The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
HOOVER SCORES
DEMOCRAT RULE
Blames Party for Holding Up
Peace by Forcing Treaty
Without Reservations.
MUST PAY THE PENALTY
Ex-FO0d Controller Gives Rea-
sons for Active Support
of Harding.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. s.-Herbert
Hoover, who served as Food Admins
traitor during the war. having unusual
opportunity to be in touch with the
mode of thought and action of Presi-
dent Wilson, who appointed him,
swung into line with those who are
actively supporting Senator Harding,
when he spoke to-day before the CO.
lumbia Club.
Party responsibility, Mr.. Hoover
said, was the major issue. A party
having failed In statesmanship, hav-
Ing failed to carry out its promises,
should be retired. The present Ad-
ministration since the armistice had
failed by all tests; the Solemn refer
endum" was on that rather than on
the league, he said.
The Democrats should not have held
up the peace Of the world. They should
have accepted the treaty with reser-
vatons. and gone to the country on
the question OF correcting them, If
they deemed 1t necessary.
MT. Hoover declared that IL the Re-
publican party failed to provide peace
on terms that established organized
international association to prevent
war. 1t should pay TO public opinion
the same penalty that is now de-.
manded from the Democratic party.
Party Responsibility the Issue.
Mr.. Hoover said:
There Is In this election an over
riding issue OF which the Questions of
the league or e league, or a tariff
Tor protection or a tariff for revenue
are but a part. The major Issue to-day
ana for the future OF our country Is
party responsibility. am convinced
that underneath all this discussion the
American people are raising a most fun
damental question on our form OF gov
ernment, and that Is the conduct and
responsibility of political parties. Not
since 1860 has there been such a loose
ness OF party ties, such lack of conf
dence In party machinery and methods.
such searching scrutiny of party
promises and purposes.
The Democratic party has failed In
party has made certain definite prom
ises TO the country II II be placed In
government. The question at issue Is:
Shall the political parties be made to
assume responsibility for their actions
and promises. both now and In the
future?
"Our form OF government is based
upon the expression through the ballot
OF the Will OF the majority. Although
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them. we have found by practical expert
ence over our entire national life that
we can only give this expression through
Darty organization. This political need
goes deeper than American experience.
Promises Must De Kept.
The ability to change the Govern
rent and its policies by organized polit-
tcal parties, giving an opportunity to
the voice of the majority, is the substi-
tute Democracy has discovered or orderly
change for the violence OF revolution.
Therefore as ours Is Government
that must be based on parties it is fun
damental that when a party fails In
statesmanship or falls to carry out It's
promises IL must accept the paugl.es 4
that failure Y should 30 retired 'he'
It's LEAD rsliip MAJ De reformed This
Is the real issue and Is immensely moro
deeply seated than superficial partisan
ship.
NO more dangerous thing can como
to US than such a failure OF our great
parties as will create a field for third
party growth. II we are TO sustain party.
government. II wo are TO keep two DOM
inant parties in the field. our parties
when In power must carry out their
promises. must succeed In efficient gov
ernment. must find solution for national
difficultios. must march in progress with
the times, must represent the will of the
majority.
IL believe that since the armlstice
the present Administration has made
failure by all the tests that we can
apply. No man would be so narrow
AS TO condemn the patriotism of one
half of his countrymen. a large part
OF the men who have supported the
Democratic party have no direct
responsibility for tho failure Of it's lead
ers. Nor would ! condemn all the acts
OF It's officials. They are mon OF high
character and motives. These should
not be matters of personalities for the
elevation OF personalities to the rank
OF issues ia the negatlon OF clear think
ing. hut X we are to maintain and
sustain party government, IL we are to
hold through this our only means Of
expression to the will OF the majority.
any party that fails as n party should
and must be retired from Office
scores Democratic Party.
Tn supreme national crisis. such
as we have Just passed through. even
party government should be laid aside.
The Republican party recognized this
promptly and gave its unqualified sup
port TO the Government srom our decia-
ration OF war up TO It's victorious con-
clusion. But with victory accomplished,
the leaders of the Democratic party,
disregardlng this cooperation. decided
10 ignore one-haif the people OF the
United States and to make peace alone.
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