Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-09
WILL VOTE FOR
PARTY BACKING
NATIONS LEAGUE
STATEMENT SAYS
Former Food Controller Sets
at Rest All Rumors That
He is in Race for Chief
Executive of Nation.
DOES NOT DIVULGE
PARTY AFFILlATl0N
If the Treaty is a Campaign
Issue, He viii Support the
Fact, With Certain Clar-
flying Reservations.

laY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiFEl
New York, Feb. S.-Herbert
Hoover tonight issued 4 statement
defining his attitude toward the
presidency He announced that he
is not a candidate for the nomina-
ton and that no one Is authorized
&c speak for him politically. IL
the league of nations Is made an
issue in the election he says he VIII
vote for the party that stands for
the league. In response TO re-
Guests that he declare allegiance
to either one or the other of the
great political parties Mr., Hoover
said he will wait until it more DEF
initely appears what the party
managers stand for and will 'eX-
ercise a prerogative of American
citizenship and decline to pledge
nv vote blindfold." His statement
follows:
an order to answer large
number of questions al at once let
me emphasize that I have taken u
cay off from the industrial con-
ference in Washington to come to
New York solely to attend to press
ing matters in connection with Eu-
ropean childrens relief. ! want to
saw again: / have not sought, and
am not seeking, the presidency.
am not a candidate, / have no or
canization.' No one is authorized
TO speak for me politically.
GAS an American citizen by birth
and of long once scrv. J am natur-
ally deeply Interested in the pres
ent critical situation. My sincere
and only political desire is that one
or both of the great political par
ties will approach the vital issues
which have grown out of the war
and are new, with a clear purpose
looking to the welfare of our peo-
pIe and that candidates capable of
carving out this work should be
nominated.
SIf the treaty goes over to the
presidential election with any res-
rryatlons necessary TO clarity the
worlds mind that there can DC no
infringement of the safeguards
provided by our constitution. ana
o,,r nations old traditions), then |
rust vote for the party that STANDS
for the league. With 1t, there Is
hope not only Of the prevention OF
war. but also that we can safely
economiZe in military polcles.
There is hope of earlier return or
confidence in the economic recon-
struction of this world. | could
not vote with a party If it were
dominated by groups who seek 10
set aside our constitutional guar
antees for free speech or free rep
resentation, who hope to re-estab-
lish control of the government Tor
profit and privilege. | could not
vote with a party If II were domi-
rated by groups who hope for any
form of socialism, whether it be
naturalization of industry or other
destruction of individual initiative.
Both these extremes. camouflaged
or open, are active enough in the
country today. Neither of the |
nominations would enable those |
constructive economic policies that
will get us down from the unsound
economic practices which of ne
cessity grew out of the war, nor
would they secure the good will to |
production in our farmers and
workers or maintain the initiative |
of our business men. The issues |
look forward. nor backward.
"I do not believe in more than
two great parties. Otherwise com
binations of groups could, as in |
Europe, create a minority rule. /
do believe in party organization to
support great ideals and to carry
great issues and consistent policies.
Nor can any one man dictate the
issues of great parties. II appears
to me that the hope of a great
majority of our citizens in con-
fronting this new period in Amer
lean life is. that the great parties
will take positive stands on the
many issues that confront us, and
will select men whose character
and associations will guarantee
their pledges.
II am being urged by peo-
pie i'm both parties to declare