Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17
Democratic Farley Results
Linked With RaskOb Debate

comfort to the Republicans in a way
that was entirely unnecessary. The re-
sentiment and disgust expressed by
many Democratic leaders since the
meeting are abundantly justified" The
Times holds that, "as was pointed out
by Senator Hull, there are plenty of
issues on which Democrats can agree
and wage winning fight next year"
Just what results the national chair
man has in mind" according to the
Omaha World-Herald, may be open to
some question. It may be that what he
is trying to bring about is a sweeping
Democratic victory next year. Or 1t
may be that he is intent upon insuring
a sweeping victory for big business,
election. 1t may be that he regards
warfare against prohibition as more i'm
portant than warfare against hunger,
unemployment, privilege and greed. We
do not know. We cannot read his
heart. But, giving him full credit for
sincerity and candor, the fact remains
that his Is not the kind of democracy
that Jefferson dreamed, that Jackson
, fought for and that Bryan and Wilson
taught us in our own day. Nor Is it
the kind of democracy the present crisis
demands. In such an emergency as this
it would be preposterous folly to make
of both major parties willing serv1tors
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Declaring that "the argument was all
with the opponents of Raskob's attempt
to suggest planks for the Democratic
platform" the Raleigh News and OBJ
server adds: One sentence in the able
speech of Senator Robinson shows he
senses the real situation in America:
Talking about winning women's votes!
Do you expect that If this National
Committee raises the flag of repeal of
the eighteenth amendment and the sub
Stltutlon OF new plan by which the
Government shall 60 into the liquor
business-do you think the women of
this Nation will rally with enthusiasm
to the Democratic party?'"
Quoting statements that Chairman
Raskob will bring up the dry question
at later meeting, the Charleston g.
CD Evening Post comments: The dry
leaders who are arraying themselves to
prevent vote by the committee in
favor Of wet plank in the Democratic
platform are in the right, not because
they are against q wet declaration, but
because they are against declaration.
It would be just as much out. OF order
for the committee to declare for q dry
plank as for wet plank. The commit
tee is not engaged to build a platform
for the party, but to administer its af-
fairs during the interim between con-
ventions. The platform adopted at the
convention of 1928 stands as the partys
doctrine until new platform Is adopted
at the convention of 1882"
I'VE grant all wet aG.ierentS full free
dom of expression and full right TO air
their views, but for US and our house
we stand by our beliefs. We propose
neither compromise nor surrender OF
high individual and party principles"
states the Merida Star, while the San
Bernardino Sun would not be sur
prised if the party holds its tongue on
prohibition" though expressing the
Or ference for "a declaration for repeal
by the Democrats" as 'one way Of get
ting a referendum on the subject"
Similar conflict in the Republican
pt to match the controversy among
the Democrats is pointed out by the
Lynchburg News, the Charlotte Observer
the Texarkana Gazette and the New
Orleans Times-Picayune. The Memphis
Commercial Appeal feels that about
the only credit that can be given to
Chairman Raskob for offering his plan
more than a year before anything can
really be done with it is that he has
given warning to other Democratic
leaders far enough in advance for them
to labor for unity and understanding"
Other issues fol the party are seen by
the Madison Wisconsin State journal,
while the CHI nooga Times advises
that ut is the power question that is
making trouble among those Democrats
who are considering the possibilities of
economic issues That paper charges
that they have abandoned their prin-
ciples under the influence Of the insur-
gent Republican Norris" and concludes,
IF the Democr tic party yields to this
element and goes before the country on
platform to put the Federal Govern
ment in the power business or into any
other business in competition with pg1-
vate interests, instead Of standing 1ce
strict regulation of the Interstate aspects
of these businesses, It viii no doubt -
defeated, as 1t should b." --