Evening star., 1928-10-13
Will 'Straighten Out Contro-
versy Between Party Lead
ers in Louisville Speech.
MAKES SCHEDULED TALK
TO 5000 IN NASHVILLE
Hits G. 0. P. Policy on Farm Re-
lief, Muscle Shoals and
Assails Hoover.

date will make an address Jonlgnt.
The governor was given an ovation as
he went from the train to an automo-
bile to lead a procession to his hotel.
The Young Mems Democratic League
turned out in full wearing brown
derbies.
The campaign special had been pur-
posely sidetracked 80 miles outside
Louisville for several hours early today
to allow the Smith party to get some
rest after the huge demonstration given
them last night in Nashville, Tenn.
Tonight the Democratic presidential
nominee, will, to use his own language,
attempt to "straighten out" the con-
troverSy that has arisen among the
chairmen of the Republican and Dem
ocratic national committees, Senator
Curtis, the Republican vice presidential
candidate, and others as to his stand
on the tariff.
Assails G. o. p. Program.
Speaking last night before a crowd
that jammed into the 5000 seats at
Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Gov.
Smith ripped into his Republican oppo-
nents and President Coolidge in con-
nection with their farm relief and
Muscle Shoals stands, attacked Herbert
Hoover'S Tennessee remarks on prohi-
bition, waterpower and immigration.
and outlined his previously declared
attitudes on some of these questions
In speaking extemporaneously, the
governor omitted several paragraphs of
the speech which he had prepared in
advance dealing with his previously
fNVft f1n
almost full hour for what was to have
been 30 or 40 minute address.
Reaching the subject Of water power,
about the halfway mark in his speech,
the nominee declared, amid laughter
and applause, that he had carefully
scrutinized Mr. Hoover's Tennessee
speech, but found not even an indirect
reference to Muscle Shoals
HE treated 1t as though it was not any,
where near here" the governor added,
and then quoted Mr.. Hoover as saying:
There are local instances where the
Government must enter the business
field as by-product of some great
major purposes, such as improvement
research or national defense, but they
do not vitiate the general policy to
which We should adhere"
Holds Remarks Not Clear.
Anybody who can make anything
out of that Is entitled to have it." the
governor asserted, and more laughter
followed.
He said he hazarded the guess that
his Republican opponent had Govern
ment ownership and Government con-
troll in his mind when he said: Viola
tions of public interest by individuals
or corporations should be followed by
the condemnation and punishment they
deserve, but this should not induce us
to abandon progressive principles and
substitute In their place deadly and
destructive doctrines"
He could not be thinking about any,
thing else" the governor continued, be
cause it Government ownership and
controD links in with the necessity of
the Government going into business for
a by-product, while electric energy at
Muscle Shoals is the real product"
The governor then reafflrmed the
Government ownership and control
stand he took in his Denver speech, de-
claring the agency. whether State or
Federal, should mot only own the site,
but should own and build and operate
the powerhouse" of water power projects.
Holds Plan Only Safe One.
ut is the only way that you can
guarantee equitable distribution of the
power and fair and reasonable prices to
the ultimate consumer, and this is be-
cause of the Governments power to
contract"
The governor said Congress adopted
policy with regard to Muscle Shoals,
but tine President vetoed it,
Il do not find any fault with him
vetoing it." he added. THAT is a
matter between himself and his con-
science. But we are all permitted to
find fault with him because he had
nothing to offer in its place"
Frequently interrupted by cheers of
'"Tell 'em, Az; "Give it to em, AL"
the New York executive brought per-
haps his greatest applause near the end
of his speech when, in discussing pro-
htbition, he repeated his acceptance
speech pledge that, If elected, he would
abide by the oath to sustain the Con-
stitution and laws enacted under it, to
the deadly limit
Quoting Mr.. Hoover as saying that
the eighteenth amendment was in
tended to protect the American home"
the governor said:
Defends Views on Home.
'I hope he does not mean by that
anybody not in sympathy with 1t is
against the American home. That is
a pretty hard thing for anybody to say.
I have as much interest in the Amer
ican home as any man in America to-
day. I have maintained 1t in man
sion supplied to me by the people OF
the State Of New York for eight solid
years.
AS he turned to three of his four
married children on the platform, the
governor brought applause when ne
added, incidentally, l am responsible
for about four more starting up"
Gov. Smith said Mr.. Hoover admits
abuse" In connection with prohioitlon
enforcement, but offers no cure. The
nominee drew loud applause soon AFTER
ward when he said:
"I, for one, believe that 1t can be
cured and made infinitely better by
applying to it the good old Jeffersonian
Democratic theory of States rights. 1t
makes no difference what the people
of one section of the country may think
about 1t. 1t Is going to be impossible.
or wellnight impossible Of enforcement
In States where the great and over
powering majority of the sentiment OF
the people is in opposition to 1t"
He then outlined his previous stand
declaring for restrictive sale OF liquor
by the States voting for 1t by ref
erendun. while leaving the eighteenth