Evening star., 1932-08-29
Contrast of HOOver-Curtis
Dry Views ArOuses Comment

More critical than most of the COM
ments is that of the Oklahoma City
Oklahoman independently, with the
conclusion that "Vice President Curtis
made it clear to his Kansas friends
that while he Is standing Squarely on
the Republican platform, he does not
believe a word of it." The Atlanta
Journal Democratic) points to the fact
that the Vice Presidents utterance was
withheld from radio audiences Of New
York and Chicago, and remarks: IF
its platform on this issue was a strad-
die, what shall be said of its candi-
dates?" The New York Times Qnde-
pendent) AYERS: 1.-THE Nation, said
Lincoln, could not endure half slave
and half free. But the Republican ma
tional ticket for 1892 expects not only
to endure, but to triumph, half wet and
half dry" The Dayton Daily News
independent Democratic) suggests:
Meanwhile, what an interesting cam
paign we might have if Mr.. Hoover and
his running mate could be induced to
engage in a joint debate on the prohi-
bition issue. That would be worth COM
ing all the way from Mars to see"
Win, lose or draw" asserts the Fort
WOIIA 0IdI- ALL NAlA0CPOAANSAb
Democratic), practical politics never has
seen a more marvellous bit Of vote-trap
construction and setting than the job
now being attended by Messrs. Hoover
and Curtis" The Asbury Park Eve
ming press independent Democratic), Of
ferS the interpretation: Mr. Hoover
and Mr.. Curtis cannot both break their :
election promises. With the Presi-
dent committed to change and the
Vice President opposed to a change,
their reelection would suggest that one
of them must fulfill his pledge" The
New York Herald Tribune Republican,
holds that injection of an opinion out
OF step with the declared policy Of his
party snd it's leaders must be consid-
cred in the circumstances uncalled for"
The Scranton Times (Democratic) states,
'Mr Curtis, in declaring fatly against
repeal, is sticking to his guns. He is
not turning an about-face for expedi-
ency sake, as did Mr.. Hoover" f.,
4 * =
while he is personally opposed to the
repeal of the eighteenth amendment"
records the Oakland Tribune (Republi-
CAM, he would not stand in the way of
an expression by the people. OF more
concern to him is the plight of the
farmer He speaks their language and
ID COACCLACu III LI1elT DTOD--
lens. That there may be a betterment
in marketing conditions by a Federal
cooperative system designed mainly to
protect the farmer against those who
exact undue profits and not to harm the,
legitimate agencies, Is a suggestion he
makes"
Their platform" as viewed by the
Baltimore Sun independent Democrat
ic), specifically exempted any and all
members of the Republican party from
any obligation under the prohibition
plank. 1t left them to go their respec-
tive ways, regardless of anything the
convention or the candidate might say,
1t was in short, a platform that called
for rugged individualism in prohibition.
matters. What more natural, then,
than that Mr.. Curtis, who rarely does
anything in politics without party au-
thorlty Tor his action, should decide tc
practice little rugged tndividualism in
ACCORDANCE with the party lioensep"
There might be some room for sur
prise, advises the Roanoke World-New
tDemocratic), did not the platform
ADOPTED by the convention have thu
same tendency to take both sides O.
the problem in an obvious effort tC
catch the votes of both vets and drys. A
surprise OF the Curtis acceptance is his
rtand-pat attitude toward agriculture.s
he does not 60 so far as to attempt.
even Tor Kansas voters, to defend the.
Federal Farm Board"