Milford chronicle., 1928-09-14
THE POLITICAL PARADE

Washington, D. c., Sept. 6.-The
return of Mr.. Hoover to Washington
/ is not expected to terminate his
campaign touring by any means. A
number of cities are clamoring for
visits, and while the Republican
nominee has accepted no invitations,
he is known to be considering sew
eral speaking trips.
Reports from New York regarding
the uncertainty of the Democratic
candidate about a countrywide
speaking tour indicate that the final
decision in that case is also up to
Mr.. Hoover. If he decides to make
number of speeches in the east
and the border states, his rival may
be expected to do likewise. Some
how this campaign seems to pivot
around Herbert Hoover.
Another indication of Herbert
Hoover's capacity to rise to any oc-
casiOn is found IN the evidence of a
nationwide desire to hear more
from him. There was a time, not so
long ago, when some of his closest !
friends thought that Mr.. Hoover's |
comparative inexperience as a polit-
ical speaker would prove a severe
handicap in a national campaign. |
The first two samples of his oratory |
have created a tremendous demand, |
and that is usually the best test of |
worth for any product.
With both acceptance speeches
part of the campaign record, Her.
bert Hoover offers agriculture a de-
finite program for working out of
its marketing difficulties, while
Governor Smith reviews what the
party has already done
and promises that he will do some
thing else, but he gives no idea of
what that will be.
HoOver's ability to solve puzzling
problems dates back some time, ac-
cOrding to those who attended col
lege with him at Stanford Univer-
5ity thirty-odd years ago. Professor
Henry Davidson Sheldon, who was
Dne of them, recalls the nominees
election to the first political office
he ever held, that of treasurer of
he student body.
GAS treasurer" says Professor
Sheldon, Hoover worked out an eff
icient financial system, which en-
lbled the student body to rid itself
If debt and stand on it's own feet.
Before he took charge, the various
lthletic teams and the Glee Club
lad been fast losing money, but he
)ut them on paying basis in a
hort time"
Another Old-line Democratic news
,aper, the Chattanooga News, has {
that it will support Hoo
er and Curtis.
Party loyalty is dual matter"
ays the News. "The candidate I
nust be loyal to party PRINCIPLES in
rider to expect the loyalty of party
1embers. Governor Smith has
Onspicuously transgressed the
arty platform and Democrats as
roh can he under no further obli-
alton to him."
Cooperation in improving the :
lrmer's condition may as we'll be- I
in at the top. The election of l
Loover and Curtis will put agricul- 9
lTal relief up to the man who has
worked out a number
( the greatest administrative prob .
ans of his generation, has helped
usiness save billions every year
trough new methods of eliminating
'aste and simplifying production
avings which were shared with
who gave the farm
RS the greatest era of prosperity in
leir history. And he will be Sec
nded by Senator Charles Curtis
'e man who has helped solve the
legislative problems Of
le last 33 years, and knows how to
andle Congress as well as any man
l history.
One section of the Democratic
latform which the nominee of that
arty does stand by is that dealing
18th the tariff. 1t is worth noting
lat neither in the platform nor the
mith acceptance speech, however.
pes the word protective ap-
ear. There are many who question
neither the new pot-pourrf of prom
es offered by the Democrats in the
riff plank can ever be as beneficial
the nation as the Republican pro-
ctive tariff policy has proved for
e last seventy years.