Evening star., 1932-08-20
Hoover Acceptance Speech
Paves Way for Wet Action

law for its protection and therefore
they owe a greater obligation than the
poor to support the Government, they
insist on privileges for themselves that
they would deny to those who have no
property to protect. The eighteenth
amendment Is as much part OF the
Constitution as any other provision In
that fundamental law. It was put into
the Constitution with greater unanimity
of the States than any other of the
amendments, and being there Is entitled
to the support of every citizen who
swears allegiance to the Constitution
and who processes to be loyal to our
flag"
Support OF the Presidents position
on prohibition is voiced by the Gary
Post Tribune independently, the Gin
cinnati Times-Star (Republican), the
Rutland Herald independent Republic
am, the Boston Transcript (independ-
ent Republican,, the Des Moines Tri-
bune independent Republican,. the
Providence Bulletin independently, the
Youngstown Vindicator independent
Democrat), the Oshkosh Daily North
western (Republican), the Eureka Hum
boldt Times (Republican), the San
Francisco Chronicle independent Re-
publican), and the Connellsville Cou-
rier Republican).
| Criticism of the Presidents position
is uttered by the Roanoke World-News
| (DemocraG, which suggests: Recon
cile, If you can, your conception OF the
Hoover whom Bishop Cannon and DR..
Clarence True Wilson hailed in 1928 as
ideahst and savior of the country with
the Hoover who in 1882 deserts his dry
| ~ hn rov1nai0n hpCal1Sp
it seems they no longer command the
popular vote, which above all else he Is
seeking"
1T is to be remembered" advises the
Birmingham Age-Herald (DemocraO
that he could do no less, If Republican
vets were not to be driven into the
Democratic camp. So Mr.. Hoover pre-
! tends to take step which supernclally
advances him as far as Gov. Roosevelt
! has gone. But, to avoid the loss OF dry
support, he indulges in the twaddle
about guarding against the return OF the
saloon and proposes the retention IN
the Constitution Of a supervisory au-
thority over the liquor question. Thus
the President plays both ends against
the middle. For purely political reasons,
he reverses himself on the eighteenth
amendment. A short time ago ne was
| Wiling 10 90 NlOlellCc w Wiz NASNNA
sham report, although the commission S
conclusions were based on the very
things which Mr.. Hoover now hnds In
tolerable."
"It was not until the Democratic
convention spoke out unequlvocally on
prohibition" charges the. Atlanta Jour
nal Democrat), that Mr.. Hoover faced
that urgent issue. When the Wicker
sham Commission, which he himself ap-
pointed to study the question. submitted
in January of 1881, report showing
that the majority of its members con-
sidered a change in the present system
imperative, he took no step forward.
And when the Republican platform for
1892 was being drawn, the White House
influence was cast for evasion and am
biguity. But when the national De-
mocracy uttered those clearing
words, We favor the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and the coun-
try rang with approval at this triumph
of truth and sincerity in politics. then
Mr.. Hoover began really to think"
Similar sentiments are voiced by the
Morgantown Dominion-News dnde-
pendent DemocraD, while the Miami
Daily News (DemocraD remarks that
sthe liouor question has been miracu-
lo1sly whitfield down SO fine that SEN
sible people will feel free, largely, to
ignore it as the political campaign pro-
ceeds." The Newark Evening News
independently holds that "Mr. Hoover's
wetness is wet enough to stop most Re-
publicans from going Democratic on
4 the liquor question" The Oklahoma