Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
The Political Mill
BY C. Could Lincoln.

The contest for Senator In Delaware
this year brings into opposition two
party wheel horses, men who have been
regular, who have taken the jobs as
signed to them and who have striven
always for their party. The Republican
nominee, Senator Hastings, has never
before been q candidate for an cleo
tive office, however, while his Demo-
cratic opponent, former Senator Bayard,
has been a candidate on the Democratic
ticket at so many elections that 1t
would be difficult to enumerate them.
offices and Bayard has been elected to
few. Hastings first Job was that of
deputy attorney general. Later he
aspired to be attorney general, but
the organization turned him down. He
remained regular, however, and T. Cole
man du Pont took an interest in his
career. He served later as secretary of
State, Supreme Court Judge and Judge
OF the Municipal Court, which Is much
more of q job in Delaware than In
some Of the other States. Finally when
Coleman du Pont, because of i'll health,
was unable to continue In the Senate,
he retired and Hastings was appointed
It was q reward for faithful service
to the q. o. p, g step-up for du Points
first lieutenant.
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The background of the two senatorial
candidates differs considerably. Bayard
came of q family long prominent in
politics and the social and public life
of the State. Bayards have sat in the
Senate, in the cabinet and held other
high office. Senator Hastings was born
in Maryland, but he moved to Della
ware 20 years later, studied law and
was admitted to the bar, hard-work-
ing youngster. In a measure it is the
ariStocrat against the self-made man.
The Democrats in Delaware are doing
their best now to drum up trade among
the colored voters-variously estimated
at somewhere between 1900 and 25, 900.
They are seeking to make use Of SEN
ator Hastings vote in the Senate to
confirm the nomination Of Judge John
j. Parker of North Carolina to be as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States. Judge Parker's
nomination was attacked by the Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Colored
People on the ground that he had de-
clared Negroes should have no part
in politics in North Carolina. But the
Democrats face o serious difficulty in
winning over the colored voters. When
the Democratic primary was held not
so long ago, 1t was announced that no
Negroes would be permitted to vote
in the party primary. That has as q
matter of fact been q kind of unwrit-
ten law among the Democrats for@a
lorg time. It is not a matter which
the Democrats can lightly brush aside.
And the Negro vote in Delaware Is one
of considerable Importance in a State
which casts at most, as it did in 1928,
104, 900 votes. The Republicans start
with a considerable advantage in any
election there II they can count on the
colored voters.
The New York World, most Demo-
cratic Of Democratic newspapers, is not
content with the way Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt has met the charge Of corrup-
ton in the appointment of Tanmany
judges. Editorially this newspaper has
said:
I'VE see on the one hand q concert
ed effort by the Tammany organiza-
ton to thwart investigation into the
allegations Of systematic purchase Of
judicial Office. and on the other hand
we see the Governor engaged In limit
ing the investigation.
1.-THE campaign still has some time
to run. We shall await with the utmost
interest Gov. Roosevelt's accounting to
the people Of New York City as to how
he has discharged his moral respon-
sibility as leader Of his party"
The same editorial declared that Gov.
Roosevelt had so far pursued q course
which has postponed any prospect Of
q searching investigation and an eff
fective prosecution" The World leaves
itself q loophole, however, through
which it may finally come to support
Gov. Roosevelt in this campaign, for
it says that it will wait and see how the
Governor, during the remainder Of the
campaign, handles the question. In
the meantime, the drum fire of the Re-
publicans upon the heads Of both Gov.
Roosevelt and Tammany Is kept up.
with the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor, Charles II. Tuttle, leading the
attack. It is the first time that the
Republicans have really been able to
put the Democrats on the defensive
in a New York State campaign in q
number Of years. 1t Is not situation
that the Democrats relish-espec ially
when the Republican party Of New
York and its candidate for Governor
have pretty well taken the prohibition
issue out Of the campaign.
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Even II Gov. Roosevelt weathers the
storm In this campaign and is reelected
Governor of New York, these charges
now made against him, linking his
name with Tammany and its protec-
ton, are likely to be raised against him
in 1892, when, 1t has been believed,
Roosevelt would be O contender for
the Democratic presidential nomination.
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John J. Raskob, the Democratic ma
ttonal chairman, once q Republican,
then a wet and finally q Democrat and
a wet, may have some further explain
ing to do to his party MEMBERSHIP
dry wing in the South, for example.
Raskob has been one Of the chief angels
of the Association Against the Prohi-
bition Amendment, having contributed
heavily to that organization. This asso-
j. Galen, the wet Republican candidate
for the Senate, against the dry Demo-
cratic candidate, Senator Thomas j.
Walsh. It looks very much as though
Raskob funds might be used on both
sides of this senatorial contest, for
RaSkob Is q generous contributor, too,
to the Democratic national organiza-
ton. Former Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels, publisher of the
Raleigh News and Observer, not so long
ago demanded that Raskob retire from
the craftsmanship of the Democratic
National Committee for the very reason
that Mr.. Raskob might be found fight
ing Democratic candidates for Congress
his connection with the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment. Mr.. Daniels now has a case in
point.
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Travelling about the country, all kinds
of rumors are encountered regarding
the imminence of the return of beer
containing more than one-half Of l
per cent Of alcohol. Some Of the re-