The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
SAYS THEY FAILED
Herbert Hoover Scores Demo
cratic Party.
Should Have Had Undisturbed
Price Levels.

"By all tests the Democratic party
failed in craftsmanship and must be
retired from public office. From the
day of the armisttce, we should have
had a definite program of constructive
measures and undisturbed price levels.
This failure condemns the Democratic
party"
That is the basis on which Herbert
Hoover analyses the national situation
and POUNDS his Republicanism-tha
and the League of Nations policies.
Before crowd of 800 people, hoover
today talked at noon day luncheon
before the Washburn Republican club
in Pelletier's tea room and defined his
party convictions. He declared for
two dominant parties and government
thru party organization.
Greeted By Nine Rahs.
When Hoover started speaking at
the luncheon, he was greeted by nine
husky college rahs- He promptly DIS
avowed guilt as placed in his introduce
tion presenting him as the nation s
greatest politician"
Never has there been a time" he
aid" when party ties were so loose
and questions so great and emphauc
as now. I believe in party govern
rnent," he declared. Party govern
ment is the substitute which demo-
cracy has found for revolution. 1t is
necessary to maintain two dominant
parties. Leaving the way for third
party means dissolution and opening
of the way to radicalism.
"The greatest danger just now is
failure of the two dominant parties
to serve their purposes and opening
of way to a third party. Such sys-
tenn means government by minority
and not majority. Thus a minority
rules thru ability to trade"
Then Hoover praised Senator Hard
ing, condemned the Wilson admins
tration for a break down in public
service, urged promotion of transpor-
tation and waterways service and sup
port of the League of Nations with
reservations. 1t wasn't just the sort OF
political speech that is ordinarily de-
livered in Topeka. But the food ex-
pert is not a politician and his appeal
was for constructive government,
rather than party alignment Thls
can best come, he urged, thru Repub-
lican success in November.
Democrats Have Failed.
"By all tests the Democratic party
failed in craftsmanship and must be
retired from public office" he said.
1t failed to secure peace. 1t failed
to enunciate or even propose construc-
tive policies required if we sustain
conditions of peace instead of condi-
tions of war"
1t was this break down in construc-
tive craftsmanship. Hoover said, that
condemned the Democrat party. He
said the Republican party had struck
the keynote of the campaign when 1t
enunciated its principle regarding the
league. He urged a league. but with
adequate reservations-an expression
used by IS per cent of the civilized
world-he declared.
His speech was a condemnation of
waste and extravaganza of the Wilson
administration with an appeal for pub
lie support in development of indus
tries. transportation and natural re-
sources. Such must be DONE" he
said, "in a way that win not~mitigate
against our national standards, pro-
mote economic domination or develop
socialism. 1 believe that in Senator
Harding we have the leadership nee
essary for the occasion"