Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-10-30
DEMOCRACY FALLS
FOR POWER TRUST


of Democratic leaders newspapers of Nevada
cepng and broadcasng what they declared be paid
propaganda of the gigantic power efforts to
defeat the Boulder Canyon dam project voiced here
last night by United States Senator Tasker Oddie
Sam Platt Republican nominee for United States
Addressing a crowd of three hundred men and women
of Goldfed and vicinity, the Republican speakers
charged that party of Nevada is willingly
and gladly accepting this vicious power propaganda
in frantic effort to win Democratic victory regardless
of the sacrifice the people of Nevada referring to
the recently published attempting Nevada
voters that Herbert Hoover againstgovernment opera
ton and control of the projected Boulder Canyon dam
plant Mr.. Platt said There has emanated from
high Democratic sources certain propaganda palpaby
and damnably false that wonder why the leaders will
permit it. l astounded to think that my opponent,
Senator Pman, would allow such lying statements be
made in his behalf and attempt ride office the
strength of them
81 say you that this attack Herbert Hoover is
only cowardy and wicked and false but is threat
against this great project itself Senator Pman knows
just you know Hoover is the great
friend and the ardent supporter the
project have. Senator Pittman knows should
know that when paid agent for the power appeared
before the committee pronounced this great
project unfeasble, Herbert Hoover who follow
ed him the and riddled arguments to
shreds Herbert Hoover the great engineer, who
pronounced present projected only
feasible but highly desirable.
Senator Ptman knows in his heart that Herbert
Hoover this Boulder Canyon dam be built as
speedily poscsbe He konws that Herbert Hoover has
worked for and pleaded for period of six years
and yet, the heat of this campaign find him the
Of do rTo
further personal political ambitions sacrifice
development that unlimited development and
prosperity for this great state of ours"
Senator Oddie characterized Hoover the genius
who has directed the Boulder Dam fight almost from the
beginning and brought it up to the point where it now
stands good chance OF passage
the insdious propaganda of the power trust is
being circulated through west other purpose
than DO try stop the building of that DAM, he saAd
Their every effort has been directed toward delay, delay
delay. This propaganda which is inspired by the power
is false and those who circulate in the state of
Nevada for political purposes only know it to be false
Both speakers then traced the private public life
of Herbert Hoover and pictured him the greatest ad
minsrative genius in the world today. Mr.. Patt took
up complete discussion of the tariff question and pointed
Senator Pittmans long senatorial record of militant
opposition the high Republican tariff under which this
country has grown and prospered period of more
than seven years.
Encouragement for the mining industry of Nevada
urged by Congressman Arentz who expressed himself
being favorable to complete examination and nvesti
cation of the mining properties of the entire state In
this way he said, outside investors could be given author
ative information and would result in bringing outside
capital here help develop the rich mineral of
this With Herbert Hoover the foremost mining
engineer of the world president such plan would be
encouraged he predicted Hoover he said, knows Neva-
da He has examined many of its mining properties and
would be the first encourage this great industry.