The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-03
HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT

In an editorial of twoand-a- half wide measure columns in Iongth the New York World announces that 1t will support Herbert C. Hoover for Pres dent, and it closes the editorial with this pregnan climax . .,,-: - .- q,
 "The World does not care whether Mir Hoover calls himsclfsa Democrat or Republican or Pro- gressye or' an Independent He IS the kind ot ha' that ought to be President of the united states anu he is the man The World intends to support for President of the United States regardless of all the artificial barriers of debased and discredlted par tisanship." .
 That the World realizes the importance of the step has taken in declaring itself for Hoover IT. respective of attitude of all the professional poll ticans of all parties is testified to by the length o It's announcement and the fact that 1t has sent out to all daily newspapers from its own editorial rooms by firstclass mail the entire editorial page or tne :ssue of the paper containing the announcement The Empire received the announcement in yester days mail.
 Space prevents The Empire from printing the entire editorial, bearing in bold type the title HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT" The excerpts awhicf follow will give the reader idea of tho Worlds fcason for Its action. .rA ..,- s.E l.F. > Says tho World: *.f.:a < x Tn the Judgment of The World the best equipped and best qualified man to succeed Woodrow Wilson a7 President of the United States is Herbert c Hoover
 .s I've should be glad to support Mir Hoover az ie Democratic candidate for President on platform Hat represented historical principles of the Demo. cratic Party We should be glad to support him es au independent candidate platform of pro srcssive liberalism. We should not hesitate to sup port him as the Republican candidate on platform Hoover er's has esemplified in his public career:
 Among the Democratic politicians the chief ob- lection to Mir. Hoover is that he has been success srciy Republican and Progressive, but has never affiliated with the Democratic organization, although ~sS S os of ali inc Presidents lieutcnants during the war.
 Among Republican politicians the chief objection to Mir Hoover Is that he never was an organiza tion Republican and that in the Fall of 1918 he had the independence and courage to urge the cleo af that horn n inIc with President Wilson. If the country had followed Mir. lIoovers wise and practical advice it would not today be the victim of deadlocked government which is virtually unable to function.
 '"Tbe partisan objections to Mir. Hoover argu-- Of professional politicians and dsgusted with party politics. The old party lines have broken down So
 s % e G o nr Although the spirit of partsanship has rarely been more bitter or more brutal and % .i. since $ s country the battle of these warning politicians is fictitious conflict.
 Presidency in 1912; yet in so far as fundamental questions of government concerned it would be dicult to detect any important differences between Mir. Taft and MT Wilson Mir Hughes was Mir VII sons opponent In 19le and 1t would be equally diff ficult to detect any important differences between MT. Hughes and Mir. Wilson. They might disagree about this policy, that policy; but in so far as an index their political principles these difference would be personal rather than partisan in any true sense.
 
 This is not year for partisan candidates in employed in politics. Party labels there must be, because the party label has been established by law; but when the Republican National Committee Is fo5ced to offer przez for platform 1t is ridiculous to- opretend that there Is anything which resembles genuine cleavage of public opinion along party lines on the questions that confront the country. What is going on is merely the uaneuyerng of am bilious politicians who waiting to see what is- suss are expedient and which not
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 sssfs Mir. Hoover Is Republican fA respAct to ad- ministrative capacity. he is Democrat in respect to decentralization and human rights. c j. 2 The argument for his nomination does not stop the One or the great organs of British Iiberaltsm, the London Nation, recently declared that Mr. Hoov- CT &was the ablest that the had produced. Ofsahe men who were without high reputation. when the conflict began. there be question that he Is the most commanding figure that emerged out or this weer of the nations Such ability s not to be held lightly at time like ths. The Amercan people are going to need 1t, and need 1t badly
 Most of the candidates who have thus far n0unced themselves, Democrats and Republicans alike inadequate, in view of the issues that the next President must meet. that their aspirations are little short of ridiculous Men who have no conception whatever of what Is going in the world and no nding of the problems that must be met boldly offering themselves for office for which even the best mind and the strongest talents are hail ileIy1 Adequate D.. . .JOf aa5 the men whose names have been men, ie1kd. The World believes that Mir. Hoover alone
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