Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
Both Sides Express Hope
White-Smith Row Is Ended

/ Raleigh News and Observer Demo
craticl, which. however, gives force 10
the candidates assurance that he
would never advocate or approve any
law which directly or indirectly permits
the return of the saloon"
The Cincinnati Times-Star (Repub-
lican) unqualitiedly supports the Smith
position: William Allen Whites charges
against the Legislative record of Gov
AL Smith when he was not governor.
but just young East Side Assembly
man. have always seemed to us SuSpi~
cious. because they go far back; be-
cause, as KanSan, Mr.. White could
know little about New York legislation
and nothing about bills 20 or more years
old, and because. on their face, the
charges bore the disingenuous quality
characteristic of the Anti-Saloon League,
from whose agents they originate. 4
denOunce as unfair, unmanly and UNI
American says Gov. Smith, this SLAM
derouS attack upon me and my record.
| AS a Republican newspaper. the Times
| Star cannot quarrel with his epithets"
| Two more Midwest papers add not
unfriendly word --~ the Omaha World
| Herald independently says Gov. Smith
| Is by no means the only honorable and
decent public man who has been be-
| Spattered by the mud batteries of the
| editor OF the Emporia Gazette. TO re-
| call only two recent instances, 1t is just
| few weeks ago that MIR. White was
| referring TO Herbert Hoover as a timd
| fat capon'; not much longer also he
branded his fellow Kansan. Senator
| Charles Curtis, as n nit-wit.' The
| Duluth Herald independent Repub~
| lican1 states Gov. Smiths answer to
| the charges made by William Allen
| White is very effective. 1t will satisfy
most unbiased people that there Ii
nothing in the Democratic candidates
| public record that Is shameful. and
| nothing in 1t for controversy except
what Is consistent with his present
stand as thoroughgoing opponent OF
prohibition"
Mr. White was treading ticklish
ground" agrees the Kansas City jour
nal-Post independent Republican,.
when he sought to interpret n 20~year-
old legislative record without knowledge
Of the facts and circumstances sur
rounding the various bills involved"
THE Republican party claims to be
conducting high type OF campaign"
states the Roanoke Times independent
Democraticl. but the Times finds sig
niticancc IN the report that Editor
Whites statement. retracting his for
mer retraction, was issued by the Of
fetal publicity bureau of the Repub-
lcan party" The Louisville Times
independently. feeling that the answer
will be entirely satisfactory To Gov
Smiths supporters" suggests that the
promise to ignore further charges
| should be cheering to readers Of cam
| paign lftterances
| Il n
| The document, ms viewed by the New
| York World independently, stamps the
| governor as a man who deals IN the
actual realities Of government, instead
| Of the sham realities that were enough
! for MIR. White, rs n practical man,
| man who liz nv completely responsible
rs Mr., White, in this instance at ieast
| was irresponsible. The World recog~
ni2es public demand that the candi-
date be ono who viii have competence
at the Job he aspires 10. and concludes,
| lin throwing this side Of the governor
into high relief, MIR. White has done
bin real service"
Disagreement with the governors
| contention that the original White
charges were inspired by the Repuh~
| lican organization" IL expressed by the
| Hartford CoTant independent Repuh.
| lican1, paper which however, coli~
! cludes as 10 the main issue ''Mr Smith
| defends his votes in highly credtahle
| fashion Now that he has issued this
| strong defense, the Democratic eandi~
| date may we'll rest his case, We have
never felt that these attacks based on
| his legislative record Of 20 years ago
would prove popular or effective"
1.-THE governor hits straight and hits
| hard, The statement rings with sill
| certify" asserts the cleveland Plain
Dealer Andepenaent ushlocraticls ......-.