Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
Scorns Taking
on Hypocrisy
Mantle.
1000 CHEER
HIS REMARKS
Suggests Congress
Forget About
Election Day.
Tert OF Speech-Page 2.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY q. GOULD AANOOANs
Al Smith, idol Of Democracy in 1928,
declared last night that he and other
Democrats, who believe as he does,
probably would take walk" If the
Democratic National Convention in
philadelphia renominates Roosevelt
and Garner on a platform indorsing
the New Deal administration.
my mind" said the former stand
ard bearer of the party, addressing the
American Liberty League dinner at
the Mayflower Hotel. lis now fixed
upon the convention in June in Phila-
delphia.
The Committee on Resolutions Is
about to report and the preamble OF
that platform is: We, the representa-
tives of the Democratic party, in con-
vention assembled, heartily indorse
the Democratic administration
What happens to the disciples OF
Jefferson and Jackson and Cleveland
when that resolution is read out?
why for us it is washout. There
are two things We can do. We can
either take on the mantle of hypocrisy
or We can take q walk. and we will
probably do the latter"
Cheered by Crowd.
The former New York Governor
was cheered again and again by the
1000 diners as he took the New Deal
to pieces and found it bad.
He charged that the Roosevelt adj
ministration had tossed the Demo-
cratic platform Of 1882 overheard and
taken to socialism.
He charged that the Congress had
supinely followed the lead of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and had passed law
after law that was unconstitutional
He suggested to Congress that it
take its mind of election day-and
do the right thing. not the expedient
thing"
If the Constitution wins" said
Smith. I'VE win. Stop there! The
Constitution has already won, but the
news has not yet reached certain
ears" referring to the decisions of the
Supreme Court holding New Deal leg
1slation unconstitutional.
Not Candidate for Office.
Smith began his address with a
plain declaration that he was not a
candidate for any ONCE at any time,
at the hands of any party.
lat the outset of my remarks" he
said. "let me make one thing perfectly
clear. I am not candidate for any
Office of any party at any time. I
have no ak to grind There is nothing
personal in what have to say. have
no feeling against any man. woman or
child in the United States. repre-
sent no group, no man, and speak for
no man or group. But do speak for
what I believe is the best interests
Of the American people"
The former standard bearer Of the
Democratic party made no personal
attack on President Roosevelt. unless
his reiteration Of the charge that the
Executive had not carried out the
platform on which he was elected and
to which he subscribed 100 per cent"
can be so construed.
Smith said he was born Democrat
and expected to die one But he made
1t quite plain that unless the Demo-
cratic party mended its ways-as rep
resented in the present administration
he would not be found fighting tor
Its return to power.
Remembers Bryan.
Its pretty tough for me to go at
my own party this way" said Smith
near the close of his address. Il know
what Bryan did to our party back in
1896. But to the credit of those who
supported Bryan it must be said that
they had the nerve to put into their
platform what their leader stood for
The Happy Warrior" Of other days
drew alternate cheers and laughter
trom the huge dinner crowd that lis
tened to him. For weeks his address
had been awaited. That he would
attack the New Deal was fully ex-
pected. and the probable effect on the
chances Of the reelection Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt had been weighed
After the dinner last night, the opin-
1a11 TTRERTY LEAGUE. Pa0e A.6.)