Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-10-20
Large Crowd
Attends First
Demo Rally
Young Candidate Tears Into
Hoover's Record as I
President.
BLAMES REPUBLICANS
FOR NATIONS WOES


An audience that comfortably filled
the Kootenai theatre gathered Monday
evening to hear the first guns fired
in the 1882 political campaign, on the
local battlefield. The bombardment was
under the direction of Joseph p Mon
Afghan, young democratic nominee for
congress from the First Montana dis
trict, and every shot was fired SIAM
bang at the Hoover administration
The young candidate did not mince
his words He blamed the Hoover adj
ministration for every trouble that af-
flicts the nation today. He touched
briefly on the rise and fall of present
day prices blamed the Hawley- Smoot
tariff as an evil thing and largely re-
sponsible for present woes, dallied with
comparison of the democratic
and republican platforms, gave his
version of what is causing the present
huge deficit in national finances, and
ended with plea for world peace
Mr.. Monaghan is of the same con-
viction as everyone else today, believ-
ing that better times must come TO the
farmer before national prosperity can
return. He said farm prices had dropped
to where they now are about Sc per
cent OF what they were in the 1908 to
1910 period but that what the farmer
is required to buy is some liz per
cent higher than they were in those
days, He compared the shrinkage in
foreign trade Of various countries, stat
ing that the foreign trade Of Germany,
France, Italy and the British empire
had decreased from As to SIS per cent
while that of the United States had
dropped off some SIS per cent The rea-
son, the Hawley- Smoot tariff.
Mr.. Monaghan criticized bitterly the
Hoover administration for returning to
wealthy concerns large sums from their
income tax payments, which totaled
several millions of dollars He claimed
these we're repaid to rich corporations
because they had contributed to the
Hoover 1o28 campaign. He also dis
cussed to some extent the silver ques-
ton and said Hoover was responsible
silver. He argued that if silver could
be restored to its former value in the
world market, great forward step
would be accomplished in restoring
prosperity.
The speaker defended what repub-
licans are ter1ning the Garner pork
barrel bill. He said the government
is spending almost as much on a build
ing program in the District Of Col
umbia as the Garner bill would re-
quire to be spent in various commit
mites over the nation. G
Mr.. Monaghan has warm spot in
his heart for Roosevelt's forgotten
man" and devoted much time to dis
cussion of his plight, often returning
to talk more about him. The cause
of the recent large deficit in national
receipts which made necessary the new
onerous tax bill was-as he said-the |
multitudinous boards and commissions
at the national capital, frequently over
tapping in duties and wasting huge
sums of money. In closing, the speaker
grew eloquent in a plea for world
peace, advocating a program of con-
scription of wealth in time of war and |
program of worldwide education re-
garding the futility and brutality of
war
Mr.. Monaghan was followed by VIM
r. Wyatt, democratic nominee for state
superintendent Of schools. Mr.. Wyatt
eulogized the other candidates on the
democratic ticket, as had Mr.. Mona
CHAN in his opening remarks, and then
spoke briefly on educational matters.
He gave figures to show, as he claimed,
that the reputed saving in the state
superintendent office was due large
ly to the passing on to the school dis
tricts of expenses heretofore carried by
the superintendent office. He said
heavy expense to the taxpayer today
is the too frequent changing of text
books and said he would oppose that
practice if elected Because of the late
ness of the hour, Mr.. Wyatt spoke very
briefly.
The rally was opened by B. F. Mai
den, attorney Of Libby and secretary
of the democratic county central COM
mittee. He said Governor Erickson will
surely be reelected and pleaded with
the voters to support Erickson by Civ
ing him democratic legislature and
democratic state officials to work in
harmony with him on state boards and
On the platform with the
chairman, in addition to the speakers
were M E. Schouweiler democratic
county chairman, and Herman Book
man, ST., long time and faithful dem
ocratic
The American Legion Moose band,
under the direction of Vernon Bessey,
rendered number of pleasing selec-
tons during the evening
Mr., Monaghan and Mr.. Wyatt were
rather late in arriving due to car
touble. They were accompanied by
Mr.. Monaghan's sister, Mrs. Roy G.
Harris Of Butte.
Entertains Midweek Club.