Evening star., 1932-08-29

Vice President Charles Curtis un-
qualified Endorsement of prohibition is
contraSted with President Hoover's DO
Sition and there is a wide variety of
opinion as to their failure to agree on
policies relating to the dry laws
Among the most favorable comments
Is that Of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader
independent Republican,, which believes
that the two candidates are not far
apart on the question" as both vigor-
ously oppose the saloon and agree that
the gains obtained under prohibition
should be retained The Topeka Daily
Capital Republican, thinks that the
Curtis Speech will appeal to the COM
mon man by its frankness and SINGER
ity." That paper adds that as to the
farm problem, Mr.. Curtis made "a COM
mendably frank statement of the case,'
quoting his remark that most of bills
for farm relief have not come up to
the expectation of those who intro
duced and supported them"
Vice President Curtis stood on the
ground that he has always taken in
public life, and whatever views voters
may have on the subject, they cannot
but respect the integrity of his mind" :"
says the Salt Lake Deseret News (inde-
pendenD. The Charleston (W. Va
D6AJ NAdAA
states that including the farm prob
lem and prohibition, "he met the issues
as Squarely and as frankly as did the
President" As to the dry law, that
paper holds that Ibis position is in ac-
cord with his party's platform declara-
ton" in that "he thinks the people
should decide the issue, but as for him
self, he is against repeal"
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"Mr. Curtis properly warns against
any possible move in prohibition reform
which would make possible the return
OF the saloon" AYERS the Cleveland
News (Republican), while the Mime
apolis Journal independent Republican,
holds it to the credit of the candidates
that there has been no attempt by
them to straddle the ISSUE" and the
Buffalo Evening News Independent Re-
publican) declares: 1T is hard for the
partisans of either side to argue that
the people should not have an oppor-
tunity to declare their judgment after
seeing this long and fair trial of pro-
hibition. Mr.. Curtis, as prohibitionist,
agrees to this quite as distinctly as any
repeal advocate" The Boston Tran
script independent Republican, offers
the Interpretation that fortunately,
the Republican platform did not make
tne mistake OF the opposing Democrats
in an attempt to outlaw all Democrats
who disagreed with its prohibition fea-
ture."
I'VE are again impressed by the nom
partisan character of the liquor issue,
when it divides diametrically the Re-
publican candidates for President and
Vice President says the Hartford
Times independent Democratic), and
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin dn-
dependent Republican, assumes that
there are issues definitely involved in
the leadership Of Government during
the next four years, to be determined
by the presidential election, to which
the issue Of prohibition is in no way
paramount, and for the proper con-
sideration of which the prohibition is
sue ought to be subordinated The
Rockford Register-Republic (Republi-
CAM directs attention to the fact that
ANY establishment at the speech may
be tempered by recalling that the cere-
monies were held in Mr. Curtis own
State, where even the grass Is dry"
That paper feels that che emerges as
consistent personality and gains a
trif1e in stature"