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The Washington times., 1936-10-09
PROMISES FULFILLED ON 0NLY Y
TWO PLANKS, HE DECLARES

B or woman who doesn't know the
Roosevelt administration threw
the Democratic platform out Of
the window. A party platform Is
a covenant with the people,
definite promise from the party
entrusted with power.
PLATFORM BETRAYED
when q man gives you his
word, If he's q man he keeps his
word. He doesn't do the opposite
Of what he promises. The New
Deal has betrayed not only the
Democratic platform but the
fundamental principles on
which the party Is founded"
Although he did not mention the
Republican presidential candidate,
Gov. Alfred M. Landon, by name,
the entire trend of Smiths speech
was an appeal to loyal Demo
Gratis" to turn their backs on the
New Deal and vote for Landon.
This was Smiths second speech
Of the campaign and his first IN
New York, he closed with a flat
appeal for the election of Landon
as a patriotic duty"
In tonight'S address, Smith took
up the Democratic platform pledge
Of 1892 on agriculture and declared
that in instituting the AAA's pro-
gram Of an economy Of scarcity
that pledge was "doubly violated. "
First, it violated the pledge to
abide by constitutional means to
provide the farmers with living
profit, he declared; and second,
it was violation Of States rights.
Blow at Brain Trust
Proclaiming the welfare of agri-
culture the basis of prosperity for
the entire nation, Smith cited
statistics to show how the AAA
program to curtail crops and live
stock caused a rise in the cost Of
living and neceSSitated vast i'm
ports. He was loudly applauded
when he cried:
"The Brain TruSterS and col
lege professors are trying to cir
cumvent the laws Of nature and
the law Of supply and demand.
They haven't awakened to this
even yet, because they are still
going to the libraries for their
economics"
Smith declared that with the
AAA, President Roosevelt had
trampled under foot the cardinal
Democratic principles Of States
rights in legislation, and, referring
to the Supreme Court ruling pro-
claiming the AAA unconStitu-
tional, he added:
when you build q house of
cards and pull the bottom card
out, you know what happens.
The rest of the house falls"
QUOTES JEFFERSON
Smith then went on to cite
other New Deal legislation that
fell under the ak of Supreme
Court decisions. He declared that
curtailed production had increased
une mploymen and quoted
Thomas Jefferson:
"If we are directed by Wash
ingtOn when to SOW and when
to reap, we will soon want
bread"
Smith declared that through the
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
D. E. Kiwanians Hosts
To IS AIexandrians

With 35 members Of the Alexan-
dria, Va, Kiwanis Club as guests,
the Washington Kiwanis Club con-
Quoted a novel program at its
weekly luncheon meeting yeSter-
day when three prominent local
business men gave popular enter
tainment renditionS.
Edward J. Walsh, former comp
troller of the Washington Baseball
Club, recited And the Other One
Was Booth" William j. McNally
contributed a rousing political ad-
dress, and Arthur Pierce recited,
giving as an encore his humorous
Bert Williams poker pantomime.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

New Deal farm curtailment pro-
gram the farmer was not only
shut off from the worlds export
markets but that America actually
had to import foodstuffs. He
said:
I'm 1892, we only imported
5000 bushels Of wheat.
I'm 1888, we imported 27,439'-
900 bushels.
That's what happens when
great party fOrgets all about its
platform and follows some
crackpOt theory"
Quoting from the homespun
policies Of Abraham Lincoln with
regard to preserving American
markets for Americans, Smith was
loudly applauded when he de-
clared:
SHOWS FOOD RISE
abraham Lincoln was a bet
ter Democrat than the present
leader of the Democratic ad-
ministratiOn.
81 used to be ready to hop all
over a Republican who said any
thing. But 1 can't do 1t this
year."
Showing how the housewife was
affected by the New Deals AAA
program, Smith cited figures show
ing how the cost Of round steak
Jumped from "a cents a pound in
March of 1898 to "a cents in July
of this year; and how the cost OF
pork chops jumped from 10 cents
in March, 1888, to "a cents in
July, 1885.
Smith then took UP the Demo.
cratic party platform pledge of
1892 to consolidate Government
agencies for economy's sake end
declared:
"The President has had the
power to consolidate these agen-
cies ever since April, 1933-and
what has he done?
"If party platforms are not
sincere, then why have them?
Why not do away with them?
Real Democrats don't have
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
$4,000 PHILADELPHIANS CHEER
AS HE URGES PARTY BOLT

