The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-11-01


over the entire country demanded his nomination.
Gov. Smiths political career has been meteoric.
Born of poor parents and raised in New York Citys
east Siie" his is striking demonstration
that opportunities for the lad of poor surroundings
still exist in this great land Sponsored by the Tam
many organization of New York he reached the apex
of political power in the Empire state Before he
was first elected Governor of New York two terms
was the limit for any man to serve He has been
elected four times His political strength has never
been in Rural New York but with the large centers
of population.
Herbert Hoover, the of blacksmith, was
born at West Branch, Iowa. His parents died while
he was youngster and he was placed in charge of
relatives. An incessant desire for education
caused him to work his way through High School and
University. AS mining engineer he is recognized
as one of the very outstanding men in this profes-
sion in the entire world. He first into promi-
nence shortly after the breaking of the World
War when he took charge of the tremendous task
of feeding the starving Begians. When the United
States entered the he became food administrat-
and through his wise and patriotic administration
suffering humanity was fed and the American farm
er was protected in spite of the demands of Presi
dent Wilson'S cabinet that the price of foodstufs
be reduced
Mr.. Smith is practical politician versed in
all the clever tricks of the trade Mr.. Hoover, as
Secretary of Commerce for the past and
onehalf years. has shown himself to be real states
man and administrator. A little year ago he
was the man of the hour when the South was dew
astated by the flood of the Mississippi in the South
In his speech of acceptance Mr.. Hoover came
out squarely for the strict enforcement and
tinuance of the 18th amendment. Adequate and
practical farm relief has been IA vexed problem
since the price defation following the war. Mr..
Hoover is specialist in solving vexed problems. In
his speech of acceptance he outlined three plans for
the solution of the farm problem. LAST Friday ha
announced that if he is elected President he would
convene Congress in special session very shortly af
ter his Inauguration March A. to solve the agricul
tural question
There has been much camouflaging of the real
issues of the campaign, but, in the last analysis
tariff is the issue. Mr.. Hoover stands for an in
creased tariff all farm products. In his accept
ance speech Gov Smith stated that the Underwood
tariff passed by Democratic congress in 1913 rep
resented his idea of tariff regulation. The Houston
convention declared for competitive eariff 1t will
be recalled that the Underwood bill placed practical
ly everything the Northwestern farmer raised the
free list Butter, under the Underwood bil carried
a duty of 21a cents per pound.
The breaking out of the World War in 1914
full effects of the Underwood bill was not felt by
the American farmer until after the close of the
Republican congress passed emergency
tariff bill increasing the duties on farm products
but the measure was vetoed by President Wilson.
Following the election of President Harding
the Republican Congress in 1921 passed the Ford
ney-McCumber bill which increased duties on farm
products. The duty butter increased from
2h to cents per pound, and in 1926 this duty
increased to IL cents per pound 1t is not claiming
too much to say that the farmers tributary to
Sauk Centre have materially benefited by this in
creased tariff upon the main product of their farm
In his recent address Gov Smith has stated
that if he is elected the tariff will not be molested
The President has nothing to do with the making of
the tariff All tariff formulated by the
Ways and Means committee of the lower house of
Congress. The only action the President take
tariff bill is to either sign or veto when the
measure comes to him. The Democratic party
has always been low tariff party.
During Grover Cleveland's first term 1884
1888, times were not bad. It was impossible for
the Democratic tariff idea to be put into action as
one branch the other of Congress was Republi-
during the entire period of this administration
With his reelection in 1892 majority in both
branches of Congress. Democracys idea of tariff
making was carried out and the country suffered
the greatest depression in the past SO years.
Never since they have been given the right of
suffrage have the women of America taken such an
active interest in politics The Herald is firmly
vnced that the great majority of women of the land
are for Hoover They are bone dry and the hu-
manity of Mr.. Hoover during the World War made
lasting impression upon their hearts
The Herald confidently expects the election
of Hoover and Curtis by the American people next
Tuesday. People may discount the straw vote TAX
en- by the Literary Digest We first began to follow
this vote in 1916, and it has since true to FORM
-Four years ago the Digest in its final analysis came
within per cent of the vote Mr. Coolidge would
receive and within electoral vote.
The Herald has maintained that Minnesota
would give Hoover and Curtis the usual Republican
majority
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