Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-27 | Page 1 | Barkley Flays G. O. P. Regime

KEYNOTER 1 D H i. i Sen A. A W. W Barkley BARKLEY FLAYS G. G 0 o. o P P. P REGIME Ken Kentucky Solon Launches Biting Attack Upon Record Record Rec Rec- ord of Republicans Republican B Br By Associated Pre Pre CHICAGO June 27 A 27 A biting attack attack attack at at- tack upon Republican rule through three administrations and a plea fo foa for fora a vote on repeal of the eighteenth amendment were laid before th the Democratic national convention today today today to to- day in the keynote speech of Senator Senate Alben W. W Barkley of Kentucky The Kentuckian punched anc and jabbed unceasingly at his Republican can foes calling foes calling the Harding administration administration admin admin- the darkest chapter of public pub lic betrayal in the history of this o or any other nation heaping blame on President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon for an orgy of speculation and inflation that had no foundation in real values and terming the Republican Re Republican publican plank on prohibition a promiscuous promiscuous promiscuous pro pro- agglomeration of scrap scrap- lumber Barkley denounced President Hoover and the Republicans ans for th the exorbitant and indefensible rates o of I Continued o on Pace Two BARKLEY FLAYS G. G 0 O. O P P. P REGIME Continued From Pane Pue One the Hawley Smoot-Hawley tariff act ad and promised to lift tad tariff making above the sordid processes of rollers log-rollers and back URGES REPEAL MOVE The keynoter gave ave over the major part of his speech to mistakes he hc charged to the Republican party since 1920 1020 He did go into the prohibition question rather deeply however and urged that the convention recommend the passage by congress of a resolution resolution tion lion submitting a of the amendment for ratification b. b by the people people peo peo- pie through state conventions whose delegates shall be chosen upon this issue alone If the people are to pass again upon this question he declared let them pass upon it in such bald naked and unequivocal terms as to make their decision intelligent and certain The history of ot the stock market and blame boom was recounted for lor forthe the collapse was vms placed upon the leaders leaders lead lead- ers at t the helm of the nation Barkley Bark Bark- Icy ley said expenses of the national government government gov gov- had increased under President President dent Coolidge more than l He ne gave credit t to the he present Democratic house for reducing President dent Hoovers Hoover's requests for appropriations by more than COOPERATIVE AGENCIES He bespoke enactment of laws setting setting set set- ting up cooperative agencies through which the farmer may work vork out his own own problems over a period of or years along with a recommendation to take the government out of the dubious adventure of speculation in farm products and installation at nt the head of the department of agriculture of a secretary who has some knowledge of the subject and some sympathy for those who struggle with it He promised that the Democrats would abolish every useless office oHice every unnecessary bureau and commission commission com com- mission and proposed that the Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- solve the tariff problem by inaugurating inaugurating inaugurating in in- friendly international conferences conferences con con- with a view to reopening normal normal nor nor- mal trade in the world and make the tariff commission a fact factfinding factfinding finding body for tor congress