Evening star., 1928-10-11

Senator Borah's speeches for the Re-
publican ticket are the subject of hot
partisan debates. Democratic Spokes-
men resent particularly implications
against Gov Smith on account OF his
connection with Tammany Hall, while
on the Republican side great satisfac-
ton is found in the Idaho Senator's
attack on Gov. Smiths attitude toward
the farm problem.
Senator Borah met Gov. Smith upon
a field which the la.Cer had recently
visited, in something of the governors
own caustic manner" says the Madison
Wisconsin State Journal independently +,
referring to the addresses of the two
men at st. Paul, and expressing the
judgment that las far as Wisconsin Is
concerned, no doubt Gov Smiths power
and strength climaxed at the Milwaukee
meeting" That paper holds that Mr..
Borah's speech probably marks the be-
ginning of the recession of the Smith
wave in these Northwest farm States"
"The deflation of farm values, which
the governor charges against the Re-
publican party" according to the Bos-
ton Transcript independently, "Borah
shows to have been the stubborn act
and obsession of the Democratic Sec
retary of the Treasury, against which
distinguished members of his own party
pleaded in vain. Nor did Senator
Borah overlook the fact that Herbert
Hoover would hardly have rendered the
tribute to his cabinet associate of Tea
pot Dome fame which Gov. Smith paid
to Charles F. Murphy when that chief
tain died."
Senator Borah went back several
years into Gov. Smiths farm-relief
views" remarks the Indianapolis News
independently land concluded that he
knew nothing of the subject, was neither
for nor against the McNary- -Haugen
bill, and that the only thing certain
about him was that he promised to
appoint commission. Likewise, in the
waterways problem, the governor pro-
poses to appoint commission of engi-
neers to tell him what to do. Whereat
the Senator remarks that Hoover, as an
engineer and as President, will meet
the requirements of the situation" The
News feels that the Senator cleared up
some of the rubbish Of the campaign" I"
speaking at Minneapolis.
Speaking of corruption, the Cleveland
News independent Republican, says
~plain speaking Is not an attribute OF
Gov. Smith alone" and concludes: I'VE
can heartily agree with Senator Borah
that every Republican is not responsible
for the acts of every other Republican.
and likewise with Democrats. If man
had to get out of his party every time
somebody in it was caught in a dis
graceful act, where could he go after
the first two or three scandals? The
supply of Tammany Hall is also linn
tied to one, and adherents of the gov
ernor might candidly point out that
he simply had to associate himself with
it If he would get on in the Democratic
politics of New York, little as he may
have liked its record"
1t is noted by the Lincoln State
Journal independent Republican, that
in one speech Senator Borah showed
that when the Democrats criticize
Hoover for anything he did during the
war they are criticizing the adminis-
tration of President Wilson, Democrat,
the great war President. Borah and
many of his hearers conclude that the
Democrats had best stick to the issues
of the campaign"
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Replies to Senator Borah's statements
on Tammany and the price of wheat
under the food control act are made
by the Portland Oregon Journal (inde@
pendent). OF the former it says: Hoo
yer appeared before committees of Con-
gress and recommended fixed price
Congress rejected his ideas, believing
the market should remain open. In
the same act it granted licensing power
to the Food Administration. Hoover,
as soon as appointed, turned that
authority to make the minimum price
fixed price," OF the Tammany issue,
the Journal declares: "Tammany was
not Governor of New York for four
terms Tammany has not been put
forward by great political party as its