Evening star., 1932-10-20
ASCR|b|NG SLUMP
TO HOOVER IS HIT
Sanders Quotes Statements
of Raskob, Smith and
Roosevelt.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 2o.-Chairman
Everett Sanders of the Republican Ma
tioral Committee today took issue with
Democratic spokesmen, who. he said,
had charged that President Hoover was
responsible for "the world depression. "
He spoke at a Republican luncheon at
the Hamilton Club.
For weeks now" he said, Democratic
orators. headed by the Democratic NOM
inee himself. have been telling the
voters that the world depression is the
result Of maladministration in Wash
ington.
Some have he'd President Hoover
personally responsible, while others
have claimed that the Republican party
and its governmental principles have
been to blame for this economic cyclone
Of worldwide scope. The President
also has been held to blame for not
taking earlier steps to meet the dis
aster. The last man to utter this
calumny in Chicago was Gov. Ritcfie.
What are the facts?
Quotes Raskob's Address.
'Mr. John Raskob, former chairman
of the Democratic National Committee,
said in his radio address of October q,
$780,
"'I In closing let me say that no coun-
try in the world. not even our own. was
ever in as splendid position to 60 for
q ri M t@I - ~.t
es our country is today Everything
has been thoroughly debated and busi-
ness is now turning upward. The mo-
mentum is necessarily slow at first, but
within three months, with the i'm
petus the automobile industry is sure
t0 provide. starting with the January
shows. We will quickly leave depression
behind and al be singing Happy days
are here again.
Does any one believe that the then
chairman was about to burst into song
1t he believed that the depression was
only starting?
But Gov. Roosevelt and his lieutcn-
ants say that President Hoover should.
in the Fall of 1880, have been taking
steps to stop the depression which he
should have known was just stert.ng.
"Raskob Didn't Know"
Mr. Raskob didn't krow.
The full force of the world tornado
had not yet reached our shores.
Gov Alfred e. Smith, Democratic
nominee for the presidency in 1928, two
days late- said in radio talk:
AT Providence, in Rhode Island
October 2O. spoke about the present
business depression end condition of
unemployment prevailing Throughout
the Nation. I distinctly did not, nor
do I believe that any leader of the
Democratic party takes the position OF
placing upon the Republican party the
blame for the business depression and
consequent unemployment
The Democratic leaders of 1882 arc
taking issue with their old standard
bearer and shouting 'Hoove-'s to blame. '
Hits Abuse of President.
Gov Roosevelt him@elf, at the Demo-
cratic victory dinner on January IA OF
this year, felt that democracy could not
tolerate abuse ega'net the President.
Hc~, are his words:
I'VE shall never be made the object
of the accusation thct We have dealt our
opponents blow below the belt
refer especially to many men and
women in the United States, members
Of both great parties; men and women
using the vehicles of conversation. OF
books. of me- gaines and the daily press,
who have forgotten their sense OF fair
play and at the s.ne time the fact that
their victim of the moment is the Presi-
dent of the United States. That they
do this in jest or without Thought Is
hut poor excuse. dcplore the tendency
to blame all cur present t-oub es on the
President
The truth thin is the truth now"