The Indianapolis times., 1932-02-26
ALFALFA BILL
IN CRASH, BUT
is UNINJURED
Car Goes in Ditch En- Route
to City Rally; 1000 Hear
EerVid Plea.

Satisfied with response accorded
him at his six appearances in In
diana since Tuesday, Governor
william H. (Alfalfa Bid Murray of
Oklahoma began the return trip to
Oklahoma City via st. Louis,
where he will visits friends, more
convinced than ever that he will
be the Democratic presidential
nominee.
He declared himself as being de-
lighted with the turnout of more
than 1000 at Cadle Tabernacle
Thursday night and reiterated that
the issue of Bread and Butter:
Bacon and Beans" was paramount
in this state, as in every other.
Murray said he felt no i'll effects
today from the automobile crash
while en- route to Indianapolis from
Ft. Wayne Thursday night. The
accident delayed the opening of the
tabernacle rally for more than an
hour.
Police Car Crashes
The accident occurred near Alex
andria when the Marion police car
driven by Ray Collins, assistant po-
lice chief, in which Murray, his
manager. Ed Semans, and Mayor
Jack Edwards of Maricn, were riding
jumped a ditch.
A roar went up when Murray en-
tered the hall and the remarks
made by Perry EaSton, former state
senator, who arranged the meeting,
were drowned out with shouts for
the picturesque Oklahoma Governor
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan intro
duced the speaker with few words
and Murray launched into bitter
attack on lack of leadership, the
necessity for platform providing
for aid for the common people; Wall
street domination of other candl-
dates and upon those who make re-
peal of the prohibition amendment
the only issue.
Pleads for Platform
"Those Democratic politicians
who think more of the party than
of country and who make speeches
in which they declare that no mat
ter who the Democrats nominate
for President, Hoover will be de-
feated, are not telling the truth.
"If no better man or platform
than Hoover, and that which he
stands for, are offered by the Demo-
Gratis we will not win because there
are more votes in Hoover's party
than in ours.
1.-The way to win is to adopt a
constructive platform and select a
better man and then show the
American people that our candidate
and our platform is better than
that of the Republicans. Then we
will win.
Doesn't Know Conditions
''The man who lives in the shadow
of Wall Street does not know con-
ditions existing over the country
and I am opposed to having hin,
lead the party" Murray shouted.
"We should halt our voting by
geography and, instead, vote for the
map of the republic"
Murray pointed out that he has
prepared a platform setting forth
his views on public questions and 81
would like to get the platform of the
other men who are being talked
about for the presidency.
"If you can find anything they
stand for save the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, would like
to see it," he said.
"Our people should be able to
earn enough to buy square meal
and have a surplus left with which
to buy a drink before we begin
worrying about how to get drink
Not Lodge, Church Man
"I decline to enter into argu-
ments about prohibition and I de-
cline to be a lodge or church can
didate."
Murray turned to the economic
problems of the day and said he
had faith in the ability of the
American people to settle these
| questions correctly.
1.-TWO elements are equally dam
gerous to the republic-the very
rich and the very poor" he added.
Pointing out that in his opinion
that the unemployment situation
will be far worse next winter than
this, Governor Murray declared:
May Mean U. S. Failure
eff we can elect the proper
ticket in November. the winter OF
1933-1934 will be the last-but il
we fail this year, it may mean the
failure of the republic.
when 100000 unemployed
walk the streets, it will be too late
and it may mean revolution.
By revolution we may cure
political evils, sometimes it is the
only way, but we can't cure the eco
nomic evils by revolution, for revo-
luton ony makes these conditions
worse.
There will be no dangers OF
bolshevism, Communism or mob
rule if the poor man is given con-
sideration under the law and if his
government is benign"
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