The New York herald., 1920-01-15
HOOVER WILL NOT
SEEK PRESIDENCY,
SAYS ]. H. BARNES
Declares Only Spontaneous
Demand by Democrats
Would Move Him.
Esrbert Hoover is Progressive-R -Repub.

Herbert Hoover is Progressive-Repub-
fican.
Mr. Hoover win not be candidate on
the Democratic ticket for President or
Vice President.
These statements were made last night
by Julius II. Barnes, United States Wheat
Director, In a speech before the National
wholesale Dry Goods Association at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
Mr.. Barnes then added
Nor will he allow his friends to make
an effort in his behalf. unless there shall
come such indisputable evidence of such
spontaneous and universal popular de-
mana that it will overwhelm his present
resolution not to enter politics. If such a
call comes 1t will be the duty of his friends
TO insist OH the subordination OF his per-
sonar preference to continue as a private
citiZen In non-partisan service
MT Hoover Is instinctively a Progress
sNe-Republican. The partsanship of Her
pert Hoover extends only to the insistence
Ca the maintenance of equality OF op-
portunity In this country. The door OF op-
portunity must be made to swing easily on
ITS hinges of efficiency. II must not be
slammed in the face of worthy aspirations
by the gusts or reaction. II must not be
wrenched from its hinges by reckless or
impatient hands.
As lifelong Republican an, never
uieIess huHs.n enough to feel eassured
10 oeiieVo that only one conceivable de-
VeioWnent could place Herbert Hoover
On the Democratic ticket. This is In spite
OF all that has appeared in the recent
press. l believe that could come only IL
oVerconfidence in their own political pros
pect blinds the Republican party to adopt
non-progresslve platform and to nomin-
ate candidates Of reaction.
With his intense earnestness of pur-
pose and his sincere desire to further the
social progress Of our people by the pres
ervation \of equal opportunity 1t is con-
celvaple that the liberal minded voters Of
all parties may then insistently demand
such leadership as his for the expression
OF rightful social and political ideals.
1T would be bold man that could claim
10 find in Hoovers record the foundation
Tor any belief that he could be influenced
tempted to trade his ideals for any po-
itical preferment. 1t would be a timid
man who would fear to trust his proved
ability and character with any task in
The public service"
In summing up Mr.. Hoover's intense
An,ericanism in principles and ideals, Mr.
Barnes continued
My emphatic conclusion from all these
observations is, therefore. that Socialism is
a philosophy Of possible human application
is bankrupt Again | wish to repeat that
observations of those forces in Europe
has reinforced my Americanism during
these last ten months of intimate contact
with them. There has grown in the United
states a higher sense OF justice, OF neigh
borly service, OF self-sacrifice, and, above
all, willingness to abide by the will of
the ma jority in every section OF this COM
alfJinity. Europe must abandon her petty
Quarrels and return TO productivity. Other
wise she will face the result OF refusing to
abandon childish antagonisrnS.
''It means something TO have thus clearly
expressed a sound and intelligent founda-
ton for Il now expression or that Ameri-
can faith. 1t means something when an
American OF commanding ability. fresh
from O. great task, has strengthened his
faith In American ideals and hardened
his resolutions In supreme devotion 10
American institutions
Problems of the present day. Mr.. Barnes
said. were those of reconstruction and
administration. He added that nothing he
had observed led him to doubt that these
problems will be solved in the near tuture
on sound economic principles.
The next speaker was the Rev DIR.
vUarron Giles, of Orange, n. j. lie told
some interesting sidelights on the Euro
,,asn situation, and pleaded for help for
the suffering European nations
Senator Reed Smoot made plea Tor a
one per cent sale tax to be imposed on all
salable goods. He said the United States
would have total national Indebtedness
of ss2. 900, 10000 by June 90. 1921. He said
further Il would take quarter or
century 10 pay this debt. which he char
acterized as "frightfully stupendous."
senator Smoot was much applauded, the
audience standing for several minutes
after he had finished speaking
twelve hundred persons were present at
fhe dinner, and four hundred more were
seated in the upper galleries. Huge Ameri-
con Flags were draped behind the
ensakers' table, and banners from every
state of the Union hung in conspicuous
places In the hall.