Evening star., 1928-08-03

The.speeches which Senator Pat Har~
rison B Mississippi has been making IN
his home State this past week would IN
dicate pretty conclusively that Gov,
Smiths oratorical champions do not
intend to puSsyfoot on the prohibition
issue and the religious question III the
territory below the Mason-Dixon line,
but will meet both boldly and IN the
open, At Lake Mississippi on Wednes-
day Senator Harrison discussed the pro-
hibition issue at length in pungent IAN
euage. of which he Is past master. lie
declared that the Republicans nave
made a mess of enforcement and tnat
the Democratic nominee has declared
clearly and unequiVocahly for It's (tne
laws) most rigid enforcement. Al
Philadelphia, Miss. on Thursday ne
pleaded for religious tolerance. Why
should man who Is IN every othef
way qualified by training and ability
and character be denied the presidency
of the United States simply because he
is Catholicq" he said In both
speeches he urged Democratic unity In
spite of any differences Of religion and
prohibition.
During the seven years that Herbert
Hoover has headed the Department OF
Commerce ne has delivered not in
considerable number OF public ad-
dresses OH a wide variety OF subjects,
dealing In the main with problems OF
public and private welfare Most of
these have now been reprinted in leafiet
form a. Republican campaign "litera"
ture." The titles of these Hoover
speeches embrace Government owner
shin" Commercial Aviation" "Mer-
chant Marine Policy" THE St Law
renee Shipway," Improvement OF
Farmers Profits" indeed, every politi-
cal issue of the present day is covered
except prohibition, But, according TO
gossip at Republican headquarters here,
the Hoover leafiot for which there Is
the most popular demand so far Is a
Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes"
the reprint OF an address delivered In
Chicago in April. 1927, before the Izaak
walton League Of America.
In his address to the Izaak Walton
League Mr. Hoover made some sage
observations He declared Man and
boy. the American is fisherman. That
comprehensive list of human rights, the
Declaration Of independence Is flrm
that all men tand boysl are endowed
ing life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness. which obviously includes the
pursuit Of fish America is a well water
ed country and the inhabitants know
their fishing holes. / am Tor
fish. Fishing Is not so much getting fish
AS IL Is a state Of mind and n lure 10
the human soul into refrcshment. But
II Is too long between bites. We must
have more fish In proportion to the
water"
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, AS
sistant Attorney General who deals WIN
prohibition enforcement cases III the
DEPARTMENT Of Justice and who mas
been conspicuous in her zeal In prose
cution Of violations Of the eighteenth
amendment, and Representative George
Holden Tinkham OF Boston, arch enemy
of prohibition and usually rated as
the Wetteat wet IN Congress. nave
long enjoyed a social acquaintance,
They met recently In the dining room
OF a Washington hotel. MRS, Wilie~
brandt was accompanied by some guests
| from her home State OF California
Let me present you to Mr.. IihkhhIil.
my worst enemy in Washington, sald
| Mrs Willebrandt with n smile. "That
| :
State bearded bachelor quickly 1T IL
only my head--not my heart~-~which
disapproves Of you"
| A. # u
Oklahoma 40 years ago was q wilder
ness inhabited by Indians and COW
pnnchers, Today II Is land flowing
with milk, honey. corn. wheat, rye. oats,
cotton and cattle, to say nothing Of liz
| immense oil fields This year II is 10 he
| the scene Of the most intensive political
battle the State has ever known. John
| w Davis carried Oklahoma In 1924 over
Coolidge by IA margin OF 10000 IN a
total of about half million votes cast
La Toilette poiled 1000 votes there, THIS
iine-up indicates that II Ia a doubtful
State from both Republican and Demo
cratic standpointB, There are i20 O0t
Indians In Oklahoma. according To the
| Bureau Ot Indian Affairs, and the hue
reau estimates that half Of that num-
her at least are eligible To vote. pls