extremists
Will Not Prevail in Con-
venti0n.
Ey ROBERT BARRY.

Having INDUCED in political proph-
ecv of a sort which required many
months to gain him honor within his
own party, Senator George III. Moses,
New Hampshire Republican, might be
expected to rest on his laurels. If he
were of that stripe he would not be
George Moses.
| He is ready now to predict that
prohibition will not be IAN acute
issue" in the next Republican national
convention.
senator Moses began on election
night in 1924. when Coolidge ana
| Dawes swept the country, to say that
| Calvin Coolidge would not be candl'
date for third term. in 1928. Ii"
was laughed to scorn by all who knew
| him and who professed to know the
President.
The talented ex-reporter and former
diplomat was accused OF trying 70
| .bulldoZe". the President out of the
1928 race in the hope that if a West
ern Republican were nominated bv
the Republicans. the vice presidential
! nomination would so to New Haml'-
shire 10 assuage the political sensitive
| ness of New England
Endured lne NlOchtIS.
Senator Moses endured the mocllery
without disclosing the fact that the
Sanhedrin which picked Warren g.
| Harding in Col. George Harvey
smoke-filled room at the Blackstone
in 1920 offered him second place on
the ticket. Moses declined ana ms
answer now to suggestions that he
| aspires TO he President of the Senate
without the "pro tempore" he holds
is polite, yet emphatic, mo"
| His friends liked him best when he
ahiured the 81 told you SO" after Presi-
dent Coolidge's formal withdra wal
even as they wondered just how much
| tbe influence of Mrs. Moses had re-
strained the Senator's impulses at tic
moment.
Asked what he thought the Republi.
cans would do about prohibition III
1928. Senator Moses hesitated to mar
| his hating average of 1000 in the po'
litical league. 1t was only a moments S
| hesitation. however.
Lead in Reform.
"In the Republican national con
| yention of 1885," he answered
! tCharles A. Boutelle of Maine offered
| a resolution committing the Repubil
| can party to the cause of prohibition
He argued 1t ably and effectively. He
! said the great Republican party al
WAYS had been the party OF grea'
moral ideals. Mr.. Boutelle spoke
truly. The Republican party of 1928
is not going to begin 40 years later to
alter its purpose.
When he says a clever thing Sena
tor Moses seldom spoils it by amplifi
cation.
"Does that mean that the Republi
cans are not troubled by the prohiDl
tion issue and are not apt to be in
their 1928 convention?" 1t was ven
| tured.
at means simply that, as was said
in 1888, the Republican party always
has taken the lead in every reform
for the well being and progress OF
mankind" Senator Moses replied. III
is now. as then, the party OF great
moral ideals.
Sees Extremists Losing.
1T was suggested that there might
be some one or some groups In the
next Republican national convention
who might regard modification OF the
Volstead act or repeal of the eight
eenth amendment as being conducive
to the we'll being, real or imagined, OF
many Republicans.
There is no possible means OF fore
telling what extremists in politics may
attempt" Senator Moses said. mo
| one can say at this time that no Re.
publican dry or no Republican wet will
| fail to arise on the floor of the con-
yention with a demand for a drier or
| wetter platform declaration than the
resolutions committee will bring in.
But it is not difficult to prophesy with
| assurance that the extremists Will not
| prevail, and that there will be no
acute issue in the convention over
| this topic" -,
| "And the resolutions committee will
declare for law enforcement
! 1.-THE resolutions committee Of IT,
| Republican national convention OF
| 1928 will write plank on prohibition
| dedicated to the identical purpose
which will dominate every other plank
Of that platform-great moral.ideals.' y
"And the convention will approve
it?"
Beyond any question"
A Question For Butler.
"Dr. Nicholas Murray Rutler of New
York says that you so-called 'profes
sional political managers are out OF
touch with the real thought of the
American people," it was suggested
Il have great respect for DIR. But
Ter, but why does he say that?" Sen
ator Moses wished to know, as he
reached for a cigarette and appeared
unconcerned.
He says the people make the
| issues" the Senator was advised. HE
! declared in effect, that il the politi
clans undertake to play horse with the
prohibition issue next year, they will
have a rude awakening when the peo