The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-11
HOOVER s RULE
IS PRAISED BY
Curtis, FESS
Vice President and G. 0. P.
Chief Address 1000 at
Armory Here.
BY BEN STERN

GOSpel Oh support llit FlCS1UChI,
"happy days will come gain and
farmers some day will be rich"was
carried into southern and central
Indiana today by Vice-President
Charles Curtis, heading an automo-
/ bile caravan that planned six stops.
Two speeches, one carefully
planned and delivered with great
vehemence by Senator Simeon D.
Fess of Ohio, Republican national
committee chairman, and the other
an extemporaneous grafton by Cur
tbs, featured the statewide Repub-
Hcan rally at the national armory
Thursday night before about 1000.
Fess devoted his address to what
has been termed "a defense of the
indefensible, The tariff; while the
Vice. President in a soft voice, and
appropriate gestures declared that
hard times have also occurred dur
ing Democratic administrations,
but did not explain why or what
the remedy would be.
Plead for Hoover
Speeches of both statesmen were
defensive, replete with pleadings to
support the president.
The meeting was opened by Tel
ford B. Orbison, president of the
Iryington Republican Club, who in
PRODUCED Eliza O. Rogers, state chair
man
The chairman in turn introduced
Governor Harry G. Leslie as In
dianas fighting Governor and
Archibald Hail. Seventh district can
didate for representative.
The program then was turned over
to Senator Arthur r. Robinson, who
described his acquaintance with
Tess while he was a student at Ohio
Northern, and his pleasure at meet
ing his former teacher in the SEN
ate.
U. S. Last to Feel 1t
Tess declared that stability will
return to the nation when con-
fdence is restored. And in a
description of worldwide depres-
sion, concluded with, "the United
States was the last to feel the de-
preston and, CT course will be the
first to come out of it"
Assuming the roles of prophets,
both speakers predicted the tariff
will be beneficial to American in
dustry and labor and decried
pessimistic statements Of Dem
ocratic leaders.
Fess commenting on Democratic
propagandists, said: In the mean
1 time the personally paid pro-
/ pagandist set up his headquarters
in Washington and obeying the
orders of his chief to get Hoover,
began his program"
Both Praise Hoover
Both orators praised President
Hoover fulsomely and Curtis de-
clared that where Buchanan,
Cleveland and Wilson had appealed
to congress for aid in times of bust
ness and financial distress, Hoover
was the first President to call to-
| gether leaders of all industries and
urged that employment not be cur
tailed and production be sustained"
Criticism of American capitalists
who build factories in foreign
lands where labor is cheap and then
ship the article back to America in
competition with like article made
by American labor was voiced by
Fess and interpreted slap at Ford
and General Motors.
Vacillation of the Democratic
party on the tariff question was
charged by Fess who declared the
new tariff commission will work out
the provisions of the act to the
benefit Of all.
Robinson Scores RaskOb
Robinson took the opportunity to
add his bit with an attack on John
Raskob, Democratic national chair
man, which has characterized all Of
his speeches n the campaign.
Part of Fess' address and all of
that made by Curtis was broadcast
over station WKBF.
Al note of Hoosier political sig
nificance was added to the rally
when Warren Fairbanks, Indiana
publisher and son of the late Vice
President Charles Fairbanks, walked
upon the platform accompanied by
his wife and two daughters.
Amidst the buzz of comment it
was remembered that Fairbanks re-
fused journalistic support of the G.
| o. P. state ticket in 1928 and Bit
terly has fought the county organ
ization. 1t was thought by some
that bis presence at the rally pre-
saged lis return to the fold
The Vice Presidents party left
the Columbia Club at $50 this
morning on the following itinerary:
Franklin at 10;15: Columbus, arrive
at u, speak at p. m; Seymour at
2:3O; Crothersyilie, $3.50, and Scots
burg at p. m.
The caravan viii arrive at New
Albany at Sis and at $3.50 the Vice
President viii deliver an address on
Ifafm relief. He then win leave for
This home in Kagsas.