White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-10-20
Political Guns
Roar in Coming
Battle of Ballots
WHITE BLUFFS AUDIENCE HEARS
ISSUES DISCUSSED IN FIRST
REPUBLICAN RALLY

A White Bluffs audience that nearly
filled the high school auditorium Tues
day night listened to a group of Re-
publican speakers in the first political
rally held here since the primary
Prosecuting Attorney Charles L. Pow
ell of Kennewick was the first speaker
and he devoted most of his time to
a discussion of the initiative and refer
endum measures that are to be voted
on at the general election in November.
for the election of John A. Gellatly
and Judson F.. Falknor, Republican
candidates, respectively, for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Powell was followed by Andrew
Brown of Prosser, who spoke on the
tariff He read the platform declara-
tons of the two major parties on this
issue and presented his arguments by
comparing the two and the probable
effect of each on the economic life Of
the country. He contended that, stripped
of its legal verbiage and vague phrases,
form meant the removal of all pro-
lection of the American farmer, the
American laboring man and businesses
of all kinds, placing them on parity
with foreign nations and resulting in
a general lowering of the standard of
living in this country that has been
built up for years under the protect
i've tariff of the Republican party
The speaker showed thorough knowl-
edge of his subject and presented his
argument in convincing manner
The next speaker was M. M. Moul-
ton of Kennewick who discussed ma
tional issues and compared the Repub-
lican and Democratic presidential cam
didates. Mr. Moulton is rapid-fire
talker and logical thinker and his
address was pronounced to be by far
the best political speech made in this
valley in long time.
He contended that the recent depres
sion could not properly be charged to
any individual or party; that the causes
were deep rooted and far flung, reach
ing back to conditions resulting from
the World War. When the seriousness
of the situation became apparent, Pres
ident Hoover set himself to the task
of working out program to correct
conditions that would bring about not
only temporary relief but prevent re-
petitions of such situations in the flu
ture. The first thing was to determine
the fundamentals, which Mr.. Moulton
contended was to reestablish national
credit around which all of the ma
TONS business revolves. Having salts
fled himself as to the causes of the
trouble, Mr.. Hoover then secured
through Congress the passage of the
act creating the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corporation, the Home Loan
Bank Bill and kindred measures.
BY placing, through these agencies,
the nations credit--not it's money
behind the banks, railroads, insurance
companies and other institutions bank
depositors were saved losses through
bank failures; railroad stockholders
and bond holders and those who de-
pend on the continued operation of
the railroads were protected as were
millions of policy holders when the in
surance companies were kept solvent.
The loans to these institutions, Mr..
Moulton said, were not made to the
bankers, the railroads and insurance
companies as such, but for the pro-
lection of the millions of citizens whose
very safety was wrapped up in the
continued successful operation of these
businesses. These acts stopped the
downward plunge and started the coun-
try back toward normally.
In solving this unusual situation, the
speaker commended, President Hoover
displayed rare courage and construc-
tive ability and for that one thing
alone deserves the gratitude of the ma
ton.
On the other hand, the speaker con-
tended the Democratic nominee has
offered nothing but criticism and the
promise of new deal" Just what
this new deal is he said, he did not
know and has found no one else who
knows what it is.
Other speakers were Senator Stinson
of Pasco, County Commissioner Harry
Hughes of KenneWick and G. A. Craw-
ford of Kennewck, chairman of the
Republican county central committee.
The White Bluffs Band played few
numbers to open the program.
Foursquare revival meetings will be