Evening star., 1928-03-04
NJ 'AD0O REVIEWS
ATTACK ON SMITH
Prohibition Issue Raised De-
spite Efforts of Gov
ernor's Sponsors.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho star.

ALBANY, n. T., March 3.-No mat
ter what Gov. Smiths c-mpaign man.
ayers may want TO know on the q1ies-
ton OF prohib.tion--no matter how
thoroughly some OF them may van, 10
soft pedal the matter and take as
nearly middle course as possible-it
will not down.
The week In New York vas marked
by new fiare-up. not only OF pro-
hibit.on. but also Of the old party Sore
the Smith-McAdoo breach. McAdoo
resumed the tiff this time when ne took
up once more his attack on the gov
crnors prohibition views. AS for Smith,
there was no reply forthcoming.
The McAdoo broadside came out o,
New York City where there vas mac.c
public resume Of an article in thc
March Review Of Reviews by the for
mer Cabinet officer IN which ne as
serted that the only and fundamental
prohibition issue is Shall a State o.
permitted 10 disregard any part OF tha
Constitution which It elects not to
obey?"
Refused Obedience.
Mr.. McAdoo went on to say: "Police
enforcement is the principal ard or
NAL function of the State governments.
Deprived Of the effective cooperation
Of police organizations Of the States.
the amendment becomes a nullity. This
is what happened IN New York ana
Maryland. Although each Of these
States ratified the amendment and
helped to pu. 1t in the Constitution.
they refuse cooperation; they refuse
obedience"
Mr. McAdoo's latest thrust at tl1e
iy Ii,y T..
buttal. Some time ago he resumed the
old quarrel begun during the 1924 ma
tional convention in New York with
an attack on the governors contention
that the States do not need a special
enforcement act on prohibition and
that the Volstead ac. is really part Of
the statutory code OF each Of the States.
SL-ith's reply to that vas: The gen.
tleman doesn't know his Constj-,I-
ton" at rhe same time quoting article
s. section 2. Of the Federal Constitu-
ton. which holds that the Constitution
and all laws Of tn. United States made
In pursuance thereof shall be the su-
preme law Of the land. and Judges in
every State shall be bound thereby.
But now McAdoo comes back With
the contention that the United States
Supreme Court has interpreted this sec
conflict between the STATE laws and the
Constitution the Federal law is su-
pr"me.
Refuses to Debate.
Gov. Smith put his foot down firmly
on any answer 10 the Reriew OF Reviews
article
Il do not intend to enter into any
.onc-o!St2nce debate on prohibition
with any one" he said.
Neither Democrats nor Republicans
Il, New YORK can keep away very long
from the governors presidential possi-
oi!!ties or at least his candidacv. II
became the motiyating influence in one
OF the hottest legislative debates OF the
week
Democrats moved to discharge a
committee from resolution wlic!I
would p"ti;icn Congress 10 enact irxis-
!aticn immediately cu-bing the powr-
0. FEDERAL judges to interfere in publ.
Utilities cases They claimed that the
Federal judges have bcen appointing
receivers and issuing in,unctions il
cases which did not really concern
them. as long as there was conpe,en,
local jurisdiction. TIL, Republicans
were far from slow in taking I'D ths
challenge. Majo-itv Leader RuSssn q
Dunmore said. rs the State 10 BE-
superior. or Is the Nation 70 be suue-
rior? Is II 10 create another situation
WhSre civil wsr may oe a possibility?
Our friends OF the Democratic side are
aoFocat!nS now the destruction 0. ma
uonai government on a certain issue
ana giving prc-eulinence 10 the rights
~ the States, even though the acts cf
ne Siat>1 may b. II violation OF the
Cons tltu:.oa Of the Federal Govern
-:lent
what biuuder 10 aGvccate any
such doctrine on the eve az a prcs,-
dental campaign Is this the doctrine
mat the Democratic party and the
Democratic governor wno seeks 10 Win
the Democratic nomination stand for"
THOMAS c. STOWEfI