The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-27
STRADDLINC AND
TARIFF Played
BY DEMOCRATS
]. Ham Lewis and Iouett
ShouSe Spur Editors to
1882 Campaign.
BY BEN STERN
Times Stan Correspondent


GARY, Ind, June 27.-With +wo
important messages ringing in their
ears, members of the Indiana Dem
ocratic Editorial Association, party
workers and aspirants for political
preferment returned to their homes
today to null over and digest them
One was the program for de-
mocracy outlined by the fiery Sen
aCor James Hamilton Lewis. who is
expected TO be Illinois favorite son
canodate for President, which was
regarded as an answer to the ad-
oress delivered in INDIANAPOLIS on
June Is by President Herbert
Hoover. vi =
The other was the plea that the
democratic party abstain from
evasion and compromises on i'm
portant issues, including prohibition
voiced in telegram from Jouett
onouse. chairman of the Democratic
national committee.
Lewis Given Ovation
Despite the intense heat in the
banquet hall, the hearers rose to
their feet time after time to cheer
and applaud the oratorical fire
works which characterized Lewis
batting Of the Republican admins
tratlon' and, in particular, the
Hoover address in indianapolis.
Although not asked to deliver the
answer, Lewis took it upon himself
70 pick up the gauge of battle with
Lne intent, it was openly declared.
OF winning Indianas support for
his ambitions.
After pointing to the manner in
which he said the federal reserve
system, Democratic measure. has
oeen perverted for the use "of everv
bucketshop jobber and highwayman
Of finance" Lewis assailed the eco
nomic depression and directed his
bitter wit and effective satire at the
Presidents American plan"
The tariff came in for a lashing.
Pointing to the Democratic tariff
nnder Wilson. Lewis declared:
SO equitable was the result to the
nations of the earth and so profita-
BILE to our America, that our exports
70 the world in 1919 and 1920, even
admist the ashes and tears of a
War-strlcken hemisphere, reached
eight billions of dollars a year-more
than any other tariff had accom-
pllshed. And an excess of three and
five billion dollars over the Repub-
hcan return"
ShOuse Condemns Straddling
Shouse in his telegram declared.
1T is absolutely necessary that
In the platform which we present
next year there should be no eva
sion of any Of the grave questions
which are now agitating the coun-
try. We must be explicit in our
exposition of our plans for panic
relief, for tax reform, for farm re-
lief, on the power question, on pro-
hlbition and on everything else"
} Our adversaries may be willing
TO go before the country on a plat
form Of evasion, but we cau not
afford such a compromise.
If the nation is to change the
government as I believe it means to
do, we must be definite in all
things the national committee
chairman warned.
He especially charged the Indiana
Democratic Editorial Association
to assert itself in this program.
Dry Law Plaques Hoover
Hoover's future difficulties over
prohibition were forecast in an ad-
dress by Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross,
former governor of Wyoming, who
declared:
THE President will have difficulty
TO convince the voters that the
public Suffers an optical illusion in
the belief that it sees widespread
defiance of prohibition laws and
wholesale debauchment of public
officers attendant upon the pre-
Eence of enforcement
Although no Indiana aspirant for
Office was on the speaking program
many were introduced. A standing
ovation was accorded Paul v. Nc
Mutt, Indiana law school dean, an
avowed candidate for the nominal
ton for Governor. Frank Mayr Jr.,
secretary of state, who also is said
TO be candidate was applauded as
was Walter Myers, 1881 speaker of
l The house, who is said to be seek
ing the senatorial nomination.
Introduction of R. Earl Peters,
state chairman was the signal for
prolonged applause.