publicanS. The Democratic plat
form of 1882 adopted at Chi
cagO was the best platform ever
adopted by either party during
the lifetime of any living per-
son.
"And here we have at the end
of three and a half years a rec
ord that indicates that every
single plank, with the exception
of two, has been repudiated."
PLATFORM DEFINED
Speaking of the sanctity o1
party platforms, Smith said:
"NOw, let's discuss for a min
ute among ourselves here just
what a party platform is-nO
better place to find the defini-
ton of it than in that very doc
ument itself, the Chicago plat
form. 1t says:
I'VE, speaking for the Demo
cratic party, believe that
party platform is a covenant
with the people to be faithfully
kept by the party we entrusted
with power, and the people are
entitled to know in plain words
the friends of the contract to
which they are asked to sub
scribe
Fine language! 1t sounds
big. 1t is a matter Of regret to
me and to millions of Demo
Gratis all over the country that
the principle therein enunciated
was forgotten after the 4th of
March, 1933."
Il 90 among Democrats. /
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meet all kinds. / meet the kind
that admit, freely admit, Yes,
the platform was tossed over
board, but what is the use? We
might as well go along with the
party, anyway
well, il there Is anything in
that theory, then we had better
do away with the platforms.
"Why have any political dis
cussions? Why give the people
Of the country a chance to make
their choice on the basis Of
merit? Ask them to take the
candidates Of either party on
face value"
-V0TF AMEaIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9 GIN.
S.).-The campaign of Alfred E.
Smith, former Democratic gov
ernor of New York State, against
the reelection of President RooSe-
velt had been advanced a step
further today with an address
here last night in which Smith
reiterated and elaborated his
charge that the Democratic Ad-
ministration had repudiated the
platform upon which Roosevelt
was elected.
Introduced as still the Happy
Warrior" before a wildly cheering
throng of $4,000 who were packed
inside and outside of the Metro
politan Opera House, where he
spoke under auspices Of the Jeffer-
son Democrats here, the Demo
cratic party's presidential stand
ard bearer of the 1923 campaign
warned his audience and the thou
sands of listeners on the radio:
"On the third day Of next
month, the American people will
make the most important deci-
sion of the last so years. I'm
going to ask you and the people
who are listening to me on the
radio to separate political bunk
from fact in the next three
weeks"
TWO PLANKS FOLLOWED
When the cheers had subsidized,
Smith went on to declare that the
only two plankS of the Democratic
platform which the Roosevelt New
Deal have observed are: One
Legislation for the regulation OF
Stock Exchanges, which Smith
said May actually be effected If
the New Deal succeeds in framing
it's legislation with sufficient care
to observe the Constitution; two
Repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment (prohibition) of which Smith
said, with a smile: II myself had
something to do with"
AS for the rest Of the program
embracing what he termed 1.-The
best platform ever adopted by any
party within the memory Of any
living man." Smith declared:
"Never have seen so complete
q reputation of platform in
letter, spirit and principle. The
people who voted this party into
power found themselves misled
and betrayed by the very ones in
whom they had placed their
trust"
PREFERS HOOVER
Citing the AAA and President
Roosevelt's failure to coordinate
Government agencies to eliminate
waste and save taxpayers money
as two striking evidences of thai
reputation, Smith rocked the
opera house with applause when
he shouted with characteristic
oratorical gesture:
"If I thought 1 was going to
get the platform of Norman
Thomas (SocialiStic candidate
for President) instead Of the
Democratic party's, I'd have
voted for Hoover in 1892"
Smith drew another round o1
cheers and applause when he de
clared:
"There isn't a thinking man
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ing out on their party-the party
walked out on them, leaving
them high and dry"
PROMISES MORE
Smith explained that his limit
of one hour Of radio time tonight
permitted him to take up but two
planks in the Democratic platform
which he charged the New Dea,
with violating.
Referring to the thousands o1
letters he received after his first
campaign speech in New York
when he came out for Landon
Smith said
"ThiS gives me an opportunity
to say on the radio a word Of
thanks to the thousands of peO-
pie who wrote to me after my
Carnegie Hall speech"
During the rest Of the cam
paign 1 propose to develop my
reasons for the walk. The chief
reason Is the cOmplete-the al
most complete - abandonment
of the Democratic platform by
the sO-called Democratic, but
really, New Deal Administra-
ton.
81 find in my travels two
classes of voters. / find the
man who goes along quietly with
a situation within his party that
causes him dissatisfaction, but
he decides to keep his mouth
shut.
"In all probability, he will
vote against the New Deal, but
he does not care to talk about
it.
"Then / find another class
that thinks that this campaign
is of so much moment to the
people of this country, aside en-
tirely from party affiliations,
that they believe the best thing
to do is to come out in the
open.
LET me say what everybody
believes, and what 1 heard
from countless thousands of Re
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

