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THE EVENIN( STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (87 DINNER SPEAKERS ATTACK HOOVER Smith, Davis and Cox Tear| “Prosperity” Slogan of 1928 to Pieces. rotice, as if it government of the District of Columbia.” The audience, many of whom were resi- dents of the District, laughed If any of the 2,000 Democrats at- tending the dinner and the hundreds of other guests who heard the speeches later had hoped for a statement from Gov. Smith about his own future political plans, they were disappointed He said nothing that indicated whether he would or would not be a candidate for the presidential nomination. Both Gov. Cox and Mr. Davis were careful to had to do with the | explain that they had no ambition for | public office. Gov. Smith prefaced this recom- mendation for & bond issue with the statement that the Federal Govern- ment must play its part in relieving unemployment. Problem - for the States. “The Federal Government plan is to pass the problem of unemployment along to the States,” said. Gov. Smith, “their localities and_private charities As to this problem, I consider the at- titude of the administration to be in- defensible, inasmuch as it has already been proven that the States, localities and private charitles cannot cope with it.” He said he had served on all of the committees so far brought into exist- ence, whether public or private, for the relief of this situation in New York, and he added: “We are a long way from bringing any full measure of relief.” While the diners appeared to enjoy #he thrusts at the Republican adminis- | tration, they were roused to cheers and more cheers when prohibition was men- tioned by the speakers. When Gov. Smith first broached the subject of prohibition with a short, snappy, “What about prohibition?” there was a yell from the audience. It had been waiting for the subject to be dis- cussed. The diners had a great laugh when Gov. Smith declared that “rum, booze, beer are running all over the country today and the only man who is going fo be safe in March, when you've got all them figures to make up, is the bootlegger.” Gov. Smith demanded that the Fed- eral Government cease spending an- nually $100,000,000 “in a senseless, use- less and fruitless attempt to enforce prohibition.” He said the Wickersham Commission appointed by President Hoover had reached the conclusion pro- hibition could not be enforced, and he added: “Not only have we spent $100,000,000 | for enforcement in a single year, but what about the billion dollars in reve- nue that we have tossed away while carrying on this useless attempt at en- forcement?” Former Gov. Cox, who announced | himself as “one not a candidate, recep. tive or otherwise, for any offic claimed to be entitled to discuss prol bition with candor. He said he did not | wish to discuss the propriety of intro- | ducing it in one form or ancther into a campaign which turns largely on eco- nomic issues, but that as Democrats might as. well recognize that when | | responsibilities are ours what he sald about prohibition and sectionalism. Mr. Davis divided the last 10 years of Republican rule in this country into three eras: First, “The era of dark be- trayal”; second, “the era of smug com- placency”, and third, “the era of wild dismay.” The first referred to the Harding administration, the second to the Coolidge administration and the third to the Hoover administration. Bpeaking of the “era of wild dismay,” Mr. Davis said: “Pinally the house of cards blew down overnight, and consternation came to fill the seats where compla- cency so long had sat enthroned. Alas, and alas, the third era—the era of wild dismay had arrived. Betrayal, com- placency, dismay—these words sum up the history. Behind such leaders the country has been trudging these wan and weary years.” | Mr. Davis made a plea for party rmony on the part of the Democrats reat events lie before us” he said,| read opportunities await us: great Let us con-! front them with that harmony out of which alone can success or victory arise No Democrat is at all likely to have! all his wishes gratified or all his views | expressed either in his candidates or| our platform. But when one wishes | companionship on a large scale he must be content with those who agree with him in most things.” Raskob Presents Bowers. The dinner last night, which was, given under auspices of the Democratic | National Committee, was presided over | by Cheirman John J. Raskob, who in a | brief speech presented as toastmaster | Claude G. Bowers, newspaper man and | historian, and keynote speaker at the Houston Convention of 1928. Mr. Bowers took the Republican party to task vigorously for having promised prosperity and having failed to deliver. He declared “the real tragedy of this depression finds us without adequate leadership in the seats of the mighty. In the leadership of the administration there has been too much of the oracular | and not enough of the articulate; for the statements of responsible officials almost invariably have been followed | by joint debates amcng thesdevotees of | the oracle over the interpretation of | the meaning. “They wire in, and wire out, And Jeave the prople in a doubt Whether the snake that made the track “Is going South or coming back. “It is an amazing spectacle in the closing hours of the administration to find ‘Senator Fess urging upon his party the necessity of selling the head of the administration to the people. There is something humiliating to an American in the thought of selling an administra- | tion; it smacks too much of a bank- ruptcy sale.” | The speakers did not fail to attack | the Republican tariff, which they said | had injured the foreign commerce of this country and helped keep prices high. The Farm Board was severely criticized as the “Mad Adventure” of the Hoover administration, which had cost the taxpayers $500,000,000 of their meney. Roosevelt Not Present. Democracy's son most prominently mentioned for the presidential nomina- tion was not present, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. who had sent his regrets. Nor was Newton D. Baker, nor Gov. George White of Ohio. But, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, | who Priday cast his hat in the ring, | was on hand with a large crowd of Maryland Demofrats. He was cheered | as he entered the dinning room. Other potential candidates were Gov. Al Smith, Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader of the Upper House: Speaker John N. Garner of Texas, former Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia and Melyin Traylor, Chi-|calities have exceeded their debt limits cago banker. At the speakers' table, when the addresses began, were the three prin- cipal speakers, Smith, Cox and Davis, | XCERPTS from the speech of Alfred E. Smith at the Jack- son day dinner last night fol- E low For half a century it has been the proud boast of the Republi- | can Party that they were the only | party fit to govern, that it has a mo- | nopoly of brains and experience, be- | cause during the major part of that period they were in power in this coun- try and represented it abroad. In sme peculiar way they managed to fasten into the public mind that they were the party that, by some auto- matic means, produced rosperity. They led the people to believe that there was some connection between their party and the business interests of the country which justified them in adopting as their slogan “The Full Dinner Pail.’ Before elections the foremen and | managers of plants and business hcuses were around telling the employes that their wages and jobs depended upon Republican svccess at the polls, not- | withstanding thal every business de- pression since the Civil War has oc- turred under & Republican adminis- tration or was directly traceable to one. They reached the high spot in 1928 when they flooded the country with propaganda to the effect that the Republican Party and the Republican Party alone was responsible for all of | the efciency displayed in business; for all the progress and all the prosper- | ity which human ingenuity had de- | vised for the promotion of American business Before the administration was one year of age, what happened? Bank failures throughout the length and breadth of the land, bankruptcy pro- ceedings, foreclosure of mortgages, de- preciation of prime securities, paralysis ( of industry and business, and crowning it all, 7,000,000 people out of employ- ment and the re-establishment of the bread line for the first time in many years. Variety of Suggestions. Many suggestions have been made as to the causes and the reasons. Many more have been made as to relief. The latter fall into three classes. The first class includes international relations, such as reparations settlements, ad- justment of foreign debts, disarmament and tariff reform. The second class comprehends expanding credit by means of home loan discount banks and the creation of a Reconstruction | Finance Corporation and more liberal | terms for rediscount by Federal Re- serve banks. The third class is the cne that covers immediate relief for the millions of unemployed 1 am in complete sympathy with all constructive and workeble plans for international adjustments and expan- sion of credit, but these cannot be worked out in time to solve the im- mediat> problem of unemplovment. | With respect to the third, the Federal Government plan is to pass it along to the States, their localities and to pri- vate charities. As to this problem. I consider the attitude of the adminis- tration to be indefensible inasmuch as it already has been proven that the | States, localities and private charities cannot cope with it. Cities and lo- and face constantly decreasing reve- nues. In New York City alone, where there is intensive manufacturing and conse- our| Chairman John J. Raskob of the Na-Tguently Jarge opportunity, if any exists, tional Committee, the toastmaster,| for employment, there are more than Claude G. Bowers: Mrs. Woodrow Wil- | 700,000 people without employment and son, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, | more than 100,000 of them are heads | hour of solution comes it will be task.” Problem Called Urgent. Speaker Garner, Mrs. Nellle Tayloe Government $25,000,000,000 and created | Ross, former Governor of Wyoming and a super-criminal state, presents a prob- | vice chairman of the Democratic Na- Jem that cannot long be deferred,” said | tional Committee; James J. Gerard of Gov. Cox. “Its very controversal na- | New York, treasurer of the Democratic ture precludes any hope of the Republic- | National ~ Committee; Mrs. Farley, an politicians giving it straightforward | Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City; attention.” | Scott Ferris, former Representative He called on the dry South to re-| from Oklahoma, and Jouett Shouse. member the sentiments of the Demo- | chairman of the Executive Committee crats of the North when considering |of the Democratic National Committee. national prohibition and pointed to the | As soon as the dinner was over, the aid which had been given the South by | tables were removed from the main the Democrats of the North during the | dining hall and the guests who had days of reconstruction after the Civil | been served in the rocm across the War. He added hotel corridor ranged themselves in “We forced the bloody shirt leaders | rows until the whole room was filled in the North aside and let the truth |In addition to members of the Demo- g0 to our people. May We not, now, |cratic National Committee, scores of respectfully ask that you call political | other prominent Democratic leaders ecclesiastics back to their pulpits, that ' were present. John P. Curry, leader of truth may go to your people.” Tammany Hall, was a guest. After the dinner was over and the| The speeches of former Gov. Cox, Mr speeches done, Senator Carter Glass of | Davis and former Gov. Smith were Virginia took Gov. Cox to task for|broadcast over the radio. “Any institution that has cost our | SPECIAL NOTIC] OFFICE OF THE WASHING GAS LIGHT COMPANY. JANUARY 9, 1932 o In accordance with section 3 of the char- ter. the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Washington Gas Light Company. for the election of directors and for such other business as may properly come before said meeting, will be held at ihe office of ‘the company, 411-417 10th Street N.W da February 1, 1932, at 12 o'clock noon polls will be open from 12 o'clock noon unt 12:30 o'clock p.m. EDW. T. STAFFORD. SECRETARY. