Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
SM|TH|DEAL CHOICE,
SAYS ROOSEVELT
Has Ability to Make Record,
He Says. in Nominating
Speech.

E. smith last night: - =. $500,
~ come for the third time to urg
,,v,o,, = convention of my party IN
nomination of the governor OF the Tta ,'
Of New York. The faith Wfich l ne Is
7 sim hold. II has been lnsVln I.',,, ~
the achievement, Ihe NIiuIg 80 NJ,
,ov has learned the measure o. iA'
greatness. .-..,. ,.,,rs ,,is ever,
at has been under the searchilgh
frier6 and foe and he has not peer
Sa,,,S WaDtinc. Slowly. surely. the
,,ro,er understanding Of tins man M
rsoS from coast to coast, from NOT y
- Soutl, Most noteworthy IS tiliS aaD,
+haf she understanding OF nus s1asG,'
has been spread by no palo pEogas@ atIcn,
Nv M effort on his part 10 90 o'1lea
oy Iio $3.50 l,is time. his head and MS
, 80 - the duties of his high once
.S TIC welfare of the State. hlS Iilos'
observation-disclosures opponent Will nor oel'S
80 ~ has achieved an unpreCeoe1it,'Ssu
..a~,,,,srit,r among the people OF tillS
F..,.t,-, He is we'll called IN patti
s,,ser tn the open road for al True
lovers Of humanity. ,,..s .k,,. T
,sTt is however. not my oeileA , no .
shouid urge popularity as tne cIL'e III, III
n making our choice. n hlsn4 eret
-..io,, falls upon us. we must, AZ ~
r,sls sure that our nominee pos
=. a' the unusual qualifications calie9
e. hv the high Office Of PreSloenb w
49, rrv,ite6 states. Mere party en-
s;o,.rv must be SuhseTVleFlt 10
p.t,orsi rood. We are Americans even
before We are Democrats.
What Sort Is Needed.
..u-,,st sort Of President do we need
.s,.a nan take It. who has tour
go characteristics. every one OF thein
=, essential TO the Office. tlfSI Oh az
s.aSa~sl,;r, articulate. yIr1le Wiling 70
tsar responsibility. needing no oIllc .,s
a,eat,eey,a,. 70 interpret the oIacle,
go sy1e~ience that does not guess
~. Knows from long practice tlIe
sc;snce of governing. when Is aer5
Siaerent thing from mere teeLhia .is.
bureau organizing. Tnen hones.ss co,,~
I,onestv that hates hypocFacy an .a ~
not live with coneealnleIle o1. .S..s+ vital
sTaet and in this time, most WA e.
49, ~era ability to make popular Wv
-.-.s,o+ function as il was lntehoeu ~
e. +1.a FATHERS. 10 reverse the preseIls
tnz5 +cxrard apathy and arouse III va, -,
.;tigersfair an active interest," :" a.
s-.a-- - -esss,,rne its share OF respOii-
lsss,;,1, Ear the Nations progress. %
go. ~, u,p have once more a govern
went not Just for the people o"' W
the peonle also. r,,~a,ca
ssEzistorv gives US connoehe assU4 49,. go
that man who has olspiaseo C+a+e
Qualities as a great governor OF 2 So 90,
s.a@ snva~iablv carried them with hlIl
=. Iecor,e 4 great President. LOOK oa ,
- eur Tst of Presidents since tIls
49, ,et1ree, the states, when our faplu
-,tS, made our Nations business an
ss---,ort;s task. Who stand out as ouL
s--aet presidents? New York gave 20 ss
E~e,,.- cleveland. teaching IN Aioany
t-et nub1ic once is a puohc uuss'
--neodore Roosevelt, preacnlng eI,e va
+-sne of the square deal ioI al. .t.at
rinis and New Jersey saNe ~ ,,stiorx
r,:o,,eer of fellowship between ha'AoAA0'
p.-i4- ,~s.t leader. woodrow wilson.
Measuring Present Governor.
.r.t =. measure our present governor
=, .i,ose standards. Personal leadership
= y SAt f,,rdarental of successful govern
-.s-t do not mean the leaoeIsLlp
- tle band Of good fellows anu go
srhemers who followed PTesloen1 fa@ ..t,,
Ing nor the purely periancoohs :,
i.+s.tt~- which has part OF the TIME ~
.9s ~ tre country sustained the pres
- chief Executive mean tnat leau-
.-r,Sre which by sheer force OF nlhu,
- rs,aiv Of unanswerable logic hds
s.-o,,r,9t friends and foes alike TO enact
yitaIly needed measures OF government
1sa LUZ - xtanchest political adversaries
eoncede the governors unique al ~. u.i
raraileled record OF constr N 49,
scl,jevenent in the total reoIg - ~
Of the machinery OF goVeTLnienst' c,otc
s-.,xs-,e<S-JEke management OF Stale
e~arce IN the enactment OF a legloia-
4s,-s ,1rn-~arn for the protectlon OF men,
80 srsd children engaged in INDUS
49, IN 4F1e Improvement Of the punllc
,asss.b ard in the attainment Of lne
@~sr. standard of public service IN Inc
;rte~est Of humanity. This ne mas az
roynpiished by personality OF FiDLa s.I.
raany sided appeal, which mas Ii'.
along with il a Legislature o. q uAi40'S'''
political falin' ..s. a1o,e tho
ysersahIicsr controlled Congress Of the
TTy5jted state repeatedly passed I'M
,,or+ar9f bslls over the veto OF he-
publican President During eight years
- Afosrv the wisdom Of every veto
~ Democratic governor mas oeeh
a,s.taired bv a Republican Legislature.
In the same way the fitness OF ms
suDointments has been recognized ano
confirmed without exception og q llos-
tie Republican State Senate, Wiaeie "a
. friendly Federal Senate mas on &C
rasior after occasion rejected the noIIli-
rgtions sent IN by its titular parry
leader.
Experience Called Need.
.-y-,s second great need Is experience.
n this j refer not merely to length 0!
tssv,e In ONCE mean that practical
UNDERSTANDING which comes from the
long and thoughtful study OF ana
daiIv dealings with the basic principles
involved in The science Of taxation
~ social welfare Of industrial legs
lation. Of governmental budgets and ad-
nlnistratiOn u pen0IOgy Of legislative
procedure and practice, VI constitution
Il Law III al these matters the GOV
ernor 0f New YORK has developed INTO
an expert. recognized and consulted by
men and women 81 all parties. In any
conference Of scholars On these SUD-
}ects he takes his place naturally as
trained ard efficient specialist.
He also p0sses8es that most unusual
quality u selecting appointees not oniy
skilled IN the theoretical SIDE Of thelr
work, nuf able ~ give the highest ad~
YrinigtrztfTe success 70 thsiT task. ne
high standard 81 the app0ln,ees q the
governor. their integrity. their ablhlH,
has mace strong appeal ~ the citizens
~ his state urban and rural regard
less q PARTY ] add rural ad"3aedlS
for each succeeding guberns'Drlal cleo
ton has shown fof him efer greater
proportional gains IN the agricultural
sections than in the large communities
As one who served his State IN the
legislature Of which this governor was
then also member. and VINO later for
nearly eight years held an admlnAlfa-
tive post under President Wilson az
Washington. ! can beaF witness th3t the
problems which confront the Governor
u New York and those national PROB
lens which confront the President al
Washington differ chiefly Ia geographic