Life — October 6, 1927 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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OCTOBER 6, 1927 VOL, 90, 2344 “While there is Life there’s Hope” Published by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 598 Madison Avenue, New York R. E. Sirawoon, Editor PF. D. Casey, trt Editor DG tI J.u : a a THOMPSON, of Illinois, rises to correct an im- pression w hich got around that in his address before th Chicago Bar September 17 he advocated fication of some laws. Quite right. He did not advocate the nullification even of the Volstead Act, much less of the eenth Amendment. But he pointed out that nullification was nothing new, as people sup- posed, and sometimes the only prac- ticable way to oppose an objection- able law. He pointed out that it did not follow that because this or that amendment to the Constitution was disregarded, the whole Constitution was on the way to be scrapped. He reminded people that the pro- of the Constitution for the election of Presidents had been swept aside, and though it existed still in form was nullified in’ sub- stance. He recalled that the ands Cc representatives Association on nulli- not always so bad vision Con- stitution comm’ portion States every ten years according to population, and that Congress now refuses te y. So it is also with the Fifteenth Amendment, nullified puth as ta Negroes ress to ap- mong the “and in ‘Nul- a perilous dlians.”” he said, “is remedy, but is sometimes the only safety valve which enables self-gov- erning between tyranny and revolution. If a law is considered bad it must be attacked, and war cannot be made feebly.” Judge Thompson spoke excellent one who says he advo- nullification himself in people to choose sense, and cated puts Cuartes Daxa Ginson, President Cuam Maxweu, Vi Lanxonoaxe Gunso ~President » Secretary and Treasurer danger of a libel suit. But in his iddress he illustrated the very con ditions that compel a resort to po ular nullitic As a Judge and bound to enforce the them them or not. tion. laws, he must whether he If any law needs to be beaten, the objections to it must be demonstrated by the action of un- official persons such as, in the case of Volstead, the bootleggers and their patrons. enforce approves M R. MeADOO has put forth that z he will not be a candidate for President next year, but is strong for reuniting the Democratic Party. Re- publican papers intimate that he would like it if Governor Smith would also withdraw, but probably not, for Mr. MeAdoo is a practical man and must notice that Governor Smith is going strong as a candidate, ind must be that it is of the first importance to a party that hopes to win an clection and turn out a party somebody that a lot of people want to vote for. The Democrats need a candidate who is thoroughly alive and full of The only pos- sible candidate who is conspicuous aware lready in charge to put’ up ties. at present for possession of these qualities is Governor Smith. Somebody else may turn up in the Mr. MeAdoo and ionists might com- n Judge Thompson of Mlinois, remarked upon, as a candidate who is officially against nullification, next six months. the anti-nullifie: bine above though he is opposed to regulation of life by the central government contrary to the desires and convic- tions of various communities. Senator Walsh is talked about as Dem- ocratic candidate partly because h like Governor Smith, is a Catholic. He is a first-rate man and a fairly enthusiastic Dry, but he is no can- didate at all. He is universally re- spected but has no special vote- getting power. He would be no be Mr. Davis was t tims Democrats are to win, they must nominate a prophet. Alfred Smith is the nearest thing to it that is in sight. If they cannot get a prophet, they cannot carry the clec- tion. No mere worthy saint or able ind estimable character can do their job for them. They have got to have Somebody that the Divine Fire has lit upon, Republican Party, being in rge of the Government and of Treasury Department, is in charge of the enforcement of Pro- hibition. They have a funny time with it. It appears that it is full of politics. Some of the brethren want to purify it, but one hears that the more practical minds look upon it as ing party worl active young men into Dry give them a few months of lucrative employment, they can make enough money to keep themselves awhile, while they are working for the party at low wages. The World quotes John W. H. Crim, of New York, who was an Assistant Federal At- torney General in the Harding ad- ministration, as asserting that Gov- ernment —emplo; grafting twenty-five million dollars a day out of liquor and allied traffics. Prob- ably Mr. Crim exaggerates, but he has been in a position to know what he is talking about, and if you deduct a considerable exaggeration from ty-five million dollars a day sre still remain good pickings for est workers. Altogether, it ms likely that the enforcement of the Prohibiti source of corruption, law-bre and demoralization that ever was im- posed upon the United States. EB. Martin. comicbooks.com