STORMS SMITH FORT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 492, 23 October 1928, Page 9

STORMS SMITH FORT

HOOVER IN NEW YORK j DEMOCRAT LION BEARDED (United P.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 10 a.m. NEW YORK, Monday. Delivering liis first and probably his last important speech in the East, in the heart of the strongest Smith territory, namely, New York City, Mr. j H. C. Hoover, Republican candidate ; for the Presidency, declared that the I Democrats had revived “a series of j proposals which, if they were adopted, would be a long step toward the abandonment of our American system, and a surrender to the destructive operation of Governmental conduct of commercial business.” Mr. Hoover then branded as “State Socialism” the prohibition, farm relief, and water-power proposals advocated by the Democratic candidate. Mr. Hoover summarised as fol lows: “It is proposed that we change from Prohibition to State purchase and sale of liquor; also, if their agricultural relief programme means anything, it means that , the Government shall directly or indirectly buy and sell agricultural products; and w r e are to go into the hydro-electrical power business ”