Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-21

ships of labor" in the Judgment of {,
| New York Evening World (indepcr'
ent) while the Fort Worth Star-Telc-
| gram independent Democratic), apply
| ing q similar test to Mr. Hoovers at
! titude, states: with his customaiy
precision he has disposed Of the lsbo,
phase of the campaign. He likely viii
not refer to labor again in the cam
paign, unless he is forced to do -
Yet, at the risk of his displeas
ure, many hardminded workers will b
disposed to ask few questions"
The respective attitudes of the rive
candidates. as revealed this week, in
spires the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette IRE
publicanD to remark The plans OF
both candidates promise real discus
sion of the issues by the principals. That
is campaigning at its best" The Spring.
field Republican independently finds In
the Hoover speech that "partiSanship
in economic discussion is reduced to
minimum" although he opened his ad-
dress with a statement highly colored
with partiSanShip.' That paper empha-
sizes certain points with the declaration:
THE Republican party does not promise
the abolition of poverty. Nor does Mr..
Hoover. 1t is simply worth noting that
in the year of our Lord 1923 and in the
l53d year Of our independence. Re-
publican candidate for the presidency
has the vision of it."
Less enthusiastic is the thought Of the
New York Times independently And
in this year of topsy-turvy politics, Moth
ing Is more probable than that thou
sands of people will go into kind oil
rapture over Mr.. Hoover's display OF sta
tistical and economic authority and de-
clare that it shows him to be Just the
at ho cTe9t.
est business government in the world
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Cnde-
pendent Democratic) points to subjects
omitted from the speech. with emphasis
upon merchant marine and prohibition.
The Raleigh News and Observer
CDemocratic) SAYS: He goes ahead as
if there were no unemployment in
America. though everybody else knows
there are IN the neigfborhood OF three
million workingmen looking in vain for
full and stable employment The
Baltimore Evening sun Independent
Democratic) denies the accuracy OF Mr..
Hoover's figures on unemployment.
y
Commentator of Mr.. Hoover's views
in favor of immigration restriction is
given by the Oklahoma City Times lin
dependent and Cincinnati Times-Star
(Republican). The Kansas City Jour-
nal-Post independent Republican, in
dorses the Joining of this policy with
tariff protection and reduction Of sea-
sonal unemployment as outstanding
benefits to labor
The plea that national wisdom is OPP
posed to a change in administrative poll
icies is extensively discussed. The In
dianapoliS News independently recog-
N fr11fh &C
he saw it in the simplest and most I'M
oratorical way" and that his plea was
the old one of leave we'll enough alone"
while the Springfield Union (Repub-
lican) contends that the voters ARE de-
termined that the basis of their present
standard OF living shall not be de-
stroyed."
The New York Sun independent
halls 'dignified appeal to the very hu-
man belief that the material things of
life are too valuable to risk through q
change in political management snd
the Jersey City Journal Republican
independently on this point sees "a TAX
TO every man or woman who earns his
or her daily bread. and to every man or
woman who would continue the pros
perlty this country Is now enjoying.
while the Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle Republican, advises: "A
change of administration would involve
changes in policy and from any sane
standpoint would be hazardous expert
ment for business. industry and labor
The Hartford Courant Gndcpenden
Republican, says: we have traveIc
far. and we shall go much farther .
we have the good sense to continue tn
policies that have made for prosperii
and stability
Challenging this posifiOn the ;S7rok
lyn Eagle independently insists: "Th
speech will doubtless serve the purposc
OF campaign which. If the premises O
Republican wisdom and achievement
are admitted runs TO the inevitab'
conclusion that there must never b.
change in the control OF national al
fairs
The Chicago Daily News Gndepend
enD Is critical on the theory of for
eign trade. stating: Mr.. Hoover hs
yet to reconcile his advocacy of hig'
protection and effective prevention
foreign competition with his equal
advocacy and his past assicu
Gus cultivation of foreign trade. II
to be hoped that he will devote an ad
dress to the subject of trade balances
Visible and invisible. means of getting
payment for the country's growing ex
ports. and the relation of high protec-
ton to foreign commerce"
Holding that Mr. Hoover believes In
he strong" the Charleston News an,
Courier tDemocratfc) offers the iudC-
nent: He thinks that the great and
noble. the masters of finance and in
dustry. Will take benevolent care Of
everybody so long as the Government:
hall make and enforce laws giving TO
hem power and privileges"