Evening star., 1928-02-10

While many editors feel that William
10. McAdoo's speech AZ Richmond
threatens the harmony OF the party.
the comment evoked by the remarks
sounds n rather surprising note oi
agreement. Many writer's Of both par
ties feel the injection of the prohibition
issue unwiSe and dangerous, although
there are some on each side WHO sctze
upon 1t as u subject for defense or at
tack.
The Roanoke World News t!udepend-
ent Dcmocraticl states that III is not
likely that he can control the proceed
lngs Of the Houston convention or die
tate lis choice ot a nominee. Bat he
can make lot OF trouble for those bent
OH preserving party harmony, and he
can do the ticket serious. II not irrenlc-
diable. damage II he is SD inclined
The liquor question. important and
absorbing rs II is according 10 ths
Dayton Daily News tindtpnden' Drm-
ocraticl has nothing ~ do With the
historic function ot the Democratic rar-
~ Other than party agencies exist,
well organized ON both sides, 70 fight
out that troublesome iSsuc. The flght
should he left to them II crosses the
line of both great political parties"
The New York Times Independently
finds that chief significance OF the ad-
dress lies I'm the place and nature of
his audience. In the auspices ~ the
Anti-Saloon League under which Il
WAS made and In the assertion OF what
everybody knows IL be u fact namely.
that the wet and dry question Is 0ivtd-
ing both parties aud Is sure ~ figare In
the presidential election OF 1921"
Vet the Springfield Republican ttnde-
pendent. points cut; With prohibition
In the Federal Constitution. IL ought
now to he possible to forget whether a
presidential candidate has been IN favor
Of or against prohlhition, and to Judge
his qualifications by other standards
A President takes the oath to enforce
the laws and ~ defend the Cai,>titu-
ton"
There Is no doubt" states the AsAe-
Vile Tunes tmdependent pemoVratteN. /.
that this McAdoo address expresses
the thoughts and feelings ct large
number ot Democrats II is equally
true That u large SECTION Ut the party,
although committed ~ the entesCenen,
ot the eighteenth amendment, will re-
gard Nit McAduu's assault >n Sinith
and Riichie M attempted dynamltmg II
the harmony which Mas Thought "a
have been established at the taekSott
day dinner The h,,Nson Transcript
independently also deelases that he
has created an issue which VIII pack
the nemoctatiu nattonal convention Mh
af dynamite"
In support af the MeAdao position,
the Chattanooga News tmdependent
nemorraticl quotes tnsM Western
Democrat. Judge L. ", tMnntnsh ham,
the statement that NJ The Anesicaa
people viii stand for President M
wham u can he said by a tsiend. He II
not identified with anything else save
Wetness. then, mteed ase they Ieas~
mllv and wonderfully mate," and that
paper adds We say, amen fhe
tlneuin state journal ttndepvndent Re
publieanl takes the pt~ttlon that the
faet that smith N a wet u l.roduet
Ut Tammany. and that he apparently
has no pelitieal vision heyo,,d the h>,une
aalles af hts own state are enough lo
make hun hepaless a. u candidate"
III Ia not yNplnhahle," In the npM~
lon at the apnkane ssM.Aesman. .tseylew
tRerNhlieanl, THAT these pawerlul
Akrnfaka ssslff &aSMi "a. FRaxa u