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- THE Al (EETING THE STOCK holders of ithe Home Building Association for the election of officers and directors and 2, at 8 o'clock office of the treasurer. 2006 Pennsyl- vanis ave. n.w. Books now open for sub- scription to the stock of the 53rd series JAMES M. WOODWARD, Becretary. MEETIN THE umbia National Bank 1 . Janu- Company of the District_of Columbia the purpose of electing Afteen t the company for the ensuing yea held at the office of the company E_street northwest on Tuesday. 12th. 1932, at 1 o'clock p.m Polls wiil be ovened at 2 o'clock | closed at 3 o'clock p.m. Books for_the transfer of stock will close January 3rd. 1932, to January 13th. 1937 both dates inclusive CHARLES E. MA Sec: Fotla properly come before the meeting. open trom 12 noon until 1 o'clock p.m. ROBERT H. LACEY. Cashier ING OF shareholders of the ational Bank. ington, D. C.. for the election of direc: tors for the ensuifig year and for the trans. action of such other business as may be roperly brought before the meeting, will be | eld st the bank at 12 o'clock noon on | Tuesdsy, January 12, 1932 Polls will be open between the hours of 12 noon 2 o'clack p.m VICTOR B. DEYBE President THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK. holders of the Lincoin National Bank for th elestion of directors and such other busi- ness as may properly come before the meet- ing w held at thé main banking house Tuesday, January 12, 1933, between 12 m. and 1pm. Books for the transfer of stock will be closed from December 21, 1031, to Janu- ary 121932 JAMES A. SOPER. Cashier THE NATIONAL CAPITAL K OF WASHINGTON. D. C The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Capital Bank of Washingto. C.. for the election of d the Transaction of any other legitimate busi- ness that may be brought to the attention of the meeting, will be held at the bank Tues- day, January 12th, 1932, between the hours of 13 o'clock noon and 3 o'clock p.m H._C. STEWART, Cashier THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- | holders of the Norfolk & Washington. D C., | Steamboat Company will be held at the eral offices of the company. 1120 Sev street sw. Washington, D. C. Thursday February i1, 1932, at 12:00 o'clock noon. for the election 'of directors for the ensuing and for any other business that may legslly come before the meeting. Transfer books will be closed from February 1, 1933, to Feb- | rusry 1171032, inclusive. | oD and R. ELL §. SMITH. Becretary NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING The annual meeting of the stockholders of | A_S. Pratt & Sons, Inc.. will be held at the offices of the company, Wilkins Building, Washington. D. C.._at 11 o'clock am. o uesday, January 12" 1932 Sikier] G. C. TRUE, Secretary | NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN THAT ThE annual meeting of the stockholders of Th | Capital Traction Company for the election of THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- Holders of the Chas. Schneider Baking Co., "“for the election of directors and other 1d’ at the office of thy: | nw., on Wednesda Transfer rior to the me ays | ERG, Pi e MEINBI B._¥. ROVER, ME] G—THE M B on il hold s annuai meeting 8 fockholders 'on Monday, January 11t 1033, st 8 o'clock . its ‘office. No. 306 7th street s.w. The T ne of the annusi Tepoft ‘and: the eléction of ofcers will be | ecting held at this meeUbfoMas P. BROWN, President ¥ ANNUAL MEETING OF THF BTOCK. EHEea 0l the Seventh Btreet Savings Bank, | for the election of directors and such other | Business a5 may properly come before the | meeting, will be held in the bank st 3 o'clock | D.m. on Tuesday, Janusry JOHN M. DeMARCO. | Cashier. _ | THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the Atlantic Building Company, | Wil be held at the office of the com- | . "119 Bouth Pairfax street. Alexandria. Thursday. January 31st 1932, et | eleven o'clock A M. This meeting is' for | the election of officers and transaction of [ company _business ATLANTIC BUILDING COMPANY. INC. ‘Myron M. Parker, Jr. President, Robert C. Dove, ‘Secretary-Treas. 31° PAPERHANGING—Rooms papered, $3 and 4p 1 you' buy the paper; new samples. Cal Col._3b8. Inc., (FERTOL-TREAT- ts; delivered for & C. Btar office. 12* THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the Burrow's Pharmacal Company will be held at the offices of the company, 406 Hill Building. Washington, D. C. at p.m., on Thursday, January 21 1932, for the officers for the ensuing yea ES _ARBORESCEN: ) lifetime house plani dollar. _Address Box 108 W RGE W. Prosperity Printing This million dollar plant is service with result-getting ides et you back into the swing of CISSEL. Secy. | properly come before the » board of directors for the ensuing y he transaction of such other businss as may be brought before the meeting, will be held at the office of the company, 36th and M sts nw., Washington, D. C.. on Thursday. Japuary A4 1823, et 10:48 ofclock a.m £ ¢ polis will be open from 11 o'c} until 12 o'clock noon. s H. D. CRAMPTON. e _ Secretary. WILL THOSE WHO WITNESS] dent to lady May 6, local de Mis _ Tl d or Juring ofice hours’ at 1133 Na tional Press Building, telephone National 0702, 10° 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE nual meeting of the District of Columbia hapter of the American Red Cross will be held at the chapter headauariers. 