Show COMMENTS ON BORAH SPEECH Edge Says Amend I Amendment Amendment ment No More lore Sacred Than Others WASHINGTON Nov 14 U.-By U. By The Associated Press Commenting Commenting Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday Sunday day on the New York address of Senator Sen Sen- Senator Senator ator Borah Republican Idaho last las night Senator Edge Republican R New Jersey said he had no no argument whatever wh with Borah's contention that the amendment should be enforced or repealed but added that It Is no more sacred than ony other law and should not be in 11 a class cass by Itself Senator Borah's statement that thit there Is no reason In the world why If f a party Intends to enforce the amendment It should not say so drew orew this reply from Senator Edge Why confine contine a a. platform pledge to of the sanctity of the con con- constitution conn and compel law ow enforcement of the amendment and the Vol Vol- stead stend act Doesn't the same argument argument argument ment apply to all law violation es especially es- es from Irom a constitutional stand staM- standpoint point equally to the and amendments Surely Senator Borah will admit t there Is no constitutional co i IS guarantee more sacred than the privilege privilege lege of voting Acting Recalling that the supreme court recently declared unconstitutional a Texas law prohibiting negroes from voting In primary elections Senator Edge said saidI I I assume no one woud would dif defend end violation of any law or constitutional mandate but If the national political platforms are to specify any particular statute because It Is not generally re respected re- re respected then In all consistency they must mut go further than the amend amend- amendment amendment amendment ment or the act particularly thousands of rath rather r representative r nta I e citizens unhesitatingly contend the lat latter lat lat- latter ter prohibits liberties the amend amene- amendment amendment ment Itself permits |