The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-23
Democrat. Wet, Farm Re-
lief, Water Power Pro-
poSaIS Are ASSaiIed.
GIVEN GREAT OVATION
Cheered for Many Minutes
as He Appears at Madi-
son Square Garden.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
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Hoover has set the keynote for the
windup of his presidential campaign
today by branding as "state social
ism" the prohibition, farm relief and
water power proposals of his Demo
cratic opponent, Governor Alfred E
Smith.
He chose Smiths home city as the
place and a huge crowd in Madison
Square Garden as the audience be-
fore which to attack the Democratic
candidates program Monday night
in the most direct and outSpoken
fashion of his campaign, but with
out mentioning Smith.
Given Great ovation
When the Republican candidate
appeared on the platform, big
demonstration began. = A din OF
shouting continued for ten minutes
Finally Quieted. the crowd waited
patiently through the speech OF
President Dawes, and then
opened it's lungs and waved its flags
when Hoover was introduced for his
speech, keeping it up the second
time for thirteen minutes.
Hoover charged the Democrats
with abandoning "the tenets of their
own party in this campaign.
They have revived, he declared,
"a series of proposals which, If
adopted, would be long step to-
ward the abandonment of our
American system and a surrender
to the destructive operation of gov
ernmental conduct of commercial
business"
Hoover's bold attack upon Smiths
prohibition modification proposal in
this state, which has gone on record
for a change in the prohibition laws,
was unexpected and dramatic.
Because the country is faced
with difficulty and doubt over GER
tain national problems-that is,
prohibition, farm relief and electr1-
cal power-our opponents propose
that we must thrust government a
long way into the businesses which
give rise to these problems" Hoover
said
DenounceS Dry Law Proposal
ut is proposed that we shall
change from prohibition to the
state purchase and sale Of liquor
If their agricultural relief program
means anything, it means that the
government directly or indirectly
shall buy and sell any fixed prices
of agricultural products. And we
are to go into the hydro-electrlcal
power business.
I'm other words, we are con-
fronted with a huge program OF
government in business"
Hoover discussed prohibition nc
further than to denounce. Smiths
proposal, though Vice-President
Dawes, who preceded him, gave
some attention to it. declaring it is
not an issue with the average citi-
zen. though it will affect votes OF
many who feel strongly one way OF
the other. Continuance of pros
perity, the Vice-President declared
in this, his first campaign speech
is Gne dominant
Hoover declared his position, how
ever. did not mean that the gov
ernment sis to part with one iots
of it's natural resources without
complete protection to the public
interest" and pledged himself tC
regulation of business to correct
evils, to which he said the Repub-
lican administration had committed
itself.
Lack of Organization
'I should like to state to you the
effect that projection of government
in business would have upon oul
system of self government and oul
economic system.
"When the federal government
undertakes to go into commercial
business it must at once set up the
organization and administration oi
that business. It Immediately finds
y itself in labyrinth, every alley Of
which leads to the destruction oi
self-government.
1.-The first problem of the gov.
ETIlIIlCIlS dOOuU w cAFCAAbOAS "A
commercial business is to determine
a method of administration.
at must secure leadership anc
direction. Shall this leadership bt
chosen by political agencies or shall
we make it elective?
Government, in order to avoic
the possible incompetence, corrup-
ton and tyranny of too great au-
thority in individuals entrusted with
commercial business, inevitably
turns to boards and commissions
To make sure that there are check:
and balances, each member of such
boards and commissions must have
equal authority.
Each has his separate RESPONSE
bility to the public, and at once w
have the conflict of ideas and tht
lack of decision which would ruiz
any commercial business. 1t alread!
has contributed greatly to the de
moralization of our shipping buSi
ness.
"These commissions must be rep
resentative of different sections ant
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