Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1928 — Page 5

— «W. he lolt H wo«M l Z to MSE* ,n 'lid*. —• *"" lbe v sie* d laW . ,miv.t<*«» his aee<*»t"••STS. 2 .««* o. n ;: jffETS— — ■ pDti "* "!? mo re of U* npeetU to He llf t 0 aIT other one subexcept ton of ,r " "would Chang. pr y l -* < * •w 4 he bettered the prohibition should be changed so that SS, if » « f the Yoters •*£ could import, manufacture "T, lohollc beverages. He *o»W 01 i ihe sale however, to the State, 'T/i'prohibit the contraption Mi,mor In public P»“‘'eH. ° 1 for the Volstead taw. he said, u should be amended so that f ‘ could be a scientific definition of hJ.kohelit- content of an Intoxteat--1 Lens>- He would then permit ,L state to fix «t» own standard of hoHc roatent with a provision that not exceed the nteximum fixed ! indicated that he in,PIId» to make prohibition the major u 9l * of the campaign. Declaring that he is a believer Ir »n>perance but that temperance has B 0( hcen achieved under the present Diem, tbe Governor said: The mothers aad fathers of vonng mea and young women throughout this land know the anxiety and worry *hich has been brought to them by !helr children's use of liquor in away which was unknown before prohibitioi. I believe In reverence for law. Today disregard for prohibition laws is insidiously sapping respect for all laws 1 raise, therefore, what I pro(„uudly believe to be a great moral issue involving the righteousness of our national conduct and the protection of otir children's morals. Remedy For Prohibition The Governor said that remedy of the prohibition question is the "fearlew application of Jeffersonian principles." •Jefferson and his followers forsaw the complex activities of this great widespread country” Smith said. They ksew that in rural, sparsely settled districts people would develop different desires and customs front those in densely populated sections aid that if we were to be a nation united on truly national matters, there had to he a differentiation in local laws to allow tor local habits. It was for this reason that the Democratic platform in ISM announced ‘We oppose sumptuary laws which vex the citizens and interfere with individual liberty', and it was for that reason that Woodrow Wilson vetoed the Volstead act. “In accordance with this Democratic principle, some immediate relief would come from an amendment to the Volstead law giving a scientific definition #f the alcoholic content of an intoxicating beverage. The present definition is admittedly inaccurate and unscientific. Each State would then be allowed to fix its own standard of alcoholic content, subject always to the proviso that standard could not exceed the maximum fixed by Congress." In announcing that he favored a change in the prohibition amendment. Smith said. Let the People Decide "I believe, moreover, that there should be submitted to the people the fuestion of some changes in the provisions of the 18th Amendment, Certainly, no one forsaw when the amendIHMU * as fatified the conditions which etist today of bootlegging, corruption and open violation of the law in all parts of the country. The people themW 'es should after this eight years of trial be permitted to say whether existing conditions should be rectified. I Personally believe in an amendment the i ßth amendment which would she to each Individual state itself oeily l" “ pproval b y a referendum popuwithinte »° f L tS People the riKht "holly ,ts bor ' , er S to import, manuand Ln or , T Se t 0 be manufactured to h! alcoholic beverages, the sale »ndL m ? de ° aly by Ue Sute itsel f Place w° r co, “tumptiou in any public iwipn«-' e j>* ay We " learn from the ex4lan * ? lKller nations. Our Canamaimer ha '* S °" e £ilr ln ,bh ZZ ,r 3< t Te tWs proh * m by f be self and f ?! made by the Btate *• The r b> ’ PriVate IndivlduaU." tmestinn , er !° r 3aid there was no ln Ws sue,- h* retßrß of the saloon the el * hteen ‘h - saloon Ts’end ted, ”w he 8aW ' “ that the ‘"stithtton in'rM Urtt l ° lie H defu nct 1 mean it t> , 8 country ’ 1 »«*nt it. cate no / day ' 1 wlu never advofectly or R aßy law which diot the saloony Ct y peTm,tß tbe retur n would oreLrv' 8 suggest lou however, benefit of a nJr ‘I* 6 , dTy statea the continue to m ? °?“ f aw that would 0! in, oxicatinet e interstate a hipmeut that It a. ' be , V , erages a crime, and states prohihiM° U d * )reserve for such tiers. bitio “ within their own borritlzeaT 0 !? .y rmlt> ” he added, “to limited and * ,a ‘ e * * carefully fectuatin .. contr °l' ed method of eflD lhe borde! P L PUIar will whol, y withThe a. nespect For La ” Governor said he believed W ,

