Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-19
WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?

In casting their ballots at the polls on November
6, Imperial citizens will demonstrate whether they are
going to follow sound advice from men whom they
know accept the statement of politicians with reter
to Mr.. Hoover attitude on Boulder Canyon dam
Recently the voters of Imperial Valley were told
by Mr. Joseph TimmOns, an experienced newspaper
man, who has closely followed every step of Colorado
river legislation in the past eight that Mr. Hoover
favors the SwingJ ohnson bill and has been one OF Its
best friends Mr. Tmmons cited several lndlSputable
instances when Mr. Hoover declared himself, not only
in words but by acts
Similar testimony was given by Congressman Phil
D. Swing when he in this city vote at the August
primary at which time he gave to the Press state
ment condemnng Governor Smiths attitude on Bou-
der dam, concluding his statement with this admonl-
ton In view Of Governor Smiths position there is
only one thing for the friends of the Boulder dam
project to do and that is to whoe-heartedy support
Herbert Hoover for president
Would Phil Swing make statement of that kind
if he did approve of Mr.. Hoovers attitude toward
his bill?
Attorney Charles l. Childers chief counsel for the
Imperial Irrigation district also corroborates the
statements of Timmons and Swing. Mr.. Hoover has
been for the BILL before there was such defln
ite thing the BILL he says.
Here are three men whom the valley knows Their
attitude toward the bill certainly cannot be challenged
by anyone. Swing and Childers have put the energy
of years their fight for the bill and Tmmons has
lent the power of his pen to the same cause
Are the people of Imperial Valley going to be
guided by their statements and their advice or are
they going follow the lead of politicians who
this side day and the other side the neXt Are the
voters of the valley going to renig their frequent
pledges loyalty TO PM SWING dufng the past SeN-
eral years they going to stand with him they
have in the past? If his words could be taken
truth during the past eight years. why cannot they be
accepted now?
Who is more likely to know just who are the
friends of the BILL Swing ChlderS and Tlmmons VINO
have been the battle-ground in Washington or some
campaign orator spelbinding at SO much per nght
and fnicky when it is question OF adherlng TO
facts?
And while we are on the subject would like to
ask how about these valley leaders who now see Smith
as the only who can build Boulder Canyon dam
and Hoover as the tool of the power trust. few
years ago. they questioned the loyalty of every person
who did not approve of all that they said The valley
resident who would not accept their dictatlon as to
whom he should vote for traitor to the SWING
Johnson bill If they liked carrots and you did not,
you spy in the camp, disloyal to the valley and
seeking to obstruct the bill.
Today the shoe is on the other foot. Many whom
these leaders revied and termed disloyal today
standing firmly by the main issue - the Swing
Johnson bill they stood then, while the leaders
doing everything they to defeat the man who
CAN build Boulder Canyon dam - Herbert Hoover
What is written here is written chiefly for In
peria Valley but it applies equally well to every
friend of the bill in California.