The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-24
ALABAMA SENATOR TAKES ANOTHER
FLING AT AL SMITH And CATHOLICS
Heflin Flays Newspapers Of
Alabama and Other States
and Fires Volley at His Po-
litical Opponents - Says
White House Must Never
Shelter q Catholic

Warrington, Jan. 24.-lR-An.
other Hef1in broadside has sped It's
booming course ut the Alabama SEN
ator's favorite targets-Al Smith
and the Catholic church--and into
it, echoing wake. the. senator has
hurled q challenge to his party
men to take him to task for Il.
Keeping his promise Of Q few
days ago, Heflin gave his subject
expansive treatment for more than
two hours in the senate yesterday.
elevating his verbal guns to throw
explosive bursts beyond the New
the ranks Of Alabama and other
newspapers and at political oppon-
ents in his state. A few specially
selected shells were dropped in the
senate press galleries, whose dwell.
ers he charged with having given
undue prominence to certain Of his
utterances.
Propose Joint Debate
That last volley concerned pub
lication Of Heflin's recent challenge
to his party leader, Senator Robin
son Of Arkansas. to make his reli-
giouS tolerance speech in Alabama,
and his added declaration that Rob-
inson would +. tarred and feathered
II he did. The Alabaman explained
vest -rday that his statement was
made in the heat Of debate and that
he hadn't meant it. He said he had
intended to strike that part Of his
speech from the official record ald
added that "of course they won't
tar and feather Senator Robinson If
he goes to Alabama" He offered
to accompany his party chief to
Montgomery and into Arkansas for
E Joint debate on the subject.
Swinging full tilt into his attack
on Governor Smith and the Roman
Catholic church, Senator Heflin
shouted again his warning that the
White House must never shelter .
Catholic president and concluded
with this defy:
"Call a conference and have q
roll call on that. I challenge YOU"
His reference was to the recent
action Of his Democratic colleagues
In giving q caucus vote Of conf
dence in the leadership OF Robinson.
who had rebuked Heflin for his an
ti-Catholic Trades.
Newspapers Attacked
Parading . new string of targets
to receive his verbal shot and shell.
Heflin attacked the Montgomery
Advertiser. which recently editorial
" declared for Governor Smith. He
said that during the world war the
"German allies and brewers fur
nished the money to buy It." and he
attacked the Birmingham Age-H Her
AID and the Birmingham News, as
"whiskey sheets,"~ that were afraid
to criticize the Catholic church be-
cause Of fear Of = boycott"
He attacked also Paul Block.
publisher Of Newark, Toledo and
Pittsburgh papers, as the "scoun.
drel" IN Pittsburgh who printed an
attack on Protestants by the Roman
Catholics and then refused to pub.
lish NJ uewS or advertisement the
Protest1uts' reply. The New York
World and Robert Barry, news
parer correspondent also were ~
nnilAd. -tf..
A. great pcrtiou q his lire was
reserved for Mayor ". A. Guntef
% Montgomery, who has invited
Senator Robinson @ make Z speoch
IN the Alabama capital. Heflin said
The haayor!e !ister had married !
Roman Catholic, whose Bio$er yas
Motaer Superior oeupls 6 Mexico.