Evening star., 1932-11-07

rear platform speeches Gil IOutc, uc
foreswore direct political talk. At Den
yer last night from platform In front
of the station he said:
1T would not be proper on this Sab
bath day to enter upon a discussion OF
political issues. Sunday Is provided as
a day of rest. I have certainly been
engaged in hard labor and am thank
full for the Sabbath day"
Human Relief Is Topic.
Saying he felt he could speak of
human relief as a non-partiSan subject.
Mr.. Hoover said the Federal Govern
ment had provided fund to supple
ment the efforts of local communities
and States Ito compass to problem OF
distress"
This has not been done" he said,
ito relieve the responsibility OF the IN
dividual or the community; it has been
done as a guarantee by the United
States Government that in THIS tlme
of hardship no one shall be hungry or
cold"
At Cheyenne at II pm. tM. 3. ID
last night, crowd estimated by police
at 5000 met the presidential train WIN
a band and cheered when Mr.. hoover
appeared and waved. -
During the day yesterday Whlte
House aids distributed formal text OF
words the Chief Executive added to the
address at ST. Paul Saturday night after
he had concluded his prepared manu-
script.
In his first campaign invasion OF Min
nesota, he asserted that the Democratic
party has been playing politics Win
human misery" and had resorteo 10
~ of
ing a protest vote"
Sees Year of Delay.
In that address he summed up his
previous discussion of campaign issues,
listed q meaures adopted by his ad-
ministration to aid economic recovery
and declared a Democratic victory
Tuesday would mean that at least
year must elapse" before the Democrats
could validate their promises ana
then new deal"
He characterized some of the tariff
statements of Democratic leaders as an
''unSpeakable traveSty on reason ana
asserted that if the Democratic pro-
gram" evolved during the last session
of Congress was enacted the Nation
would collapse
The Chief EX acutive was met with
chorus of "boos' as he drove to the s..
Paul Coliseum to deliver his address:
There were cheers on the streets also
ana a thurderouS four minute ovation
for him inside the coliseum. In the
closing words OF his address as made
public Yesterday. the President said In
part:
In these closing hours OF this cam
paign l am realizing that l have been
drawn more deeply into 1t than most
Presidents.
View Of Presidents Role.
Il have felt that the President Of the
United States. constantly III survey OF
our country in its past historic s,rug-
giles. knowing the character OF our peo-
pie. should never finch in this conh-
dence in the future. l know that no
man occupying these responsibilities
could lose without the people losing
faith
our Democratic opponents seem to
be convinced that l should have
painted pictures of gloom for the future
of the republic That WIS neither in
nv soul nor in the public interest
Such action from the White House
would have driven our country into
further and unjustified fears and panic.
In the solemn sense that belongs TO
last words. l assure you that l have
endeavored, in the presentation OF these
issues TO present the facts. to appeal to
the thoughtful people Of the United
States. to keep foremost in my thoughts
the welfare of my country. TO hold
always the vision of our homes and 9TH
er necessities.
Il have fixed my faith upon the logi-
cal conclusion of thoughtful people,
fai
any hour Of danger
Stops at Council Bluffs.
Earlier. at Council Bluffs Iowa. at
8 O5 m the Chief Executive appeared
on the rear platform of his train with
Mrs. Hoover beside him. hatlsss and
with her white hair providing striking
note. he waved to the station crowd.
Senator Howell and Representative
Higgins of Nebraska boarded the train
at Grand Island. Nebr. and conferred
with the President. They said later
they had discussed local conditions
Howell told newspaper men things
have been a bit squally. but there have
been signs Of great improvement IN
the last two weeks"
Higgins expressed the opinion that
if next Tuesday is sunshiny day and
tie women come to the polls in numbers
Nebraska will be listed in the Hoover
column.
As his train rolled across Nebraska
Mr. Hoover. between work periods,
watched from his car window the con-
struction of a road that paralleled the
railroad track for several miles. work
upon which continued despite the Sun
day holiday.
On election day the Presidents train
is scheduled for early morning stops
at Rosevillo. Calf, and Sacramento