Nogales international., 1928-10-05
Gov. SMITH IS
BETTER FITTED
| TO HEAD NATION
Eminent Republican, Banker
Calls Him Master of Science
Of Government.
HOOVER LACKS DIPLOMACY
AND COURAGE, He SAYS
Jerome Davis Greene, Rockefeller
Associate, One Of Many Proml-
nent Figures Who Repudiate
Party's Candidate.


Describing Governor Smith as
probably the greatest living master
OF the science of governmental re.
organization, Jerome Davis Greene.
the banker who is associated with
John D. Rockefeller in the manage
ment Of the vast Rockefeller busi'
ness and philanthropic Interests.
has declared In letter to the edi-
tor of the New York Times that
he will support the Democratic
! candidate.
Mr.. Greene, a Republican and
Congregationalist, Is director in
! many great corporations and an
officer and member Of many scien-
tific organizations. In his letter,
which was not solicited by the
newspaper nor by any political or
ganization, he comments that Hoo
ver's supporters urge bis election
on the ground Of his administrative
ability. That, he asserta, is an OBJ
vious fallacy.
Pointing out that whatever sue
cess Hoover achieved as food ad-
| ministrator was due, not to courage
| or diplomacy, but to the almost
| autocratic power with which he
had been invested. Mr. Greene con-
| tinues:
"The candid and gallant stand
which Governor Smith has taken
upon the subject OF prohibition by
Federal enactment as an instru'
| ment Of social reform, and the out
| standing Importance of the issue
thus presented, has somewhat OBJ
scured in the public mind his legiti-
mate claim to preference over Mr..
| Hoover In respect to the one quail.
dcation which is urged. with per-
| haps more emphasis and greater
| sincerity than any other. in support
/ Of Mr.. Hoover.
Science Of Government
Many, especially those who live
outside the State OF New York. are
| perhaps unaware OF the fact, known
to all students OF recent advances
IN the science Of governmental or
ganization Ia this country. that
there is probably no man in public
life more familiar with the theory
and recent improved practice OF
that science than the present Gov"
ernor OF the State of New York.
Governor Smith has made q
| record of which the people OF his
State are justly proud. Moreover.
| it is a record made by an avowed
political partisan who has subordi-
mated his political partisanship in
those matters to the higher call OF
loyal citizenship and enlightened
craftsmanship. In so doing, he has
more than once found himself a
willing and welcome collaboration
with like-minded men whose po'
liticai partisanship was hostile to
his own.
''If ali this be Of Tammany, let
US have more Of It."
PhilanthropIst Supports Governor
Another eminent financial figure
who has added his name to the
long list OF leading Republicans to
declare for Governor Smith Is Z.
| S. Hardness, capitalist and philan'
thropist, and one Of the largest
holders of railroad securities IN
America. Sending $4,000 con-
tribution to the Smith campaign
fund, Mr.. Hardness wrote:
ANY nation that can produce
real leader is to be congratulated
and cannot but feel that Governor
Smith has demonstrated to the peo'
pie of this country that he posses
xes rare qualities of leadership.
Among other wealthy and promi-
/ nent Republicans who have recent
ly bolted their party to support
Smith are Charles W. Clark. mine
owner and son of the late Senator
William A. Clark OF Montana. who
has voted the Republican ticket
since 1896; Haley Fiske. president
/ of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co., Is actively identified Win
the affairs Of the Protestant Ep1s-
copal Church, and Thomas Gerald
Condor. railroad builder with vast
holdings In the coal and iron re-
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