Evening star., 1928-10-25

25-Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New
York arrived here by train from
Boston at IL 80 O'Clock today and
started for Providence by automobile.
BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, October 25.-Alfred E.
Smith has opened his final drive Tor
the presidency by hitting back at Her
bert Hoover, who, he declares, has de-
scribed the Democratic theory OF pub
lie ownership and public development
as estate socialism" and at the same
time used words ito conceal rather
than convey a meaning.
Before a shouting audience that
hacked every foot of the Boston Arena
last night, the Democratic presidential
nominee took issue with the utterances
of his rival on the questions OF water
mower. farm relief and prohibition, and
declared the time had come when the
need of the Nation was leadership
Today. the nominee turned his face
toward New York, where he viii ar
rive long after nightfall, after stops at
blackstone and Providence, R. l.;
Waterbury, Derby. Shelton, New Haven
Bridgeport and South Norwalkn Conn.
Crowd Bests Police.
The governors overnight stay IN
Boston was almost one OF continuous
sho,Itine-except for the time spent IN
sleep. From the moment ne arrived
until after he retired to his room at
. hotel. after the nights speech. he was
the center of a cheering crowd, WHICH
900 police were, unable to hold
His address at the arena climaxed
full program and vas made only aIUeI
the nominee had stopped en- rouVe az
Mechanics and Symphony Halls TO greeb
for a few minutes crowds unable 10 jam
into the other structure.
He was introduced to the gathering,
which filled every one of the 10000 or
more seats and packed all available
snace in the aisleS and corners, py hars:.
FRANCIS Wilson Sayre, daughter OF
woodrow Wilson, and tears came to MS
ewes when she referred to him as the
man of whom her father once had SAID;
II believe he feels in an unusual de-
gree the impulses and conpulslons OF
the Nations and the worlds afialrs.
Wipes His Eyes.
After wiping his eyes, the standard
bearer of the party Wilson twice lead to
victory thanked the daughter OF the
last Democrat to sit in the White House
for her introduction, and took as the
text of his address quotation from
Herbert Hoover's acceptance speech.
"sWe shall use words to convey our
meaning. not to hide it. the Democrat
read.
He said his rival had uttered these
words in August, but it was not until
last Monday night at Madison Square
Garden in New York City that Mr..
Hoover had "let the cat out Of the bag. "
In that speech, the nominee added, his
rival had referred to the Democratic
theory as one of state socialism"
well, how do the members of Con-
gress feel. who voted for the develop
ment of Muscle Shoals by the Govern
ment?" he asked amid laughter and
applause.
"Does Mr.. Hoover seriously desire the
American people to believe" he went
on, that the application OF the Jefter-
sorlian theory of State right is So
cialism? He does not mean that"
Refers to Dry Law.
Referring to prohibition, the governor
said. IF my plan is socialism, then
the present bootlegging and hi-jacklng
and racketeering that is going on is
anarchy"
The governor said he had been called
a socialist before and if his views on
water power development were Socialls-
tic. then former President Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes, owen d. Young
and others were members of the Social
ist party.
He added. If his views on farm relief
were socialistic, that Vice President
Dawes, Frank o. Lowden, former gov
ernor of Illinois, and others must come
under the same classification and thai
Charles Curtis of Kansas, Mr.. Hoover'S
r1inning mate. was so per cent social
istic. because he had first voted fol
the McNary- -Haugen farm relief bill ano
then voted to sustain President Cool
idge'S veto.
ssNo." the governor said. Socialism
Mr.. Hoover. that is the cry OF th
special interests
The Democratic candidate also crltl
cized Mr.. Hoover's claims to prosperity
Points to Decrease.
What are the facts?" he asked. III
one manufacturing city in this Stat
the number of wage earners in indus
try dropped from $4,000 in 1921 to "a,
300 in 1927, loss of work for $500
men and women, particularly in th
woolen and cotton mills
The governor said Mr. Hoover in hi
Boston address had referred to tn
wages of textile workers, and said the.
were getting 40 cents an hour, ant
'for that reason were much better of
than the textile workers in any othe
part of the world The governor add
ed the Bureau of Labor Statistics il
washington reported the textile worke
received $17.30 week.
"On top of that statement" th
nominee continued "let us look at tha
page ad inserted by the Republican
national committee entitled, "a Chickel
for Every Pot"
Here is another good one for you
Listen to this:
Republican efficiency has filled tn
working mems dinner pail and hi
gasoline tank besides, and placed tn
whole Nation in the Silk-Stocking class.
The governor then urged his audi
ence to draw on its imagination for
moment and see if you can in you
minds eye picture a man at $3.50
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