Evening star., 1932-11-07
Hoover Confident
HE'LL WIN NATION
President Sees Change oil
Sentiment in East
and Midwest.
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that agriculture has been tagging be-
hind industry in this march to re-
coVery."
Our first duty now" Mr.. Hoover
added, lis to repair this breach in order
that agriculture may march forward
with industry. That We shall do, either
through the flexible tariff provision or,
if necessary. through legislation. We
propose to preserve the American mar
ket for the American farmer"
Speaking often of the statements OF
Franklin D. Roosevelt the Chief EXecu-
tive said the only occasion on which the
Democratic nominee has expressed him.
self on any one particular tariff Sched-
ule was in "a communication through
the Cuban press to express his SYM
pathy for the Cuban ambition to re-
move the tariff on sugar"
Charges Roosevelt Evasion.
And 1 might further call attention
to the explanation given when con-
frOnted with the query as to whether
this meant ne would remove the sugar
tariff" Mr.. Hoover continued. that he
would not discuss any particular sched-
ule. The same reply was made when he
was asked about the tariff which today
is the sole protection of your cattle and
sheep industry.
Now l submit that if any man is
compel mt to discuss the protective
tariff he must know whether the differ
ent schedules are too high or too low. =.
In his discussion Of the sugar bee.
and silver question. MIR. Hoover spoke
in the political behalf of Senator Smoot
of Utah. He said Smoot had led not
only in the fight to protect these com
modities. but "also in the fight for the
protection Of the entire Nation.
Snow in Moun:a ms.
The Chief Executive awoke today to
find his train had passed through a
moderately heavy snoWstorm and with
the temperature outside his car win
dow near the zero mark. While the
President was arising Mrs Hoover dis
regarded the cold and the early hour to
welcome a group from the rear plat
form of the train al Green River. Wyo.,
at Csc am mountain time. she spent
several minutes shaking hands with
railroad men and ranchers.
Mr., Hoover himself made platform
appearance a: Evanston. Wyo.. at a m
bundled in heavy coat. He doffed his
hat while band played the national
anthem and a round of saluteS were
fired by a group OF school children,
equipped also with other noise makers.
He said he would not make long
speech because he had been using his
voice 80 or 30 times a day" and it was
near its finish" He did speak briefly
however. of efforts to improve the
economic situation and said he hoped
fnT h in Ia ',Y-i4l IA, go,
weeks The economic prospect he
said, is infinitely more hopeful than
1t vas a few weeks ago"
Pledge Against Hunger.
AS his train made short stop last
night in Denver. the President delivered
Sunday non political address, in which
he spoke of a guarantee by the Gov
ernment that none shall be hungry or
cold this Winter. and at the same time
issued a formal but unspoken state
ment attacking Democratic proposal
concerning the Philippines and its sugar
industry Colorado is the center of the
sugar beet industry
Mr. Hoover said in his statement that
the Republican parry intended to bring
relief TO the beet sugar growers" He
asserted the Democratic HaWes Hayes
bill" would not only make worse the
situation of tie American farmer" but
would plunge the Philippines into ruin
as the price of their liberty"
President Is Confident.
The President carried with him today
! a feeling described by an authoritative
/ administration source as cryStalliZed
belief the Republican campaign has
! brought a definite turn in the political
tide n tho and Midwest
Mr. Hoover was said to have based
, his feeling on late surveys of the interior
| sections Of the Nation and upon the
| size and reactions of the crowds that
have met him along his campaign trail
A telegram from Republican leaders
/ in the East was read Sunday to news
paper correspondents by the President
| telling of a sharp advance in indus
! trial activity in New England since the
Summer months.
The message said statiSticians of the
First National Bank of Boston haG
computed indiceS of the major indus
tries to show gain of 9 per cent in
September over August. Centered prin-
cipally in the textile and leather prod
uctS industries.
Pay Rolls Show Spurt.
Fully significant" the message said
lis the advance in pay rolls of New
England manufacturing industries o.
81 per cent for September over July"
AS his special train moved across
Nebraska and into Colorado yesterday
Mr.. Hoover spoke formally before a
throng at Omaha estimated by men,
bers of his party at $4,000 and again
at Denver before press of people esti-
mated by police at $4,000.
In both addresses. as in other brief