Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-31
SMITHS s
At TITl)DE:
DEFENDED
Acceptance Speech Of
Robinson Upholds His
Stand On Liquor.
DENOUNCES HOOVER
Blames G.. O. p. Candidate
For Present Ills Of
Farmer. :
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Aug 81. =
Accepting the Democratic Vice.
Presidential nomination here last
night, Senator Joseph r. Robinson
defended the prohibition modifica-
tion stand of Governor Alfred f..
Smith as a personal right to which
the Presidential nominee is entitled
and denied that Smith 5 program
would constitute notification of
the Constitution as charged by Re-
publieans.
The convention at Houston, Rob-
inson declared, recognized that
the Democratic Party is neither a
prohibition nor an anti-prohibition
organization, but if entrusted with
power. its duty would be to enforce
all laws.
"Can it be said that because Gov
ernor Smith believes that, without
returning to the old evils of the sa-
loon, temperance and respect for
law can be promoted through chang
cs in the existing system, he is u
nulificationist and an enemy of the
constitution
''Such arguments impeach the
intelligence of their authors,' Rob-
inson said.
The Vice Presidential nominee
pointed out that President Wilson
had vetoed the Nolstead Act.
Cites Enforcement Promise
Governor smith, he said, "ha4
promised his best efforts to enforce
/ prohibition.
His personal opinion that the
/ law or the Constitution should be
changed to make certain better OBJ
scrvance and enforcement, does not
affect his disposition or ability to
perform that duty
Robinson pointed out that what
ever "A presidents views, only modi-
ticatioins that meet with approval
of the people are possible. He de-
clarcd tnat prohibition has been dis
credited because good faith efforts
have not been made for its enforce
ment and that breakdown is
threatened mot by more proposals
| for modification, but rather by in
! difference of the public to proper
execution and by corruption and in
/ efficiency Of many enforcement Of
/ ticerS.
Robinson declared that Secretary
, Of the Treasury Mellon, VINO has
been charged with prohibition en-
| forcement was before national pro-
hibition "largely interested in the
liquor business. He added that
| Senator William S. Ware of Penn
/ sylvania who "forced Mr.. Hoover's
nomination, claimed election to the
/ Senate on a platform containing a
/ single plank-the repeal of national
/ prohibition.
Fry I1fense Indicated
Robinson 5 treatment of the is
| sue indicates the general line of de-
Tense that Democrats will adopt in
/ dry sections, particularly in the
: South, where the Nice-Presidential
nominee will stump extensively.
The candidates discussion of pro-
hibition attracted most attention.
! but he devoted more time to farm
relief which he described as per
haps the most important issue. =
! Upon Robinson, who voted for the
/ McNary- Haugen bill will fall the
/ burden of the campaign in the farm
] sections of the West.
He treated only two other sub
iects in his address, the merchant
I marine and "political corruption. -
/ Upon Herbert Hoover, the Repub-
/ lican presidential nominee, Robin
son laid the major portion of the
. blame for failure of the Republican
/ administration to provide adequate
/ farm relief
He declared that Hoover, "the
/ President 5 trusted adviser" is per-
/ hapS more directly responsible ~ for
the failure of farm relief legislation
I than "any other single political
. leader y
Analyzes Hoover Program
! He took up in detail Hoover's
/ farm program, as enunciated in the
4 Republican candidate 5 acceptance
address, and said it "marks no ma
terial advance on programs hith =
( rrto offered by the nominee and
other Republican leaders
While the Democratic platform
does not expressly approve tha
equalization fee provided by the
! McNary- Haugcn bill, it ''does rcc-
/ ognize the principle of distributing
the cost Of operation with respect
/ to surplus crops over the marketed
units whose producers are benefit
/ ed thcrcby,' Robinson explained.
4 IF a moro equitable and cffec
| tive plan than that comprised bv
. the equalization fee is discovered.
! il should be adopted.
"Thc time has come, however,
when an economic adventure is jus
titled in behalf Of the millions who