plan won Id "rn-entahiinh respect for and terminals the agitation which has injected discord Into the ranks of the great political parties which should he standing for the accomplishment of fundamental programs for the nation." "It may fairly say." he concluded In dealing with probibitlon, to those who disagiee with me that the solution I offer fs based upon the historic policy of the Democratic party, to assure each state its complete right of local self government. I believe it Is a rotation which would today bo offered by Jefferson. or Jackson or Cleveland or Wilson. If those great leaders were with trs.” The Governor frankly made a flat bid for the votes of the Republican farmers. He vtrtnally endorsed the principle of tbe MrNary-Haugen farm relief bill which was vetoed by President Coolidge, and while be did not mention the equalization fee, he did say he favored the control of surplus crops and the distribution of the cost over tbe unit benefited. "Cooperative, coordinated marketing and warehousing of surplus farm products is essential just as coordinated cooperative control of the flow of capital was found necessary to the regulation of onr country's finances,’’ he said. After describing the farm problem as ’’complex'' the Governor added: ’’Any plan devised must also be coordinated with the other phases of our business institutions. Our platform declares for the development of cooperative marketing and an earnest endeavor to solve the problem of the cost of dealing with crop surplusses over the marketed unit of the crop whose producers are benefited by such assistance. Only the mechanics remain to be devised. I propose to substitute action for inaction and friendliness for hostility.’ Conference of Experts ln the event of this election he said he would immediately call iato conference fram experts and eceqiomists to work out of concrete farm relief plan. "There are varying plans for the attainment of the end which is to be accomplished,’’ he added. “Such plans should be subjected at Mice to searching, able and fatrminded analysis, because the interest of all require that the solution be economically sound." Smith frankly told the farmers that he would support any farm relief plan formulated by the committee and that he would "support the activities of this body until a satisfactory law is placed upon the statute books." "The Governor sounded a warning to the "forces of corruption and favoritism," saying that Denscratic victory would mean that those forces would be relegated to the rear and that the front seats will be occupied by the friends of equal opportunity. He charged that the Republican party today stands responsible for the widespread dishonesty that has honeycombed its administration. Prosperity “Myth” The nominee characterized Republican claims of prosperity as a "myth". “When four milion men, desirous work and support their families, are unable to secure employment there is very little in the picture bf prosperity to attract them and the millions dependent upon them." he asserted. The Governor quoted figures for 192t> to show that forty per cent of tl.e flid.flOO corporations in the country lost •money during the year. After declaring that there are some industries wholly prostrate and that there Is widespread difficulty and discontent among bt;si ness men. tbe Governor added:

"Prosperity to the extent that we have it is unduly concentrated and has not equitably touched the lives of the farmer, the wage earner and the individual business man. The claims of governmental economy is as baseless as the claims that general business prosperity exists and that it can exist only under Republican administration.” As exclusively predicted by International News Service the Governs told the business of the country that he did not intend to tinker with the tariff. "The Democratic party does not and under any leadership will not advocate any sudden or drastic revolution in our economic system which would cause bsiness upheaval and popular distress the Governor declared. Stands For Business He said the Democratic party stands squarely for the maintenance of legitimate business and a high standard of wage for American labor. “Both.” he added, "can be maintained and at the same time the tariff can be taken out of the realm of politics and treated 6n a strictly business basis." He quited Professor William Star 1 Myers of Princeton university as picturing the Republican tariff bil as "one of the Brest ill drawn pieces of legislation in recent political history.’’ He promised to restore to its proper sphere the factfinding commission created by the late President Wilson for the purpose of investigating and advising the President and Congress about tariff. Tariff Views In concluding his discussion of the tariff, the Governor told the voters of the natios: “Pay no attention to the Republican propaganda and accept my assurance as the leader of our party that Democratic tariff legislation will be honest. It will play no favorites. It will do justice to every element in the nation. Denouncing the Republican party for having failed to carry out a promise it made in 1921 to reorganize the machinery- of the federal government. Smith said that if elected he would Immediately see to it that all unnecessary and overlapping agencies were

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abolished or consolidated. No Republican Economy He declared there was no proof of an economical administration at Wash-

