The Archive · 1928

AI Smith's: Reply

Omaha, Sept. 14.

Governor "AI" Smith of New York, who is now touring the Biddle West in an effort to win the support of disgruntled Republican farmers, to-day attacked Mr. Herbert Hoover for his opposition to Government relief to grain-owners, Governor Smith declared that ho stood "for the pi of the MeNary-Haughen Farm Relief BUt (which seeks to establish a loan fund of $400,000,000 for farmers equalization fee to assist surplus agricultural profitably),—whivia President Coolidge has twice vetoed as being unconstitutional, Governor Smith promised to an-point a non-partisan commission inquire into the farm relief question if he was elected Provident.

Referring to prohibition, Governor Smith said that this was a matter dividual State dee

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