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Dav Carol j
Egad, Bos well, the 'man accuses us!
of being an Irish Catholic with a nig
ger in the woodpile and a Pope up
our sleeves.
When the writer accepted the posi-
publican for the President of the
United States and at the same time
went Democratic for Governor Smith.
Out-Stater pleads against bigotry
and fear of bigotry1 and yet indict3
Governor Smith for political and per
sonal honesty in the matter of prohi
bition. If prohibition i3 "the great
est moral achievement in the twen
tieth century," and the majority of
the people in the United States hold
that opinion, what can Alfred E. Dissension! Is there dissension m
Smith, as President, do about it? the Democratic party ? Will there be
President Coohdge, with all his ac- a split in the Democratic ranks over
knowledged "influence and popular sup- Al Smith ? Some are of the opinion
is ever going to abuse those privi
leges for which our forefathers bled
and died that we might enjoy.
Here's hoping that we get the right
man for President, regardless of his
party of church affiliations.
HENRY E. GIBBONS, JR.
MORE ABOUT AL SMITH
! Editor of Tas Heel:
Editor of Tab Heel:-
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port, seems to ue uuauie tu yua oyer tnat sucn a split is imminent; uu . legislature in the last four years,
hlV T?lV NftW hill." 1 tronne -foMsvno aitan TtVOT flT WlStF- I - . - itJ
I do not intend to make these col-1 heard in Europe.
umns the battle ground of a political
r,r- if rfmit controversy, but would
appeciate the space in the Open For
um necessary to print this, a reply
to a recent article on Rum, Romanism,
and Rebellion.
The above mentioned article appear
ed in the issue of February 16, and
was written by one who styles himself
"Out-Stater," and who might well
have said "Outrecuidant"
Without commenting, on whether or
no Al omltn nas xi.au. a j
11 man s voice naa uie carrying
power of a bird's, it coald esjHy fc.
. . 1 ,,1 A V,ntra TlrtlToT !
or wnetner or no n tuum xv. i
x 4-:,l -F KTatxr V ATk
a winning vote uuwc x,
And not one of Governor Smith's shalling their forces for the coming
bitterest enemies, not even young Ted- strueele.
tion as associate editor of this journal, J y Roosevelt, has ever referred to him This is especially true of; the na:
he anticipated no such attack as that as a "straw." If the Democratic par- tional party, but what of the newly
made upon him m Tuesdays Iar ty "is as a drowning man," it was I formed local party? In that hazy,
Heel.. He never, never expected to placed in this predicament by party embryonic formation mutterings and
find himself with entertaining reli- leaders who refused to recognize in dissatisfaction concerning the nomi-
gious zeal of any kind, be it Catholi- 1924 the worth of an honest and pow- nation of Smith have been heard. Will
cism or Holy RoUerism. How proud erful statesman, for reasons directly there be a split in the local party?
his conscientious parents would be! J contrary to that part of the Const!- That a split is not the remotest con-
But this is serious. Mavhan 'tis I t-r.4-? finpptipw is .TiarrlW tn Yit denied. '
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,r,-fo1 T?r,f ft,Q -COr,.ifo orfifnr'c 1 j . t ."x. C,,VU n,nr,fn fimi tf hrtth IB JneianU, mat, weic r
ic may tell the Ku Klux Klan on 'im. iious -foretathers" fought against re- attracts and repels. ' His popularity made life unbearable for the uaui-
Then his Irish neck will be in a twist bellion? Or good liquor, for that mat-1 is based primarily upon his person- olics and the numerous new sect . ..
Assistant Editor shore enuf. ter? And whose forefathers framed ality, and upon his record as H-re- Does he know so little oi ine vtu-
nlii? Church that he places n, on iuc
City, "because of these asserted "facts j
i I know nothing, I would like to ask !
