The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-08
SENSIBLE HOOVER ARGUMENT

10 VOte anu i've WIN lle IeBuidi ,
cannot be censured for that Nova.
days we hear a democrat preface his
ITemarks about Hoover with that
statement occasionally when such
conscientious objetor wants to be
doubly sure the man he votes for is
a democrat. He cannot be condemned
harshly and in hair-pulling style for
that.
But let us argue coolly about Hoov-
er "A little more. We have said we
wanted him-that with Hoover we
can win. Now, a word about party af-
filiation or the lack of it, for this is
the burden Of all the argument about
Hoover.
Herbert Hoover may never have
voted "A democratic ticket in his life,
but likewise he has never voted "A re-
publican ticket in his life--so far as
anybody knows who has spoken out
about him. He may never have claim
cd in previaus years democratic al
lignment He claims no party organi-
zaton at all,
But he has endorsed a democratic
administration and a democratic con.
gress. He has approved in no mcer
tain terms what they have done. That
is really far more than some of the
hair-pulling democrats have done. Talk
ing about regulars! Would you stall
at his democracy in comparison with
hat of Hoke Smith, Shield. Reed
md that type?
TThe New York World reminds us
that Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
who is the real leader of the republi
aan party in so far as it has leader
has issued the following edict in re-
gard to Herbert G.. Hoover:
Herbert Hoover could never be
considered by Republican con.
vention as fitting candidate for
the presidential nomination. Mr..
Hoover is an adherent of the Will
son end of the Democratic party.
Any good Republican can be nomi-
mated for president; but Mr.
Hoover is neither a good nor a
bad Republican He. is no Repub-
lican at all
Senator Fenrose will have more toI
20 with the selection of the Republi-
can candidate for president than any
ther man, and his arbitrary eXclu-
ion of Mr.. Hoover moves the Phila-
lelpha Public Ledger. a Republican
newspaper, to ask;
Why are the Republican staff
officers driving Herbert Hoover
into the Democratic party?
Why are they presenting a dis
credited Democracy with its one
chance of winning the election?
OF course, the reader will see how
readily Penrose credits Hoover with
having been an adherent of the will
son end" of the democratic party.
What we want the reader to see is
that Hoover was one of the big men
who helped to make that "discredit-
I'd democracy with Hoover in the
lead. ii will he possible to show the
republicans haw much the crowd
Hoover worked with during the war
and after the war is really discredited.
The Wilson end" is the democratic
party The Reeds and that type of
democrat have done little to injure
the real strength of the party. In
Georgia there is such call for
Hoover as to indicate already that
this state is verify largely of one
mind. The Wilson end" Te Ho0verI
nd. and few other ends of the
voting element will reveal amazing
strength when it comes time to show
the republican party just how much
the democrats are discredited.
Republican leader. Penrose credits
Hoover with having lived with the
democrats a suffiient time 10 remain
! democrat In that he is absolutely
correct.