The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-26
HOOVER INVADES new YORK:
DEGREES SOCIALISTIC TREND
Claims Democrats Have Abandoned the Tenets of
Their Own Party in Proposing to Thrust Govern
ment into Business Life of Nation

0eby ul6uI tOlu LII OuS III mdulSOI
Square garden that a series O.
proposals had been advanced into
the campaign which would be E
!. long step toward overturning the
principles Of government upon
(which the nation had grown great
Referring specifically to prohibi
tson, farm relief and electrical
power, the republican presidential
candidate asserted that because
the country "is faced with difficul.
ty and doubt" on these problems
"our opponents propose that we
must thrust government long
way into the businesses which
give rise to these problems"
''In effect, they abandon the
tenets Of their own party and turn
to state socialism as solution
for the difficulties presented by
all three" he said. 'Tt is propos-
ed that we shall change from pro-
hibition to the state purchase and
sale of liquor. If their agricultural
relief program means anything, it
means that the government shall
directly or indirectly buy and sell
and fix prices of agricultural pro-
ducts. And we are to go into the
hydroelectric power business. In
other words, we are confronted
with huge program of govern
ment in business"
Objections Remain
Opposing this program in vigor
Gus language, Hoover declared
that even if governmental con-
duct of business could give us
more efficiency instead of less
efficiency, the fundamental objec-
tion to it would remain unaltered
and unabated"
1T would destroy political equal
ity," he said "It would increase |
rather than decrease abuse and |
corruption. 1t would stifle initia- |
tive and invention. 1t would un-
dermine the development of lead
ership 1t would cramp and Grip
pie the mental and spiritual ener-
gies of our people 1t would extin-
guish equality and opportunity. 1t
would dry up the spirit of liberty
and progress.
For these reasons primarily it
must be resisted. For a hundred
and fifty years liberalism has
found it's true spirit in the Amer
ican system not in the European I
systems. I
81 do not wish to be misunder-
stood in this statement | am de- t
lining a general policy It does {
lot mean that our government is {
o part with one iota of it's nation |
i resources without complete pro- s
ection to the public interest. | v
ave already stated that where the t
government is engaged in public
works. for purposes of flood con-
rol, or navigation, of irrigation, of
cientific research or national de-
ense, or in pioneering new art,
will at times necessarily pro-
uce power or commodities as
y-product But they must be
y-product of the major purpose,
OF the major purpose itself. e.
No Domination p
"Nor do / wish to be misinter- tt
reted as believing that the Unit rt
/ States is free-for-all and devil 81
ke-the-hindmost The very es- C;
snce of equality of opportunity ii
ld of America individualism is it
lat there shall be no domination al
7 any group or combination in VI
e republic, whether it be bust in
,ss or political. On the contrary, al
demands economic justice as sc
ell as political and social JUS r.
,e." at
The republican standard bearer nj
planned that he felt deeply on tn
is subject because during the
ar he had some practical exper- 4
ice with governmental operation
d control adding that he had wit
ssed not only at home but
road the many failures of gov
nment in business. Vi
II have seen it's tyrannies, it's ~
Justices, it's distinctions of self NV
vernment, its undermining of III
2 very instincts which carry our III
ople for ward to progress" he 10
d. Il have witnessed the lack 1al
advance, the lowered standards 70
living, the depressed spirits of so'
)ple working under such sys- tlo
n qu
My objective is based not upon $1'
,ory or upon a failure to recog-
e wrong or abuse, but l know
adoption of such methods
Md strike at the very roots of ur'
lerican life and would destroy Lev
very basis of American pro- SUI
eo un(
Can Solve Problems a.
Our people have the right to lni
wv whether we can continue to u"t
We our great problems without ua'
ndonment of our American cai
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