Evening star., 1928-03-29
DRY PLANK DEMAND
RENEWED BY BORAH
Senator Again Warns Parties
Evasion Means Aid to
"NuIIificationiStS."
By the A..oeIated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Republicans and Democrats alike
were under fresh warning today by
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho. that
unless they write prohibition enforce
ment planks In their convention plat
forms there will come into being an ad-
ministration indifferent 10 the law and
therefore helpful TO the constitutional
"nullihcationists."
In a radio address last night the
Idaho Senator declared that "at
time when the Constitution Is openly
assailed and persistently defed, nothing
could be more discouraging or more de-
noralizing than for the dominant pO-
lltical parties to remain silent and
thereby connive with those whose open
and announced purpose is TO break
down and nullify the Constitution.
Broadcast to Women.
Borah read his address through Sta
ton WIFI, operated here by the Eel
lOWship Forum, a fraternal magazine.
Transmitted TO Columbus. Ohio, 1t vas
rebroadcast for a Women's conference
on law enforcement. which the Senator
had been unable 10 attend in person.
Frequent reference was made TO the
oil cases. although no specific mention
was given TO the Idahoan's "repudla-
ton" drive for funds TO repay Harry z.
Sinclair, lessee Of Teapot Dome, the
s160.O0O In Continental Trading Co.
bonds he donated TO the Republican
party in 1923 10 help eXtingutsh the
1920 campaign deficit. Sinclair, Borah
said. would not be at the coming Re-
publican convention.
THE party may still be under obi-
cations to him for having paid lti
debt" he declared but he himself
will not likely be present
Sees Corruption Fight.
He predicted his party undoubtedly
would denounces corruption, and said
that "in so far as indignant TeSolu-
tons can purge the party and set the
party right on this great menace. that
we will do-whether at the same time
we dare not defend and decide 70 con-
tinue to be under obligation 20 those
We denounce. time alone can tell"
Continuing on. the subject Of cor
ruption. Borah asserted that the -one
great instrument of political power
stands discredited and degraded, while
trusted agents enter into a conspiracy
with the bribe giyer and the despoiler
not only to betray the rank and file
Of the party, but 70 exploit the Nations
natural wealth and compromise the
Nations honor"
ITO connive at or consent 70 OF
approve OF wrongdoing in party man
agement, even by acquleScence. he
continued, lis in the end 70 disfranchise
and render poverleSs the voters OF tbs
party. The failure Of the voters "a
repudiate Wrongdoing within the party
is in the end 10 approve Of it and
encourage it in the future"
Hits Evasion Of Issues.
Declaring it was the plan OF certain
powerful influences IN both parties 20
avoid the issues and thereby withhold
from the voters showdown on the
question OF prohibition enforcement,
BOrah said that IF avoiding the issues
in the campaign was all the avoiding
there was 10 do It would not b. 50
serious
But the same influences which VIII
make the political party spineIeSs viii
make the administration indifferent,
ne added
The same influences which frignten
parties into silence viii frigften the
administration into neutrality. and that
is all those who are opposed 20 the law
expect or viii demand"
II made no difference how fierce the
battle elsewhere, he said. the eighteenth
amendment is neutral territory ry-and
the antagonists meet for consultat Ton
and congratulations"