Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
DRY LAW UPHELD
IN CURTIS SPEECH
Nominee Leaves No Doubt
Of Whole Hearted Support
OF Prohibition.
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aid the farmers by the Republican
Congrss Among those he mentioned
Yves the Capper- Volstead act giving the
farmer the right to engage in collec-
i've buying and cooperative selling
Without the help which the Repub-
lican party mas given" he said, ''Gi1e
agricultural situation would be in
finitely worse than it is"
Like Mr.. Hoover. Senator Curtis lays
stress upon the need of the protective
tariff to aid the farmer and upon the
development of the inland waterways
to lessen freight rates to the agricul-
turist. He called attention to the fact
that the last Congress has provided for
a barge line to extend from s.. Louis
to Missouri River points, which, ne
said. would bring much relief to the
farmers in the matter Of transporta-
ton charges.
Senator Curtis made a proposal for
the establishment of joint congress
sional committee to study the farm
problem and find its solution BY such
procedure. ne said, the problem could
be dealt with effectively and quickly.
He compared the situation now In re-
gard to the farm problem to the situa-
tiC.l which arose over the standard of
value in this country back in the late
COS. At that time. he recalled, a conf
mittee of II was appointed to draw O
measure fixing the standard of value.
In three weeks" said Senator Cur
It's, 'the committee had agreed upon q
draft of bill, and the gold standard
act CT 1900 was the result. we have
had no trouble with that question since
then"
Against State Determination.
Senator Curtis came out fatty
gainst any proposal looking to de-
termination pv the individual States
e the alcoholic content of beverages
% be manufactured and sol5 within
that State. He pointed out that the
States, through the adoption Of the
eighteenth amendment to the ConSti-
tuition, had delegated to the Federal
Government their full original power
and responsibility on the liquor pro-
hibition question.
THE Federal Government" con-
tinued Senator Curtis, accepted the
power and the responsibility so dele
gated. thereby binding itself, and.
accordingly. Congress passed the VOL
stead act Fer the Federal Government
now to adopt. or even to propose or to
favor. a policy which will result in
allowing each State to determine for
/ itself the alcoholic content Of beverages
to be manufactured. sold and trans
ported throughout the country, would
be direct and indefensibls attempt on
its part to evade or to repudiats the
responsibility SO delegated and ascurned
and an endeavor to rede1egate that
responsibility to the several States from
whence 1t came. without any j,lstifca-
ton for such action
Urges Women to Vote.
Senator Curtis was one of the ardent
supporters of the resolution proposing
the woman suffrage amendment to the
Constitution. He urged upon the
women of the country the wisdom of
taking full part in the coming election
through the use of the ballot. He
called attention to the fact that in this
country today there are beween IS and
"a millions women of voting age.
The vice presidential nominee praised
the record of the Republican party in
connection with tbs reduction of the
| public debt, reduction of taxes, and the
| establishment of the budget system for
| the Federal Government
The acceptance speech OF Senator
Curtis was brief as such speeches 20,
| and to the coint. 1t inaugurates his
entry into the campaign Already he
has been booked to speak in a number
of States. the first being Rhode Island.
where he is to speak at Rocky Point
within few days. Later ne goes 10
Maine. where he will speak both for
ths Stat and national Republican
tickets. The State election in the Pine
Tree State is only three weeks in the
future.