Evening star., 1932-07-01
CANNON THREATENS.
BOLT BY DRY WING.
SAYS Moral Forces of South
May Have to Turn to An
other Leadership.
II The A.sncisLsd Pres.

b the Associated Press.
CHICAGO July Bishop James
Cannon. jr., who led the 1928 Southern
revolt against Alfred E Smith. said
yesterday that If the Southern democ-
racy IS not to oe hopeleSsly disintegrated
'the moral forces of the South must
find expression under another leader
ship which will not betray them as in
1928 and 1882
Discussing the prohibition repeal
plank adopted by the Democratic con-
vention. the Bishop said in a formal
statement that representatives Of a
large majority Of the people Of the Ma
ton who believe and insist that the
eighteenth amendment remain I'M
changed will shortly meet in confer
ence and will determine what they con-
slider to be the best method of pro-
ceduTe"
The way with the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors is an irrepressible con-
battles in the war. in which was there
will be no retreat, no surrender, no
compromise"
Full Text of Statement.
The fun text Of Bishop Cannon's
statement follows
This Democratic National Conven-
tion has enunciated officially a new
test of democracy. It has openly and
after debate taken an action to compel
Democratic men and women to choose
between allegiance to the dictum of
the supreme party convention and their
conscientious convictions on moral sub
leCtS The issue thus raised for the
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vital than that OF prohibition itself
Faced by such a test, millions of self
respecting Democratic men and women
will unhesitatingly and Indignantly re-
pudiate this unprecedented effort by the
national convention. largely composed
OF hand-picked political leaders, to bind
the opinions and actions Of the rank
and file of the party on moral questions.
They will unhesitatingly decide that
the price demanded by the present
dominant. intolerant party leadership
is too great to pay for accredited mem
bership in any political party and Will
determine their future course not by
party platforms but by their own con-
scientious Judgment, both as to policies
and candidates.
The Southern Democratic political
leaders who betrayed the moral forces
u t1tC OCutI4 III 1870. I4Dl Oll4f Hg tAltLl-
selves supporting the wet Tammany
candidate, Alfred Emmanuel Smith
but also by bitterly denouncing as
traitors those who conscientiously re-
fused to be Joined in any way with the
always disreputable besmirched wet
Tammany tiger, and whose leadership
was repudiated in that campaign by
large majority Of the Southern people.
these same party leaders have been
guilty of a double betrayal in the
present convention. Not only did they
all without any public protest what
ever sit quietly and vote for the resolu-
ton demanding that Congress submit
a resolution for the repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment, and that with
out any proposed substitute therefor,
but, with the exception of Hull Of Ten
nessee. and Fits of Alabama, although
full opportunity to speak was accorded,
they all sat dumbly, impotently or in
differently in their seats, while the
convention under the leadership of
Smith Of Tammany New York, Walsh
Of Boston, and IgOe Of Chicago. all
representative Of the same elements Of
population, and all speaking the same
Shibboleth, actually voted that members
of the Democratic party. including their
dry Southern constituents, must sup
port the repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment.
No Idea of Yielding.
THE singing rebuke given these
Southern leaders in 1923 should have
bsen sufficient, but it is apparent now,
after this second betrayal, that if
Southern Democracy is not to be hope
lessly, permanently disintegrated the
moral forces of the South must find
expression under another leadership
which will not betray them as in 1928
and 1882, and. moreover. which viii
definitely repudiate graft. corruption
and brazen lawlessness Of Tammany
and refuse to have any alliance with
it. True Southern Democracy can have
nothing in common with Tammany Hall,
its leaders or affiliated groups
The national political conventions
largely composed Of delegates selected
and nominated by the political leaders,
have met and largely mapped their
program concerning the eighteenth
amendment. Representatives Of a large
majority CT the people Of the Nation
who believe and insist that the
eighteenth amendment remain un-
changed will shortly meet in confer
ence and viii determine what they con-
sider 10 b the best method Of pro
cedure. Il goes without saying that
there is not the slightest idea Of yield
ing to this present day whisky rebellion
against the eighteenth amendment. The
war with the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors is an irrpressibIe conflict. These
are simply battles in the war, In which
war there VIII be no retreat, no sur
render, no compromise"