Evening star., 1932-10-29
HOOVER GREETED
IN WEST VIRGINIA
1000 Turn Out at Grafton.
Thousands Pack Station
at CIarksburg.
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were made by the President and Mrs.
Hoover on the way west yesterday.
They were climaxed by a three-mile
parade through crowd-lined streets in
indianapolis.
Ticker tape and scraps of paper
rained down upon them as they were
carried through the business section.
The President sat back on the folded
top of his automobile at times to wave
more readily.
Although before the President arrived
at the Hoosier city there had been
of a conflict between his
reception and the Democratic celebra-
ton for Gov. Ritchie Of Maryland, who
also spoke there last night, nothing Of
the kind occurred.
The Ritchie celebration came after
the reception to the President was all
over and the closest the Chief Execu-
tive came to the Maryland Governor
was when his parade passed the club
where Richie was staying.
Nine Minute Ovation.
Mr. Hoover received a nine-minute
ovation from colorful crowd that
jammed the huge indoor stadium at
Butler University to the rafters and
was frequently interrupted as he di-
rected most of his speech to Gov.
campaign positions.
Replying directly to Roosevelt's state
ment in Baltimore Tuesday night that
After March 4, 1929. the Republican
party was in complete control Of all
branches of the Government-eXecu
tive, Senate and House, and I may add
for good measure. the Supreme Court
as we'll" the President characterized 1t
as "an atrocious charge"
He implies that it is the function
Of the party in power to control the
Supreme Court" Mr.. Hoover said, add
ing that for generations Republican
and Democratic Presidents alike have
made it their most sacred duty to re-
spect and maintain the independence
of Americas greatest tribunal
The President also spoke directly OF
what he called Roosevelt's attempt ito
establish the idea in the minds of the
American people that I am responsible
for bad loans by American bankers and
investors in foreign countries"
The Governor does not inform the
American people that most Of these
bonds are issued from New York State,
and that the Governor has done nothing
to reform the evil" the President said.
Discusses Foreign Loans.
The President said he believed for
eign loans properly secured for repro
ductive purposes were advantageous to
the American people, but that Roosevelt
considers that all foreign loans are
wrong"
Mr.Hoover then asserted that in 1923
Gov. Roosevelt was engaged in that
business for profit and actively occupied
in promoting such loans" as chairman
of the Organization Committee of the
Federal International Banking Co.
Il have no reason to believe, and I
do not believe" the President said.
that the Governors enterprise on this
occasion was not perfectly proper and
founded. I do not wish to con-
vey that impression.
But the Governor as a private pro-
lnoter for profit during the boom Of
1928 believed and practiced what the
Governor, as presidential candidate, now
denounces as immoral and a cause OF
our calamities'
Turning to his charge in Cleveland
two weeks ago thatt he Democratic Ne
ional Committee had circulated Calm
nies" in connecting him with the en-
ployment of cheap Chinese labor years
ago, the President said:
That committee privately acknowl-
edges that these have not shred of
They refuse to take the
manly course and withdraw these state
nents. They have sought to maintain
their continuing poison by silence"
Says Foe Indorsed "CaIumnies."
The President then asserted the COM
mlttee had issued other "calumnieS" and
that Roosevelt had Endorsed them. He
referred to campaign documents saying:
President Hoover has failed the chill
oren' his real interest in the Nations
children may be gained by his recorded
effort to emasculate and disrupt the
Childrens Bureau"
Il am not required to defend nv in
terest in children over the past score Of
years" Mr.. Hoover said. adding that
appropriations for the ChiIdren's Bu-
reau had increased under his admins
tratlon until cut by the Democratic
House.
In still another direct reply to Roose-
Velt, Mr.. Hoover referred to the Demo-
cratic candidates statement that the
President had done absolutely nothing
to remedy the (economic) situation"
until December. 1881.
1T seems almost incredible that a
man, candidate for the presidency of
the United States, would broadcast such
violation of the truth" the Chief Ex-
ecutive said, citing instances in which
ne contended he had acted to remedy
conditions.
The remainder of the Presidents
speech was discussion of what he
called some OF the continuing policies
ol thls administration. in contrast with
the policies of our opponents"
Most Of IL dealt tho
which he contended Roosevelt had re-
Gently made ''the most startling shift in
position by presidential candidate in
the midst OF political campaign In all
recent political history"
Shift in Tariff Position.
Roosevelt's announcement that he
uoes not propose to reduce tariffs on
farm products, Mr. Hoover said, was a
SHIFT OF position in which, the Presi-
dent asserted, he had thrown over
BOARD the greatest historical position Of
his party" and rewritten the Demo-
cratic platform"
i myself am taking heart over this
debate" the President said. If it
could be continued long enough, 1 can
drive him from every solitary position
ne has taken in this campaign. They
are du equally unCenaDle.
Perhaps 1 could get him to declare
himself upon other evasions and gen.
eralities. But even on the tariff he per-
haps remembers the dreadful position
Of the chameleon on the Scotch plaid"
The President then compared posi-
tions on immigration, railroad legisla-
ton, power, banking reform. Govern
ment expenses, Federal reorganization,
currency expansion and the bonus.
He said ''the fact that the Demo-
cratic candidate has not yet disavowed"
the House bill for currency expansion
made this "one of the most important
issues of this campaign"
"Tampering with the currency has
been perennial policy of the Demo-
cratic party" he said "The Republican
party has had to repel that before now"
Reiterating his opposition to payment
of the bonus, Mr.. Hoover said "the
Democratic candidate has not yet stated
to the American people fairly and
what his attitude Is upon this