Evening star., 1928-10-28

party loyalty have such a binding obli-
CATION that we must place the welfare
of our party above our country? Again
want to call your attention to the
attitude of the immortal Roosevelt on
such questions. He ssid that If he made
any difference in prosecuting Repub-
lican rascsls and Democratic raScals,
ne prosecuted the Republican rascals
little harder.
Denies Tammany Control.
Every public official knows that 1t
Is his duty to expose wrong and evil
regardless of where he finds it, and
the man who will remain silent, es-
pecially if he occupies a high position
Of trust, Is, in my Judgment, derelict
in his duty when he does not raise his
voice in condemnation of political
debauchery even though it strikes at
the very head of his party. Mr.. Hoover.
measured by this test, fails to come
up to the proper level.
The charge IS made against Gov.
Smith that he is q member of the
Tammany organization in New York
have no more Use for Tammany than
have for any other political machine.
and I do not believe 1t is to the credit
Of Gov. Smith that in his early political
life he associated closely with the
Tammany organization, but 1 do think
1t Is to his credit that he has risen
above its domination and its influence
His record, since he has been gov
ernor, shows that Tammany has not
controlled his appointments of Office.
Whatever influence this organization
might have had, Gov. Smith, by his
0utspoken and courageous method in
official action, has risen way above and
beyond the domination and the control
Of that organization
But who is it who Is CRYING out
against him on account of Tammany?
In the main, 1t is the same group of
leading alleged statesmen who have
opposed at every step the investigation
# the crime and debauchery which has
been going on in high places.
Let us not forget that at Kansas
City, in the Republican convention, at
OF Pennsylvania who put Herbert
Hoover across-Vare, the head of the
Republican machine in PHILADELPHIA.
And that machine is now turning
heaven and earth to secure votes for
Herbert Hoover. If you will compare
the Ware machine in Pennsylvania with
the Tammany machine in New York.
as 1t has existed for the last several
years, 1t will make Tammany appear
as white-robed saint.
Hits Nicaraguan Policy.
"Mr. Ware was refused admission to
the Senate. The disclosures of corrup-
tion were publicly known before the
| election. Herbert Hoover knew about
1t. He knew of the crime and de-
oauchery In Pennsylvania, where, under
this man, the worst political machine
that had ever been put together was
controlling the State. He sat idly by
while the administration lent its power
iui influence to secure the election of
Mr.. Ware. And he has been the bene-
| flclary OF the activities of this corrupt
machine in the very nomination he now
| has"
Senator Norris scored the Republican
candidate for remaining silent on what
he termed the administrations "inde-
| fenslble and illegal war down in Mica
ragua," and by contrast praised Gov.
Smiths condemnation of it.
In no uncertain terms he has con-
demned this injustice" he said. I'm
| courageous language he has promised
that any administration of his shall not
leave behind 1t such a blot of dishonor. -
The cry goes out that Gov Smith Is
Catholic and that we must not elect
Catholic to the White House. What
is the greatest fear that these anti
Catholics have? If you ask them and
they give you any reply, go out of 100
will say that the Catholics are opposed
to our public school system.
Let us see what the record shows