Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
Presents Plan
for States
Control.
FARM PROJECTS
NOT SO SIMPLE
Declares In Effect
He Wears No
Mans Collar.
sT G. GOULD LINCOLN,

Smith. Governor of New York, has
ssc,epted" the Democratic nomination.
Ert no has done more than that. He
has made and riveted into the campaign
the issue which is to carry him to sue
ress or dafeat-the amendment oil
constitutional prohibition. he mas
burned his bridges behind him and Will
nrht it out along these lines.
With his speech of acceptance, oe-
ii~ored in the St2te Capitol Assembly
chamber here last night, the Governor
launched his campaign. If he is elect
ID he will seek to bring about an amend
r.ent Of the eighteenth amendment 50
thai individual States may go wet IL
THAR people desire It is such an
amendment as viii be interpreted by
t:ae bone drys as virtual repeal Of ma
s9nal prohibition.
Gov. Smith had much to say in his
admirable address about the farm prob
len, water power, the failures OF the
Republican administration and restor-
srg the Government to the people but
what he said about pTonlbitlon stuck
ust like a sore toe in the eyes OF the
orvs AS a matter Of fact, 1t over
Shadows the rest of his speech from
r3liticai point Of view.
For State Choice.
The governor took the bull by the
horns and presented new remedy Tor
the alleged Ills which prohihltion mas
brought according TO himself ana 10
other nti-prohibitionists, TO the coun-
Il personally baI.eve." said the gov
orror in an amendment in the ei9Elt-
eanth amendment which would give TO
esrn individual State itself. only after
n,3proval bT referendum popular vote
e. It's people. the right, Wholly WITHIN
s. borders, TO import, Manufacture of
cause 70 be manufactured and sell aico-
hc.ic beverages. the sale to be mace
eagy by tI1e State itssn ana not iot
CcESar,2 2tion IN any punAc piacs
T7rfu the eighteenth amendment was
written into the Constitution che eoun-
~ was constisutionally wet, since
there was no prohibition. Individual
Gates had the right 10 60 CRY oy
ve.eS of their peoples. Gov. smith
nev nropos2l is that the country shan
remain constitutionallg dry. bat with
tta right cf individual States TO go
wet II their peoples so decree
Herbert Hoover. the Republican nom
tnee. having declared against IepeaI d od
fns eighteenth amendment. the issue
fs.ween the two has been surely joined
Immediate Relief"
rav su.s,. realizing that an amend
uent 20 the Constitution requires tne
-atifIeation CT three-fourtns OF tne
rtafes. eftar il shall have psen SUD
~nitted ~by joint action Of Congress, N
wyaicE. tyro=thl-ds CT the members OF
{ots, i7rifees must concur. and that 1t
-rscl,i be- a matter Ct years. mas 22so
r-oocsed modification Of the Volstead
a. the national prohibition law.
..Son1e immediate relief, ne sald,
~vosid come from an amendment 70
the Volstead Law, giving sciennhc
definition of alcoholic content Oh an
Intoxicating beverage. the present
tsafnit!or mot more than half OF per
cent is admittedly inaccurate ana un-
s.ientifsc. Each State would then e
allowed 20 fix its own standard OF alco-
relic content. subject always TO the
fgroytso that standard coald not exceed
sfse r9ayina,srn fixed By Congress.
II there il 10 be any 'nullihcation
Of the Constitution. under the gov
errsor's proposal. II Is 10 be pfoognl
about BIZ Congress. IN the first instance
ard not the individual state. as was
the proposal in the New York refe. en-
DUN resolution, which would give To the
s,sdividuaI States the right % deter
~es~e ,I7@ alcoholic content Of bever~
1gas manufactured ard sold within
their boundaries.
Silent on Per Cent.
n Is cnfy fair to Gov. Smith and his
f,,,1rsortars IN this proposal 10 say they
f0 not believe that raising the alco-
s9oi1e ccritenf Of beverages above the
s,erccntsge n0w allowed in the voistead
saw wo1isa constitute "nuili0caiiOn
sF4-a yoye~nor did not specify IN his
address Just hoW high he would nave
4fe perccrfaRe raised But IL Is only
weasanab5e TO believe that II the law =
IA srcKnecy" the situation now existing
II would be higher than the supporters
rf prohibition would be willing TO have
a. 90.
qualification o1 the Constitution bj
x,eynitting By Law what the Constitution
stfe5f forslds. Here again, taking the
Interpretation of notification Offered
iv Senator Eorah and o'her cryG ihf
fssue Is joined between Hoover anc
fs9g. Smith In his acceptance spee. h
seaerely afnplifed has telegram to thf
Tyciieton convention after II naG Dpul'
mated him 50 far as the wet and DIS
are concerned fija frank declaration fo'
s,uenement of the eighteenth amend
YnpYyt is interpreted here a. bid toi
she vet vote in the States of the Norit
gre East. IN Illinois, Pennsylvania
Wisconsin. Missouri and other Etate'
wnege vet sentiment exists.
II vas freely predicted mere todal
that the reaction IN the South and tf'
west would not be 50 good But IN
smith high command counts on IN
"go|iS South 10 matter Wnat IN
governor may say about prohibition
III noDes to add 10 the electoral vote ,
ffe South tfe votes of New York
Rsasgs ca3isettE, Connecticut, Ehod'
Jgjand. New Hampshire, New Jersey
D2Iaware. Maryland, Missouri Wlscon
sin Illinois. and some go 50 far as
shope" for Democratic victory IN Penn
1.yanis ,,.... 81 a. ..ro
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