The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-15
Power, Hoover, and the World
GFrom the New York telegram


Our good friends on the New York World grieved
recently to the extent of about column over the
state of the scripps- Howard soul. The Telegram
believes The Worlds grief was sincere, though mis-
directed.
The Telegram mas no disposition to shoot the
oiano PLAYER" It realizes that The World "is doing
the best it can" under the handicap of having
adopted as it's own for better or for worse, both
candidate and party.
The Telegram and the Scripps Howard newspapers,
being independent in fact well in claim, neither
have adopted nor been adopted by any candidate or
any party. They declared for Herbert Hoover as
their first choice for President in January He still is
their first choice, for the same reason today that
governed their decision then.
AS then stated they believe him the best equipped
man in the United States to be PreSdent-by reason
of his character training, experience, and cosmopoh
tan outlook on national and international problems
we were for Hoover in January because it was
necessary to get him nominated. We are for him
today because it is necessary to get him elected before
he can bring to the presidency the boon OF his ex-
ecutve and constructive geniusthe genius that has
rescued whole nations from starvation, has fouted
famine and converted an obscure and ineffective
cabinet bureau into arm of the government SO
remarkable in its results as to envsion whole new
commercial and social era for America.
Throughout this campaign the Scripps- Howard
newspapers have believed with Hoover some of the
time We have believed in him all the time.
Throughout his term in the White House-which
by the way will begin March 4, 1929-We expect
to disagree with him and oppose him frequently. We
do not expect to distrust hinl-ever
Now word about power, over which The World
feels we are about to lose our souor at least get
all scuffed up
So far as we can tell from their completely
Smithized editorials, friends on The World are
striving just sincerely as are the Scripps- Howard
newspapers for solution of the power problem that
will have as it's objective the greatest good to the
greatest number of our citizens. :
The great difference between contemporary
and ourselves is that The World, while Justify re-
asserting its independence swallows its somewhat
unhappy warriors power panacea, hook, line and
sinker What The Worlds candiadte says as to power
or any other subjects right per Sc and must be
accepted by the world as Holy Writ.
Now the Scripps- Howard newspapers have not
swallowed Mr.. Hoover's power program. We may or
may not decide it to be the best plan offered But
while we are keeping minds open On the Hoover
suggestions we are certain that we not going to
rush in without any reservations whatsoever for the
Smith pan-especially in view of the surprising en-
thusiasm for that plan evidenced by the Owen D.
Youngs the Bradys and the Ryans, whose interests,
to say the least hardly identical with the interests
of the ordinary citizen, whose welfare both The World
and the Telegram like to feel they are championng
Scripps- Howard papers have and will continue
to fight for government ownership and operation of
those major power professionalism government
ownership and operation are distinctly called for
such as Muscle Shoals and Boulder Daln.
We are no fanatical proponents of government
competition with all lines of private industry but
do believe that within the next generation power is
going to play so important part in the lives Of our
people in all walks of life that we should have an
opportunity such would be offered at Muscle
Shoals for comparison of costs under government
ownership on the one hand and private ownership,