Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
HIGH TARIFF
BOON TO U. s.,
HOOVER AYERS
Need For Protection
Stressed At Pueblo
In Final Set Talk OF
Il. o. P. Leader

PUEBLO. Colo. Nov. 3.-(P1-Re-
minding the people Of Colorado Of
their "need for tariff protection of
tneir industries" Herbert Hoover in
me last set speech Of his westward
TIP declared here tonight that the
democratic candidates for congress
were pledged by their party plat
.orm TO another "competitivt tar
If"
The republican presidential can
dldate condemned the Underwood
Dill. which he said had been a COM
petitive tariff measure and had rc@
ouced the duties on commodities
produced in Colorado" TO such n
lack of protection that your indus
tries were crippled or helpless
If the people Of Colorado will
rheck up the protective democratic
personnel OF the next house ways
and means committee. they will find
the membership will comprise much
the same lader who wrote the I'm
derwood tariff and who opposed the
republican tariff" he said.
High Tariff Necessary
"In 1922. they voted against all
the provisions Of the -spublican
party for protection Of the indus
tries of Colorado. They have con-
Iuuously preached against il, and
- late as nine months ago nearly
all Of them voted to bring about the
instant re 'vction of the tariff. |
do not bel We for one moment that
you arc prepared TO entrust TO these
men a revision of the tariff"
Unless the high standards Nf 1iv-
Ing are preserved in the United
States, the candidate ccntended,
Colorado goods would be forced 70
compete in foreign countries with
products made with cheaper labor.
Hoover declared that the republican
party had always been ms Of pro-
Eress and Il need only to remind
you of the peace treaties with u
former foe which builded the foun-
dat.ons upon which we have weigh
ed into an atmosphere of friend
illness and cooperation with them in
che upbuilding Of the world" he
added.
Lauds Work
Continuing he pointed to the ar
mament treaty as another step Of
the republicans toward world peace,
"and we now propose a new step
toward the outlawry Of war;" he
added.
He rehearsed a decrease in I'M
employment, tax reduction, protect
i've tariff and navigation laws,
veterans relief legislation and in
land waterways AZ iamong the va
riety of things h bid the republic
cans had faccomr dshed.
The candidate paid a tribute to
DR.. Hubert Work. chairman Of the
republican national committee,
whose home is in Pueblo.
81 know from seven and a half
years Of intimate association,
through many trying occasions his
real greatness of heart and mind"
he said.
1.-THE day Mr.. Hoover made a number
of rear platform appearances, de-
spite snow encountered in the east
ern part Of the state and the chill
winds that forced him to bundle
himself in an ovcrcoat.
Urges Voting
At Hosington, where a large
crowd gathered at the station, he
made an appeal for every voter TO
90 to the polls next Tuesday.
"The first duty Of every Ameri-
can citizen is 10 go to the polls"
he said. expressing the belief that
the verdict Of the voters would be
fright"
"The majority Of the American
people are always right" he said.
Holding that the present campaign
was the most important in many
years he said, "There are not sole
ly economic and business issues, but
also moral issues which require the
esponse of every American at the
polls"
The nominee sent a telegram TO
President Coolidge expressing APP
probation for the chief executives
telegram last night that he would