U.S. PRESIDENCY

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1932, Page 6

U.S. PRESIDENCY

MR HOOVER AT NEW YORK

.United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.).

NEW YORK, October 31

In ,a n effort to win New York State’s forty-seven electoral,- votes in the Presidency, President Hoover came to the city to-night, after making brief halts throughout the day at industrial seqt’Qns in the States of- Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. At those; places hewgaih' emphasised the ■necessity of Amenca/s high - tariffs. ■ Sjedkng at u.a ..Ma-ison Square G:r'deti, 'in New York C.ty, Mr Hoover • taldW cheering crowd of twentytwo thousand that the e e_t;on of Goie.4dhnf Roo s esy4t would ‘ destroy the very foundation's of the American economic social system,” whereas, he said, his administration had overcome tiie depression through its strict adherence to their traditional pr.nciples, Mr Heaver'spoke encoungipcly of improvements in employment and in business, and said that a Democratic victory non Id m c an the lowering of tfbe tariff and the complete stagnation of .industry. In; was necessary to call mounted police to handle thousands who were unable to enter Madison Squaie Garden for the speech. There was a small Communist protest demonstration, which was quick,ly dispersed. ' .