1730 E st. nw. on Monday, January 18, 1932. at 4'pm. for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may meeting MARGARET HOOD ROBBINS. Asst. Secretary 3 T WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN debts uniess contracted by myself. HENR C. WHEELOK. Ballston. Va. CHAIRS FOR _RENT, BRIDGE PARTIES. meetings, 10c up per day each: new chal Also invalid rolling_chairs for Tent or sal UNITED STATES BTORAGE CO.. 418 10th Metropolitan_1844. Y Y 100 . BUITABLE FOR quets, weddings and y st n.w. STON RFOLK AN 8 And sll_points North and West. ALLTED TINES We also pack end ship by STEEL LIFT VANS anywhere. TRANSFER & STORAGE co. 1313 You Bt N.W. Phones North 3342-3343, TO BOS® TO NO! i ROOF WORK— —of any nature promptly and eapabl. formed_by practical roofers. Call us Roofing 1193rd St. S.W, Company. ___District 0933 HONEY 5.1 can best, livered THE HONEY POT, 1085 31t B0 HLW y per- Write st APPLES, SWEET CIDER e by I he National Capital FLA. AVE. 3rd snd N NE. Line. 0000 We have & la; hm\.fim- aroles dae? d ockville i of families with women and children | depending upon them. T have served on all of the commit- | tees so far brought into existence, | whether public or private, for the relief | of this situation and I am prepared | to state definitely that, notwithstand- | ing an appropriation of $10.000,000 by | the City of New York, $8,000,000 by | the State of New York, and $20,000,000 more by private gift from our citizen- ship, we are able only tc scratch the surface in New York City, and only for a short time at that. We are a long way from bringing any full meas- ure of relief. I am reliably informed that this condition prevails throughout | the United States. Disguised Dole Assailed. The direct results of this form of relief are two—one is to extend charity to people in their homes and the other is to provide work of no lasting benefit to the taxpayers whose money is appropriated. It is nothing more or less than a disguised dole. At best, | all this relief must be for an extremely | limited pericd. Private funds can last | only for a short time and the locali- ties are unable to carry the burden | much longer. With respect to the solution of the | unemployment problem, we must ab- | solutely forget politics and we must re- gard the United States to be in a state | of war. It is a war against unemploy- | ment, disease and malnutrition. The | results growing out of this business | depression are creating greater havoc | with the family life of America than | did the actual operation of the war, | and we must resort to extraordinary means in order to bring about a solu- tion I suggest, first: An issue of Federal bends for necessary public improve- ments, as distinguished from so-called made work for the purpose of carrying | over a Winter. Excerpts from the speech of John W. Davis before the Jackson day dinner last night follow: “Never have Democrats assembled at a more serious moment. Distress and boding are in the hearts of men, their brightest hopes have turned to ashes in their grasp. Prices are crumbling, banks are closing, bank- ruptcies are multi- plying, and of the wage earners of the country one person in seven has joined the ranks of the unemployed. Some by their own fault, but millions more without any per- sonal fau't or blame are drinking the bitter waters of dis- appointment and failure—and pub- lic and private charity threaten to exhaust themselves in the effort to relieve the needy, while a brooding fear paralyzes thought and action in the industrial, financial and political world. “There is deep resentment everywhere against those under whose leadership things have come to such & pass. It is the way of democracies at such times not to make nice discriminations; the innocent suffer with the guilty, and those who manage governmental affairs are blamed for many things beyond their power either to cause or to rem- edy. Great and widespread disasters, moreover. can rarely be traced to single causes, which is one of the reasons why our political and economic doctors 5o profoundly disagree. Nevertheless, I en- tertain the opinion that in this instance the instinct of the people has not mis- led them, and that a large part—indeed, far the largest part—of the evils tha have come upon the world are directly John W. Davis. When it is known to the American ' due to the folly and unwisdom of men in high ofce and their obstinate refusal to face the inexorable facts. Discussing the Harding tra- Excerpts From Smith Speech Republicans Blamed for Conditions and Bond Issue Suggested for “Necessary Public Improvement.” people that the Federal Government is ing $20,000,000 & year in rent, can ¥e.duy be understood that the construction of public buildings for the conduct cf public business is not only relief in an emergency, but a neces- sity at all times and produces perma- nent economy. The public prints tell us that the postal deficit in the pres- ent year is $120,000,000. The Post- master General, recently reporting to Congress, stated that a large part of the loss in conducting the postal busi- ness is due to the antiquated facilities with which he has to deal. Bringing that important branch of the Govern- ment up-to-date would not only tend to relieve present unemployment, but make for economy and efficiency in the operation of the service for years to come. If these bonds were to be irsued in the crdinary manner, 1 would say “No.” I believe they should be offered direct to the American public exactly as the Liberty bonds were offered, through an appeal to their patriotism and their devotion to the country, I feel safe in venturing the opinion that an offer of such bonds under such conditions will locsen up the hoarded | money which is now cared for in sugar bowls, between mattresses and, by the more careful, in safe deposit boxes. I believe that if this matter is properly started and if this issue is prcperly handled, it will restore purchasing power that will be beneficial to busi- ness, commerce and industry all along the line. The expenditure of the pro- ceeds of thesa bonds will renew confl- dence in business and will start the mill end the factory working, add to the tonnege of our