Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1932, Page 6

BOTH PARTIES FACE SCARCITY OF FUNDS Democrats Likely to Find Added Obstacle in Conservatism. Where will the money for the pr:sl-} dential campaign c from? Just now this is the paramount question of the national political sit- uation. Tt accounts for the hesitancy 4n organization, the slow start that has been made and the fear among the Jeaders that the local campaigns are going to suffer from lack of help from the national party chests. On the surface, the Republicans ap- pear to have 8 better chance of getting | funds than their Democratic brethren, | though the chances of raising money from the rich contributors is at the vanishing point due to the depression and the heavy losses encountered by | the people who formerly gave in lib- eral amounts to national politics. Gov. Roosevelt has some staunch THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932. Points Way to Wets ALDRICH SEES ERRORS IN STRATEGY. ‘Representative Aldrich, who in this article analyzes the prnhlhlt’inn planks of the Republican and Democratic parties, is & son of Nelson W. Aldrich, long the dominant. figure in the United States Senate: s brother-in-law of D. Rockefeller, Jr.. and a student of the prohibition problem, He is s consistent wet from a consistently wet State. BY RICHARD S. ALDRICH Member from Rhode Isiand in the United States House of Representatives. PROVIDENCE, R. I, July 25 (N.AN.A).—Since the convention of the Republican and Democratic parties, the question has been constantly asked: ‘Which of the two planks on the prohibition question is more satisfactory from the point of view of those who are opposed to prohibition? This question cannot be answered without an understanding of the difficulties both of & constitutional and of a practical nature that stand in the way of a satisfactory solution of this problem. Both planks. from the point of view of the “wet,” have their faults and weaknesses. The Republican plank advocates the proposal of an amendment by Congress which “shall allow States to deal with the problem as their citizens may determine, but subject always to the power of the Federal Government to protect those States where prohibition may exist and safe- guard our citizens everywhere from the return of the saloon and attendant absues.” Foresees Difficulties. 1t is perfectly proper that our citizens every- where should be protected from the return of the saloon, but to make it a Federal duty to prevent | ment today, unless adequate protection is guaranteed the dry States. It will be argued that this can be done | by the continuance of the Webb-Kenyon | act, but we must remember that the Webb-Kenyon act is only a statute, and its effectiveness can always be destroyed either by repeal by a “wet” Congress or by the faflure of such a Congress to provide proper penalties for its viola- tion. We do not believe this will satisfy even the milder drys. Under the provisions of the Repub- lican gress to propose a constitutional amend- ment which would provide for the re- peal of the eighteenth amendment and at the same time place in the Constitu- tion a provision such as that suggested by William D, Guthrie of the New York bar, which would permanently protect the dry States of the country. Mr. Guthrie's suggestion is as follows: “The existing eighteenth article of the United States Constitution is hereby amended s0 s to read in lieu of its present language as follows: “Article XVIIL “Section 1. The provision of clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitu- tion, vesting in the Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign na- tions and among the several States and with the Indian tribe, shall not be con- strued to empower it to authorize the shipment, transportation, or importa- tion into any state of intoxicating liquors for beverage or other purposes whenever such shipment, transportation, or importation has been prohibited by the law of such State, and any such z)hnk it would be possible for Con- | otherwise, is prohibited, and 1if any such shipment or importation be made it shall become subject to the laws of | the State immediately on arrival there- | in, both before and after delivery to the | consignee, whether in the original pack- age of shipment or otherwise. “Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have power to en- force this article by appropriate legis- lation.” This amendment in substance writes the Webb-Kenyon act into the Con- stitution. The Democratic platform precludes the possibility of such an amendment peing submitted for ratification by in- sisting on_absolute repeal. I consider this a distinct weakness in their plat- form. Looms as Obstacle. There is in both platforms one pro- | vision which, if adopted by Congress, may prove to be a serious obstacle in the way of an early and definite solu- tion of the prohibition question, and that is the provision that the amend- |ment in the case of the Republican | platform and the repeal in the case of | the Democratic platform shall be rati- fied by conventions in the States rather than by the