New Britain herald., 1928-10-24

e,nassat As sst feetA the policy q this co~nkry tewasA IAttn-Amsrsca.
 .sThst is the psaicy ee the rspue- licaa adninistrattoa." declared the speaker.
 ~Ia tAs eoaduct q CT fsfsisu relationA," he resusned. "we all de- aire coopsrstiea with otAsr natiens in tho interest of psacs. We have siven conclusive preef of that The strikins thinS is that t1s republican Administration has bssn tn chargs of foreign affair." for esven and . halt yearA . period ef the grsatsst difficulty due to the unfortunate centrovsrsy which had arisen during tho last democratic administration and to the problems incident to re- construction following the war. From our opponents ws have had a great deal of criticism and very little constructive suggestien-
 Nov when the ihsuss of this campaign were made up. with all that had been done and sought te be done, foreign relations. exceDt for a little talk to small purpose4 arc virtually left out Q far as any def mite and important issue h con- cerned. considering the deep inter- ct of our people in foreign affairs, that ts an extraordinary omission. regard 1t as . notable, If perhaps unwilling tribute ts the republican administration"
 Tho paramount consideration in domestic affatrs. he said. is the prosperity of the country. ''The chief effort of our opponents is to mako it clear that they intend nc harm. For unless they can Allay the anxiety which hos besn bred by their pest utterances and perform. ances, their promises to bs good will receive but scant attention"
 Apparently nothing 70 irritated the democrats. Mr. Hughes declared ''as to suggest that they plan . 10. turn to the conditions under the democratic tariff. . tariff for trou. bls only"
 Quotes Gov. 6saith
 Quoting Governor Smiths men. ton of the Underwood tariff bill iu the candidates speech of acceptance he declared:
 This reference was naturally taken to mean that Governor Smith favored the principle of the Under wood tariff bifl, the last effective action of his party on this subject But when this import was found ir hts words. his faithful friend and manager. Mir. Raskob, broke forti into profuse lamentations" While Smith and Raskob wer' trying to win the election by aban i doning tho historic tariff policy O. the democratic party" MT. Hushe' said 1t was quite apparent that thu party itself through its effective representation in congress has no yet been converted.
 T should like to sce the tariff made as scientific a possible" h. asserted, without the sacrifice o the principle of protection. But th democratic party. as party. Ina been opposed to the principle of e tablishing duties to afford protec ton against effective foreign com petition. The democratic part which for generations has stood fo a tariff for revenue only and in 1t last action for the principles an methods of the Underwood bill, party whose leaders in congres continue to hold the same sentl ments as those heretofore declared cannot be trusted with carrying or the principle of protection to Ame' ican interests.
 "The principle of stim mulating 'ei fective competition through taril changes would be especially injuri ous to our farmers. They need mor protection and not less. This wa shown in the operation of the UT derwood tariff"
 Farm Relief Problem
 Mir. Hughes declared that tn problem of farm relief was mo! serious"
 But even here." he continue, mo definite issue is presented. Go, ernor Smith says he stands on th democratic platform. When he hs been pressed for an exact stateme, of his views he has stated that