The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-11
b0RAH PRAISES
Hoover RECORD
AS 4 LEADER
Veteran Senator Finds Candi-
date SinguIary Fitted to Deal
With Present-Day Problems.
PUBLIC SHOWS INTEREST
Biggest Issues Are Agriculture, Con.
servation, Maintenance of Constitu.
ton and Simpification of Govern.
ment.
Bg Senator william E. Borab

IN many respects this is an excep
tional campaign. | have never
4 taken part in a campaign in which
the issues were SO extensive in mum
Der, and at the same time SO serious
in their import.
If the discussions can be kept upon
a level with the issues involved it will
be a campaign worthy of the intelli
gence and patriotism of the great
American electorate. In the cam
paigns of the past we have had our
problems of government, Of human
freedom, great political questions.
We now have our economic problems
and they are no less vital to the hap
piness, and, in my Judgment, to the
freedom of the people, than the IS
sues which have been settled by the
voters in other campaigns.
My feeling is that people look seri
ously upon the issues Of the cam
paign. They feel deeply. There Is
more voluntary political activity than
l have ever seen i'll a campaign. This
interest is a healthy condition of at
fairs,-it is the most gratifying fea
ture thus far of the contest
Voters independent
1t may not be quite orthodox to
say so. but | have also discovered an
independence of thought and action
upon the part of the voters that is
refreshing as we'll as encouraging.
No political party is entitled to win
unless its candidates and their posi-.
lions upon public questions command
the confidence of the majority Of the
electorate. Instead of political
party fearing. it ought to covet the
earnest and sincere initiative upon
the part Of the individual voters rela
tive to public questions.
The Republican party has nomi
mated candidate whose intellectual
and moral equipment, whose years
of arduous things done and achieved,
singularly and especially fit him to
organize and harness these great
economic forces in harmony with
sound business, and, at the same time,
in harmony with the rights OF the
masses.
Born in humble station, acquainted
with adversely, taking his steps SLOW
ly but with a sure purpose. now
master of economic principles ana
theories, an engineering, ORGANIZING
and directing mind, tested at least
under the possibilities of an awful
catastrophe and unheard OF emer
eencies. a humanitarian whose vigil
lance and foresight saved the lives OF
millions-his record and his quail
tications are submitted with conn
dence to the consideration OF the
American electorate.
Outstanding Figure
When the great War closed, SECOND
only to the Commander-in-Chiet anu
to the General in charge of the forces,
the outstanding and impressive figure
was Herbert Hoover. Through his
brilliant, tireless and resourceful
leadership not only were the lighting
forces fed, but countless thousands
of women and children, even across
the fighting lines, were snatched from
the skeleton clutch of famine
A great newspaper of different
political faith, speaking of one, and
only one, of his many performances
during the War, has said: Whatever
Mr.. Hoover may do In improving ouI
own commerce and lettering com
mercial relations in the world today
he may have the consciousness thai
he has written the brightest chapter
that any one man has written in the
history Of the War;"
This was in reference to one maj
ter. There are others. Whether com
posing the war passions of contendins
foes in order that he might be per
mitted TO feed hungry children, o
contending with diplomats and gen
erals for the privilege of passing OF
food to the helpless and the dying, o
setting up the machinery in foreign
land and among a suspicious people
with which to feed daily eleven mil
lion famine.stricken men and women
whether breaking down and CONTROL
ing the war spirit that he might car
for those on the other side of thu
conflict whether finding markets 10
accumulated food products at tn
close of the War, or organizing AM
bringing into marked efficiency
great department of the Government
he has met responsibility with SUPER
confidence and continuing success.
Three presidents have called hin
to great undertakings. Three pres
dents have assigned him to extraol
binary tasks. He did not fail them
venture to believe that the Amer
can people are going to assign hin
to still greater undertaking an
still greater responsibility.
A man with his record, with hi
creed, can safely be entrusted wit
the affairs Of the American people
He possesses that kind of abilit
which rises to meet the emergency
He was clothed with all but auto
cratic power and he did Il abuse i
He was trusted as few men have bee
trusted and he was faithful to tn
trust.