The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-08-09

II HE pre-conyention days are past. The CONVEX
tons have been held. Herbert Hoover Of Cali
fornia and Curtis of Kansas are the republican
candidates. Alfred Emanuel Smith of New York and
Robinson of Arkansas are the democratic candidates
The American people are coming now seriously
to consider which of the two-Herbert Hoover or
Alfred Emanuel smith-they desire for president Of
the United States.
Serious consideration sometimes may not be given
to the selection of man as mayor of city or even
as governor of state and there may be IN such
elections purely local conditions that determine
choice but the selection of president of the United
States always IS and rightly should be matter OF
more serious consideration because it is at the
greatest honor that the American people confer
on any Of its citizens and it carries with it the
greatest responsibility for the general welfare of
the people of the entire nation The American peo
ple as rule, regardless Of their creed ancestry
and regardless of local minor issues endeavor to
the best of their solemn Judgment to meet this
responsibility and to confer this honor upon the
who in character and ability best measures up to
the stature of their ideal of president of the United
States, and who by reason of his qualifications
best promote the general welfare of the entire
United States.
Proceeding with this point of view participated
in an investigation that recently made We
were actuated in part by letters from and CONVEX
satons with members of the National Historical So
clety and other prominent Americans from many
sections of the country asking us to make certain
that Americans and particularly those of German
descent were not being misled by false and insdious
propaganda. We also actuated in part because
in fact there had been Indications by of the
particular things circulated about Herbert Hoover
and the manner in which they circulated that
we and many other Americans, particularly those
of German, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish descent,
were being misled by false, vicious and insdious
propaganda in somewhat similar manner that prac-
tically all American newspapers, magazines and
writer's (although few have had the courage to ad-
NIT it, and Americans generally in recent years
mlsled, doped, drugged and poisoned by the most
vicious and false propaganda in history. Could it
be that the same foreign propagandists, aided by
those within borders, who got out the war
propaganda or others inspired by their former sue
cess were, again deceiying or misleading and pre-
JUDGING the American people?
Foremost of all Americans who to their ssgrow
know the effects of false and vicious propaganda in
recent years are the Americans of German descent
and they above all others should and will make GER
tain that they III this campaign are not the dupes
and tools Of misleading propagandists.
Americans of German descent constitute approx
mately one-third Of the population of the entire
United States. In the entire Mississippi valley
than so per cent of the population have German
blood in their veins. IN every community they con
stitute a large, law abiding and truly American
element. They have stood for liberty law and order
industry and progress In every line of endeavor
service and sacrifice they have rendered full meas
protectors and builders of America From
the earliest days Of American history obstacle
danger, no duty stayed the step swerveC
the purpose or loyalty of Americans of German
descent in the onward progress Of this great nation
In the early days OF the pioneers, IN the struggles
for independence in the revolutionary PERIOD in thu
dark days of the Civil for the preservation O.
the union-n time of peace war-Amercans OF
German descent have kept step with the flag. II
the Civil more than 100000 Americans of Ger
man descent fought for the union. The cities ant
states in which there is very large vote of Amer
leans of German descent will decide whether Herber
Hoover or Alfred Emanuel Smith shall be the mex
president Oh the United States. This large and de
Gliding vote does not follow alleged leaders SO
cieties organizations. Americans of German