Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
SMITH CLOSES


league without saying something
about ats twin brother for the de-
struction of American principles and
american ideas, the ku klux Khan
The republican party has made
feeble attempts" he continued, ito
diselaim responsibility for some of
the activities of the Khan"
lie added this had been "laid
bare before the eyes Of the Ameri-
can people when Senator Moses, the
eastern manager of the Hoover cam
paign, mailed scurrilous literature to
be published in the state Of Kentuc-
KY. making an attack upon me be-
cause of my religious faith
Promises Dry Law Change
The governor IN the sweeping
roundup of his position on various
issues reiterated a demand for a
change in prohibition aEd again
promised to take this issue TO the
American people. He argued two
duties with respect to the laws on
this subject devolved upon the pres
ident. These he set forth as follows:
"The first Is TO enforce them. That
promise 70 do TO the best Of my
sbility. The second duty is to rec
ommend the changes deemed advis-
able. / will recommend to congress
the changes | have indicated in ac-
eordance with my speech OF accept
gnce."
At the outset Of his speech. the
governor ripped into Mr.. Hoover for
confining hy5 u%tterances TO six or
seven speeches in which he deals
with the problems under discussion
in the most general way" He added
that Hoover, instead of entering into
the debate had been represented in
the discussions b. prominent mem
bers Of his " party who acted as
! his spokesman"
Prosperity Not G. O. r.
= "That is exactly what the people
~ this country desire To get away
rom" the democratic nominee de-
clared.
ReaffirminE his position on the
tariff, the governor again emphasized
opposition to a general revision Of
the tariff laws. He said more than
ninety per cent OF the democratic
candidates for congress had APPROX
ed his position.
He also branded as ridiculous
what he said was an attempt by re-
publicans TO lead American working
men to the belief that democratic
success meant that "he is to he driv-
en- from his home"
He termed this an "insult ~ the
intelligence Of the rank and file az
working people" and promised labor
that il he were elected not a Five
rent piece would be taken from the
pay envelopes"
Continuing. the nominee accused
his opponents of raising a smoke
screen as 10 his position on immi-
grafton. at is not an issue" he
rent on. 81 stand squarely upon the
! democratic platform, which pledges a
continuance of the present restric-
ftive laws, except where they divide
families. Mr.. Hoover and / arc in
agreement on this point and II is
only brought into the campaign TO
befog the issues"
Talks Farm Aid
He added the republicans were up
20 "old tricks and in addition 70 i'm
migration also had sought to set 10
a smoke screen behind which they
hoped to hide the record Of the last
sever years"
"To perfect the smoke screen
he declared "they use the time-worn
and broken down cry Of prosperity
as though there were some patented
formula BY which the republican
party alone promotes the prosperity
Of this country
Swinging into farm relief. the
nominee argued no one homes y'
could say that widespread prosper
ity existed in thc country when conc
third OF the whole population en-
gagged In agricultural pursuits are.
according to the republican platform,
in dire distress"
He contended that the condition
Of the farmer was "hooked up with
that Of the manufacturer. the store
keeper and the working man" lie
said the republicans had been given
eight years TO tackle the farm PROB
lem and added that they have known
Of the evils is proven by the speech
Of Mr.. Hoover last night yhen he
said, speaking Of agriculture:
Trouble Basic
"There are ample causes for com
nlaint. Tha republican party has
throughout the whole Of the last
seven and a half ySars been alive 70
this situation"
"He should have added: But moth
ing was done about it,"
The governor argued the trouble
with agriculture was basic and fun
damental and ~"cannot be cured BY
the application of remedies that do
not go to the very root of the lis
ease"
"Goyernor Lowden. Senator Norris
NJ Nebraska) and fhe leaders OF ag-
ricuIture generally throughout the
rountry." he continued. "are Of M
mind-that the solution lies IN q
rroper control Of the exportable sur