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HAYpEN AND DOUGLAS PREDICT
MOCRATlC VICTORY
tuesdays International

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This is democratic year.
The ! entire republican party
from President Hoover down
has been distinct disappoint
ment to the country, and while
the republican administration
may not be entirely accredited
with the present deplorable
busin ess situation. yet it could
have done something to cope
with The situation but has done
absolutely nothing.
Democracy will come to the
aid OF the country in this crisis
as it has done in all past situa
tions since the fundation of this
government. The elections in
November will result in a demo
cratic majority in Congress
ard ia 1882 capable democrat
will be sent 10 the white house
to guide this country back to
prosperity.
The above statements and pre-
eictions were made by United
States Senator Carl Hayden
and Congressman L. w. Doug
las at the democratic rally last
night at the Lyric theatre.
| Mary times the speakers were
interrupted by storms Of ap
plause and from the opening of
the meeting by Charles L. Har
dy to the closing remarks by
Senator Hayden, great enthusi
asm was manifested. It was
evident throughout that, even
even though there were some
republicans scattered through
the audience, the speakers were
addressing q gathering that was
in lhorough accord with what
was said even though it was not
by any means complimentary
to the republican party as a
whole or to the republican ad.
ministration 10 particular.
Congressman Douglas devoted
most of bis address to the re.
Gently enacted tariff law, declar
ing it. was contributing factor
to the present business depres
sion. He pointed out how by
establishing the unscalable
trariff wall" around the United
States, the repub blican admins
tration had made it impossible
| for other countries to trade with
US and as q result our produc
ton had been reduced. our do
nestle market flooded with our
own goods; prices had been re
duced and thousands of people
had been thrown out of employ
ment. The speaker went into
detail to show how the tariff
bill was enacted into law, show
ing how the different republican
factions had traded votes and
had given no thought whatever
to the soundness or practicable
ty of the measure.
| Beginning by attacking Pre-
sident Hoover himself, whom
be termed "a distinct disappoin'
ment even to his friends be
cause of his lack of leadership
and his strong partisan ten
dencies", Senator Hayden de
clared that instead of warning
the people what was coming tbs
| administration and his cabine
continued to dish out the sam,
republican prosperity propa
ganda" until within few day.
of the Wall Street crash which
started the deplorable business
depression. And since tha
time. continued Mr.. Hayden
the president has done nothin1
to relieve the situation, although
be has called on industrial lead
ers and bankers all over th,
country to please do some
thing. But" said the speaker
there is no record where Mr.
Hoover asked Congress for mo
ney or authority to increase pul
lie improvements in order t,
keep business moving and re
lieve the unemployment"
We are going to do what dem
ocracy did twenty years ago,
concluded the speaker. 1--WE
are going to elect a democratic
majority in congress this year
and a democratic president ir
1882. We will meet the situa
ton and guide the country bacE
to prosperity
| Senator Hayden appealed Il
the voters Of Santa Cruz county
to vote the straight democratic
ticket in November. He declar
ed that Geo. w. P. Hunt hal
been tried and had proven him