New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-19


sentiment in his state or whether h
merely represents the caustic dispo
sition OF Moses.
Yet Moses must stand high in tht
estimation OF Hoover if the lattel
is inclined to remember post-cam
paign services. Moses was one of Tho
carly Hoover men. He pledged the
delegation of his state to the nation
al convention when almost all othcl
standpat Republicans were still fol
Coolidge. He was active in the con
vention for Hoover and was chair
man of the notification committee.
Moses has been laboring in vair
so far, however, as Charles Michel
son in the New York World abb.
points out. According to this writer
here is a list of the disappointment
that have come to Moses during the
past campaign and to the present:
He wanted the nomination for the
Vice Presidency. and was ruled out
by Hoover's word that the second
man on the ticket must come from
the Middle West. He wanted to be
Chairman Of the National Commit.
tee, and was stood aside for DR.
Work. He wanted to be Eastern
manager Of the campaign, and Work
announced-and Work never made
an announcement of that sort with
out consultation with the candidate
that there was to be no Eastern
manager. So Moses went through the
campaign, working nightly, with
no title, and no clearly defined field
of action.
He did not disguise his sentiments
a. to DR.. Work, and they labored
apart. Both counciled with Hoover
but never together.
When Hoover was elected. Moses
was mentioned as the probable sue
cessor to Senator Curtis as majority
leader in the Senate. Even then
Hoover showed no sign of favor and
Moses gradually dropped into the
background In that race. which is
apparently going to be won by Sem
ator Watson OF Indiana, who fought
Hoover up to the convention and
said harsher things about him DUR
ing the Indiana primary than did
the Democratic campaigners.
With this background it is not
hard to visualize Moses as pretty
well outside the breastworks during
the coming Administration.
In spite OF all that Moses has
tried to do to further Hoover's
fortunes, there is the unacceptable
conclusion that the two men are
opposites on public questions OF
moment. Hoover has never been an
isolationist; indeed. many voted for
him because they valued his knowl-
edge of foreign affairs. Hoover was
for the League of Nations when
Moses and Lodge were fighting Will
son OH this issue. Hoover has been
for the World Court. and now is for
the multilateral treaty. Moses is
against them all.
Two years hence Moses comes up
for reelection. Nicholson ventures
the opinion that he will fare we'll
that is, be re-elected-because the
people of New Hampshire are rather
proud of their brilliant, cynical
senator" II this is true then it is
more evidence that the people like
their senators or representatives TO
do something" to 'be prominent
in Washington" and this not neces-
arily along lines in conformity with
the popular will. but anything to
raise them above the average. Thus
the people of Idaho re-elect Borah
regardless Of what he ballyhoos
so he ballyhoos: and the
people of Missouri used to re-elect
Reed regardless Of what he stood
for. just so he raised ructions and
advertised the state.
To the people OF New Hampshire
their senior senator gives promise of
being an advertising adjunct. The
majority of Republican voters in
New Hampshire may favor the Cool
idge and Hoover policies. and logi-
cally should oppose any senator who
is Outside the breastworks;" but let
their man be of sufficient stature to
the state throughout the
nation and he can 60 back to WASH
ington till he grows old or dies That
was the case in Massachusetts with
Lodge. who got reelected in the
Bay state at time when prevail
ing opinion was opposed to Lodges
opinions, but Lodge got the reputa-
ton of being a great man regardless
of his opinions.
Democracy works that way be
IL is a part Of human nature TO
recognize political brilIiancy. On the
whole, it is rather a credit to
democracy that this is SO.
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