Evening star., 1932-10-18
R|TCH|E AND ALLEN
ARGUE ON ISSUES
Governor Says Hoover Poll.
eieS FaiIed-RooseveIt
Record AssaiIed.
Nv the Associated Press-

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 18 P).-The con-
flicting views of two of the Nations
political leaders, as to who would make
the better PRESIDENT, Herbert Hoover or
Franklin D. Roosevelt, today were be-
fore members of political forum, ar
ranged by Northwestern University.
The cause Of the Republicans was put
forth by Henry j. Allen. former Gov
ernor of Kansas and publicity director
of the G. o. P. National Committee,
while that of the Democrats was given
by Gov Albert c. Ritchie of Maryland.
Debating the political issues of the
day before the forum last night. Mr..
Allen assailed the record of Mr.. Roose-
welt as Governor of New York and
charged that it failed to offer proof of
his qualifications for the presidency,
while Gov. Ritchie, on the other hand,
had failed on all major political policies
promised the people in 1928.
If" said Gov. Ritchie. the mil
lenium which President Hoover prom
ised in 1928 had not come to pass, and
If. on the other hand, the policies of
President Hoover and the Republican
party, instead Of leading us to the mil
lenium, have led us down into the val
ley of depression and despair. then I
say the American people should not put
faith in that same administration and
in the same policies which got us into
these difficulties, should not put our
faith into them to get us out Of it."
Addresses Broadcast.
Both addresses were broadcast over a
radio network.
IT believe it would be well that we
should ignore the ordinary political
pathos of the campaign, turning our
backs upon the economic ills, and dis
content, class consciousness and other
burdens" said Allen.
rs it put forward that the Demo-
cratic candidate has passed through any
test that leads us to hope that the
transfer of the administration of gov
eminent would be of benefit to the
American people?" asked the Republic
an leader.
"A four-year record of the most popu-
lous, the wealthiest State of the Union,
should shed light upon the Governors
qualifications for the presidency" said
Allen, referring to the Democratic cam
didate. During Gov Roosevelt's ad-
ministration there has been an increase
Of sos 900, 900 in the-co of government
for three years. This is three times the
sum which the expenses increased An
tion of that great New York Democrat,
Alfred E. Smith.
Absences Compared.
During his tenure of Office" said
Allen of Gov. Roosevelt, his periods of
vacation and his absence from New York
State amount to slightly over seven
months out of three years During a
like period, the Presidents most ex-
dn% not hne hnn u
Turning to the record of Speaker
Garner. Allen charged che tried to take
the hinges off the doors of the United
States Treasury"
He referred to what he called "the
famous pork barrel bill offered at
time when it was felt that the expendi-
lures should be decreased and the bud
get balanced to preserve the financial
structure Of the entire country and
said, the Democratic House under the
leadership Of Speaker Garner passed the
cash bonus bill proposing to issue
$4,000, 100000 in bonds
Mr.. Allen praised the stand of the
President in opposition to the bonus bill
and termed it "the courage of leader
ship" in standing against these enor-
nous expenditures upon an already de-
pleted treasury"
I'm accordance with his traditional
policy (of the Democratic party" said
Gov Ritchie, I'VE have promised the
country a tariff which will open the
world markets again, so that We may
sell to other nations and other nations
may buy from us and pay their debts
to U.s."
Prohibition Discussed.
'Still another traditional Democratic
policy Is vitally needed today. The
country has awakened to the collapse
of national prohibition, and realizes at
last that we can not suffer its conse-
quences longer. The people see the
tragic alliance between national prohi-
bition and crime, and the amazing al
lance between the drys, who want to
stop illicit liquor. and the bootlegger
and racketeer, who want to keep on
making it for their profit. The people
see the corruption, the disregard for law
and order. the loss to Federal and State
treasures of millions of dollars of reve-
hue so sadly needed now to balance
budgets and relieve taxpayers, and all
the other economic ard social ills this
unhappy experiment has caused The
thing which brought all this about was
putting prohibition into the Constitu-
ton"
The remedy. the speaker said. was to
tdhC Oot vi Vic SOilotiUu-
ton.
President Hoover and the Republi-
can party are pledged not to do that"
he continued What the country would
get under the Republican platform is,
not the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. but a brand-new amend
nent, which, If adopted, would profess
to allow the States to deal with the
problem as their people wished, but ac-
tually this privilege would be so sur
rounded and hedged in with Federal
reservations and restrictions that the
rights Of the States would be nullified
and destroyed"
Farm Program Attacked.
1.-THE Democratic platform" he said,
pledges the Democratic party to repeal
the eighteenth amendment, and to re-
establish the rights Of the States to
settle this problem for themselves"
The vital issue, the speaker said, Is
the record of the Republican party un-
der the leadership of President Hoover
and during his administration.
He described the prosperity the coun-
try enjoyed under the administration of
former President Coolidge as &c
tttious" one, which collapsed under
President Hoovers administration, as
serted the Hoover farm relief program
had failed denounced the Smoot- -Haw-
lev tariff, declared Republican promises
o6 sound fiscal policy had resulted in
huge deficits, and denied that Repub-
lcan pledges Of economy had been kept.
He asserted Federal relief measures for
combating unemployment and busi-
ness depression owed their enactment
TO Democratic leaders in Congress.
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