Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-08-24
Answers Objections To Gov. Smith


Clyde r. Hoey
was Democrat yesterday. am a
Democrat today. and am going TO be a
Democrat tomorrow. believe the welfare
and general good of the South will be
vouchsafed only through the Democratic
party. and that the government of this
nation will be best administered by and
through the Democratic party. and that
only IN this way will the government func-
ton fully and fairly for the benefit of the
average man. This party has been, and
Is. the mouth-piece Of the masses and il
speaks the language of that large body of
citizens whose voice is heard only through
its councils.
The Democracy of the nation, in a mag
nlhcent convention in proud Southern
city, selected Governor Smith. of New
York. as its standardbearer for president.
What are the reasons advanced for op-
posing Governor SMITH At least three
are given and they are that he is "a a
Tammany man; (2) a wet. and (3) a
Catholic.
Tammany Hall has existed for 1879 years.
1t has some political corruption linked with
its record. but it is a paragon of virtue
compared with the Republican political
machines in Philadelphia. Chicago, Pitts.
burg, Indianapolis. and other large cities
OF the country They are young and yet
so stRened in corruntioa and honauoor,k.l
with graft that Tammany bushes when
they are named in its presence. Tammany.
despite its grating, has given New York
City the best government of any of the
really big cities, and whenever it loses
control Of the city, the Republicans give
such bad government that the people rise
up in their might after two years of ex-
perence with that party and restore Tam.
many to power. Practically every promi-
nent Southern Democrat in New York be
longs to Tammany Hall
There is one sure defense for Al Smith
against any charge that can be made
against Tammany. and that is his own
spotless record of public service for the
past rs years. in which he has held vari-
Gus Offices in the State, including his ser
vice Of four terms as Governor. and there
is not even a Republican in New York
State who questions his integrity or doubts
his honesty. The whole State, Democrats
and Republicans. men and women. agree
that he is absolutely incoruptible, and
with this shield and buckler. he is i'm.
pTegnable in public esteem. Theodore
Roosevelt, the Less. while violently at
lacking Tammany. was careful to say that
he wished il understood that he did moi
question the personal honesty or inteerit,
Of Governor Smith. Charles Evans Hughes
great Baptist. former Republican candi-
date for President. introducing Gov. Smith
few weeks ago to speak before several
thousand lawyers of New York. recalled
his unusual public service and stated that
II he were in England they would pro
vide him a peerage, but in this countr,
he would have the love and affec.
tion of oil the people as an everlasting
heritage for the unselfsh manner in which
he had whole heartedly served the State
concluding with the statement that he wa:
a master of the science of government
Elihu Root. former Secretary of State
and one of the outstanding Republican
lawyers Of America. stated that while A
Smith was not lawyer, that he was the
most useful member of the Constitutions
Convention and knew more about the Con
stitution than any lawyer in the State.
II IAN honest man is the noblest worl
Of God, then Alfred Emanuel Smith CLEAN.
across the political heavens as a star Of
the first magnitude.
yield to no man or woman. minister OF
layman in my loyalty and devotion &c
prohibition and my sincere desire to STAMP
out liquor and all the evils incident to the
traffic, but refuse to be stampeded to the
support Of party that for the past eight
years has had about the biggest distiller
in America at the head Of the prohibition
enforcement-a man who has made mil.
lions out Of the liquor traffic and has fat.
tened on the misery and suffering, poverty
and squalor Of the multiplied thousands
who have purchased the damnable stuff
from his banooms. dstilleres and brew
cries, and a man who has fought prohib.
ton at every stage with every once of
his influence and energy, and who had
enough liquor on hand to float a battle
ship when prohibition went into effect.
This same man, Secretary Mellon, now has,
through his companies, liquor stored in
warehouses amounting to many millions
OF dollars. and he is getting a high price
for il. This is the man who is now az the
head OF prohibition enforcement-the Re.
publicans transferred enforcement from the
department Of Justice. where il properly
belonged, to the Treasury Department
and Secretary Mellon is the man in CHARGE
This is the man who has been serving in
the cabinet with Secretary Hoover for the
past eight years and is the same man who.
along with Boss Ware. whose election 20
the Senate from Pennsylvania was SO fla
GRAVITY corrupt that the Senate wouldn't
let him enter, dictated the nomination of
Hoover at Kansas City and it was so
published in every newspaper in the land.
This.is the fine moral atmosphere pervad-
Ing the Republican party. into which our
Southern dry Democrats are asked to enter
because. forsooth, AL Smith is wet.
After Harding's administration came into
power March 4. 1921. there was shame.
less abandonment of any purpose to en-.
foice the prohibition law in New York,