railrcads and pro- vide real employment for the army | of the idle. Public Works Administrator. Were the proceeds of these bonds to be used under present conditions, I would again say “No.” I believe that following the bond issue Congress should bestow upon the President of the United States plenary power for the appoint- ment of a Federal administrator of pub- ALFRED E. SMITH. —Wide World Pholov’ lic works and clothe him with the power and authority to cut, slash and dig into the red tape now found throughout the statute laws of the country which re- tards the progress of public works. Here again we must invoke the tactics of war as against the slow and cumber- some operations of peace time. A large part of the proceeds should be appro- priated directly from the sale of the bonds for the construction of highways and it would be no mistake if in high- | way improvement the United States were to include bridges or tunnels, even through cities, where these improve- ments are logically a part of the na- tional highway system. One of the main duties of the Federal public works administrator will be to speed up the Federal building program for which appropriations already have been made. There was expended in one year under the present system only three times the cost of a single building in one city in the country. Some people will say it is bad business to issue bonds for public improvements. If it was bad business to issue them for the destruction of property as they did during the progress of the World War, what's wrong with issuing them to save lives? And what about prohibition? The United States is spending annually $100,000,000 in a senseless, useless and | fruitless attempt to enforce prohibition Who says this? Do I say it? No, that comes from a commisison appointed by the President himself. No matter what may be their final decision, throughout the lengthy report that they prepared declared that prohibition was not en- forceable, largely because it lacked pub- lic approval and public support. Seven of the eleven commissioners picked by President Hoover wanted something done to it right away. Four believed in a further trial, admitting, however, that they saw no hope for any change in the present situation. Not only have we spent $100,000,000 for enforcement in a single year, but what about the billion dollars in revenue that we have tossed away while carrying on this useless at- tempt at enforcement? Davis Tells Democrats People Resent “Follies” of Republican Administration | tion, Mr. Davis described it as a “satur- nalia of corruption.” He continued: “Japan has a custom of giving to each of its emperors and to his reign a dis- tinctive name. Thus we have the Era of Meiji (Refulgent Reign), of Taisho (Great Justice), and the present reign of Showa (Enlightened Peace). If the future historian wishes to give a name to the epoch of which I am now speak- ing, he will be forced to write it down, whether he be friend or foe, as the Era of Dark Betrayal “The campaign of 1924 came on at a time when the rebound from the sacri- fices and financial exhaustion of the war was iff full swing. Free from war- time constraint, most men asked noth- ing but to be at liberty once more to pursue their own affairs. As the pen- dulum swung still farther from left to right, there came over the country at the last one of the maddest of all mad waves of speculative inflation. Prices of real estate and commodities mounted, the volume of securities soared; hardly a hamlet in the country was without its group of excited citizens trading on margins and watching the rise and fall of prices on the various exchanges. “Many there were, however, who lit- tle knew the perils that they ran, for during all this delirium no word of warning or of caution came from the leaders at Washington. On the cone trary, the few who counseled modera- tion and restraint were officially frown- ed upon as devotees of obsolete theories and enemies of progress. While time after time, as the jaded sgfcuhwn seemed to waver, they were whipped up to pew frenzy by wholly unprecedented statements from the White Houss and the Treasury to the effect that prices were not too high; that brokers’ loans were not excessive; that we were in a new economic era, the promised land was already in sight and all was well. Era of Smug Complacency. “what will our historian choose to call this four-year interval? There can be no question about his choice. He will name t’r.he Era of Smug Com- placency.” £l Mr. Davis referred to the Hoover ad- OME of the dignitaries of the Democratic party, photographed at the center table of the Jackson day dinner last| Left to right are: Alfred E. Smith, 1928 standard bearer; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of night. Maryland, who has announced he would like to be the 1932 nominee, and John J. Raskob, chairman of the Na- tional Committee. —A. P. Photo. | ministration as “The Era of Wild Dis- may,” and continued “So it is that the country is turning with open and manifest eagerness to the Democratic party as the only means of escaping from the present plight. It is no light burden that awaits us, and it behooves all Democrats to take sober counsel of themselves and with each other as to the manner in which it shall be borne. I have no license to speak for the party, or for any group, section or class inside its ranks. The single person in whose name I am authorized to appear is one of its hum- | ble privates who wishes no higher post; and his claim to be heard rests upon | the single fact that for nearly 40 years, in good and ill repute, in success and failure, he has followed without waver- ing the fortunes of the party, believing that, more truly than any of its rivals, great or small, it is inspired by those ideals and principles on which America General Welfare First, Declares Cox; Partisan Advantage Hits Sacrifice to Excerpts from the speech of former Gov. James M. Cox cf Ohio “Against two very definite things Jefferson warned us as politically un- wise and morally