New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-05

was questioned by the press only
at long intervals. His campaign was
really waged by Charles E. Hughes
and Senator Borah. They conducted
the real debate with Smith and
hard blows have been exchanged.
Hoover has conducted his cam
paign on the assumption that the
country is satisfied with conditions
under President Coolidge and wants
to continue that plan. He has prom
Used an extra session to deal with
farm relief but otherwise his basic
appeal has been that he will keep
things as they are under Coolidge.
From the White House came the
presidents enthusiastic endorsement
of Hoover. belated but timed to
throw the whole force of Coolidge's
popularity-and it probably is high
err now than ever before in his adj
ministration behind Hoover.
Smith has recognized from the
beginning this would be Hoover's
strategy and he sought to meet it
by making the democratic party es-
sentially high tariff party and ap-
pointing John ]. Raskob, then a
leader in General Motors and high
in the business world, as demo.
cratic national chairman and cam
paign manager. Smiths whole
strategy has been to round up the
wet votes and in addition inspire
Der of republicans to compensate
for the natural democratic shortage
of votes in the country.
Religious prejudice has played a
tremendous part despite the admon-
ition of both candidates that it must
not be brought into the campaign.
Democrats have accused the repub-
licans of covertly fostering anti
Catholic prejudice and republicans
on the other hand feel the demo-
Gratis have exploited the role of
martyrdom as much as possible and
have covertly appealed to all Cath
olics to support the democratic
ticket.
Smith at Baltimore recently de-
clared he would rather go down to
defeat than be elected by the votes
of the AntiSaloon league and the
ku kluX khan which he charged
were behind Hoover.
Prohibition is the most active is
sue discussed by the candidates and
they clash here more directly than
any other question. Hoover has
declared against repeal of the eigh-
teenth amendment. Smith is for
modification of it. Hoover called
prohibition noble experiment
which must be worked out con-
structively." Smith declared the
Nolstead act was a failure and a
change was necessary. Smith pro-
poses that each state be allowed to
decide its own prohibition policy
and that states which desire be per-
mtted to adopt the Canadian sys-
tenn of state sale of liquor under
severe restrictions.
On farm relief there is diverg-
ence with Hoover opposing the Nc
Nary Haugen bill and favoring sta
bilization corporations and greater
tariff protection with Smith offering
to appoint a commission to study
a plan and endorsing the funda-
mental principle of the McNary-
Haugen bill.
On water-power Hoover is funda-
mentally for private ownership and
operation and Smith favors govern
ment ownership and control.
Governor Smith has reversed the
historic policy of the democratic
party on the tariff and has obtain
ed pledges from 90 per cent of the
democratic candidates for congress
to support his position. Smith is
opposed to tariff revision wholesale
and only item by item as scientific
investigation suggests. He would not
permit any change in the tariff
which would take one cent from the
pockets OF any workman or disturb
business he has said in many
speeches.
Republicans have charged Smith
favors letting down restrictions on
immigration but he denies this and
insists he stands with Hoover in
favor of restriction. Other issues
CONT for little in this campaign.
The battle has been waged furi-
ously with hundreds of stump
speakers. It probably has been the
most expensive in the nations his
tory and the officially reported costs
probably will run TO $4,000, 900 be-
sides thousands of dollars spent
which will never be accounted for.
Radio has come into a dominat-
ing position in the mechanics of the
campaign with each party spending
thousands of dollars to buy time on
the air. Dozens of speakers have
supplem ented the efforts of candi-
dates. Radio has forced the candi-
dates to change tactics. 1t requires
a new speech tach time. In the old
days the candidate could use the
same one wherever he went but now
the whole nation hears every speech