Evening star., 1932-07-30
HARRISON SCORES
|. HOOVER FOR DELAY
Fires Opening Campaign Shot
on Radio by Playing
Relief Program.

Senator Harrison of Mississippi last
night opened the Democratic campaign
over the radio charging the Hoover ad-
miniStration with waiting two long
years after the economic collapse to
present a legislative plan for meeting it.
The economic program that was final
ly enacted was woven and lined with
Democratic thought" Harrison replied
to political utterances of Secretary of
the Treasury Mills.
The Mississippi Senator, ranking
member of the Finance Committee,
launched full-f1edged attack on the
entire Hoover administration, declaring
the President and his cabinet should
be condemned and crucified upon q
cross OF failure"
Blamed for Waiting.
This panic started in October, 1929, -
he said, "and the first suggestion by
the President of any legislation relating
to economic cure Of restraint was in
June, 1881. After more than a year
and a half, he asked the Democrats to
cooperate with him in granting an ex-
tension OF time for interallied pay
AT that time, the President stated
it was non-partisan. He publicly de-
clared his appreciation to the Demo-
Gratis for their cooperation, but now
his cabinet spokesmen declare it is one
OF the reasons why he should be re-
elected this year.
The first intimation that President
Hoover had a program for our economic
recovery was in october, 1881. 1t was
to mark the second anniversary Of the
country's economic collapse 1t re-
quired two long years for the admins
trat!on to present even that plan. and
now he is glorif1ed for it only by his
own cabinet, who are equally reSpon-
sible for the inaction, procrastination
and uncertainty of this administration
to meet courageously and promptly
these pressing problems.
Cites Democratic Part.
THE President knows, as does his
cabinet, that each Of these proposals
was woven and lined with Democratic
thought"
Replying to the plea of Secretary OF
the Treasury Mills. for retention OF
veterans" in command of the Gov
ernment, Harrison asserted I'VE need
another chart and another crew to
steer the ship into smoother and calmeI
seas"
In Chicago the Democratic conven-
ton supplied the chart in one of the
most terse, direct, clear and liberia
platforms ever adopted by any conven-
tion, and chose two tried and true, safe
and sane, experienced and forward
looking statesmen as its standard bear
ers in this contest"
Harrison said the only difference be-
tween the public construction relief bill
proposed by Speaker Garner and that
originally suggested by Secretary Mills
was the Speaker desired the Congress
to say where the money should be ex-
pended and where the relief should go
and Mr.. Mills wanted the authority
placed in himself"
He credited the Democrats In Con-
gress with initiating and carrying
through 1894 100000 in economies this
session and accused the President and
his cabinet officers of blocking economy
efforts on Capitol Hill.
Scores Tariff Measure.
Harrison said the Smoot- -HaWley tar
if act enacted in the opening days OF
the Hoover administration did more to
tear down our economic slrucluEe tlaE
any other influence.
The Senator cited long list OF state
ments issued by administration leaders
shortly after the stock market collapse
of 1929, which he said deceived and
misled the public"
He recalled statements by President
Hoover on January 81, 1880, saying the
tide of employment has changed In
the right direction" and in May the
same year asserting we have now
passed the worst"
Where are those glowing and per-
suaSive promises of Republican pros
perity that we heard so much about
four years ago?" he asked. THE ban
ishment of poverty two cars in every
garage a chicken in every pot and
a job for every man we're the fancied
assurances given to the American people
by the miracle man of the White House
Those statements now read like bed
time Stories-the only difference being
that at them little children would now
laugh themselves to Sleep"