Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-26

Gov. Roosevelt, speaking Saturday at
Sea Grit, N. j., wet spot IN more
senses than one-will deal with the pro-
hibition issue Another slashing attack
on the Republican position, this time
its wet-dry position, is indicated. Again
the Democratic nominee selects tender
SPOT for his punch. Yet there Is little
doubt that the President has met with
a generous measure of success IN MS
aim to satisfy the wet wing OF his party
without driving all the drys into reoel-
lion or exile. Bishop Cannon, Hoover
ally in 1928, now ON the other side o!
the Atlantic and shorn of his political
mower. Eliminates over what he views
as the Presidents betrayal OF PROM
bition. Deets Pickett, the bShop 5
understudy in the Methodist Board OF
Public Morals, makes similar utterance'
Here and there have come other bitter
protest and denunciation from the
Upshaws and the Booles-the lanaIlcai
drys. But 1t Is becoming fairly ap-
parent that there is to be no Whole,
sale desertion of the Hoover standard
by the drys. The Presidents declara-
tion for revision of the eighteenth
amendment was bitter pill, but 1t was
heavily sugar coated and for the most
part the drys are swallowing 1t and
irving to smile. Those not blinded by
passion appear to be able to see that
10 desert Mr.. Hoover now tchanglng
the metaphor) is to jump from the Try
ing pan into the fire.
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The Rev. DR. Daniel A. Polling chair,
man of the Allied Drys, has announced
that bv Overwhelming vote" the aSso-
ciates in his organization have agreed
to stand by the President and to sup
mort him for re-election-that 1t means
that millions of dry votes will remain
Republican. DR.. Polling makes public
| a commendatory letter from Mr.. Hoover
| in which the latter extends MS thanKS
and bespeaks the need OF awakening
"a sense of national consciousness Of
the purpose Of life itself"
Il Il
Theodore Roosevelt was a prolific
writer before he became President. AS
| ex-President he became contributing
| editor of the weekly magazine outlook
| Taft. as ex-President, and prior to his
elevation to the headship OF the
Supreme Court, was lecturer at yale
woodrow Wilson was a historian OF
distinction prior to his entry into
public life. Death robbed him OF the
chance to return to literary pursuits
Harding by profession, was an editor
and publisher. Coolidge, IN politica!
retirement, became a dollar-a-Woro
| lated "De Res Metalica" from the Latin
and his discourses on the art Of fishing
and American individualism have
earned him library listing as an author
Alfred Emanuel Smith. though not an
ex-President, is in their class in that
| he has stepped from an elevated pop
| ular pedestal into political retirement
Now he is to turn litterateur, for the
| first time in his life, in the approved
| ex-presidential manner. By curious
twist of circumstances, 1t is as editor
of the outlook This famed periodical
I after long decline, suspended publica-
/ ton and was laid to rest a few months
| ago. but Is now to be resurrected as
vehicle for the versatile AL as the
| New outlook.
President Hoover changed secretaries
| this week, but the old and the new both
respond to the name Of Ted" and both
hail from Massachusetts. There the
Similarity ends. Edward (Ted) Clark
White House secretary during the Cool
| idge administration and seasoned vet
| eran of the Washington political world
| replaced Theodore (Ted) Joslin. The
| latter graduated from journalism to q
post in the Hoover secretariat when
| George Akerson graduated from the
| White House to q motion picture execu-
| tive. Tied" Clark's assignment Is said to
| be only temporary. Ostensibly he Is
| pinch hitting during the absence Of the
other lied" (Joslin). to whom Mr.. Hoo
yer graciously accorded q vacation, de-
spite the exigeneies Of the presidential