The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10
Smith Was Endorsed
 For The Presidency
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spond intelligently to the question, "aYe you in favor of a continuance of national prohibition the an- swer should be based upon two conditions.
 First, under prohibition the re- suits are: Jails filled to overflow ing; many new courts and other federal agencies of great expense have had to be created; crime has become epidemic, spreading It's sisister influence through the na- tional, state, city and country gov- ernments. Crime has made over- lords and millionaires of gangsters At the same time 1t was furnished huge slush fund for all manner of rackets, gambling, speakeasies and bawdy houses. Crime Is en. abled regularly to retain its law yers and 1t has created bribery fund staggering ones imagination. Liquors are sold everywhere and the whole temperance effort Is re- duced to a combination of tragedy and farce.
 Second, the nation is shouldering a new burden of additional taxes aggrcgating more than $1,000, ,000,- UUV. uCTC aI0 jVtVVVJVVV ployed and these shortly are likely to be without charitable assistance for bare necessities. Business re- pression, ruin and despair are evil dent everywhere. Yet, while liquors arc sold just the same as of yore, the congress Is refusing to collect taxes which lie readily to hand. A tax of "A cents 8 gallon beer would bring upwards of $500,000,0O0 an- nually now sorely needed either for lessening taxation or for relief financing, or both. In the race of the two foregoing circumstances. shall we continue to embrace na- tional prohibition? There is the problem and public opinion is swinging to vociferous "no."
 Roosevelt Advised.
 Washington, June 10-(UP)- Congressional supporters of the presidents candidacy of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt are urging him to select Claude c. Bowers, author and orator. to present his name to. the democratic national convention in Chicago.
 They are urging the necessity for obtaining a man of outstanding
  mating orators chosen by some of the governors rivals. They also believe Bowers might help restore party harmony threatened by the Roosevelt forces determination to ditch Jouette Shouse as permanent chairman of the convention. Alfred F.. Smith has chosen Governor Joseph B. Ely of Massa- chusetts to offer his name. The nomination of John N. Garner. speaker of the house. will be mov- ed by Senator Connally, dem, Tex. who combines fopceful language | with a ready wit. Richard F. Cleveland, son of President Cleve- land, will nominate Governor AL bert c. Ritchie of Maryland. | Governor Roosevelt has not yet made the decision. But his sup porters here are confident the choice will be Bowers, whose Jack son Day dinner speech here in 1928 stampeded Il banquet and won for his selections as convention keynoter at Houston in June.
 More Victory Fund.
 Washington, June 10--- CUP)-- Democrats between May 25 and June 4 received $102,OOO more to- ward the $l, l,5OO, 900 victory fund" which they hope to complete be- fore the Chicago convention be- gins.
 Maryland has exceeded it's quota by five per cent. Delaware, New Mexico, Arizona, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Co., lumbia are near their goals. The democratic national com mittee on May 31 had difcit of $558,358. although Chairman Ras- kob cancelled two notes held by him for $50,000 each. The corn mittee still owes Raskob $120,250
 Cut out The Bunk. Hartford, Conn, June 10--(UP) Alfred E. Smith doesn't want any demonstration when he is nominat- ed at the democratic national con vention in Chicago, according to Thomas J. Spellacy, Smith leader | here.
 Spellacy said Smith vetoed on q demonstration at recent meeting of Smith forces in New York with the words:
 Lets cut out the bunk"