You differ from your ancestor. You live
faster, more nervous existence. The foods
you eat must be lighter. ...more easily carried.
That goes for whiskey, too. Try OLD
DRUM Brand Blended Whiskey :. lighter
whiskey, without weight or head" full 90
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

proofstrength, but kinder. gentler, mellower.
Distilled from the same premium grain
as the most expensive whiskies, OLD DRUM
is still as kind to your pocketbook as it is
to YOU Try it tonight Be amazed. In its
price class, you can't beat it!
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
Smith Calls Roosevelt Berayer of 1892 Democratic Platform

to fear being accused Of walk
ing out on their party-the party
walked out on them, leaving
them high and dry"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
WOMAN APPEAI2
 TO HIGH COURT
Lower COurt Rules No Negligence in Case In-
 vOIving $lO,OOO

ArgumeE T appeal of a decision handed down in local common pleas court by Judge Edward ]. Finn WIIi be heard before the November term of the state supreme court Of ers TOTS which opens next Wednesday November {, at 10 a. m.
 Claims of the plaintiff at that time were that the car in which she was riding was hit by an automo- bile owned by the defendant, and driven by his agent in an alleged negligent manner. The crash took place June 20, 1884. on Sunnyside avenue at a point near the St. Mar- garet's school. The plaintiff claimed injuries to the face and head, a fractured elbow, and pain of mind and body. The amount involved in. the suit was $10,000.
 Judge Finn, in his decision, found no negligence on the part of the driver of the English car, but stat- ed the accident probably occurred as a result of the driver of the plaintiffs car becoming excited.
 The appeal will be argued in the court of errors by Atty. John T. Monzani, representing the plaintiff and Walter E: Monagan, for the de- fef1Se.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
SCOUT DIRECTOR VISITING HERE
Charles F. Smith of New York City to Give Ad-
 dress Here at Noon

Charles P. Smith of New York, assistant national director of edu- cation. Boy Scouts of America, will address a group of local scout ofh- cials at a luncheon at the Hotel Elton this noon. MT. Smith will spend the whole day in Waterbury, discussing methods of recruiting with local scout authorities and Iecturing on the best methods of organizing troops.
 Following the luncheon at the El- ton the visiting executives will con- fer with local scout commissioners. In the afternoon meeting of all scoutmaster, commissioners and other troop leaders will take place at Curtis house in Woodbury, at which time the assistant national director of education will deliver a brief talk entitled ''The Marks of a Good Boy Scout" Supper will fol- low the meeting.
 After the supper hour, the scout leaders will discuss some of the coming activities in the council, and in particular the national jamboree which will be held at Washington, D. C., next summer. In all about 70 men are expected to attend each of the sessions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Three COP Polls In Kansas Leave LandOn In The Lurch

republican ci..y in a strong repub- Mcan county, yet. the latest flg- ,lres show Landol; leading Roose- welt by on. IA in the first 5000 votes counted.
 As revealing are the results of The Hutc.iinsO1. News poll, in the southcentral part of the state. The News is strong 2. Q. p. paper; Hutchinson, the fourth largest city in Kansas and also the county of Rel;o, are decidedly republican, Located in the dis-. tr.ct represented by Congressman Clifford Hope, co-author with Hoover, Peek, Aldrich ct al of the Landon "farm program" 1t ap- peared that ty-e News poll was designed to aid Mir. Hope. Which { 1t is doing, hs having nearly twice as many votes as his demo- cratic opponent I'm the latest re- turns. How sver, the figures the same day also showed Roosevelt 6,362; .al;don 5,252.
 Much further West, in Con- gressman Hopes home town of Garden City, the Evening Tele- gram, staunch republican county organ, Is conducting a poll which at last accounts showed Hops 6s4, his opponent 225; Roosevelt <4E6; Landol; 3S5.
 Coolidge carried Kanshs in 1924 by. 25l. .S52; Hoover in 1928 by s2o,669: Roosevelt by 74,706 and Landon In ls3l--0n a Roosevelt platform hy e2,lSs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

