Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-30
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Inc acceptance speech VI UoNoIHoi
Alfred E. Smith, Democratic candi-
date for president, which was deliv-
cred August %. was listened to by
millions over the radio, and viewed
contained much good logic and COM
mon sense. Even as strong a Re-
publican newspaper as the Duluth
News Tribune gave Mr.. Smith good
editorial send-off and after reading
the editorial, one would hardly know
that it was written by a partisan
newspaper except for the reference
made in regard to the stand of both
presidential candidates on the deep
waterway. Mr.. Smith stated in his
of New York he had expressed a pre-
ference for the so-called all-Amer-
lean waterway route through that
state in preference to the st. Law
renee project from the Great Lakes
to the sea, but that reports favoring
both routes have been challenged and
that he would consider it his duty
as president to restudy the question
impartially. The News Tribune, at
this point, naturally strong for the
St. Lawrence route, stated that in
Mr.. Hoover the country has an able
engineer and a man that the North
west knows is strong for the st.
Lawrence route.
AS governor of New York, Mr..
Smith has fought hard for retaining
water power rights for the people-a
progressive and fearless Standard
said in his acceptance speech that
the sources of water power must
remain forever under public owner
ship and control
While standing "squarely" on the
Democratic platform declaration for
restrictive immigration, the nominee
asserted that he was heartily in ia
vOr of removing from the immigra-
ton law the harsh provision which
separates families" and was "oppos
ed to the principle of restriction
based upon the figures of immigrant
population contained in census
thirty-eight years old"
Turning to the farm problem, the
Democratic standard bearer announc-
ed that he proposed ito substitute &C
tion for inaction and friendliness for
hostility" in dealing with the ques-
tion
Recalling that President Coolidge
twice vetoed the McNary-Haugen bill
passed by a Republican congress,
Smith said that whether the veto
of that specific measure was right or
wrong, it is undisputed that no ade
quate substitute was ever recommend
ed to the congress by the president
and that no constructive plan or re-
lief was ever formulated by any lead
er of the Republican party"
Emphasizing the need for co-opera-
tive, co-ordinated marketing and
warehousing of surplus farm pro-
ducts, the nominee expressed the
view that the Democratic platform
points the way to make the tariff
effective for crops of which we pro-
duce.. surplus"
"Only the mechanics remain to be
devised" said Smith, reaffirming an
intention of seeking the aid of farm
erS, economists and leaders in fl
nance and business in the working
out of an economically sound" So
luton of the problem of handling
crop SURPRISES.
The governor referred to the pro-
posed development of the Colorado
river, which has been a subject of
controversy, revolving around the
Boulder dam bill, in the river basin
and in congress for several years, de-
claring:
81 am of the opinion that the best
results would flow from the setting
up of Colorado river authority, rep
resentative equally of all the states
concerned. The development should
be by the states through the agency
of this authority by treaty ratified
by congress"
AS for Muscle Shoals, the nominee
said that while retaining government
ownership and control, he would seek
to have it operated so that the orig
inal peace-time purpose of construc-
tion would be achieved.
He also said that undoubtedly leg
islation should be framed to meet
just causes for complaint in regard
to the unwarranted issuance of in
functions in labor disputes.
Near the conclusion of his speech
the Democratic nominee made this
declarations: Il can with complete
honesty make the statement that my
nomination was brought about by no
promise given or implied by me or
anyone in my behalf. 1 will not be
influenced in appointments by the
question of persons wet or dry
attitude, by whether he is rich or