The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-25
THREE ISSUES
DISCUSSED IN
BOSTON TALK
Tears Fill Eyes as Wilson'S
Daughter Introduces Nom.
inee to 10000
WILSON REMARK QUOTED
State Socialism Statement
Refutation, AIS Objective
in Address

Boston, Oct. 25.-(AP)-Alfred
E. Smith has opened his final drive
for the presidency by hitting back 1t
Herbert Hoover, who, he declares,
has described the Democratic theory
OF. public ownership and public de-
velopment as Estate socialism" and
at the same time used words to con-
ceal rather than convey q meaning"
Before a shouting audience that
packed 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 power, farm 70.
lief 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 will ar
rive long after night fall after stops
in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Eyes Fill With Tears
The governor was introduced to
the gathering. which filled every one
of the 10000 or more seats and
packed all available space in the
aisles and corners, by Mrs. Francis
Wilson Sayrc, daughter Of Woodrow
Wilson, and tears came to his eyes
when she referred to him as the man
OF whom her father once had said
Il believe he feels in an unusrl
degree the impulses and compute
Of the nations and the world
fairs"
After wiping his eyes, tn.
dQ RI ho0pnr ~ hA r~rk~v
twice lead to victory thanked
daughter of the last Democrat
in the White House for her intr,
ton, and took as the text of his
dress a quotation from Hert
Hoovefs acceptance speech.
I'VE shall use words to convey oI
meaning, not to hide it," the Der
ocrat read.
Finally Breaks Silence
He said his rival had uttered these
words in August but it was not un-
til last Monday night 1t Madison
Square Garden in New York cit,
that Mr.. Hoover had "let the cat cut
of the bag" In that speech, the
nominee added his rival had referred
to the Democratic theory as cne OF
state socialism"
"Well, how do the members of
congress feel who voted for the de-
velopment Of Muscle Shoals by the
government" he asked amid laugh
ter and applause.
Referring to prohibition the gov
ernor said: IF my plan is socialist
ic, then the present bootleRging and
hiJacking and racketeering that is
going on is anarchy"
Enumerates Comrades
The governor said he had been
called Z socialist before and IL his
views on water power development
were socialistic then former Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Charles Evans
Hughes, Owen D. Young and others
were members Of the socialist party.
He added il his views on farm re-
lief were socialistic that Vice Presi-
dent Dawes, Frank O. Lowden,
former governor Of Illinois, and 9th.
ers must come under the same class
ification and that Senator Charles
Curtis Of Kansas, Mr.. Hoover's rum
ming mate, was SO per cent socialistic
because he had first voted for the
McNary-Haugen farm relief bill and
then voted to sustain President Cool
idge's veto.
"No," the governor said. Social.
ism, Mr.. Hoover, that ID the cry Of
tho special interests"
The Democratic candidate also
criticised Mr.. Hoover's claims 70
prosperity.