wrong. These were the concentration of power in the Fed- eral Government and the granting of privileges or ex- emptions to favor- ed individuals or classes. There would have been no con- stitution, without the bill of rights, and the pledged sovereignty of the States. Jefferson recognized that ihe very base of na- tional life and progress was the self - s upporting communities com- bined into sovereign States. Throughout the whole course of his career he demonstrated that the genius of our Government was its sim- plicity. “We hear it said that if we could ex- tract fear out of our psychology, things would be better. But fear is born of a lack of confidence and the first step in James M. Cox. curing it is to locate the seat of infec- | tion. The prime base of Tinancial con- fidence in this country for generations has been the securities of our national | Government. Regardless of the vicissi- tudes of time, there was behind them faith in the stability of the Government, itself. It paid its debts because it lived within its income except in periodic stress such as war. dustries two other institutions, the fmportant railroads and life insurance companies, constituted the second line | of confidence. United States Securities Price Drifts. The price of Government securities has slowly drifted to low levels without | attracting the hundreds of millions of dollars that have gone into hiding. No government can spend & billion dollars more a year than it collects without creating misgivings. And if a public and its government pay no attention to diminishing vitality of our major means | of transportation, there can be but one end. The plain truth is that Uncle Sam, in becoming a local constable, has | ceased to be a statesman. Neglecting the comomn carrier of our economic life, a very definite national responsi- bility, he has busied himself chasing bootleggers, an affair of the States. If the President of the United States had opportunely announced that, with all the powers of a sympathetic public opinion, he was going to balance our budget and if, at the same time, the railroad question had been brought to the executive desk for composure of differences under the stress of menac- ing conditions and the invoking of com- mon sense administrative methods, we would not have witnessed many of the consequences of a lack of confidence; and frugal citizens, general industry, banks, insurance companies and ad- ministrtors of estates would have been spared grave uneasiness. General Welfare First. When the budget claims our serlous attention, indifferent to political con- sequences, then I care not what party is in the White House or in control of Congress, there will be no patience witt those who seek to sacrifice the general welfare to partisan advantage. The deficit was inevitable. For years everything has been centering in ‘Wash- ington. A new enterprise rarely gets its eyes open without rushing to ‘Wash- ington to gain a license to do legally things which are not socially Jjustified. Commissions almost without number, which may to some convey & certain idea of new-fangled efficiency, have levied their toll on the public treasury. ‘With the voting of subsidies right and left, and an extravagant disbursement of public funds, was it strange that the soldiers asked for their share in the distribution, that the small began to join the great at the Government crib, and that there is a call now for a dole? But the fruits of our errors are more than economic. In looking toward Washington for everything, we have been losing that sense of community self-dependence which made us a great Nation. We are wavering at the top b:gtluse there is a loss of vitality at the Toot. Tariff Subsidy Futility. The governmental attempt at fixing rices by tariff subsidy proved just as tile and fallacious as the effort di- rected by the Farm Board. As a re- sult, relief must now be devised for both the farmer and the manufacturer. ‘Their rights are co-equal and the pros- perity of one is necessary to the other, I am not here to make captious criti- cism of the titular leader of the party in power. He is the President of the United States, and I respect him offi- cially and personally. With all my heart I sympathize with him in his un- happy plight, and I would consider base either the individual or the political pasty that sought to exploit our deso- was founded and by which alone Amer- | | fea can be preserved | " “Pirst, then, I suggest that, while w2 boldly attack the great unsettled prob- | lems of the hour, losing no single op- | | portunity - for helpful service, we lend | | no ‘countenance to the idea that any | government is _ either omniscient. or | omnipotent. There are no magic oint- [ ments which governments can use to heal the wounds inflicted by human M REED MAKES WHITE HOUSE BID Proposes Seven-Point Pro- gram at Jackson Day Din- ner in Springfield, Mo. | folly, and only false prophets will teach men that they are entitled to lean upon the State for support rather than make the struggle for themselves. Republican | teaching to the contrary notwithstand- ing, governments do not yet control | the sunshine or the rain, and they have no springs of wisdom to be tapped that rise above those men are accus- tomed to employ about their own af- fairs. Quack doctors and quack medi- cines never helped anybody. This coun- | !'try has had all the rac; | needs for many a day to come. By the Astociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo, January 9.