ington by the Republicans. He pointed out that appropriations for independent buteaus and offices net responsible to any cabinet officer increased from 1163,000,000 in 1921 to $556,000,000 in | 1928. Appropriation bills signed by President Coolidge for the last year, the Governor said, are half a billion dollars more than they were for the first year ol his administration. He also pointed oirt that the actual expenditures for governmental activities during the fiscal year ending in 1928 were $346,000,000 more than in President Coolldge's first year. "If the defenders o fthe administration answer that taxes have been reduced they find themselves in a simitar dilemma.” Smith continued. "The total taxes collected are $24,000,000 more than in first year of the Coolidge administrei ion. While tax rates have been reduced and some war-time taxes abandoned, the government actually took from the. people in incom j taxes $383,000,000 more during the last fiscal year than during the firs’, year of the Coolidge administration ” Government Machinery In summing up his plan for a reorganization of the federal government machinery. Smith said: “If the poople comission me to do it I shall \vi!,K ,the aid Congress effect a real teorganization and consolidation of government activities upon a business basis, and institute the real economy which comes from prudent expenditure. 1 shall aid programs j for the relief of unemployment, recognizing its deep, human and social significance and shall strive to accomplish a national well being resting upon the prosperity of the individual men and i women who constitute the nation.” Regal ding its foreign policy file I Governor said the country must rise above party politics and act as a united nation. He stressed the necessity for the restoration of cordial relations | with Latin America and condemned the Republican administration at! Washington for sending troops into Nicaragua because of an election dis-1 pute between two factions in that country, without the consent of Congress. "To no declaration of our plitform," Smith said, "do I more heartily commit myself that the one cf The abolition of the practice of the President of entering into agreements for the L settlement of internal disputes in j Latin American countries, unless the j agreements have been consented to I by the Senate as provided in the Constitution of the United States.’’ Monroe Doctrine The Governor declared that the Monroe Doctrine must be maintained but not, he added, as a pretex to middling | with the purely local concerns of countries. He charged the Republican pa~ty had signally failed in its effort to outlaw war. “[ am neither militarist nor jingo,” he added. "1 believe that the people of this country wish to live in peace and amity with the world. Freedom from entangling alliances is a fixed Ameri- 1 can policy. It does not mean, however, that great nations should not behave to one another with the same decent friendliness and fair play that self respecting mem and wemen show to each other." Referring to the tieaty of 1321 fori the limitation of armaments the Gover-! nor charged that fpr seven years the j Republican party has followed it with J nothing effective. He pointed out that j no limitation has been placed upon land armaments, submarines and p i-| sonous gases. "I believe,’" he said, “the American people desire to assume their fair I

share of responsibility for the administration of a world of which they are a part, without political alliance with any foreign nation. 1 pledge myself to a resumption of a real endeavor to

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make the outlawry of war effective by removing its causes and to substitute tho methods of conciliation, conference arbitration and Judicial determination.” The Governor said he would encourage the construction of modern highways and the development of inland water routes. Flood Control Because of the Mississippi flood of last year the Governor said the nation should lose no time in setting up a national policy of flood control. He declared that forethought and leadership would have done much to prevent the Mississippi calamity. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of first aid and relief" he said. Asserting that wide possibilities for public good are latent in what remains of the country’s natural resources, the Governor pledged himself to a progressive liberal conservation policy. The Governor denounced as dishonest and unpatriotic the propaganda reslored to by certain utility corporations to obtain control of the country’s water power resources, "These sources r.f water power must remain forever under public ownership and control," tbe Governor declared. “I shall carry into federal administration the same policy which I have maintained against heavy odds in my own state. Under no circumstances should private monopoly be permitted to capitalize for rate-making purposes water power sites that are the property of the people themselves.” The Governor said he would fbvor a method of operation for Muscle Shoals “which will reclaim for the government some fair revenue from the enormous expenditure already made for its development and which is now A complete waste." He made a direct bid for tbe labor vote by declaring for an amendment to the present law which would prevent the issuance of court injnnctfons in labor disputes. Aid For War Vets The Oovernor told war veterans in so many words that if he is elected President he will cut away the red tape and that when a veteran in distress calls for help he will get it and get it piomptiy. While asserting that he stands on the Democratic platform which declar-

es that the laws which limit imlgratlon must be preserved, the Governor said he was heartily ln favor of removing the harsh provisions which separate families. in concluding his speech the Governor stressed the point that he does not owe his nomination to any one man or set of men and that it was not brought about by any promises given or implied by him. I "While this Is a government of laws and not of men, laws do not execute themselves," the Governor said in conclusion. "We must have people of character and outstanding ability to serve the nation. To me one of tlie greatest elements of satisfaction iu my nomination is the fact that I owe it to no man or set of men. 1 can with complete honesty make the statement that my no initiation was brought about by no promise given or Implied by me or any one in my behalf. “1 will not be influenced in appointments by the question of a person's wet or dry attitude, by whether be is rich or por, whether lie comes from

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what church he attends m the worths north, soth, oast or west, or by ship of tied. 1 tie sole standard of my appointments will be thu same as they have been in iny goternorsmp — integrity ot tae man or woman and ills or her ability to give me tho greatest possible aid tu devoted service to the people. “Victory, simply for the sake of achieving it. is empty. 1 am entirely satisfied of our success iu .November, because 1 am sure that we itio right and therefore sure that our victory means progress for the uattou. I am convinced ot the wisdom of our platform. 1 pledge a complete devotion to the weltare of ur country and pure people. 1 place that welfare above every, other consideration aud 1 am satisfied that our party is in a position to promotu It. ‘To that end 1 here and now declare my fellow country men from one end of the United States to the other, that 1 will dedicate myself with all the power and energy that 1 possess to tho service of our great Republic.”