The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-06
HOOVER BLAST
DRAWING FIRE
OF DEMOCRATS
President Is EIated, but
Rivals Prepare to
Riddle Speech.
HAIL AL SMITH MOVE
Happy Warriors Step to
Mean Vote Landslide,
Leaders Claim.
BY LEO r. SACK
Times STAFF Correspondent

Times STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. Conf
dent that he has pumped new life
into his sickly presidential cam
palgn, a happy Herbert Hoover re-
turned to the White House today.
But whatever advantage the
President feels that he gained
through his cordial reception at
Des Moines and en- route is over
Swallowed, in the opinion of Demo-
cratic leaders, by the significance
Of the reunion between Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Al
Smith.
A paradoxical situation prevails
today with Democratic and Re-
publican campaign managers both
more cheerful over the final out
come.
Republicans are hailing Hoover's
speech. They think he has helped
to stem the tide which has been
running against him. They are
urging that he make at least one
speech a week until election day.
Inclined to Heed Advice
Although he is adverse to cam
paigning, Hoover is more inclined
to heed this advice than he was be-
fore he left Washington.
He realizes that one speech is not
sufficient, and that a similar per-
sonal appeal is necessary in the
Ohio Indiana Michigan sector, in
New York, and in New England
Democrats, on the other hand,
believe that Smiths cordiality to
Roosevelt at Albany will mean hun
dreds of thousands of votes in New
York, New Jersey and New England.
1t will have the effect they say,
of eliminating the hostility shown
by AIS devoted followers to Roose-
welt because he was the beneficiary
of support from William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, Smith previously had indi-
Gated that he would campaign in
Connecticut, Rhode
New York and New Jersey
for the ticket.
Fighting Campaign Looming
Each party is preparing to food
the north and east with speakers
in final drive. Roosevelt will
leave Albany again next week for
a trip through the border states.
Hoover's next speech will be an
nounced in a few days.
Democrats are preparing to rid
die the Presidents DeS Moines
speech and to show that instead of
fighting the depression on
thousand fronts" as he claimed he
marked time in Washington for
nearly two years and did not begin
to show real fighting spirit until
the last session of congress, when
he was on the eve of a political
campaign.
The first fighting reply to Hoover
came from Speaker John N. Gar
ner, Democratic vice presidential
candidate, who declared:
He still is using those long range
glasses which reveal nothing except
what occurs in foreign lands. 1t
seems impossible for him to focus
them upon his own country in an
effort to ascertain the real cause
and effect of the depression.
Called Drowning Cry"
He has not yet discerned the fact
that lack of administrative initiative
and leadership and blind adherence
to obsolete policies here in the
United States are the fundamental
cause of domestic as we'll as world
conditions"
Senator Pat Harrison Dem.
Miss. described the speech as the
cry of a drowning man." and "a
contortion of facts and weasel
promises"
The Presidents assertion that
the United States was within two
weeks og going off the gold stand
ard occasioned surprise at the cap
1tol where it was recalled that SEN
ator David A. Reed (Rep.. Pa.
intimate associate of Hoover. and
authority of financial legislation.
constantly assured senators. news
papermen and others that there was
no danger of the country abandon
ing the gold standard.
Similar assurances were given to
the senate finance committee by
treasury officials.
Feels Trip Worth While
The Presidents train arrived here
at Z a. m. He went immediately
to the White House for breakfast.
He felt the trip was worth while,
even in the face of several untoward
incidents. Faint boos reached his
ears at times. Occasionally, as in
the street parade in Des Moines,
there was silence. Small boys some
times shouted "Hooray for RooSe-
Welt"
At several stops children delighted
in screaming We want beer"