— James A. Reed, former United States | Senator, sounded what was believed by | several 'thousand Missouri Democrats to be his aspira- tions to the Demo- cratic nomination for President. Making the prin- cipal address at the annual Missouri Jackson day din- ner last night, Reed let slip with a single phrase, the signal for cries of “Jim Reed for President,” which rolled through the Shrine mosque here. “And now 1 speak for James A. Reed,” he said, in- men i% late situation for partisan advantage. | | But dependent upon a reactionary party as his instrument of administration, the President encounters the fatal fact | that as a vehicle it is as_antiquated and useless as a stegecoach. By the | course of events its philosophy of con- centration, exploitation and privilege 15 blasted, doomed. It has lost the con- fidence of the economist, the sociolo- nist. the humanitarian, the independent | business man, the farmer and labor. It has but two loyal allies left—privi- | leged business and the Anti-Saloon | League. We gain no happiness from |its unhappy state because, unfortu- | nately, in the wreckage which it has | wrought lie buried the blasted hopes of | a million homes. | Candor of Non-Candidates. | . We can agree that one not a candi- | date, receptive or otherwise, for any of- | fice is entitled to the license of can- dor. In that spirit I wish to say some- | thing on the subject of national pro- | hibition. hibition—not its academics nor a word | _Fhe casual reference to prohibition in at this time as to the propriety of in- | the prepared text of his address, urgiog troducing it in ome form or another |abolition of “500,000 spies and snoop- into a campaign which turns largely on | ers,” was amplified some when he said economic issues. As Democrats, we |the “destruction of our sixth largest might as well recognize, however, that | industry undoubtedly has contributed to when the hour of solution comes, it | Present economic conditions.” James A. Reed. gram of remedial measures which he ! proposed for the Nation, a program of | seven points, the principal of which | was a demand for decen.ralization of Government. Reed, who has said he would consider it a compliment to have the Missouri delegation support him for the Demo- | cratic presidential nomination, was not the usual vitrolic “Roman” as he ad- | dressed the Missouri Democracy. He seemed more concerned over economic | issues and treated only briefly of pro- troducing a pro- | With leading in- | will be our task. Any institution that | has cost our Government $25,000,000,- | 000 and created a super-criminal state presents a problem that cannot long be deferred. 1Its very controversial nature precludes any hope of the Republican politicians giving it straightforward at- tention, When we meet this issue, let us meet it candidly and courageously. Let us leave hypocrisy to those whose political natures do not revolt against it. Let us be fair and honest-minded. Edmund Burke, the great English statesman, once said that “magnanim- ity is of the essence of great politics.” Let every section realize that this ques- tion concerns each section in its own peculiar way. Let truth and tolerance rule where untruth and fanaticism have confused the public mind. . OHIO DEMANDS END OF PARTISAN POLITICS Business Leaders Unite as ‘“Emer- gency Committee” in Appeal to Congress. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 9.—A State-wide movement designed to unite Ohio business leaders in a demand that Congress declare a moratorium on par- tisan politics was under way today. ‘The movement, first suggested by George M. Verity of Middletown, was ystallized with the appointment of an “Ohio Emergency Committee” at a meeting of 73 representatives of Cham- bers of Commerce, industries and trade associations here last night. Verity, chairman of the board of the American Rolling Mills Co., was named head of the committee, which was au- thorized to “let Congress know that the people of Ohio want action and want it now.” George B. Chandler, secretary of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, said the committee would ask the co-operation “When you pass a law which a great portion of the people believe is obpres- | sive, you are bound to have trouble en- | forcing it.” Rggd enumerated a seven-point “vic- tory” platform for the party in which decentralization of government and a withdrawal from all Furopean contro- versy, was the first plank. Second, he advocated repeal of laws which place the responsibilities of the various States on the Federal Government; third, wipe out innumerable boards and bu- reaus and discharge an army of spies, snoopers and taxeaters”; fourth, cease all attempts by the Government to pro- mote, regulate or destroy busiress, with the exception of laws against monopoly and unfair trade practices,” The fifth plank would demand the Federal Reserve System to no longer be the “agent and banker of the stock gambling hells of the Nation; sixth, lower the tariffs, and eventually wips them out; and seventh, restore the doc- | trine of State sovereignty.” |OHIO DEMOCRATS SET TO TRANSFER SUPPORT | Hint Seen That Baker Will Gain Votes if Governor White Loses Chance at National Convention. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 9.—Ohio Democratic leaders had made it known today they will switch to another can- didate in the national convention “if it gmgxrlgd! bvgch?{ne manifest” that Gov. e cannot win the presi- dfl:fyl,gl nomination. . ough numerous Ohio Democrats have been urging Newton D. Baker of Cleveland, former Secretary of War, to ik:l* tu};e nomination, no mention of rowing support to Baker by the leaders. heRET The announcement was made through Henry G. Brunner, chairman of tge of every business leader “so that this plea for action from Congress will be- come Nation-wide.” WILL COMMAND FLEET Admiral Richard Leigh, now com- mander of the Battle Force operating in the Pacific, will take over next August his new duties as commander in_chief, United States Fleet. He will succeed Admiral Frank Scho- field, who will return to Washington as & member of the Navy General Board, with the rank of rear admiral. Admiral Lelgh's home is in Grenada, Will Rogers Says: Democratic State_Committee, who had consulted with Baker, United States Senator Robert J. Bulkley, former Sen- ator Atlee Pomerene and others. Brun- ner said Democrats throughout the s:;rt: had approved a harmony pro- PROSPERITY .KEY SEEN IN SIDEWALK BUILDING Pa., Mayor Suggests Plan With Cost Shared by Indi- vidual, Nation, State and City. By the Associated Press. JOHNSTOWN, Pa, January 9.