Evening star., 1932-10-16

posal for reduction of ornaments, par.
ticipation in the development OF g
World Economic Conference. and op.
position to cancellation of war debts
! Pork Barrel Operation"
The President asserted in connection
with the S300,000,000 relief section ol
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
he had experienced great difficulties
with the Democratic leaders to prevent
this being made pork barrel operation
rather than based upon need"
After outlining the various step
taken. he added:
There should be no fear or appre.
henSion at any deserving American fire.
side that starvation or cold will Greer
within their doors to menace familie.
! and loved ones over the Forthcoming
Winter.
Il know that there are exceptions
and that there is suffering which al.
ways arises in communities where theil
! organization is less efficient than Il
! should be. Even so, no such record
could be established if the Nations
unemployed were starving and without
shelter. Yet some say that things coulo
; not be worse. Had these actions not
, been taken they would Be a thousand
times worse"
| Mr. Hoover also renewed his asser.
ton that the relief bill introduced dur
ing the last Ses--CI by Speaker Garner
the Democratic vice presidential nomi-
nee, calling for Sl,200,000,0O0 in public
works, was "of typical pork-barrel
character"
The Democratic candidate for Vice
President still advocates that bill He
proposes to introduce it again in the
1 II 10
of the policies of the Democratic party
But with the responsibility of the Presi-
dent of the United States. 1 propose
to continue my opposition to it."
Turning to the creation of the Home
Loan Bank system. Mr. Hoover said
that if the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives had acted upon the measure
when it was first recommended we
would have saved hundreds of thouS-
ands of people" from losing their homes
through inability to renew their mort
cages. He said the full bank system
would now be working by the end OF
October.
Hits Democratic Candidate"
Given a tWo-minute ovation as he
entered the auditorium-the same hail
where Calvin Coolidge was nominated in
lS24-the President time and again
launched out in his lengthy address
against statements he quoted from
speeches by the Democratic candidates y
He asserted that the Democratic
nominee had sought wrongly to give the
impression that the stock market crash
was the prime cause of this disaster "
He characterized as amazing state
ments" quotations from the Demo-
cratic candidate" that the Smoot -HaW-
ley tariff was "one of the most impor-
tant factors in the present Worldwide
depression
Interrupted time and again by ap-
plause. the Chief Executives speech
came as the climax of p day in which
he spoke from the rear platform of his
special train as it crossed four States
to throngS estimated by police to total
more than 100000
The Presidents audience tonight was
divided into four parts. three of the
sections listening through loud speakers
in other sections OF the auditorium and
outside He was introduced by David
S. ingalls,. Ohio Republican guberna-
tOrial nominee.
10000 Hear Address.
The main hall. with more than 10000
seats was crowded to the doors before
President and Mrs. Hoover arrived.
A speaker announced there were
a 900 persons in the crowd. Later this
estimate was reduced TO 10000.
John B. Marshall, president Of the
City Council, introduced Presiding Of
ficer Carmi Thompson. chairman of the
County Committee.
The tremendous hall was simply deco
rated with American flags at each side
of the great platform, itself big enough
to seat hundreds.
The first applause came when ingalls,
walked en- to the platform.
Senator Fess. Republican. Ohio. and
Postmaster General Brown were both
seated in the front row on the platform
The crowd rose and cheered when
President and Mrs. Hoover entered. The
President smiled as his wife. wearing
brown coat and brown hat, was rendered
a huge BOUQUET of red roses. Mr.. Hoo
yer showed little sign of the strenuous
day he had been through. He was no
longer wearing the bandage on his
hand
ingalls,. in his introduction, said those
who felt Mr. Hoover was "a cold and
mechanical machine-like Individual
we're AL wrong
Greatest Peace Time Leader
1nSdllS SalQ lne freSlueNl COlllu ioL
even get any one to write his speeches.
because no one else had the "knowl-
edge of existing conditions. the intellect
to plan for the future or the ability to
carry out these plans comparable to
Herbert Hoover"
The President was called by ingalls,
the greatest peace time leader our
country has ever known
The crowd yelled as ingalls, con-
cluded his introduction with a predic-
ton that the President would be re-
elected.
The President, dressed in a gray busi-
ness suit, stood before the microphones
quietly smiling as the crowd applauded
and the band played.
He stopped the ovation by raising his
arms
Before he began his prepared address,
he said he wished to commend to the
people of Ohio their Republican nom
inees for both State and national
Offices"
Interpolating further, he said he had
come to Cleveland because of the