The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-06
GOV. SMITHS ADJ
DRESS DOCUMENT
Democratic Presidential Nom
inee Pledges Self to Ad-
ministratiOn of People
WILL RELIEVE FARMERS
Will Enforce Dry Law, Stamp
Out Corruption and Re-
commend Changes

Before a vast throng at Albany,
N. Y, Wednesday of last week.
Governor Alfred E. Smith formal
lv accented the Democratic noml-
nation for president in an address
in which he dealt with the issues
of the campaign in a progressive
and courageous manner.
A large portion of his speech
dealt with the agricultural prob
lem in which he promised effective
measures of relief, with flood con-
troll, development of waterways
and the conservation of water pow
er resources.
Governor Smith viewed the
farm troubles and pledged himself
to an earnest endeavor to solve the
problem of distributing the cost OF
dealing with crop SURPRISES. He
promised to call a conference OF
experts Immediately after election
to work out the mechanics OF &C
complishing this end. =.
Governor Smith pledged himself
and his party to the restoration OF
honesty in government; to the pro-
motion of a real prosperity for the
whole people through actual rather
than fancied economics and reor-
ganization in government and the
enactment of sound tariff legisla-
ton; to the establishment of for
eign policy opposed to unwarrant-
ed intervention in Latin-Amerlcan
countries and for the outlawry of
war; and to the STAMPING out of
corruption in prohibition enforce
ment.
'This country cannot be a
healthy, strong, economic body IT
one of its members, so fundamen-
tally important as agriculture, is
sick almost to the point OF eco
nomic DEATH" said Governor
Smith, taking UP the subject OF
farm relief.
The Republican administration
has made many promises of legisla-
ton to aid the farmer, but has kept
none of them, he continued.
'The tariff is Ineffective on COM
modities of which there is export
able surplus without controlled sale
of the SURPLUS" said Governor
Smith. "Our platform points the
way to make the tariff effective for
crops of which we produce a sur
plus.
"Cooperative, coordinated mar
keting and warehouse of surplus
farm products is essential just as
co-ordinated, cooperative control
of the flow of capital was found
necessary to the regulation OF our
country's finances.
eff / am elected, I shall immed-
lately after election ask leaders OF
the type l have named, irrespective
of party, to enter upon this task: l
shall join with them in the dis
charge of their duties during the
coming winter and present to Con-
press Immediately upon its con.
Vening the solution recommended
by the body of men best fitted to
render this signal service to the
nation. l shall support the actlvl-
ties of this body until satisfactory
law is placed upon the statute
books"
"Government should be con-
structive, not destructive; progress
sive, not reactionary."
81 am entirely unwilling to &C
cept the old order of things as the
best unless and until l become con-
WINGED that it cannot be made bet
ter" he continued.
1It is our new world theory that
government exists for the people
as against the old world concep-
ton that the people exist for the
government" he said.
The candidate reaffirmed MS
belief in the souniness OF "delIb-
crate action of an informed clecto-
rate" He referred to the pus tic
issues he carried to the voters in
New York State and added:
"That direct co1-a't with lie
people | propose to continue in this
campaign and, ie am elected, in
the conJnct of .ne nations at
fairs"
He said he would strive to make
the nations polly reflection OF
the nations ideals. Cleveland's
phrase. "Public Office is public
tlvst," nov takes en- new meaning,
he said.
Republican lea iers have tried to
divert attention from the real tit
uation by propaganda Ct govern
mental economy, ,le asserted.
The Republican patty promised
reorganization o. the government,
he said yet after seven years the
structure is worse tnan it was III