Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-25
HERBERT HOOVER.

Secretary OF Commerce In President
Hardlng's Cabinet.
MIR. Hoover will 20 into tho Cabinet
with a free hand. and will have author
ity to reconstruct his Department along
progressive lines which no sketchcd out
to the President elect n few days ago In
St Augustine. He will make of his
job something more than IL has been I'm
tho past, and will expand the functions
of his department until IT becomes one
Of the most important ones I'm the
| Government.
The Department of Commerce under
Mr.. Hoover's direction. should become
an important link In tho rebuilding of
the worlds civilization. which was torn
} down by war. At present &c is litue
moro than a collection of scientific and
/ statistical bureaus. The average man OF
Afr. Hoover's high capabilities would
/ have hesitated before accepting such
/ post. which 20 many appears 10 be ono
/ OF the most un.mportant In the Cabinet
| But Mr. Hoover showed his large
| calibre. his foresight. and his construc-
tive business vision by taking tho post
| when Mr.. Harding insisted that he was
/ the right man for the right place.
Words describing Mr.. Hoover are super
| duous: his name has been on every
| persons lips in America. and In half
of the old world. at ono time or another.
Hoover's whole lifo has bean refu-
| tntion of tho claim Of half-bnked asita-
tors that man cannot make million
! A- ~ ha
made many, many millions OF dollars.
and tho finger OF suspicion has never
been directed toward him. He is a multi
millionaire whoae life is an open book
Unlike some spotted creatures who will
he associated with the now adminis-
tration. Mr.. Hoover has nothing in his
private lifo or public career TO hide from
the gaze OF the public. lie has been
a gentleman always in the highest
sense OF tho term,
Ry accepting this Cabinet post. Mr..
| Hoover has set an example for wealthy
men in the future TO follow. ono would
be safe In saying that tho average cor
poration could not procure his services
for less than a hundred thousand dol
lars year. The chances are that he
could realize more money than that BY
| continuing his private affairs But he
now will serve his Government for the
next four years on salary which is
mere pittance TO what he has made in
tho past This IL an Indication OF Mr..
Hoover's greatness He goes into the
Cabinet not as some men enter public
service. % sec how much he can get
out OF the Government for himself
and his friends but 20 see how woli
he can serve hts fellow men. and tha
country which gave him the oppor-
tunity OF democracy N hts young man
! hood
His appointment may be taken as an
I Indication that Air Harding possesses
I a little more backbone than tho general
I public has believed II is known that
/ tremendous pressure has been brought
4 70 bear on the President olect 20 keep
Air Hoover out ~ The Cabinet lie is
the last man that the Cid Guard graft
ing politicians wished to see in any
/ post The bald truth uC the matter Is
shat Mir Hoover is an honorable man
as well as an honest man and such
/ person is rarely seen IN Old Guard
circles The bosses Of the party viii not
be able to control Mi Hoover in any
manner lie Will conduct his depart
inent for the benefit Of the business
men OF the country. and not FOR the
welfare OF the ward heelers who at
/ tempted 70 keep him out Of the admins
! tration.
49, -, ~.,,7 if..1. ~b,,.o, 20 .,,-.--,-
/ in stating that Mr. Hoover IS the one
/ man in America who is enincntly fitted
| for the pest which ne has accepted. He
( is not the smsIl-mind politician. worry
/ ing about few votes in this district
/ and that one. He possesses what might
! be termed an international outlook on
/ trade Mr.. Hoover knows his America.
and he knows the business fields or
+ all other great nations. Commerce to
day means foreign commerce. and for
! eign commerce will be bound UP with
( our foreign policies for years 20 come.
/ II must not be forgot that the war
! found US debtor nation. and left US
I a creditor one. The man who occupies
/ this post must know commerce. dornes-
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the point. he must know the attitude
/ Of the group mind Of the nations with
! which this country deals.
+ The regular politicians who partic-
ipate in government affairs not in order
10 serve their country. but so that they
may profit thereby. VIII gnash their
/ teeth because a man Of unimpeachable
integrity has been placed in this post
But the business men Of America, Re
publican and Democratic Will thank
their stars that the new administration
/ is not to be turned over wholly to a
/ group OF exploiters. Neither little poll
| ticians nor big politicians will be able
/ to reach Mr. Hoover. He is the kind Of
man who would sooner lose his right
/ hand than stoop TO the filthy methods
Of some OF the noisorne gentry who par
tIcipate in the nations work. He Will
( be Secretary Of Commerce for the bene-
/ At Of the business men of America, and
not for the politicians e :" Thank
goodness a few men OF the type Of
| Charles E. Hughes and Herbert Hoover
/ are willing to serve their country
WHAT DO OTHERS sAYf
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