Evening star., 1932-08-28
Ry the Associated Press.


Il am particularly happy to be the
guest today of my old friend the Gov
ernor of New Jersey. This friendship
is not only a personal one between
Gov. Moore and myself; it is an Of
fetal friendship because OF the historic
relations between New Jersey and New
York, running back into the Colonial
period when for time the two COL
onies had only one royal governor
for both provinces.
The relations between the two States
have been of an intimate character,
! marked by cordial relations between
them and between their executives. so
it is now, and hope-and have every
reason for the hope-that it will con-
i tinue.
In these latter days New Jersey and
New York stand out among all the
States as the originators Of a new form
of cooperation and mutual assistance
which has found practical demonstra-
ton in the port authority. We in New
York recognize just as you do in New
Jersey that the greatest OF American
harbors is the heritage Of both States,
and in this spirit of mutual recognl-
ton and cooperation projects OF the
greatest importance to the business OF
| the entire Nation have been unoer-
taken and carried to success1ul con-
clusion along lines OF sound flnance,
sound planning and sound advantage
to those who live on both sides OF the
harbor and Of the Hudson River.
Hopes Friendship Continues.
May this spirit Of cooperation con-
tinue in all the days to come. l am
confident that it will so continue as
long as the voters in both States Sus-
tain. as they do now, the sound DEM
ocratic principle that State affairs are
best administered by the States them
selves. We in New Jersey and New
York are not afraid to trust the States
even though the administration in
Washington, as I shall show today,
seems to doubt that the States can be
trusted to administer their own affairs.
Once upon a time an orator who was
describing the scenery OF his State re-
marked that in the north 1t was
mountainous" and that IN the South IL
was "moisterious."
That classic description reminds me
Of the Republican national ticket this
year-''high and dry at one end and
at the other end increasing moisture.
But before I come to further elucida-
ton on that point let me make an
other clear.
Temperance Cardinal Virtue.
However we may differ as to meth
DDS, we all agree that temperance Is
one of the cardinal virtues. In deal
ing with the great social problems in
my own State, such as the care Of the
wards of the State, and in combating
crime, I have had to consider most
earnestly this question Of temperance.
It is bound up with crime, with in
sanity and, only too often, with poverty.
1t is increasingly apparent that the in
temperate use of intoxicants has no
place in this new mechanical civiliza-
tion of ours.
In our industry, in our recreation, on
our highways, drunken man Is more
than an Objectionable companion-he
is peril to the rest Of us. The hand
that controls the machinery of our
factories, that holds the steering wheel
of our automobiles, and the brains that
guide the course Of finance and in
dustry should alike be free from the
effects of overindulgence in alcohol.
But the methods adopted since the
Great War with the purpose of achiev-
ing a greater temperance by the fore
ing of prohibition have been accom-
panied in most parts of the country by
complete and tragic failure. need
not point out to you that general en-
couragement Of lawlessness has re-
suited; that corruption, hypocrisy,
crime and disorder have emerged, and
that instead of restricting, we have ex-
tended the spread Of intemperance.
Authority Is Traced.
This failure has come for this very
good reason: We have depended too
largely upon the power Of government
tai action instead of recognizing that
the authority Of the home, the author
ity of the schol and particularly the au-
thority Of the churches in these matters
are the fundamental forces on which
we must build. The recent recognition
of this fact by the present administra-
ton is an amazing piece Of hindsight.
There are others who have had fore
sight. A friend showed me recently an
unpublished letter of Henry Clay, writ
| ten hundred years ago. In this letter
| Clay said that the movement for tenn
perance has done great good and will
| continue to do more" but sit will de-
stroy itself whenever 1t resorts to coer-
cion or mixes in the politics Of the
country"
Another statesman, given to the Ma
ton by this State Of New Jersey, point
| ed out this necessary course when Fed
eral prohibition first became a great
issue. President Wilson foresaw the
economic and social results Of such an
attempt. 1t was not necessary for him
to live through the disastrous expert
ence in order to come to the conclusion
now confessed by our present President
In craftsmanship an ounce Of foresight
J is better than pound OF hindslght.
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under the Constitution has shown us
that the proper means of regulation /:
through the States, with control by the
Federal Government limited to thai
which is necessary to protect the State:
in the exercise of their legitimate pow
ers. This I submit Is the principle en-
bodied in our Democratic platform; ant
I state further that 1t is not the pr1n'
ciple stated in the Republican platform
or in the speeches OF acceptance OF th'
two candidates of the Republican party
Economic Aspect Considered.
This time of depression has caused u
to see even more plainly than oe1or'
not only the political and moral conse
ouences of our action, but its economl
results as well. We threw on the tabl
AS spoils to be gambled for by the enc
mics of society the revenue that ou
Government had heretofore received
and the underworld acquired unparai
leled resources thereby. The multlph
cation of enforcement agencies create'
resentment and cynical and compla
cent attitude toward lax enforcement
resulting from connivance between sucl
agencies and the law breakers.
THE general disregard for and de
hance Of such law Of Nationwide ,ap
nIication bred disrespect for other law
The attempt to impose the practice OF
virtue by mandate Of the Fundamental
1aw produced an attitude OF intoleranc
to other forms of restraint and a denia
, even of the basis Of authority. The Vio
lation of fundamental principles set
one not politically blind could fail t
see. and ali the time a steady flow o
profits, resulting from the exactions Q
! newlv-created industry, was runn1n