this: -
tw ha "nntStater" know, that
t this state with "its pure Anglo-Saxon
stock" was one of. the first to . be
founded in this country, and that the
reason for its founding. was the fact
that the religious intolerance of those
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u,ia u ao i . -co.,. t oil "foi i opt siTsi ..roof What is more aooealme to the popu- levei oi a xraiiu
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ttr.,,..., ciate editor from the dastardly foe, TTnfortunatelv. auibbW and de. ie man we cawny.pnrase uom r, ; u.,
Yauateouciwu i . . . I - ;jmii, t rtmUfl uni0hrpnth. nose nf evistence:
t r tr:i..l.,ll Ho miehoo tn annnnno that .tho I lmo I 4-!- J- J.i;. oiucnaiM -J it uvu r
John Mebane mite Senate will be armed to the convictions which seem to erin the 1US 1US mcaaagc Vi cua" "r "
Louise Medley tPPf, flT1fi tnTicits. and will defend anv- I OU
. G. McPherson k - , i.; L, -
"R A - Marshall I A1U1U veijfuwj( xuj. i tne cause ox governor omnn. uis
J. J. Parker urthermore, he extenU3 a hearty great achievements m the State of
James Rogers welcome to all Irish Catholics to join! New York make little impression on
in ' this commendable enterprise of voters outside the State because they
saving the associate editor from the cannot visualize the unique conditions
- Kluckers and this Aberdeen divil. He I which exist in this state
BUSINESS STAFF goes so far as to point out to these
Staff
Aady Anderson
Gates McCulle
Calvin Graves
Glenn P. Holder
D. E. Livingston
Dick McGlohon
Harry J. Galland
James B. Dawson
W. H. Yarborouerh W. K Marshall
Donald Wood Katherine Grantham
George Coggins
Does he try to lead vus to believe j
dear to the American heart 1 , But that the Catholic Church furthers lg-
what-is more repellent to American j norance and bigotry?
tastes that the various epithets that Does he not know that the Catholic
the famous mud-slingers of the Re- Church was instrumental in preserv-
publican party can and will hurl at ing the most sacred of all the written
him. Don't fall for the early Smith documents that are man's heritage :
nronaeranda before the opposition lines I Does he not know that for many
mi and counter action is brought to centuries the onlv schools in existence
To tell them that Governor Smith'
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-"rZZrr: :rrjr ?SZ record of fine S0CiaL s Hall, and his supporters are straining the Religious, or by private tutors
W4C "BUU xxWi momuu vxxxx - made in tne face of a. hostile Legis- PVPrv eTVe in a frantic effort to ere- hnst.ru r.ted bv them?
l""i'CI'lcl "00'- """" ! "ss" """"F" "". nature produces a doubtful reaction. w 0; dr.H rnn the r v v xt,0i. xv, r'ofV.I
I . . . K 1 fxiz A V UX XXC Dtuiriiubub " 1 r I xUCd XAC UUb LUAb U1C t. luviiv
ye sons ox inn, - 1 Onfc-Statpr himself cites it as an ar-1 t-i ,x; .nn,;Tntn "Rni- witf k n 1,,
1 v , 1 xciuuviawv. xiuiuixionwu. j- - vjuuitu uaa evex Lxcav,xxcvx wicxaxivi.
as lor ourselves, you Det your Doots gument against the man. The major- get it? The writer begs to doubt that and peace among men?
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tnat were Americans to tne core. Hty of the State Legislature is Kepub- he will. . These things certainly do not admit
Hurrah lor the uemocrats, tne btars hcan and yet that majority repre- jn spite of the tolerant, humane, the appelation "ignorant and bigoted.
ana stripes lorever, noertyana union gents approximately 40 per cent ; of and unprejudiced viewpoint so fondly -j rjoes he not know that-to be a real
one and inseparable, I d rather be the population of the Stat the up- held by the average college man as member of the Catholic Church, 'one j
right than president, whoever touch- state districts. reeards to prohibition and Catholic- must iive a life that admits of no
es a hair of yon grey head, in God j The Republican majority in the ism, it is quite another matter to ex-1 criticism?
we trust, my country, my country, Legislature is able to maintain a lop- pect ordinary voters to he incewise Does he not know that Al Smith is
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Thursday, February. 23, 1928 Anyway, begorra, oi ain't Irish.
PARAGRAPHICS
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made at this time of the year: trans
atlantic hops. v
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; If Alma, alleged patricide, had used
a "Gat" the deed could have been
done so much more gracefully.
FORMER MAGAZINE EDITOR
DEFENDS SMITH
.A
sided apportionment oi the elective so unbiased. a real Catholic?
districts by voting .down any bill call- Al Smith presents perhaps tne Desi n0es he not admit that a man of
ing for a re-apportionment. Thus known figure' in the country today, this tvne would make a President of
they are able to perpetuate the Re- who can be attacked on. grounds oi the highest order?
