Evening star., 1932-08-27
DRY LAW EVASION
|SLA|D TO HOOVER
Roosevelt Calls Repeal Plan
of G. o. P. Insincere in
New Jersey Speech.
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this statement was made to mislead the
people of the country and l assert a
mere reading of the plain, unequivoca
provisions of the Democratic platform
will sustain that charge"
The Democratic platform, he said
expressly and unequivocaly opposes
the return OF the saloon, and WITH
equal emphasis it demands that there
be Federal control of the liquor trat-
fic to protect dry States"
Mr.. Roosevelt likcned the Repub-
lican convention to the ancient oracle
of Delphi who, when partially stiupified
by the gasses froms a. volcanic crevice
uttered strange and incoherent words
which the high priests interpreted.
Describes G. o. p. Oracle.
I'm June, the Republican oracle sat
in Chicago he said. There was
fume of heated oratory and when
the convention was over the people
asked the high priests of the party
what it all meant.
The Secretary of State (Mr. Stim-
SOM explained in the choicestN phases
OF Republican diplomacy. Senator
Borah spoke out in fortnight fashion
and said it sounded wet to him; Presi-
dent Butler (of Columbia University
said the words were dry.
Il suspect that those who wrote the
plank thought it would sound dry to
the drys and wet to the vets. But to
the CONSERVATION of the high priests it
sounded dry to the vets and wet to the
drys."
THE Democratic Convention" the
candidate for President continued
fairly and squarely met the issue
1t adopted by an overwhelming vote a
plank so plain and clear and honest
that no cne could doubt its meaning
State Control Favored.
The experience of $50 years has
shown US that the proper means OF
regulating the use of alcoholic bever-
ages" Mr.. Roosevelt said, lis through
the States, with control by the Federal
Government limited to that which is
necessary to protect the States"
This I submit" he continued, 'is
the principle embodied in our Demo
cratic platform; and I state further
that it is not the principle stated in the
Republican platform or in the speeches
of acceptance of the two candidates oi
the Republican party"
He called the Republican platform
plank on prohibition "a dense cloud oi
words; evasion upon evasion inSin.
cerity upon insincerity."
After declaring that temperance hac
not been achieved by the eighteenth
amendment, Mr.. Roosevelt said boot.
Logging was the direct product" o.
those legal instruments" I'VE threw
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for by the enemies of society the
revenue that cur Government hac
hithertofore received" he said, "anc
the underworld acquired unparalleled
resources thereby.
Sees Authority Defied.
THE attempt to impose the practice
of virtue by mandate, produced ar
attitude of intolerance to Other form!
of restraint and a denial even of the
basis of authority. The only business
that was not helping to support thu
Government was IN a real sense being
supported by the Government.
"Unquestionably our tax burde.
would not be so heavy nor the form!
so Objectionable if some reasonable pro-
portion of th uncounted millions nov
paid to thosc whose business has beer
reared upon this stupendous blundel
could be made availabl for the ex'
penses of the govrnment."
Gov. Roosevelt, accompanied by hi!
wife and son. Franklin, jr.. arrived "a
the little White House" at 1925, East.
ern standard time, this afternoon.
Riding in the open automobile witt
the Governors party was Mayor Hague
of Jersey City. Hague was leader o.
the forces which sought to block Roose.
velt's nomination.
The automobile drove through tht
cheering throngs on the Camp Moore
parade grounds to a side entrance t.
the cottage, where Gov. and Mrs. Moore
waited to greet the nominee.
After shaking hands with several D
the New Jersey Democrat leaders, Gov
and Mrs. Roosevelt we're escorted int,
the cottage for luncheon by Gov. anc
Mrs. Moore.