Evening star., 1924-09-07
Cheaper Transport, Tax Re-
form and Restoring of Lost
Markets Proposed.
PROMISES TO ASSIST
COOPERATIVE MOVES
Candidate Scores Dawes Program
as Indefinite and
Evasive.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
OMAHA. Nebr.. September Ga re-
adjustment and lowering of rail and
water freight rates. tariff and tax re-
form, and government aid in stimu-
lating the cooperative marketing
movement and in establishing an ex-
port marketing commission, consti-
tuted the cardinal points in a farm
relief program presented here tonight
by John w. Davis in the first address
in his campaign for the winning of
the West.
In offering this platform before an
audience in the city auditorium the
Democratic presidential nominee Wig
orously assailed the Republican party
for what he characterized as the dis
elimination of the farmer in favor of
the manufacturer ard for it's failure
to cooperate fully in the restoration
of economic conditions abroad so as
to furnish a market for American
farm products.
Dawes Plan Credit.
In this connection Mr.. Davis ex-
pressed his resentment at the be-
lated attempts" of the administration
to capitalize the possibilities in the
Dawes reparations settlement "as a
political asset" He declared that if
Americans had in fact "by their un-
official presence" aided in this settle
ment it laid "a crushing burden Of
blame and responsibility on the
shoulders of those who for five long
years prevented any form of Ameri-
can participation" in solving the
reparations problem.
Choice OF Nebraska.
At the outset of his address, Mr..
Davis said he had two personal rea-
sons for having Nebraska selected as
the spot for his first utterance west
of the Mississippi River. The first,
was that he wished to testify to his
genuine satisfaction" at the action
which the New York convention took
In associating him on the ticket with
Gov. Bryan, and the second. that he
wished to take counseIwith the peo-
pie of the Western States, to study
with them their problems and to fit
himself to deal with them in IAN in
telligent and sympathetic manner"
il the responsibility of the presidency
should come to rest upon him.
Praising his running mate, who had
previously formally welcomed him to
Nebraska, Mr. Davis said there was
not a Democrat in the United States
to whom he had not been known
more than 20 years.
During the whole of that time"
Mr.. Davis said, "he has been a fear
less and active champion of Demo-
cratic ideals and principles. When
you called him to your service here
in Nebraska he was quick to show
how these principles can be exempli-
fed in action.
Gain for Nation.
That he should have been elected
Governor of Nebraska by the largest
majority ever given any candidate e
for that ONCE, and should have re-
ceived denomination before the ex-
piration Of his term, are things of
which not only himself, but his party
in the State and Nation may be justly
proud What you in Nebraska lose
by the draft we have made upon him,
his party and the Nation gain.
81 welcome him as my running mate
and count with confidence on his aid
and counsel"
The address by Mr.. Davis tonight,
the fourth fixed one of his campaign,
was the first to be delivered indoors,
his Clarksburg, Seagirt and Wheeling
speeches having been open-air events.
To this same building had come
Roosevelt, as the Bull Moose candi-
date, Taft, Harding and Cox to pre-
sent their causes to the West, and
here, too, Woodrow Wilson came dur
ing his appeal to hte Nation, an ap-
peal for ratification of the treaty of
Versailles.
The auditorium, with it's capacity
for seating and standing 5000 per-
sons, was filled even before Mr.. Davis
and Gov. Bryan appeared on the stage.
Cheered by Crowd.
The band swung into THE Star
Spangled Banner" as the Democratic
candidate stepped out from behind a
wing, and the crowd cheered and ap-
plauded. When the band had done
the crowd stood standing and cheer
ing and applauding.
Gov. Bryan came in behind Mr.
Davis Arthur F. Mullen, Democratic
national committeeman from Ne
braska, presided and greeted the
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