Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19

Gov. Franklin Roosevelt Of New York
is generally believed to have launched
the campaign of 1882, by his statement
in favor of repeal Of the prohibition
amendment. with an accompanying
policy of State control of liquor sales.
Incorporating drys hold that he has
eliminated himself as a candidate for
President. Some commentators, link
ing the Roosevelt pronunciamento with
Mr. Morrows on the same subject, pre-
dict the possibility of a third party in
the next national campaign.
Returns from primaries" declares
the Providence Journal independently
"offer additional testimony to the con-
tinued onrush of the wet tide in the
United States. No intelligent American
can close his eyes to these several de-
velopments." The Atlanta Constitution
(Democratic) holds that sooner or later
the people, tired of the tragedy of pres
ent enforcement methods, and the
futility Of the operation Of the eight
zenith amendment, will indorse the
Roosevelt plan"
THE Empire State executive" says
the Muncie Star independently has
brought the prohibition question to the
fore in way that will make it a para
mount issue in his commonwealth and
probably will commit his party nation
ally in 1892" The Cleveland Plain
Dealer independent Democratic) de-
ciares that the Governor, already prob
ably the leading contender for the
Democratic nomination, wins new adj
herents by his declaration in favor of re-
peal" The New York World (inde-
pendent) AYERS that "his utterance will
greatly strengthen the cause of real
temperance. betrayed by the present
legislation in the house of its alleged
friends"
"A return to the States of control
over intoxicants is not only good Demo-
cratic doctrine but good common sense"
in the opinion of the Scranton Times
CDemocratic), while the Helena Mon
tana Record Herald (Republican) up
holds the similar position: THE Gov
ernor takes the view, shared by many
other sane thinking persons and not
necessarily drinkers of intoxicants, that
the eighteenth amendment has not
furthered the cause of a greater
temperance in our population And he
shares with many others the sentiment
expressed in a resolution of the Ameri-
can Legion, department of New York,
that the law had led to corruption and
hypocrisy
Criticizing the Governors position.
the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat
(Democratic) asserts that "by his state
ment the New York Governor has elm
mated himself as the party nominee,
and If not that he has cost the party
the support of the Southern States,
even II he should happen to be nomi-
mated" The Springfield Republican
independently believes that 1.-The pres
ent restatement of his views injuries his
availability as a compromise candidate
able to conciliate both vets and drys
down where the cotton grows and out
where the West begins" Holding that
developments are sufficient TO put
Democrats on notice." the Charlotte. OBJ
server independent Democratic) con-
tends that "all the signs point to the
fact that organized efforts are under
way to commit the next convention to
the wet plank, with a wet leader, and
that this leader is already selected in
the New York Governor"
Gov. Roosevelt's advocacy Of the
diSpensary system in place of prohibit
ton as a national policy, which is iden-
State of South Carolina 40 years age"
in the judgment of the Charleston Eve
ming Post independent Democratic),
"diSqualif1eS the New York Governor
for leadership Of the Democratic party"
The Asheville Times independent
Democratic) asks, Does Gov. Roose-
Welt look hopefully to 1892 as his year
of destiny to try for the Democratic
presidential nomination and for cleo
ton over the Republican standard
bearer?" That paper adds, Many wet
Democrats will hope so; all dry Demo-
Gratis will fear it,
There are other able men in the
Democratic party" contends the Lynch