State Legislatures. What are these proposed conventions? How are they created? How are the delegates to them to be elected? I doubt | if many proponents of this method |of ratification of smendments to the Constitution have given serious con- sideration to these questions. Since the adoption of the Constitu- it have been of | tion 19 amendments to ratification pmme'd by Congress has|that the tures of the States have been by State latures and not by | the sole authority to determine the na- conventions. Therefore, we have no|ture of the convention to be called and precedent to indicate the nature of the action of the Legislature of the these comventions or any judicial in-|State is an essential prerequisite to the terpretation of the words “by conven- | calling of the convention in any State. tion” as used in article V. oot P | essed - OD'U. onve: w’é‘ufiim?':i‘ie" {zb‘lg'ede’t‘omlook e& 1 As one who desires an early solution of the prohibition question, I oppose | where to discover the intent of the | members of the Federal convention in | this method of submitting the amend- using this language. Article VII of the |ment to State conventions rather than Constitution, which prescribes the | to_the Legislatures, because in every | method of ratification, reads as fol- |instance it requires the action of two lows: bodies rather than one, which means | at least delay if not complete failure | Article VII—Ratification. | of action. . “The ratification of the conventions he s of nine States shall be sufficient for the | nogumcggilu.defi“ts&?e&m;lmlfln mending establishment of this Constitution be- | that the Federal Government should be tween the States ratifying the same.” | given authority to prevent the return | We believe there can be but lit- | of the saloon in “wet” States, while the tle doubt that they had in s type of convention in drafting ar- | w | B T e to) actermine the ta- | e Lian e Bpublicans =1L Into | ture of the conventions which ratified | the country is not ready to adopt, and the Constitution an examination has | both parties, without much discussion n mad statutes of nine of the ® ing of these con tions. mitted to ccnventions for ratification. These statutes were mot entirely uni- ADl that the av “wet” cltisen form. The Legislature of each State . prescribed the number of delegates to the convention and the qualifications of | | the electors who chase the delegates. | "In each instance the very existence of | | the convention depended upon the prior | acticn of the State Legislature. It is| generally conceded that the proposing | | of a constitutional amendment is a Fed- | | eral function and that the ratification | |of an amendment to the Constitution is | this country wants is that opportunity be gvm the whether it desires to continue tion. The motive ispirifig’ this in different individuals may vary, | have vet to find an anti-pronivitionist | Who would not be satisfied 1f this could accomplished, and this can be bnmdmht‘ ;bmge much more under the Republican platform than ‘under the Democratic pl,:luom (Copyright. 1932, e 255 Yallyh fmyrens Tows Because clothing for workers is not [ in demand, manufacturers of such arti- ‘3195 in (l‘:rtrmnny are preparing to pro- | duce golf trousers, trench other sports clothing. g mind | Democrats in their ardor to appear | shipment or importation of intoxicating | ratified by a suffcient number l.lqlll)l)l‘: into a Spwta in violation of 1{5 the States to become a part thereof,|a State function. As the ratification 1s | laws, whether by the postal service or | and in every instance the method of a State function, it is my contention | the return of the saloon in those States which do not desire prohibition, in my opinion, as & practical matter, open to very severe objection. In the first' place, it is almost impossible to | write a satisfactory definition of the saloon into an amendment to the Constitu- #riends among the monsyed people, but | by and large the conservative clement i3 just a bit timid about heavy contri- butions to a cause which is hitzhed so pé Representative Aldrich. | tightly to the radical elements. Viewing With Alarm. ‘The Republicans, on the other hand, are already beginning to point with alarm to what will happen to the! country if the Norrises. the Longs. the | McAdoos, the Garners and the Wheel- ers are in control of the National Go ermnment, and this provokes shivers of | fear up and down the spines of the moneyed classes. Whatever their feel- ing about Mr. Hoover on prohibition and other issues, the conservative Re- publicans would prefer a continuance | of his administration to an overturn of policles and the entry of a radical regime. So the Republican money raisers have a talking point with the conserva- tives which the Democrats do not have or which they cannot at this stage of the game develop for Mr. Roosevelt, since his acceptance speech has said Tothing to calm the fears of the con- servatives. He may do it later, but to date he hasn't shown any sign of throwing off the Western group that | {‘!