New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1928, Page 4

Swith In Omaha Declares He Is In Favor of the Princip! iple of McNary- ' Haugen Farm Bill; Liquor Not lssue New York Governor Opens His Drive for the Presi- dency in the Heart of the Republican Strong hold in the Agricultural Belt of the Middle West—Going to Oklahoma Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19 (P—With a fiat declaration that he favors the “principle” embodied in the twice veteed McNary-Haugeh bill as a working basis for adequate farm re- lief legislation and that he did not consider liquor “the great issue” in the present campaign, Gov. Smith has opened his drive for the presi- | dency in the west. | In an auditorium crowded to the doors and as millions listened in throughout the nation over the radio, the democratic presidential | mominee, in his first campaign speech in the heart of the corn belt, last night tore into the republican party for what he termed its failure toikeep faith with the farmer, in- cluding by name his opponent, Her-: 'bert Hoover, and President Coolidge in his indictment. Discusses Surplus His own solution, he said, and one ‘on which he and the democratic .platform stand squarely, was the :principle laid down in the McNary- |Haugen bill to “‘establish an effective ,control of the sale of exportable | surplus with the cost imposed upon ¢ commodity benefited.” He | ded, however, that he did not “limit" himself to the ‘“exact me- | 'chanics and method embodied in | ‘that bill” and proposed, if elected, '‘Ymmediately to name a non-partisan jcommission to work out the details | jof the problem. The equalization ! ‘fee was not mentioned. | The nominee’s references to pro- | [hibition came at the end of his hour laddress, which was delivered for the | 'most part extemporaneously with | the aid at times of a previously pre- | 'pared manuscript, when he answered | A series of eight questions propound- | ied to him in a full page advertise- iment in the morning newspapers by iten Nebraskans who styled them- | !selves *citizens of both parties.” | {Bmith adherents classified all of them | as republicans. President Can Do Nothing In his replied, he declared in sub- stance that the president can do |mothing about liquor, except to make \recommendations to congress and | @ssyme a leadership on the ques- tion, and further that he would not lattempt to persuade any democratic member of congress to go against jhis constituents if the constituents ‘wanted prohibition. The governor emphasized at the start of his address that he would | jpeak in plain, understandable lan- \guage 80 there could be no misun- ‘derstanding of where he stood on | the question and would carry out | this policy for the rest of his cam- | paign which carries him southward | today to the border state of Okla- homa for a speech tomorrow night at Oklahoma City. In his address the governor fre- | quently glanced at the prepared ' | | manuscript before him and at inter. vals read quoted parcgraphs from his own "nd Hoover's speech of ac- ceptance, but . while he deviated most of the time and interpolated and omitted here and there, he made no importance changes in the ideas he wished to drive home. He read the emtire last page of his prepared address where he made known his farm stand. “Various people have attempted to misrepresent and confuse my at- titude with respect to the McNary- Haugen bill,” he said. “I do not propose to leave the slightest doubt in anybody's mind on that subject. As I read the McNary-Haugen bill, its fundamental purpose is to es- tablish an effective control of the sale of exportable surplus with the | cost imposed upon the commodity benefited. “For that principle the democra- tic platform squarely stands, and for that principle™] squarely stand. Mr. Hoover stands squarely oppos- ed to this principle by which the farmer could get the benefit of the tariff. What remains of the Mec- Nary-Haugen bill is a mere matter of method, and I do not limit my- self to the exget mechanics and methods embodied in that bill.” Applauded Frequently Continuing, the nominee, inter- rupted frequently by applause, said here was * a clean cut issue which the farmers and the voters of this country must decide.” “It remains but to work out the details,” he added, “by which this principle shall be put into effect, and I have pledged myself to name a non-partisan commission of farm leaders and students of the problem to work out these details. I shall make that appointment, if T/ im_elected—not when I take the oath of office as president, but im- mediately after election; and 1 pledge to the farmers and to the people of this country that no stone will be left unturned to give imme- diate and adequate farm relief by legislation carrying into practice [ this definite priseiple for which my party and T stand. “This course alone gives promise of rescuing the farmers of this country from the complete ruin which threatens them today." Here ended the prepared address given out in advance to newspaper- men, and when the nominee began to take up the questions asked him in the newspaper “open letter” ad; dressed to him, a boy in the crowd- ed gallery interrupted him with a shout. Audience Roars “One minute now,” the governor said, holding up his hand in the general direction of the boy. *“We are eating up radio time. Betwgen NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, ~ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1028 you and me that sounds like static.” The sudience roared. To the question “How will your proposal for the sale of liquor in a fow states meet your issue of per- sonal liberty in the other states?” the governor replied: “The prevention of the sale of liquor is in the exercise of the po- lice power, and I have clearly shown that if a majority of the people of a given state voted for the exercise of that police power in that direction, they should get it to the limit. “On the other hand, following the well defined Jeffersonian principle of state's rights, the state that does not want the exercise of that po- lice power ought to be in a position, through a majority of the people, to say se." 3 Another question asked how Re could square his support of demo- cratic candidates for congress “pledged against liquor with what you say you will do for liquor." Could Not Understand He replied that he could not un- derstand how anyone could ask such a question since “there !s ndthing that the president can do about liquor."” “All he can do,” he said, “is to recommend to the congress, and he can assume the leadership of the American people in an effort to show them that his recommendation is right. That is