Evening star., 1932-10-11
Text of Reeds Reply to Hoover
Speaking Radio D Moine Assas
Presidents Prophecies Regarding Return Of Pope,Bmes Chief
for Present Condtions

deficit may be true. but they knew
about 1t as soon as the Treasury. and
all along they knew there would be an
enormous deficit. So much Tor secret
number 2.
Mr.. Hoover charges that Gov. Roose-
welt promises q reduction OF farm
tariffs and asserts that the Democrats
will reduce agricultural tarinS aiter
they come into power.
denounce the statement as Will
full perversion of the truth. Gov.
Roosevelt has never said that he favors
a reduction of tariff on farm products
which can be shipped into the United
States.
What the Democratic platform has
said-what Gov Roosevelt has said-is
that the Grundy tariff bill. which rests
upon almost everything conceivable, is
too high: that 1t has brought retalia-
tory tariffs and destroyed our foreign
for both farm and manufac-
tured products. That is very diff
ferent thing from saying that the tar
If against the importation of farm
products should be taken of. a fact
which Mr.. Hoover and his advisers well
knew when they prepared his false
statement to be delivered in the agri-
cultural belt Of the country.
The Democratic party In both
Houses has supported measures to bar
competitive farm products and their
substitutes. Speaking for myself. If we
are to have tariff for the protection
of the manufacturers of things that the
farmer must buy. then the farmer
should receive an equivalent protection.
That he cannot receive because he Is an
exporter rather than an importer. but
duced, We stand for giving him that
protection.
Mr. Hoover charged in substance and
effect that the Democratic party is
committed to the policy Of creating an
unsound currency and an unstable
financial situation. He bases that state
ment upon the introduction Of certain
bills in Congress which never passed.
As a matter of fact-and Mr.. Hoover
knows the fact-there were some Re-
publicans and some Democrats who in
troduced measures which might have
been injurious, but that fact committed
neither party to any proposition to de-
stroy the stability of our financial
structure. And Mr. Hoover knows that
cur candidate is committed to no such
policies as he charges. Mr. Hoover has
read our platform and knows that it
recites:
Platform on Currency.
I'VE advocate sound currency to be
preserved at all hazards and an inter-
national monetary conference called on
the invitation of our Government to
consider the rehs bilitation of silver and
related questions"
Something of that kind has to be
done in order to restore the economic
balance and II conducted by Mr.. Roose-
welt We know it will be done on a sound
and Just tass. However. We need not
discuss that question at length. because
Mr. Hoover already has assured Sena-
tor Smoot that the silver question will
De taken up at the international con-
ference
Mr.. Hoover charges the Democratic
party seeks to ruin the country by the
public building and the public i'm
provement bill. commonly known as the
Garner bill. Regardless of the merits
or dement's of that measure. which !
have not time to discuss. 1t is enough
to say that il the Garner bill Is pork
barrel BILL" then Mr.. Hoover IS In the
lard up to his eyes. Indeed. he is the
responsible author Of that kind of leg
islation. On November 2l. 1928, at a
conference Of Governors held in New
Orleans. he advocated the adoption OF
program for the expenditure Of So
COG. 900 900 on public works in order to
take care Of unemployment when 1t
should arise. In consonance with that
recommendation, Mr.. Hoovers officials
prepared list of public buildings and
works which they asked to have adopt
ply puts this proposal of Mr.. Hoover
into effect
Land Needs Considered.
In his 1928 speech. of acceptance Mr.
Hoover said:
I'VE must adjust reclamation and ir-
rigation to our need for more land .
The Congress has authorized
great programs Of public works.
We have in progress much undertak-
ings tn public roads and public build
ings. All these projects will probably
require expenditures OF upward of
81 600, 100000 within the next four
years 1t comprises the largest engi-
neering construction ever undertaken
by any government. It is justi-
fed by the growth, need and wealth of
our country This construction
is a responsibility of the first order"
That language he repeated time and
again. fixed it as his policy. never
abandoned it until his masters told
him to do so, or until he thought 1t
good politics to attack a Democratic
bill
For the man who was the author OF
these very schemes to now denounce
those who carry them into effect is as
unjustiflable as for man to deny the
paternity Of his own child and turn
against one who gave it protection. If
! had any criticism to pass upon Jack
Garner 1t would be that he ever even
for a moment followed the lead OF
Herbert c. Hoover.
Farm Issue Taken Up.
invite your attention to the picture
Of Mr.. Hoover weeping over the mis-
fortune of the American farmer I
speak from the record and I shall be-
gin st the beginning. Every statement
make can be sustained by the record.
Mr.. Hoover had never been a farmer;
he had been promoter of mines and
mining stocks mostly rotten.
May 18. 1917, Hoover (having arrived
a few days before in the United States)
testified before a Senate committee.
Senator Smith of Georgia was question:
ing Mr. Hoover: will you tell us. Mr.
Hoover, where you were born, where
you were educated? Just give us few
things about yourself for the record,
because we are going to use your
statements"
Mr.. Hoover: "I was born in the
State of Iowa. I have practiced my
profession as an engineer in all parts
Of the world for some IS years nearly,
chiefly in Russia. Australia, India,
China and the United States. During
the last 10 or IL years have made my
headquarters between San Francisco
and London. For the last IS years my
particular occupation has been organi-
zation and management Of large corpo-
rations. I have had rather a curious
occupation. think, being called in to
build-build up new concerns" Evil
dentlv he has not been much Of a
farmer