‘d so much to do with his nomina- icn. Some of the Eastern conservatives | Yike B. M. Baruch and John W. Davis have come out for Mr. Roosevelt, but it is significant that John J. Raskob, | the principal financial angel of the | Democratic party, has not said he ‘would lift a finj to help Roosevelt. The talk is that the Democrats will yely on small contributions. Ordinarily this is a simple process, The Demo- crats did a good job on this basis in 1916, but times have changed. | It now is estimated that while $4,- 000,000 was raised for Gov. Smith in | 1928, the goal for the Democrats this ! year is about $1,000,000. Not much of 8 campaign can be carried on with a million dollars unless local efforts are #bandoned and this sum is spent on | due national phase alone, such as the | speakers’ bureau. G. 0. P. Count on More. | ‘The Republicans are counting on Taising much more than a million and they will spend it to & large extent in | aid of the local organizations, which | has always proved in national con- | tests to be the basic reason for suc- cess. | The Democrats are counting on the | ‘waves of prejudice created by the eco- nomic depression. THis would be an easy way to appraise situation if | the Republicans did ing in de- | fense. But the Republleans are plan- | ning to wage a battle in behalf of the existing administration based upon the | business future of the country. That 18 to be their principal item of appeal. Money is going to play a big part . the outcome cf the campaign. I es money for newspaper advertis. ing, for radio hook-ups, for literature | and postage and for clerical work in ! nstional end State headouarters. The | Harding campaign, in which the anti- | Wilson feeling was running strong and | the Republicans had the benefit of a | tide of discontent over war irritations, nevertheless was well organized on a | financial basis. Something approxi- mating $5,000,000 was spent by the Re- publicans, and Gov ~Cox, the Demo- cratic candidete, believes i) this day | that the sums reported ren-esented a | small proportion of what was actually nt. So whichever party has th 1 will have much to say abost the pivetel | States. On the inside, this problem is | causing grave concern. Publicly little 18 being said and if it is asked where the money is coming from, confidence | 15 expressed that it will be forthcom- ing. In the end it will be found that the Republicans will raise more money than the Democrats, but that both par- g.;s“wm ’huve n\'m‘iable only a small | ction of any previous campaign fund in the last 12’)‘ears. % sD. L (Cop; VANSVILLE FARM CLUB HONORS JUDGE SHEPHERD| Special Dispatch to The Star. BELTSVILLE, Md., July 25.—Judge J. H. Shepherd, secretary of the Vans- ville Farmers Club, one of the oldest organiations of its kind in this section, ‘was presented a handsome watch in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage to Mrs. Shepherd, at the July dinner meeting of the club, held at Lightbown’s Hotel here Saturday night. Mrs. Shepherd, who was unable to at- tend, was sent a large bouquet of roses. Dr. A. F. Woeds, former president of the University of Maryland, in present- ing the waich, read a poem composed especially for the occasion by his wife. The club was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. William P. Magruder of Hyatts- ville, and besides the members, many guests attended Prices of farm products during the; depression of 1872-3-4 were com- | K‘u'ed with those of today by Mr. agruder. Ernest H. Brinkley spoke of the use of lime on the farm. H. C. Byrd, vice presiden of the Uni- versity of Maryland, was elected to membership, to take the place of the late Summerfield D. Hall. 1932) Clears Away Eczema Don't be embarrassed by complexion defects. Clear, healthy skin is important to your success. At first sign of skin trouble, use Resinol Ointment. Wherever the itching, what- ever thecause, Resinol re- lieves it quick- ly. Often when other treatmentsfail Resinol Oint- ment and Res- inol Soap soothe and heal. Get Resi- nol at your druggist. Buy and try toda You will be amazed at the sure, quick relief. Resino 'y | of the eighteenth amendment and tion. 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Conditions in this ccuntry change rapidly and a‘me States to protect themselves against definition which might prove satisfac- | the importation of intoxis 1r_fiillquora tory for the pre: may be worthless | in violation of their la is lan- at the end of a few years. | guage apparently means that they are If an individual's only intcrest is in | in favor of the continuance of the the return of conditicns as they existzd | Webb-Kenyon act. rior to the passage of the eighteenth | Emendiment, and he fs not interested in | Long Time Required. the question of how soon he will ob- | ‘The trouble with advocating com- tain the objective, then his inclination | plete repeal of the amendment without should be toward the plank of the|offering a substitute therefore is that Democratic platform. | it will be impossible to obtain the adop- The Democrats advocate the repeal | tion of the repeal for a long time to they | come. 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