Evening star., 1928-11-04
CURTIS BASES PLEA
NPARTY'S RECORD
Welcomed in Home State, He
Asks for Substantial Ma
jority tuesday.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
WICHITA, Rams, November 3.--Con-
tanuaticn of the Republican party IN
power on Its record of accomplish
ments for the good Of all the people"
was asked tonight by Senator Charles
Curtis, the Republican vice presidential
nominee, in his final campaign speech
at a rally here in his home State.
IF the record is good those in power
should be retained" he told his Kansas
audience: IF it is bad, they should be
discarded. The record Of our party has
been more than good During the last
seven years we have accepted and eX-
ecuted in statesmanlike way the most
difdcult task Of reconstruction which
has ever confronted q political party in
the United States.
THE Republican party does not claim
that its every act has been successful
but it does state that with few eXcep-
tons its acts of government have been
to the great benefit CT the nation; thai
tbs deeds Of good government accom-
plished by 1t greatly outnunber and
outweigh in importance any errors
which may have been committed. 1t is
en- our entire record that you should
Judge us, and il YOU do this then we
are content, for We ere satisfied that
then ths vnt2rs will express the pop
ular will n favor of the Republican
party alie Herbert Hoover by substaa-
tial majofdy on Tuesday"
Welcome Home.
Returning home TO Kansas TO wind
up one of the most intensive campaigns
ever undertaken by a Republican vice
presidential nominee in this generation,
the Senator was given hearty welcon1s
upon his arrival here late TO-DAY He
selected an outlaw district in this nor
nally Republican State to wage his final
attack On the Democrats. Representa-
tive w. A. Ayers, a Democrat. has been
sent to Congress from this district for
raany sessions, despite the States other
Republican votes. and Senator Curtis
tonight called for election Of the
straight Republican ticket
Late tonight the 6S-year-old cam
paigner, who has visited more than 80
states in his ranging campaign over
the Nation, departs for his home town
Topeka. He rests there tomorrow and
Monday, and after casting vote on
Tuesday again sets cut for Washington
Topekans have arranged a rally for
Monday night, and. IS is his custom in
past campaigns, the Senator will speak
-.
The Senator ran ever the full range
ef election arguments in his corclud-
ing address. He sand Gov. Smith had
changed his positions On farm relief.
the tariff and immigration 80 fast
you can't tell whsre he is today" He
promised his party to enaxt legisla-
tion necessary to put agriculture 'on
an equality with all other industries
Of cur country" He argued the ad-
vantageS Of tariff protection and de-
clared the Democrats cannot be trust
ed to protect the tariff in lieu Of their
50-year fight against it, He lauded
this Republican administration as the
best in the history Of our nation" and
stated during its rule the public debt
had been reduced from approximately
S24 4,o0o, 900 900 to about $4,000, 900, 600;
income taxes had been cut four times.
and the cost of running the Govern
ment reduced from about 81 1000, 0,000,-
600 In 1920 to about $4,000, 100000 last
year"
Question Of Change.
'sThe term Of ofhce bestowed on the
Republican party by the people in 1924
il approaching expiration" he con-
cluded. The voters of the country
have before them the question Of de-
Gliding whether that party under the
leadership Of Secretary Hoover is to
be continued in power and permitted
20 carry on with the difficult task of
governing our country, and of solving
It's many intricate. problems Affecting
the life, happiness and prosperity Of
cur people, or whether this task is to
be taken from the Republicans and
turned ever TO the Democrats.
I'VE are asking you for a continu-
aace in power, asking you to vote for
cur candidates II is neither Dragging
ncr bcasting to recall to your atten-
ton, IS have done TO some extent,
the achievements of our party while
ia power The record of our party
has been more than good"