Abstract

It Seems to Heywood Broun

The newspaper "New York World," has recently done a good service by protesting against the assumption that everybody who opposes Governor Alfred E. Smith is a bigot. The issue in question says that with perfect logic and sincerity, it is fair to fight the Governor on the ground that he is a Democrat, a Wet, a man more versed in city than agrarian problems, and a candidate as yet unfamiliar with international affairs. Smith himself has tacitly admitted that it is not unreasonable for the public to want to know just what a candidate believes and how it may potentially affect his conduct in office. However, it is pertinent and fair to inquire as to whether membership in the Catholic church could possibly affect a President's attitude toward Mexico.