Washington, D. C., Oct. "A - Staff correspondents of metrOpoli- tan newspap s ii, recent tours of Kansas confirm the fear ex- pressed by ace republican colum- nists that Gov. Landon would be lucky to err his home state by 2O,O00. His ma aj0rity for governor was 62,153 in 1924, but, as in 1882, tive years go he supported every policy the Roosevelt Adminis- tratiOn. The Federal Deposit In- surance law was the only measure he had opposed and 1t was all ready Ii, operation.
 Without exception, the city nes smcn relate that the main argument Icing made by the s. Q. D. high command in behalf Of Gov. LandOn in Kansas is based on .'home pride" and afayorite sOn.s
 Another scheme in behalf of the republican; nominee started In Kansas Is the ''straw vote" Three republican newspapers have been conductin. them and in each in- stance they reveal more than was contempt. ed.
 The enIy one yet mentioned outside of Kansas is that of the Parsons r.71, In the Southeast. as. tho paper is ewned by Clyde M. Reed, prominent republican, for nler a:srn0r and for whom Lsn- don served ss seoretafy-f0r bEies interval. Rarsons is . strong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

Ex-Mayor Walter E. Patterson of Hartford, republican candidate for. congress in the first Con- necticut district, has charged the National Council for Prevention of War with a deliberate attempt at falsif1cation of his views on peace. T favor every sensible effort to prevent war but I decline to per- init you or anyone else to sway me for one moment through political threat of loss of ir1dorsernent of your group from performing my obligations to protect and preserve my country" he said to the coun- cil in response to a statement is- sued concerning his attitude be- tween peace and war.
 Speaking in Ellington Congress- .man-at-Large William M. Citron, incumbent Connecticut legislator, hit at the American Liberty league which has as one of it's boosters ) former Governor Al Smith. He declared that the Liberty league has not balanced its budget and quoted figures from the latest financial report of the organiza- tion Why, he asked should the league question the national ad- ministration about balancing the federal budget?
 United States Senator Angus tine Lonergan, who as a boy. lived in Rockville, returned to his old home lats night to speak in be- half of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor Wilbur L. Cross and the rest of the demo- cratic candidates who < will be voted on November 3rd. Among last nights speakers was Deputy Labor Commissioner William. J, Fitzgerald of Norwich, nominee for congress in the second Con- necticut district. .sff
 Mayor McLevy spoke in Water bury two weeks ago. Local so- cialists are divided and Thomas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

ford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. Cleveland was defeated for reelection pys Harrison in 1888, but he turned the tables to defeat Harrison in 1892.
 Following the Cleveland admins istration, the republicans won suc- ceeding elections with William Mc- Kinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Wil- liam H. Taft as their standard bear CTS. Then in 1912 Woodrow Wilson defeated President Taft for re- election. In this campaign Theo- dore Roosevelt split the republican vote with his Bull Moose party Wilson was reelected in 1916 over Charles Evans Hughes.
 Following the eight-year tenure of Wilson was a succession of tnree republican presidents-Warrvn G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Her bert Hoover. It was broken in 1884 when Franklin D. Roosevelt was
 elevated to the highest office by the
 greatest majority ever accorded 2 nominee in the Electoral College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
New Voters May Decide

The Rooseyelt-Landon battle is so close, what with negro, labor, and WPA voters all veering heavily to- ward the New Deal, that this writ CT suspects it will be decided by any strong leaning there may be among the 100000 to 30O.000 new voters who appear on this years unprece- dentedly large registration lists.
 The Columbus Citizen boiled
 100 new voters in normally re- publican Franklin county and found 76 for Roosevelt, n for Browder. The Akron Times-Press fotmd new voters similarly strong foR the president.
 In Cleveland one is told that 10000 new registrants went on the rolls after conspicuous activ- ity by democrats and especially by the pro- Roosevelt Labor's Non- Partisan league.
 But those are urban indicators. Heavier registration outside the cities may signify, as republicans insist, 8 strong Landon protest vote.
 Roosevelt personally has been sure of Ohio ever since Senator Honest Vic" Donahey told him he had it in the bag. Other big Ohio democrats had previously told the president the same thing, but he remained skeptical.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
CHASE OFFICIALS
 GUESTS AT DANCE

