Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-19
SMITH ATTACKS
REPUBLICANS IN
OMAHA ADDRESS
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attached to Smiths conference in
Lincoln today with Nc Mullen, who
gave Hoover conditioned endorse
mcnt and announced he was wait
ing for the Democratic candidate 5
Omaha speech before deciding his
course definitely. McMullcn invited
the New York governor to visit
rim at the capitol.
Governor Smith opened his speech
with an Endorsement in principle of
The McNary- lIaugen bill, without
limiting himself to the exact
mechanics Of the measure.
Various people, " the governor
aaid, "haNc attempted to mlsrcpre-
sent and confuse my attitude with
respect to the McNary Haugen bII.
do not propose to leave the slight
est doubt in anyone ; mind on tina;
subjcct.
Agricultural Relief
cas- / read the McNary-IIaugen
bin, its Fundamental purpose is TO
establish an effective control Of
the sale Of cxportable surplus with
the cost imposed upon the commodity
benefited. For that principle the
Hcmocratic platform squarcIy stands,
and for that principle squareiN
stand Mr.. Hoover stands squarelH
opposed to this principle by whica
the farmcr could get the benefit Of
the tariff. What remains Of the Nc
Nary IIaugcn lii is Il mere matter
cf method and do not limit myself
to the exact mechanics and methods
embodied in that bill.
"I shall make that appointment,
If am clectcd, not when / take the
cath Of office as president, but i'm
mcdiatcly after election, ne said.
~ pledge to the farmers and 10
the people Of this country that no
stone viii be left uuturncd to give
immediate and adequate farm r..
lief by Legislation carrying INTO
practice this definite principle for
v hich my party and stand. -
The Democratic candidate aSSai!
ed the Republicans administration.
declaring il had done nothing cf
frctiyc toward aid Of agriculture.
81 challenge the statement that
,horc las been courage or .cader=
ship or constructive action on farm
relief, = the nominee continued. i
#,scrt HAT there is not the slightest
Lasjs upon which the Republican
party can indulge in any degree Of
SELF satisfaction, in looking back
over it's record OF seven and a half
wears. on thu question of agriculture.
'lh,y have sewn tn, wind and should
reap the whiriwind.
"It would hy interesting ut this
time to al, the question: Did the
Republican candidate for president
ever speak about this question Of
>uruluS crops? lIc did. ln 1921, h,
Elotc as follows:
Z" That, (r,c,rrin. to the sur
plu,l. can only bc corrected by
Prices low enough TO make product
ION unprofitablc.
Would Destroy Farmer
q" What does he mean hy that
caa sped only one thing out of
that. lie wants to drive enough
!armcrS out Of business to put
Gown the surplus crops The way h,
wants To relieve tlr- farmer is "a
destroy him.
FTalting from The speech ne ha(
submitted in advance to newspapers
the pcwecyatir nominee answered
eight questions, propnundcd to him
i'm newspaper advertisement sign
,d by ten Onaha citizens, including
a. former United States senator
Norris Brown,
In response to the question, "dt
Won believe the country will hc NOR,
proNpcreus with liquor or withou
and wEr'' Smith said.
=" No living person, no matter how
well Informed, no matter how fan
seeing, could make any answer t
that question, because there la
has never been liquor out of thi
country,
Asked whether hn believed th'
liquor issue to be the great issue il
The campaign, the governor answer
cd briefly, 81 certainly do not"
How do You square your supper
of candidates for congress pledge,
against liquor with what YOU SAY
will do for ljquor3 the advertise
rcnt asked.
"Thrc is nothing that the prcsi
den, can do about liquor. All he can
DO is recommend 10 the congress ant