Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-07-05
POLITICAL EVZNTS
OF THE PAST WEEK
Highlights of Politics Activity of
Both Major Parti Summarized
From Recent New Dispatches
From Over the Country
Gov. Smith Stands by Prohibition

Albany, N. y, June 29.-GoVef-
nor Smith accepted the Democratic
nomination for the presidency in
600-word telegram today, full half
of which was devoted to statement
of his position on the prohibition
question.
In his acceptance telegram Cover
nor Smith stated that if elected he
would enforce the constitution and
laws without reservation or evasion,
but Immediately followed this with
reiteration of his belief that there
should be fundamental changes in
the legislative provisions for prohi-
bition.
"While I fully appreciate" he
said, "that these changes can molly
be made by the people themselves
through their elected legislative rep
resentatives, feel it to be the duty
of the chosen leader of the people
to point the way which, in his opin
ion leads to a sane, sensible solution
of condition which 1 am convinced
is entirely unsatisfactory to the
great mass of our people"
He assured the convention that in
his formal acceptance of the nomina-
ton he would give his views in full
"upon the issues of the campaign"
and closed with an expression of con-
fidence that he would lead his party
to victory in November.
Governor Smiths telegram:
81 received your message on be-
half of the convention with a deep
sense of responsibility and fervent
prayer for the guidance of Divine
providence, l accept the call of my
party to lead it in the national cam
paign. l can think of no greater
privilege in the world than to serve
our country. My gratitude to the
convention for it's expression of con-
ffdence in me I cannot adequately
express in this telegram. l will have
to make it manifest single-handed
devotion to the United States and
her people in every action. s>--4-'---s ~
"The happiness and welfare of
millions of men, women and children
who constitute the nation was the
great driving force behind the doc
trine enunciated by the immortal
Jefferson, given life by him and car
ried through by Cleveland and Will
son. I am convinced that our plat
form voices that doctrine. l stand
committed to the platform and will
welcome an opportunity to reorgan-
fhnI
agencies of government to the end
that the burden of taxation may be
lightened.
"Our platform lays at rest the
absurd claim insidiously put out by
Republican propaganda that the Re-
publican party has a monopoly upon
the mechanics of prosperity. Our
platform in its tariff and financial
policy gives assurance to every le-I
gitimate business man, wage Garner
farmer and taxpayer, that prosperity
will not be conserved but fairly dis
tributed among all.
"The definite declaration of the
convention to aid agriculture and the
planks dealing with labor problems
are sound, progressive and sincere,
as is also the party commitment to
the development of our water power
with alternating our God-givep re-
sources. Our plank on foreign pail
cy states the simple truth that the
Divine command to love thy neigh
Dor as thyself' contains no limitation
and was intended to apply as be-
tween nations.
"The equal and even enforcement
of law is the cornerstone upon which
rests the whole structure of Demo-
cratic government. If it is the will
of the people of this nation that I
am to take an oath as president of
the United States to protect and de-
fend our constitution and laws, r
will execute that oath to the limit of
my ability without reservation or
evasion"