| Show I PRAISES FARM BOARD ACT ACTS S bc r x h k 4 i rs y- y 7 4 I Senator L. L J. J Dic Dickinson son sonI I 5 I G. G 0 O. P. P Keynoter A Avoids voids Dry Issue Declares s Reelection of Hoover Will ViII Bring Back Normal Conditions By Bi Associated Press CHICAGO June 14 In 14 In a keynote speech entirely silent on the thorny prohibition issue Senator L. L J. J Dickinson of owa oa called caned today for the reelection of Herbert Hoover as a dependable means toward the restoration of normal con- con His Ills address at the opening of ot th the Republican national convention called callec moves by the president to meet the depression brilliant The Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- were severely rapped The farm board was defended and the Republican can party was called the undeviating undeviating undeviating ing friend of ot the farmer The Hawley Smoot-Hawley tariff was described described de de- scribed as a bulwark against cheap foreign products and arid the national defense defense de de- de and foreign policy polley of ol the administration administration ad ad- ministration were praised STRESSES PATRIOTISM The forceful white haired Iowa Republican Republican Re Re- Republican publican told the delegates assembled in n the huge flag decorated stadium that hat there could be no greater reater patriotism patriotism pa pa- than the employment oJ ol of every ery effort eUort for the restoration of normalcy Senator Dickinson said Mr Hoover was vas at grips with the depression bc before ore the country as a whole realIzed real real- zed what it faced His first act prevented a financial panic he said adding that the chief executive invoked federal reserve board powers to cushion the effects ot of f tho tock market J. J Ct t de debacle acl Conferences Conference with industrial and T r w wor bor or leaders Senator Dickinson said sid prevented the bloody disturbances which have attended other economic crises Then were reviewed Je steps taken against depression on a hundred fronts Among Amone them were listed the formation of ot the national credit asso asso- elation erection of the Reconstruction lion ion Finance corporation and a determination determination determination de termination th that t a balanced budget was as the first essential to economic recovery re cover covery ASSAILS DEMOCRATS nE Mention of the tax bill was a prel prel- ude dc to castigation of ot the Democrats For two long years they hampered the he president at every turn the Iowa senator said Through a highly sub- sub press bureau Democratic leaders sou sought ht to distort his every word ord to belittle his every effort at human and economic relief to impugn im im- his every motive to frustrate his lis every move Their orders were lo to smear Hoover Democrats Democrat in the house Dickinson said followed Mr Hoover for a time last fall tall because they had no program of their own but finally they broke away awny The Thc Republican keynoter said the result was the wrecking of or orthe the economy bill and a flouting floutin of ot the party's parts own leaders The rhe relief relict proposal by Speaker Garner of ol the house which already had been lambasted by the chief executive ex cx- as IS a t pork barrel measure W vas I assailed sailed by Dickinson He charged also that measures sponsored by the Democrats threatened to debase the Continued oa on Put Pus T oJ HOOVER PRAISED BY KEYNOTER Continued From Pare Face One ne dollar It raised he said the ghost of 1896 1898 PRAISES F FARM I BOARD The organizing of ot farmers into cooperatives cooperatives co co- operatives for lor the marketing of ot their products was termed the outstanding accomplishment of the farm board which has been the butt of much criticism the greater part of which is uni unjust The board also was given credit for bolstering the price of ot wheat and cotton cot ton through stabilization efforts The profit to the farmer as a result was estimated at between and Credit for substantial betterment through the Hawley Smoot-Hawley tariff by Dickinson was accompanied by the contention that the Democrats were badly divided on the issue despite their criticism of the Republican stand He said in the senate alone there were 1010 votes for increases as against decreases by Democrats durIng during dur duro ing consideration of the last tariff measure for increases There have been he continued more recent illustrations of the avidity with which the Democrats pursue hi high h tariff rates They generously supported duties on copper coal oil and lumber Dickinson Dickinson Dick Dick- inson said referring to import levies which were placed In the recently completed tax measure 5 I |
