Nogales international., 1928-08-24


dunn popular vote of it's people the
right wholly within its borders to
import, manufacture or cause to be
manufactured and sell alcoholic
beverages, the sale to be made onl.'
by the state itself and not for con-
sumption in any public place"
"Our Canadian neighbors," he
said, "have gone far in this manner
to solve this problem by the method
OF sale made by the state itself and
not by private individuals.
Saloon Won't Return
There is no question here Of the
return Of the saloon. When | stat
ed that the saloon is and ought to
be a defunct institution in this
country l meant it. | mean it to-
day. will never advocate or ap-
prove any law which directly or in
directly permits the return of the
saloon"
"This country cannot be a healthy,
strong, economic body if one of it's
members, so fundamentally impor-
tant as agriculture, is sick almost
to the point Of economic death"
said Governor Smith, taking up the
subject of farm relief.
The Republican administration
has made many promises of legisla-
tion to aid the farmer, but has kept
none of them, he continued.
"The tariff is ineffective on COM
modities of which there is export
able surplus without controlled sale
Of the surplus" said Governor
Smith. Our platform points the
way to make the tariff effective for
crops of which we produce a sur
plus.
"Co-operative, co-ordinated mar
keting and warehousing of surplus
farm products is essential just as
co-ordinated, cooperative control
of the flow of capital was found
necessary to the regulation of our
country's finances.
"Our platform declares for the
development Of cooperative mar
keting and an earnest endeavor to
solve the problem of the distribu-
ton Of the cost of dealing with crop
surpluses over the marketed unit
Of the crop whose producers are
benefited by such assistance. Only
the mechanics remain to be de-
vised. l propose to substitute
action for inaction and friendliness
Tor hostility. In my administra-
ton of the government of my
state, whenever | was confronted
With a problem Of this character, |
called into conference those best
equipped on the particular subject
n hand. 1 shall follow that course
With regard to agriculture. Farm
4rs and farm leaders with such
constructive aid as will come from
sound economists and fair-minded
eaders of finance and business
must work out the details. There
ire varying plans for the attain
1ent of the end which is to be
accomplished. Such plans should
)e subjected at once to searching,
tble and fair-minded analysis, be-
;ause the interests Of all require
hat the solution shall be economi-
ally sound"
Will Call Conference
Governor Smith then promised
summon an agricultural confer
nee to work out the solution, say
lg:
IF l am elected, l shall imme-
lately after election ask leaders
If the type l have named, ire
pective of party, to enter upon
his task. | shall join with them
in the discharge of their duties dur
ing the coming winter and present
to Congress Immediately upon it's
convening the solution recommend
I'd by the body of men best fitted
to render this signal service to the
nation. l shall support the ac-
tivities of this body until a salts
,actory law is placed upon the
:tatute books"
Better Highways
On the subject of transportation
Governor Smith said he believed in
ancouraging the construction and use
Jf modern highways to carry the short
laul OF small bulk commodities and
20 aid in marketing farm products.
Also of great Importance, he said. is
the development of transportation by
our waterways, which are still in a
nightly undeveloped state.
Linked with waterways develop
ment is the control of floods, the gov
Administrations had wait
ed for the Mississippi flood of last
year instead of taking leadership in
this important work.
1.-THE money actually appropriated
for flood relief is too small to make
even a start" Governor Smith assert
cQ. LOU lII1lS has Deen spent
in squabbling over who shall pay the
bill"
Governor Smith pledged himself ito
q progressive, liberal conservation
policy based upon the same principles
to which | have given my support in
the State of New York." and to fight
against selfish aggression wherever
It appears and irrespective of whom
it may involve"
"The sources of water power must
remain forever under public owner
ship and CONTROL" he said.
Benefits growing from the develop
ment of water power as an incident to
the regulation of the Colorado River
should be ''equitably distributed among
the states having right of ownership"
Governor Smith declared.
1t would be the policy of his admin
to develop a method of oper-
alton for Muscle Shoals which would
reclaim for the government some fair
revenue from the enormous expendi-
tuIe already made, he said.
His Labor Policy
Turning to the labor question, Gov
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