Evening star., 1932-08-24
Methodists Refuse to Join
Allied Units in Restating
Confidence in President.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SENDS
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
On Common Ground in Battle
Against Evils of Liquor Traffic,
Says His Message.

Advised by President Hoover that he
stands with them on common ground
in the battle against evils of the liquor
traffic, the Allied Forces for Prohibition
today renewed its pledge of confidence
in the President, but the Methodist
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals declined to fall in line.
While DR.. Daniel A. Polling, chairman
OF the Allied Forces, was making public
a letter of appreciation from Mr.. Hoover
and was reaffirming his organization's
HSsnd In support of the President, the
church board was characterizing Mr..
Hoover's dry proposals as bitterly dis
appointing" The board said it could
give commendation only to Vice Presi-
dent Curtis.
DR.. Polling, i'll giving to the press the
White House letter. expressed his belief
that President Hoover is "decisiyely.
personally and politically dry" He de-
scribed Gov. Roosevelt, however. as per
sonally dry and politically wet" He
prsdlcted Mr.. Hoover's reelection.
The Methodist Boards statement caid
American prohibitionists will certainly
strive to secure defeat Of any Congress-
man who votes to destroy The eight
eenth amendment by the enactment of
legislation authorizing the manufacture
and sale OF beer or other intoxicating
beverages"
Board Disappointed"
In speaking Of its disappointment at
Mr.. Hoover's declaration for State de-
termination OF the solution of the pro-
hlbltion problem, with guarantees in the
FedeTcs Constitution against the return
OF the saloon, the Methodist Board said
this feeling was particularly acute when
1t Is remembered with what utter de-
votion the Democratic and Republican
supporters OF Mr.. Hoover served his
cause in 1928.
Hundreds of them suffered abuse.
many OF them ostracism and some of
them persecution" it added. 1T must
have been with heavy heart that the
President turned from these loyal
friends and struck hands with their
enemies and the enemies Of the eight
eerth amendment. ~
Those who so advised him did q
disservice not only to their party but
to the country. Refreshing and COM
mandatory for its honesty and courage
is the candid utterance of Charles Cur
It's, candidate for Vice President on the
Republican ticket. and to that candi-
date only can ccmmendation be given.
The supporters of the law through
Out the land will be we'll advised il
they direct ali of their energies to the
election of dry Congressman and If they
begin now with determined purpose to
prepare the defeat of this great moneyed
conspiracy when the issue definitely
confrontS them. =
American prohibitionists are conf
dent that a majority of the people of
the United States and a ma jority of the
state units ale dry in principle They
regard the action Of handpicked politi-
cal conventions and the general propa-
ganoa against the law as in large part
purchased. corrupt in its material ele-
ments and menace to free government.
Law "a Relative Success"
81 The millions of Americans who SUP
port prohibition for conscience sake
cannot be delivered TO any candidate
who does not represent their convic-
tionS. Tney Spurn the asSumptlon of
any convention that they can be CO.
creed, made to subscribe to any shib-
boleth, which in their opinion, is wholly
immoral, or ex-communicated because
of their convictions on a matter of
national morality.
They know that the prohibition law
has been a relative success and that
its greater success has been prevented
only by methods which cannot be re-
warded without endangering the per-
petuity of democratic government"
The board closed its statement with
a number of questions. Among others,
these asked:
Would the political parties have
taken a position hostile to prohibition
had not the vets controlled prospec-
tive campaign funds?
rs it unjust to believe that delib-
crate effort has been made by a small
group of millionaires to divert the
thinking of the Nation from economic
problems by raising a general outcry
for the return Of the legalized liquor
traffic?'
In replying to a telegram Of COM
mendation received after his acceptance
speech, Mr. Hoover wrote to the Allied
Forces for Prohibition:
There are many moral and spiritual
problems before US, to which you have
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