% MAY 3." 192S Letters to the Editor BRCOKSIDE CITIZEN IS OPPOSED TO GOV. SMITH Editor Watauga Democrat: Will you allow me space in your paper for a few words >n regard to the nomination of Ah .Smith for president? I notice that sonic claim the opposition to Smith's nomination is wholly due Vo his religious principles. but I consider his attitude towards the 1 Sth amendment almost as dangerous as his alleigance to the pope. The very same constitution which gives to every man the privilege to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, says it is unlawful to manufacture or sell alcoholic drinks. How does A1 Smith stand on that clause in our constitution? .Mr. Kent, correspondent of the Baltimore Sun and an ardent advocate of Smith, has this to say: "Smith is admittedly a wet. He cannot. run as anything: else. He is opposed to the Volstead act and rc^ V gards prohibition as an unsuccessful 4 ' experiment. There isn't any way for him to avoid being a wet if he wanted to?and he does not want to." ! am ashamed that the Democratic party would even suggest the nomination of a wet man for the highest office?the highest honor a party can bestow on any man. What has Al. Smith ever done to merit the support of the American people? He is a good dancer to Tammany's music, and he has never, in one instance failed to give prohibition a slap in the face at every opportunity. At one time he voted to establish a saloon right in front of a church. "Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor think." Do we want such a man for president of our country? I have always been a Democrat and always voted the Democratic ticket and shall continue to do so when clean, upright men are on the ticket. But I absolutely will noi support Al Smith or any other wet I man. 1 cannot follow the dictates of my own conscience and vote with and for the liquor element of the country. 1 don't think this is the time m Keep quiet when so much is at stake. For the sake of our children and grandchildren, let's do all in our power to drive strong drink from our land. "Choose you this day whom you will serve." I JOHN L: TATUjM. Brookside, N. C. SMITH'S VOTE IN NEW YORK Editor Watauga Democrat: Some people keep saying that A1 Smith only carried five counties in New York state. In the ;*irst place, there arc only live counties in Now York that are Democratic, all in New York city. .Smith carried them all. Governor Smith also carried three Repuhlican counties up-stale, which is a mighty good showing. Does any Democrat fall out with him because he does not carry the Republican counties. Smith received 889,000 vots in the five Democratic counties and also received 748,00 votes up-state, in Re publican counties. He receive 1,587,000 votes in the entire stare, more *-l-~ T"i ' " . ..11 i - vuuu cut; ueuiucrauc party poncu in 10 southern states: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Florlicin, Arkansas and Alabama, only polling 1,201.000 Democratic votes. There are more Democrats in New York state than there are in 10 southern states. New York city contains 885,000 Democrats, more than seven southern states contain. The three Republican counties that were carried by Smith are Albany, Clinton and Oneida counties. He also came in a very few votes of carrying several large Republican counties up-state. WILL C. WALKER. Boone, April 28. Editor's Note?Governor Smith in 1926 carried nine counties of the state when he was elected governor. These counties were Albany, Bronx, Clinton, Kings, New York, Oneida, Queens, Rennselaer and Richmond. In 192-1 Governor Smith carried six counties in his election. These were Albany, Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond. * In 1922, when Governor Smith defeated Nathan L. Millre, he carried eighteen counties. These were Albany, Bronx, Erie, Hamilton, Kings, Monroe, Montgomery, New York, Oneida, Oonondaga, Queen's, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan and Westchester counties. In 1918, running against Charles feated Nathan L. Miller, he carried nine counties in the 3tate. These were Bronx, Hamilton, Kings, Lewis, New York, Queens, Rennselaer, Richmond and Sullivan counties.) MAY 6TH SET ASIDE TO PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE Kansas City, April 29.?Mrs. Mary II. Thirkield, of Chattanooga, Tenn., wife of Bishop W. T. Thirkield and president of the Woman's Heme Missionary society of the Methodist church, today broadcasl an appeal to the 400,000 members tt set aside Sunday, May 6, as a day o< prayer for world peace. \ 'Uteres Always Roan ? ? ^ \ I '- ' |MJ',' V. Nv\ ' ' |l| h A# v.. . m i'\\V Vvyxiwl' $mk p#ii News From Top of thej World Creates Sensation! Latest Polar Flight Breaks All Pre- j cedent; Sheds Light on Geo- ( graphic Problems By ROBERT FULLER Washington, May 2.?The news from "the top of the world" that' Captain George 11. Wiikins and Carl B. Kitsori, unannounced and unheralded, had made a safe passage from i Point Barrow. Alaska, to Spitzbergen ] has created a grcal stir all over the i world, as an outstanding achieve| nient, and the National Geographic : Society here heralds the fliers as having broken all precedent in flying so far south during: their trip. They flew 250 miles south after reaching the northwest corner of Spitzbergen, the most popular base for polar flights. An astounding feature of this ; flight was that it was unannounced. ' No one knew that Captain Wilkins | had started the flight. People rc| membered that he had been content I plating such a flight, but .gradually > I the memory was fading. Then, of a sudden, news came to the Capitol that the flight had been made. News of the start, the passage and the finish came all at once. Never was there a more sensational report! This is the first air-flight over the j Arctic Basin by a heavier than air machine. The expedition was primarily for scientific purposes. Peary had thought he saw larid-sighs north-1 west of Greenland out in the Arctic. ; sea and the existence of this land I has been the question ever since. I Captain Wilkins, accordingly, flewj to the right of the pole for the re-li gion where land was believed to bei| in evidence, and wired the Geologi cal Society that he had found no j land. Thus Wilkins, in addition to per-! forming one of the bravest feats in I history, a feat which made it necessary to undergo many hardships, hits' erased a scientific question mark. And it is believed he will be able j to give the world other scientific re- j suits of his journey. There are many scientific questions involved as to ocean currents, soundings, j temperatures, atmospheric conditions j and so forth. The National Geographic Society believes that this latest polar flight will add a very great deal to the sum of general geographical knowledge. TRIBUTE TO MRS. R. L. CLAY From the Women's Wesley Bible Class of the Boone Methodist Sunday School We, the members of the Women's .Wesley Bible Class desire hereby to express our appreciation of the life and character of Mrs. It. L. Plntr tirK