Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-19
HOOVER'S CALL
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trous." he continued. than the de-
velopment OF several party organiza
ltions representing the complexion OF
every group in the country. III we
should come to this position, we shan
be entirely ruled by log-rolling min
critics or sterile political coaiations.
The former food administrator said
that II was the duty Of those Repub-
licans who hold more definite views
to endeavor to bring them to a rean-
zation within the party orgenlzatior
itself as the issues on which they
bear arise.
Confidence in Harding
"If the Republican party is not &c
he irreyocably split" declared Mr.
Hoover, 81 cannot conceive that Sen
ator Harding will for one momen'
submit the administrative side OF tne
government to the domination Of any
group or coterie." >,
Mr.. Hoover in this connection salu
the senator had stated to. him thai
'the views of both the conservative
and progressive wings Of the party
would be fully represented in the ad-
ministration" andt hat he represent
ed no particular group"
For Unity in Party
IT breakfasted with Senator Hard
ing xhis morning at the Senator's in
yitation" said Mr.. Hoover's state
ment. Il presented the views which
I believed were held by consider
able group Of Independent and pro-
gressive Republicans on various
questions. The senator stated that II
was his most sincere desire to be the
instrumentality for bringing the di-
vergent elements of the party togeth-
err: that the views of both the con-
sentative and progressive wings OF
the party would be fully represented
in the administration; that he repre-
scented no particular group, but that
he considered it was his first duty
as leader of the party to consolidate
all elements into a united front. He
will of course, issue no statement un-
til after the Democratic convention
and then after consultation with all
sides.
His Letter to Friends 4
my own position on various issues
is we'll enough known, and as to the
party situation 1 cahnot make it more
clear than the following which 1 sent
to friends in different Iarts of he
country two days ago ami before
had any communication with Senator
Harding:
81 beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter. 1 have received many
hundred other communications from
friends advising various courses with
respect to the situation that eventual
ed in Chicago. for undoubtedly many
of the Independent and progressive
Republicans like myself are greatly
disappointed over some tendencies
that were apparent at Chicago. The
Chicago platform is not radical; the
greater part of it is constructive and
progressive; nothing prevents the
compromise plank on labor, the league,
etc. from being given a forward
looking interpretations: some things, in
GLIDING a reorganization Of our cleo
ton expenditures and the primaries,
are not adequately dealt with.
In these times when the great
problems and issues created by the
war are new and are SO complex, we
must expect a wide divergence of
views among the members CT the party
as to the methods by which they are
to be met. 1t follows, therefore, that
if there was to have been unity in the
convention there had to re a large
measure of compromise. The compro-
misses on the platform ami the candi-
date are proof that We have not ar
rived at an era of new political and
social tendencies and for this same
reason the same divergent groups and
the same attitude of compromise will
be found in the Democratic conyen-
ton.
Nothing could be more disastrous
than the development of several party
organizations representing the COM
plexion of every group in the country
with the legislative and executive
functions more widely separated than
IN any other democracy, the whole
process of constructive government
VIII come to an end of we have more
tnan two dominant parties. If we
should come to this position. there
Will be. no possibility of the America
people securing an expression of the
Will of the majority and we shall he
entirely ruled by log-rolling minori-
'ies or sterile political coalitions.
I'm convinced that those of us
ana l believe they are the majority
OF the party-who hold more def1nite
views could not, even were we so in
cilned' successfully effect the con-
summation of such views outside the
party and that our duty is to endeav.
or to bring them to realization within
the party organization itself as the
issues on which they bear arise. The
tendencies Of the party will gain their
meaning only from actual administra-
ton.
am convinced that unity of ac-
tion among the liberal thinkers of the
party. especially if they exert them.
selves in the current of congressional
eiectlons. will insure the country