The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-15
THE PRESS ON THE DEMOCRATIC
 REPEAL PLANK.

North South East and West newspapers regard less of party affiliations have joined ln lrahkS praising the Prohibition plank in the DemocraOc platform And most of them compared 1t with the Republican plank the same subject to the latter disadvantage In the East. particularly, the Demo- crats won acclaim, but the other sections were al- most as solid in their endorsement.
 The Public Ledger staid Republican journal finds "the Democrats have squarely joined the issue with the Republicans. The country now knows where both parties stand the leading issues The Bal timore Sun declared: "The Democratic Party . has taken an unmstakabe position abreast of the forward movement in which thinking men are en- listing in multiplying numbers It IS heart- ening demonstration of the ultimate responsiveness of the party institutions to the demands of the rank and file" The Cleveland Plain Dealer ob- served that "the Democratic platform expresses In its Prohibition plank the majority sentiment of the country The Hartfort, (Conn0 Courant be- lieves the Democratic declaration has the merit Of starting off by committing the party to the out right repeal of the offending amendment"
 The New York World Telegram, member of the scrpps-Howard chain of 25 newspapers, asserted: "At last Prohibition repeal is in sight. The Demo- cratic platform joins the issue. It is frank. It is fair It goes the whole way. It was dictated to the platform writers by vast majority of Ameri- can voters
 The Boston News Bureau sees in the plank a major factor in the November election. Concedng that economic issues may cause it to lose some of its emphasis before the campaign is ended it finds "at the moment the swing of the current is im- pressive The only fairly clear and interesting mise at present would seem to be the extent of possible loses on this score among Northern Repub- lcans who like the definite Democratic position far more-to the exclusion of everything else. That might far outweigh any total of Southern Demo- crats conversely turned away"
 The Chicago Tribune thinks National Prohibi- ton, social evil, has heard sentence pronounced upon it, and the St Louis Globe Democrat agrees with it that the "end of the experiment noble in purpose is near at hand" "The snappiest cam paign document submitted to any political party in the United States in many years is the character ization of the Detroit Free Press which asserted: By adopting the (Prohibition) plank the conven- ton hurled the party completely its Rubicon.
 The Southern newspapers surprisingly fav- orable to the plank The Atlanta Constitution de- clared: "The Prohibition plank left no possible doubt to the sentiment of Democracy. There is no quibling, straddlng evasion, The wisdom of the bodness and directness of the Democratic plank as against the timid, rresolute wording of the Republican declaration is shown by the instant response received from both Republicans and Demo- crats."
 The Prohibition plank adopted is a model of clarity. It is the courageous utterance of a courageous party and it should bring it victory at the polls in November is the way the Rich mond, Va, Times Dispatch greeted it. And the Tampa, Fla, Tribune added it's approval saying. "The Demoratic plank Prohibition is clear; ii demands the proper steps for repeal and calls fol appropriate action by both State and nation tc promote temperance, prevent the return of the saloon, and bring the liquor traffic into the oper under complete control"
 The Seattle Times, whose editorial has already been republished by The Empire, agreed with tht editors of the East, Southwest South Middle Wes and North praising the plank and the party for it courage in adopting it. Two other Western news papers-both California-the Los Angeles Times ant the San Franei&o Chronicle called the stand futile the latter viewing it as an invitation for all tn Drys to leave the party"