Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-09-15

odor of the entire dish. In order to
bring the South in line, it was en-
phasized that Robinson was "dry"
and that he is the first Southerner
to be honored with place on the
presidential ticket since the war.
The disgruntled Southerners init
mate that if Robinson had been
placed at the head of the ticket, in
stead of at the tail and Smith had
been placed at the tail of the ticket
instead of at the head, conditions
would have been different. In the
meantime, the Republicans had antici-
pated conditions, for they named a
man for president, Hon. Herbert
Hoover, who from a political stand
point, was a political what is it,.
He is just as much Democrat as he
is Republican and vica versa, having
been prominent in the government
during the presidential career of that
Democrat, Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jersey and Virginia.
His efforts ia improving conditions
in the South during the great Mis-
sissippi flood made him an ideal rep
resentative for Southerners, even
though he wears the uniform of the
Republican party, which uniform
does not fit him in a manner COM
mensurate to his high office. AS a
result, the boiling Democrats, anxious
to retain the name of the party,
while fighting its recognized battal-
ions and officers formed unit, known
as "Hoover Democrats" and are now
lined up as service brigade attached
to the Republican army.
They are opposing Gov Smith on
his "wet" declarations and his Irish
Roman Catholicism. In the mean
time the peculiar part of the matter
is due to the evident intention on the
part Of these "bolting" Democrats to
resume their places in the Democratic
army as soon as the defeat Of Gov.
Alfred E. Smith has been accom-
plished. In the meantime, Gov. Smiths
views on the liquor question have at
tracted from the Republican party
prominent citizens all over the coun-
try, who endorse his views in the
matter of liberalizing the liquor laws.
They are opposed to the "bone-dry"
doctrine, now regarded as a fixed
plank and policy of the Republican
platform.
In the meantime, colored people
have become interested. The opposi-
ton of the Negotiating South tol
Gov. Smith and his denunciation byl
the Ku Klux Khan has brought to his
support, the Jews on the one side
and the Negroes on the other. The
anomalous condition is probable that
the South will be Democratic in the
body and Republican, so far as the /,
presidential ticket is concerned at
the head. The Democratic leaders
are embarrassed and handicapped for
Tammany Hall, through Gov Smith
has secured control of the national
Democratic organization and is in
position to discipline the state leaders,
who fail to hand over the electoral
votes of their respective states to this
great political organization.
The claim that they cannot do so
on account of the voters will not be
accepted for the reason that it has
been mighty long time" since the
voters in the states have had any
voice as the political leaders have
been doing the counting. This then
is the situation in the country today. ,
Alfred E. Smith or Herbert Hoover?
Herbert Hoover or Alfred E. Smith?
One week it looks like the one and
another week it looks like the other. !
Certain it is that the preJudlces en-
rendered from a racial and religious
standpoint will not be dissipated IN
less than fifty years. AS for the
Negroes, they are on both sides OF
the political wood-pile and 1--WE shall !
see what we shall see". In the prem !
ises. which ever way it goes, some :
Of them can sing, GLORY Hallelujah!"