Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-16
Ambidext-ous Amphibian.

whoever wrote that wet-dry plank"
said Senator Gore, Democrat. of Okla
homa, was an ambideXtrous amphib-
ian"
1T takes off on dry land" said Tyd-
ings, Democrat, of Maryland. flies
through a dry atmosphere, plunges 20
feet into the ocean and then lands in
the middle of the Sahara Desert
Tydings said 1t isn't a plank-it's a
group of splinters." containing some
Southern pine and Western spruce and
with even the sidewalks of New York.
represented.
This is what some of the leading Re-
publ.cans had to say off the floor:
Watson of Indiana, the Senate
leader: Il am very well satisfied. 1t
was a protracted debates, but was all
presented very well, and the vote un-
doubtedlv expressed the sentiment Of
the convention. trust it will meet the
general approval of the country and l
believe it will"
Moses Backs Plank.
Senator Moses, Republican. Of New
Hampshire: The plank which the Re-
publican National Convention has
adopted with reference to the eight
eenth amendment may be subject to
the criticism of carrying an undue
weight of verbiage. but it cannot be
criticized for any lack OF constructive
assertions 1t provides the one essen
tial upon which the vets of every de-
gree of emphasis and the more reason
able dryS have been in accord for many
mCnths-namely, a resubmission OF the
eighteenth amendment in a manner
which would permit the people to pass
upon the whole question of prohibition
under constitutional forms. No reason
able voter could ask for more and no
reasonable political party could be ex-
pscted to grant less.
| Goldsborough OF Maryland ut was
question of revision or repeal and the
former won. I believe it will be en-
tlrely satisfactory"
Senator Robinson, Democratic leader
| of the Senate: Reports from the Re
| publican convention at Chicago ndl-
cate that the principal, If not the sole
| subject, intently considered by the con-
vention is the liquor question.
The rallying cry of the delegates
seems to be;
"'Giye us liquor. but also give us
dry votes" The Republican platform
! plank on prohibition is a marvel OF
! proliXity. More than 500 words are
! employed in the declaration favorlns
proposal that the repeal OF the
/ eighteenth amendment be submitted IN
! the manner provided in the Constltu-
ton and that if repeal results efforts
! will be made to prevent the States
| from authorizing saloons.
The plank includes contradictory
! implications of viewpoint designed to
attract the support of both the vets
and the dryS 1t is a tumble of am
/ bipllitipS and Inconsistencies.
| Senator Robinson, Republican, OF
| Indiana: Il think il was a mistake
to mention resubmission in any form
whatever A simple declaration that
we stand by the Constitution, its en-
| forcement and all the laws enacted
under it would have been sufficient"
Brookhart Hits Plank.
Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa-The
prohibition plank is about as disgust
! ing straddle as could be put up. l
have examined only the agriculture and
liquor planks. Both are absolute strad-
dies which promise nothing either
! Norris told Tydings in the Senate he
| had lost some of his -prOhibitiOnlSt
allies by adoption of the plank, saying
Senator Bingham, Republican, of Con-
necticut. who led the fight at Chicago
for a repeal plank. being regular,
will now follow the plank that is in the
platform.
Iydings said that even with the
plank now down i'll black and white"
he challenged any man to say where
President Hoover stands on prohibit
ton.
Senator Borah of Idaho, chief spokes-
man for the Republican dryS, refused
temporarily to comment, but indicated
the plank was not satisfactory to him.