Show MAGNATE SENDS MESSAGE TO WEST 0 Arthur Curtiss James chairman of the Board Doard of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and one ot of of the numerous powerful Republican industrialists who have committed them selves to the candidacy of Governor Alfred E. E Smith said last night that the argument argument ment that the success of the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic candidate will bring depression in business is nonsense Mr James was emphatic in commenting commenting com com- upon reports that had reached reach reach- ed him from the west to the tho effect that the tho Republicans are urging the prosperity issue as a decisive one i that should cause Culle every everyone one who is affected by business conditions to vote the Republican ticket The result of this election will not have havo the slightest adverse effect on 01 business or labor conditions said Mr James We know for tor a certainty certain certain- ty that neither Hoover nor nor Smith have the kind of minds that would lead ead them into experiments that would be harmful to American enterprise either In the tho domestic or in the foreign fields of labor The Governor has stated unreservedly he would do nothing nothing noth noth- ing that would take even a nickel out of the workingman's pay envelops envelop l So far as the continuance of ol our r national prosperity is concerned we know that both parties in their platforms platforms plat plat- forms and in the pronouncements of f their candidates take precisely ib the same sarno attitude Each will do everything everything every every- thing possible to advance our national national national na na- well-being well on lines that have been found In actual practice In the past to work out well To say that the Republican pa party ty ty through its leaders has hal a secret formula form form- formula ula the use of which is necessary to top p prosperity is absurd I feel teel strongly about this matter I object strongly to its Ita use of the prosperity issue for partisan purposes against a Candidate of the type of Governor Smith I |