Several officials of the Chase Brass and Copper Co. were present last night at the annual Halloween dance of the Mutual Aid Associa- ton of the Waterbury Mfg. Co. in the Hamilton Park pavilion. More than 800 employees and friends att tended.
 The feature of the evenings novelty program was the grand march, led by Frederick s. Chase, president of the company, accom- panied by Mrs. Annie Barrett, one of the oldest employees of the com@ pany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
WEIGH CIRCLE TO
 GIVE STAGE SHOW
Minstrel Cast Rehearses Tomorrow; Mrs. Arthur
 Twelves Entertains
WATERVILLE

Members of the cast of the min- strel show which will be staged by Pride of Welch Circle, will hold rehearsal in the rooms on Boyden street tomorrow afternoon at 200 o'clock.
 Grace Methodist-Rev J. Ellison Smith, pastor. Everyman's Bible Class will meet at 9:15 a. m. Speak CT will be Rev. Walter Dickenson of St. Paul's Church, Waterbury. The sermon at 10:30 a. rn., subject: 'The Word of Christ" Evening prayer and sermon at 7:30, subject: Afraid to Be Different" There will be a Halloween party at the church next Tuesday evening. Everyman's Bible Glass will have Halloween party at the church next Saturday eve- ming at 7:30 p. m. St. Michaers Roman Catholic = Rev. Michael Keating, pastor. Mass es at 800 and 10:15 a. m. Sunday school at 9:15.
 The Micah Gleames held a meet ing Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Arthur Twelves of Thomas ton avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
BY RODNEY BUTCHER DemOcrAt Washington
 Correspondent

Cleveland, O., Oct. 24.-Among Che 'big five" states whose electoral votes are SO vital to Governor Lam don, Ohio is the only one which has voted for the winning side in every presidential election since 1892.
 You will ind some Ohio demo- crats fearing that the unpopular ity of Democratic Gov. Martin Luther Davey will pull President Roosevelt down to defeat and some Ohio republicans will tell you they're worried lest Dayey ride on R0oseveltSs coat tails to victory over their candidate, Att torney General John w. Bricker.
 Generally speaking, however, there are certain points on which most politicians and political ex- perts agree: 1-Bricker will defeat Davey A and run well ahead of Gov- ernor Landon.
 0-The winners margin in the G presidential contest will be very small.
 0-Roosevelt will receive large O urban majorities and destina- ton of Ohio's 26 electoral votes will depend on the extent to which rural and small town vot- CTS feel outraged concerning the New Deal.
 New Deal partisans who be- 1ieved a month or two ago that 'Landon would win Ohio now be- lieve otherwise. Some republt- cans agree with them, conced- ing a recent swing to Roosevelt.
 But the so-called rural vote usually dominates Ohio and al- though large cities formerly re- publican now obviously are demo- cratic, the rural areas appear to have returned to at least normal republicanism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

Washington (U.P0-Since Abra- ham Lincoln was elected to the Presidency 76 years ago, republicans have been in power 56 years and democrats 20 years.
 In that time only three democratic presidents have served-Grover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
''Leftist''

'Teftist"
 vote is expe. .ed to be hurt as a result. Some local socialists are behind Devere Allen of Westport and Wilton, socialist opponent of Mayor McLevy. S
 Although the nine- monthc financial report of the controller of New Haven showed the city to be in possession of a balance in the treasury the city fathers are worrying over the question of whether or not 8 deficit can be avoided for the entire 1886 per- iod. The tough pull on finances is on now and Mayor John w. Mur- phy and his board of finance are working hard to keep the books balanced. Murphy comes up for reelection next year, of course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Political Gossip ;:

Norman > Thomas, presidential candidate ol the socialist ticket, an :: tour of Connecticut to- day. Through Victor Harris of Hartford, state secretary of the socialist party, he declared that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
Vie Has Big Following

The fact that Donahey recently made hot radio speech for F. D. R., on the other hand, may be much more important than his prediction. Donahey served three terms as gov- ernor, built big reputation as "the peoples friend" and was elected senator in 1884 by the walloping majority of 437,000, after the ad- ministration had vainly opposed him in the primaries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
DEMOCRATS ELECTED FIVE TIMES TO PRESIDENCY SINCE CIVIL WAR
 WITH C. o. P. IN POWER 56 YEARS

Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The two former served two terms each.
 Cleveland was elected first in 1884 to break a republican succession that had lasted from Lincoln through Ulysses s. Grant, Ruther-