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publican majority, although a certain prejudice. ine icepuDiican None of our Presidents so far has
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district in New York City containing realizes tms; its attacs upun omitu eyer been the get of such a scath
90,000 people has the same' represen- has been silent to a great extent be- . - denunciation on account of his
tation as an up-state district with cause it has not deemed it feasible religion Must we wait until the most
less than 10,000 population. ; , to waste money fighting a candidate prosperou peacefuland tolerant pe-
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It is in the face of such odds as wnose cnance oicuruig riod of the historv of. the United
cratic nomination is aumiucuiy
New York City.
As we get ifc, the plea is ,to come on
ut and be battered with the sweet
thought that another team will be
chosen next season.
Mitor of Tar Heel:
this that Governor Smith has brought
! New York State forward'1 in educa
tional and social legislation to a rank
which is second to none in the United
States.
JULIAN STARR, JR.
Although the person who wrote the
lelter headed "Rum, Romanism and
Rebellion" appearing in the Tab Heel
"Condition of Charlotte Millionaire February 16 -signed himself "Out-
Very Good," headlines a daily. And! Stater," he failed to designate the
it should continue to be so if the tax "state from which he came. Aside
assessor doesn't give him too much from any geographical reference, I'd
worry. say that he is in a fairly 'bad state
at present.
The fifteen-dollar-a-week New York " However. Hd like to reply to his
clerk who would divorce his $4,000,000 diatribe directed at a man whose name
heiress-wife on the grounds of de- he seems to know. Out-Stater has
DEFENDING DAVID CARROLL
sertion had best change his plea to
insanity.
one virtue. When he puts his foot
down he covers a hell of a lot of
territory..
For instance, he made the statement
that Governor Alfred E. Smith has
Papers report that Mayor Jimmy
Walker is having "the1 time of, his
Ufa" in New Orleans. And what did
the New' York preacher say about Peen unaDle . a Dm through tne
Jimmy's abstinence some weeks back? New York Legislature for the last
iour years, uut-otater wouia, nave
Writes youngs Whitener, son of to go back little more than a week
Wheelhorse Mike, from S. C. to his ago, if he reads the public prints, to
mother, "Don't worry, mother. I'm find that Governor Smith carried a
all right." But no report comes as to bill through both the Senate and the
how -Lowden's campaign is doing in j lower house in less than two days, se
the Palmetto state. ... curing unanimous votes m each case.
And the bill was one which gave to
George Washington, reputed father J investigators appointed by the .' Gov-
of this country, had nothing on the ernor unusual power and liberty of
young chap, along lines of frankness action in any investigation decided up-
and self-respect who read in the Good on by the Governor,
Book this aphorism, "God loves those
who love themselves."
Editor of Tar Heel:
sidered hazardous by his staunchest
supporters.
If Smith were only a Catholic or a
wet, his chances of being nominated
and elected would be considerably
brighter, but being both his chances
are practically nullified. The dries
and the anti-Catholics will be only
too glad to unite in a potent force
that will contribute largely to his de-
State's to denounce a quality of a man,
that would be an asset to our coun
try, rather than a liability, were he
to be elected? " ;
"A SMITHIST."
It seems very clear to me that Mr. f .
Buxley Williams was kicking - Mr. will dissension occur as a Smith
David Carroll more than he was Al candidacy is being advanced? Line duties Monday.
Peacock Accepts
Position With A. P.
Bill Peacock, class of '27, has re
cently accepted a position with the
Associated Press and will assume his:
Smith, I don't know but that he did
it without thought, or maybe because
he wanted people to know that he had
heard that Al Smith had intended
running for President, and that he
was a Catholic.
No, Mr. Carroll is not a Catholic,
although his name was used by a
up third party factions. Line up.
HENRY ROANE.
LET 'EM KNOW ABOUT POLITICS
Editor of Tar Heel:
It has, been my pleasure to visit in tions.
XTvrh fnmitTin fvr the nast week.
Catholic family. There are Probably Everywhere I have seen unusual signs
of progress, of course. But it seems
to me that more important than all
of North Carolina's good roads and
quite a few Catholics named Williams
Mr. Carroll happens to be an Epis
copalian. But why let religion inter-
R.
fere with politics? We want ."today 'to wholesome industries is its inquiring
nave tne man in me omce who js must,
NOTHING BUT PRAISE
Out-Stater might also inform him
self on the Constitutional amendments
adopted and rej'ected in the state elec
tions in New York last fall.