—A proposal to bring back prosperity with a sidewalk building program is attract- lngMNntlanE-dWélde attention. ayor le McCloskey, who sug- ested the plan, is receiving lenegs rom many cities asking about the pro- posal. McCloskey says we will answer n.llflleuex]m is plan is for the construct] sidewalks with property owner,m::itoy‘, State and Fed governments sharing the expense equally. He would have uniform sidewalk laws and uniform prices for material and labor. Johnstown, PENANG.—The gold standard is all Greek to me, but if you want to sell any goods anywhere out- side of home you better either cut your prices down to where they would be if you were off the gold, or get off. Our salesmen say they haven't sold anything out here since other nations’ stuff went oft the gold and got cheaper. Salesmen are eyen smoking their own cigar- ettes £d burning up their own gas. They can’} sell, As a measure of economy, Eton Col- lege, in England, omitted observance of its 491st anniversary in December. A S TR AT T VY R. L. TAYLOR MOTOR CO. STUPENDOUS PRICE REDUCTIONS SEE OUR ADVERTISEMENT Qs tPED SECTION. = DEMOCRAT WCMEN ASKLARGERPART |National Committee Session Brings Plea for More Consideration. | By the Assoclated Press | With the avowed intention of making themselves both “valuable and effec- tive,” women of the Democratic Na- tional Committee flocked to its meet- ing today in larger numbers than ever before As individuals they came to act on questions political, but together they carried to the whole committee a reso- | lution urging more women delegates to that convention and asking the sid of men members to that end. Seek More Representation. A move toward “woman representa- | tion in party councils and party acti | ties ~ commensurate with their imn- | portance,” was what Nellie Tayloe | Ross, their leader, called the quick- { ened feminine interest. | Committeewomen from 34 States, |and the District of Columbia, and i i | women proxies from Alaska and Porto Rico banqueted last night at the Jack- son day rally, joined yesterday in group chat on cities and candidates, and zestfully welcomed today's fray. They were definitely after more places on the Convention Arrangements Com- mittee, representation on the Platform and Resolutions Committee. These are matters not up for decision now, but the occasion was at leas: convenient for airing their stand and buttonholing the party leaders. Sees Leadership Need. “We solemnly feel the responsibliity of delivering this country from wretch- ed conditions, giving it new policles, new leaderships,” said Mrs. Ross, form- er Governor of Wyoming. “We wish to find ways to make ourselves more effective In bringing about the victory within our grasp. “‘Certainly there is no such thing as winning without the support of women. There may have been a time when the men couldn't get along with us, but now they can't get along without us.” DEMOCRATS OFFER ’32 CONVENTION FOR HIGHEST CASH BID (Continued From First Page.) the delegates to the Democratic Na= tional Convention, {f Chicago is chosen, will be within one night's ride of the convention city. He told the members of the committee that all of the rail- |roads have granted special reduced rates for the convention. He said, too, that the hotels in Chicago have agreed not to raise their rates for the con- vention delegates and guests. He spoke at considerable length about the new Chicago Convention Hall, capable of seating 25,000 persons. Denies Taggart Support. Chairman Raskob startled the mem- | bers of his committee earlier today when he attacked an article ap- | pearing in today’s New York Times | saying that the “Smith-Raskob” group |in the National Committee had proposed | to elect Thomas Taggart, New Demo- cratic national committeeman from Indiana, and son of the late Senator | Tom Taggart, secretary of the [commltua The same article said that the backers of Gov. Rooseveit had picked as their | candidate for secretary, Robert Jackson |of New Hampshire, and would bring about his_election notwithstanding op- | position of the Smith-Raskob group. Chairman Raskob indignantly denied the. authenticity of the published article. He said no member of the committee could say that he, Raskob, had ever asked them to vote on any question except on its merits. He de- nied the existence of the so-called Raskob group and said that no ome knows of any move on his part to work for .the nomination or to bring about the defeat of any candidate for the presidential nomination. Jackson Is Elected. After this flare-up, Mr. Jackson was nominated for the office of secretary and unanimously elected. Mr. Tag- gart’s name was not put forward. The son of the late Senator and boss of Indiana Democracy was recently elected a member of the National Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Charles A. Grea{house, who was secretary for many years of the National Committee. The prohibition issue apparently passed off quietly in the committee meeting today. Without reading his Teport on the wet and dry question and his home rule plank for the na- tional platform, Chairman Raskob sug- gested that it would be the proper course to have his report and others referred to the Resolutions Committee of the Democratic National Conven- tion, which is to meet next June. Im- mediately, former Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia arose and made the motion to refer Mr. Raskob’s report and any other reports or recommendations for the party platform to the Resolu- tions . Committee of the national con- vention. Gov. Byrd's resolution was seconded all over the hall and was adopted without discussion. Mr. Jackson, as secretary of the National Committee, was called to the platform and introduced to the com- mittee. In a few brief remarks he said that the Democratic national organiza- tion heads had been co-operating with the Democrats in New Hampshire faith- fully and he was sure they would con- tinue to do so. 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