The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-19
Attacks G. o. P. Regime

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Attacks G. o. P. Regime
THE full benefit of cooperativeS,"
he continued, would be obtainable
through the perfecting of a device
for taking care of the surplus at the
cost of the commodity benefited
Their field is limited without such a
device" he said, for the reason that
when the membership alone is COM
PEELED to pay the whole cost of the
attempt, at sterilization, those out
side the membership receive the
benefits of the increased prices
without bearing any of the burdens
incident thereto, and the attempt is
in large measure impaired by the
activities of the nonmembers."
Launching into an attack on the
Republican administration, Smith
asked if it would be "a great COM
fort to the farmers of this country
to know that the policy which gave
them the sympathy and Solicitude of
the Republican administration and
gave them nothing else, would be
continued in the event of Hoover's
election.
What does Hoover offer?" he
asked. First, the tariff. Everybody
knows, and he knows himself, that
the tariff is not effective as to the
basic cash crops, without a supple
mental device to make it work"
Hoover offers inland waterways,
! the speaker said, but "the Demo-
cratic party is in favor of inland
waterways, just as strongly as the
Republican party. The present con-
dition needs a remedy at once, and
not at time far distant, when the
improvement of inland waterways
could be an accomplished fact"
Proud of What?
"I challenge the statement that
there has been courage or leadership
or constructive action on farm re-
lief" the nominee continued.
II assert that there is not the
slightest basis upon which the Re-
publican party can indulge in any
degree of dissatisfaction, in it's rec
ord of seven and a half years on
agriculture.
1T would be interesting at this
time to ask the question: Did the
Republican candidate for President
ever speak about this question of
surplus crops? He did. In 1924, he
wrote as follows:
THAT referring to the surplus
can only be corrected by prices low
enough to make production I'M
profitable
What does he mean by that? I
can spell only one thing out of that.
He wants to drive enough farmers
out of business to pull down the sur
plus crops. The way he wants to
relieve the farmer is to destroy him.
Again in 1925 he said:
The fundamental need is a
balancing of agricultural production
to our home demand"
"Is that the solution of the farm
problem, to Starve the farmers to
death? To drive his prices down so
low that he can have no production
for his energy? Is the sweat of his
brow to go for nothing and is he to
be eventually driven out of agricul-
tural pursuits?"
Replies on Liquor
Departing from the speech he had
submitted in advance to newspapers
which concluded with the quoting
of statistics to show that farm
| norton ~ tho iY,oraoeo i, ~.,,;oo
profits have not increased in pro-
charged farmers for equipment and
production, the Democratic nominee
answered eight questions pro-
pounded to him in newspaper ed
ve-tisement signed by ten Omaha
citizens, including a former United
States Senator, Norris Brown.
The questions hinged on the Gov
ernor's stand on farm relief measures
and prohibition law modification.
In response to the question, do
you believe the country will be more
prosperous with liquor or without
and why?" Smith said:
We'll, I assume that this is an
intelligent group of men that have
an understanding of what is going
on around the country. Nobody, no
living person, no matter how wise,
no matter how we'll informed, no
matter how far seeing, could make
any answer to that question, be-
cause there has never been liquor
out of this country"
Asked whether he believed the
liquor issue to be the great issue in
the campaign, the Governor
answered briefly, 81 certainly do
not"
How do you square your support
of candidates for Congress pledged
against liquor with what you say
you will do for liquor?" the adj
vertisement asked.
why, I don't know what idea
these men must have of the debates,
the platform and the speeches of
acceptance. If they paid the
slightest attention to any one, they
could not ask that kind of a
question, because there is nothing
that the President can do about
liquor. All he can do is recon-
mend to the Congress and he can
assume leadership of the American
people in an effort to show them
that his recommendation is right.
That is what I propose to do. And
let the American people make the
decision, as they will have to do.
Neighborly and Kind
"Now, you have an admirable,
scholarly gentleman running for
United States Senator here, Mr.
Metcalf. I understand that Ne
braska is dry, but I never would
ask Mr.. Metcalf to turn his back
on the people of his State until
such time as he can come out here