Nogales international., 1928-08-24

comDad its administration" Cover
nor Smith asserted.
The Governor attacked the claim
of Republican prosperity.
1.-The Republican party builds its
case upon a myth" he said.
Four million men out of work,
whole industries prostrate and wide
spread business discomfort do not
spell prosperity, he continued.
prosperity to the extent that we
have it is unduly concentrated and
has not equitably touched the lives
Of the farmer, the wage-earner and
the individual business man." said
Governor Smith.
Republican leaders have tried to
divert atteJtion from the real sit
uation by propaganda of govern
mental economy, he asserted.
The Republican party promised
reorganization of the government.
he said, yet after seven years the
structure is worse than it was in
1921.
Governor Smith pointed to the in
crease in federal appropriations,
against which, he said, the official
spokesman answers only, 1--WE have
given IL ecofiolnical adrainistSa-'
ton
81 assert that there is no proof"
Governor Smith declared.
After giving summary of the
government finances, he pointed out
that as against the claim Of tax re
ductions there were actually $24,-
100000 more federal taxes collected
last year than in the first year of
the Coolidge Administration.
It is not economy to refuse to
make necessary expenditures to
provide facilities for the transac-
ton of government business, he
said, pointing out that scarcely
city in the country has adequate
quarters for federal business at the
present. time.
No Business Upheaval
Anticipating Republican misrep-
resentation of the Democratic
party's position on the tariff, Gov
ernor Smith declared:
s"The Democratic party does not
and under my leadership will not
advocate any sudden or drastic
revolution in our economic system
which would cause business up
heaval or popular distress.
"The Democratic party stands
squarely for the maintenance Of
legitimate business and high
standard of wages for American
labor.
'Pay no attention to the Repub-
lican propaganda and accept my
assurance as the leader Of our
party that Democratic tariff tegis-
lation will be honest. he declared.
1T will play no favorites. 1t will
do justice to every element in the
nation"
He said foreign policy has it's
roots in the approval of the ma
jority of the people and that he
regarded it as a paramount duty
to keep alive the interest of the
people in questions of foreign
policy and to advise the electorate
as to facts. He promised to stress
the necessity for restoration Of cor
dial relations with Latin-America.
The Republican administration
has signally failed in it's endeavor
to remove the causes of war, he
continued.
Il pledge myself b a resumption
of real endeavor to make the
outlawry OF war effective by remov-
ing its causes and to substitute the
methods of conciliation, conference,
arbitration, and judicial determine
| tion," he declared.
The President has two duties
with respect to the prohibition
question, he said.
"The first is embodied in his
oath Of Office" he went on. "If
with one hand on the Bible and the
other hand reaching up to Heaven
l promise the people of this coun
try that l will faithfully execute
the office of President of the
United States and to the best OF
my ability preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of the Unit
ed States" you may be sure that
shall live up to that oath to the
last degree.
81 shall to the very limit exc
cute the pledge of our platform 'tC
make an honest endeavor to en-
force the 18th amendment and al
other provisions of the Fedora
Constitution and all laws enacted
pursuant thereto
The Governor promised ruth
lessly to stamp out" the presen
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