And when he says that Governor
Smith draws his support from the
slums of the world's largest city, I'd
The Tar Heel basketball team that
entrains, for Atlanta tonight to com
pete in the eighth annual southern like to ask him just what percentage
conierence DasKetoan tournament oe- of the cjty 0f New York is given over
serves nothing but praise for its splen- to the slums he has read about. And
did record made during this season. since when have the greatest metro-
With a string of unbroken victories poiitan dailies become confused with
'over all teams in the state, the ly-1 the slums?
mg rnantoms may iook lorwaru to a Governor Smith has. almost with
degree of success With expectancy and out quaiification, the support of the
witn reasonable assurance. New York Times, whose conservatism
It is to-be regretted that two of and integrity is unquestioned; the
the mainstays, Bill Dodderer and Carr World, a paper politically independent
Purser, suffered injuries in the Wake and fearless in its' attack on corrup
Forest game Monday evening which tion in either party; The New York
may keep them from participating in Sun, which is staunchly Republican;
the tourney. The campus and the Tar the New York Telegram and the whole
Heel symTathize with these two stars Scripps-Howard chain, which recent-
and hopefully expect them to be in ly announced that it would support
the line-up of the Tar Heels before Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith,
fints is written of the annual gath- in the order named ; the Evening
enng m Atlanta. World and any number of lesser met-
In the six times that Carolina has ropolitan dailies, exclusive of Hearst
contested in the tournament an envi- papers, possibly.
able record has been made that is Consider that the majority of the
worthy of the highest commendation, people in New York State are Prot
In addition to four conference cham-1 estants. This State has elected Gov-
pionships, the. University of North ernor - Smith four times, once when
Carolina basketball team has won a the state voted overwhelmingly Re-
familiar with the duties of the office,
and who, at the same time has the
ability to carry on these duties. May
I ask: What other Democrat is more
fitted for these duties than Alfred E.
Smith? " He has held the office of Gov
ernor of the state of New York, a
spirit. The people of this state are
on the qui vive, I- think, more than are j
the inhabitants of any other portion
of the South. They do not let their
pride run to conceit; they are not self- j
satisfied. 1
Perhaps you wonder why I elect I
you my confidant of these observa
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of any two of our Southern Sea-Coast Lnt attitude of your paper toward
states. JNot only aid ne merely gov
ern the state, but he governed it in
a most efficient and commendable way.
His motto at that time was, "Prog-
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national politics, as reported " in to
day's papers, is one of the most im
pressive examples of enlightenment
that I have ever seen. I wish to
enmmend vou on vour urogram of in-
As to the Pope's ruling the United -x. different sneakers to advocate
States, or even trying to, I beg to candidacies for the presidency. I
differ strongly with Mr. Williams. lize that there is strong prejudice
The people of our country would nev- against races and religions in the
er consent to tne dictation oi tne South; hence I admire the systemat
Jfope. They would tnrow ivir. jsmitn
out of the office far faster than they
did Andrew Johnson, of Reconstruc
tion times.
To be true, "Politics and Catholi
cism do not mix," and I dare say that
they never will. Mr.'; Smith did not
let his religion interfere with his gov
ernorship of New York, and it is reas
onably safe to believe that he will not
do it in this case.
Then, too, Al Smith might be a
Yankee, but when one takes it into
consideration that our present, and
late Presidents are both Yankees
(north of the Mason-Dixo'h line) , that
argument would not ,very well be an
argument.
. American principles do not want to
give the Protestants the full power of
government. Did our f oref athers not
settle this country for religious equal
ity and freedom? Are we going to
act directly against those principles?
I dare say that no true son of America
ic method which you are adopting of j
having new thought introduced in i
your community. Surely sons and
daughters of men so eminent as those
produced by the early South cannot
always look upon only one side of
questions. - 7
At any rate, if students in the state
institutions attack problems as you
have met this important one, our ed
ucational system may survive the crit
icism which now assails it from all
sides. I suggest that you make a
special issue of the "wetness" of Gov
ernor SmithJ Or perhaps the indrn
vidual honesty of Senator Reed, as
opposed to non-personal, party Tule.
Make them think! 1
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