what I propose to do, and let the American people make the declsion, as they will have to do.” Loud applause greet- ed this statement, Asked if he thought the country would be more prosperous “with liquor or without,” the governor brought another cheer when he responded: “Nobody, no living per- son, no matter how wise, no matter how well informed, no matter how tar-seeing, could make any answer to that question, because there has never been liquor out of this coun- try.” Several questions dealt with farm |relief, one asking if he favored |hlgher food prices in the city or lower food prices on the farm. “My answer to that,” he said, “is that the farmer can get the full benefit of the value of his crop without increasing the price in the city.” Challenges Statement The nominee challenged the ten Nebraskans to find anywhere in his | record a statement in which he was reported by them to have said that the Underwood tarifft fulfills the pledge of this year's democratic platform, and added that if they were actuated by patriotic instead of partisan motives they would ask Hoover all of the questions pro- pounded to him. The nominee concluded his ad- dress with this statement: “All during tHe campaign we will talk issues. We will fight this out in the open. We will have a good, clean, clear, open fight and the American people will decide it. But as I read the record I can see only one decision for the sixth of No- vember and that is an overwhelm- ing democratic victory.” ‘Tracing of the republican -dminJ istration in the last seven and half years, Gov. Smith, waving his arms before the microphones and frequently pounding the table with his hands, defined the platform declarations of that party in the last three campaigns as amounting to nothing more than “promises.” At one point, the nominee ve- ferred to Hoover as the “republican candidate for governor,” apd when he was corrected by someone on the platform, he finished his sentence with the statement that he referred to the presidential candidate. “What did I say, vice president.” he turned and asked his prompter. “Governor,” was the reply. “Governor?” he came back, sur- prised, and added: “I have got to get some practice at this. 1 never ran for president before.” Another roar went up. Quotes Norris The nominee quoted the statement by Senator Norris, republican, Ne- braska, attacking the republican platform as a “direct slap” at the farmer and asked why Governor McMullen of Nebraska, a republican, had threatened to invade the Kan- sas City convention with “a half million men and batter down the doors of the committee on resolu- tions in a demand for some definite promise of farm relief.” “Just what they are talking about, just what they all admit; the distress of the farmer,” the gov- ernor said. “The best thought on agriculture after & careful study of it,”” he as- serted, “claims that in the last 18 years there has been a decrease in the purchasing power of agricul- |tural products of over 20 per cent. | That is the trouble. The trouble is that the farmer is buying in a high- ly protected market and he is sell- ing in an unprotected one.” The tariff standing by itself, he continued, will never solve the farm problem because “it does operate.” Belt Is oft “In this instance,” he said, “it is like the machine with the engine running, but the belt off.” “What did they mean by equality between agriculturd and industry, he asked, referring to republican declarations. “They meant by that to give the farmer the benefit of the tariff, just as industry gets the benefit of the tariff. They know they have not done it. The president knows it, their candidate, Hoover |knows it. And the president made |an empty gesture when he fixed the tarift on wheat at 42 cents. He might as well have made it $1.42. It would not make any difference “Until some plan is devised for lifting that surplus,” he said, “the tariff will not work. Husband and Wife Face Storm Together Miami, Fla., Sept. 19° (P—When the storm wrecked their home on Lake Okeechcbee, Mr. and Mrs: W. W. Britt, who lived on a farm at Bacon Point, Fla., faced their fate together. Arm in arm they held to a floating timber and floated from the home as it was torn down. A timber struck and sepa- rated them after they had floated less than 200 yards. | Britt, who is 62, said his wife went down. He made his way to a| truck where he clung to the top| until 8 a. m., Monday when a boat of relief workers rescued him. His CURTIS FOLLOWING IN WAKE OF SITH Yice Presidential Nomines Mak- ing Bid For Farm Yoto Curtis’ Private Car in Jowa, Sept. 19 (M—An old time campaigner, Senator Curtis of Kansas, waging an old fashioned campaign with its back platform speéches, hand shak- ing and street parades, is carrying the republican fight for farmers' votes on the heels of Governor Smith in the agrarian lands. Makes 14 Speeches Speeding across the farm flelds of Illinois and Jowa by railroad and motor, the republican vice presiden- tial nominee made 1¢ speeches be- fore retiring last night on his newly acquired private car. Today he halt. ed for a breathing spell near Spen- cer, Jowa, where he was to deliver a prepared address late in the day. Every stop of the train until last night found Senator Curtis on the back platform for a few words. Three times he detrained and once he motored across country to get to Peoria, with motor police clearing his way. It was as strenuous & day as any campaigner has attempted, perhaps, but no request from the re- publican leaders of Iljinois who sur- rounded the 68-year-old veteran on his private car was turned down. Urges High Tarift A higher protective tariff against agricultural importations was the principal theme of his talks to the farmers. He also held out hope of legislation to i{mprove marketing conditions, pleading for non-partisan consideration of the problem, and referred repeatedly to the promise of Herbert Hoover to call a confer- ence of farm leaders. e declared the administration of Calvin Cool- idge to be “the best in histo He pronounced Mr. Hoover “one of the best qualified men to run for presi-. dent in the nation’s lifetime,” and always put in a word for the state and local republican tickets. oice Husky His voice was husky by nightfall and he told his audiences he was | “awful tired,” but he always had a smile and spoke every time until the train pulled out. Some of the luxugies ‘of modern campaigning were made available to Curtis yesterday. At Chicago he boarded a private car equipped with dining service, radio and shower bath. It is the first time in his years of campaigning that the senator has used a private car. 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