Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-12
WEEKLY WASHINGTON
NEWS SUMMARY

Washington, II. u, OCTOBER o-EX-
actly a month remains before cleo
ton. Within that period, observers
now are generally agreed, Governor
Alfred E. Smith must make tremen-
dous and virtually impossible gains
in order to win. Every indication
points to a Hoover-Curtis victory
and by a decisive margin.
When the Democratic candidate
began his western trip three weeks
ago, it was unanimously agreed that
a golden opportunity to bolster his
cause lay before him. With the re-
suits of that 5000 mile journey care
fully tabulated and estimated, Gov
ernor Smiths venture beyond the
Mississippi quite evidently has fail
ed to accomplish its purpose. NO
notable increase in Smith sentiment
is reported from the states which he
visited, and that should leave all of
them safely Republican, as they
were in both 1920 and 1924.
The failure of the Democratic can
didate to arouse the west, according
to a concensus of opinion, is due to
his lack of a program for a sound
national administration. Given the
chance to tell the seriOus-minded
folk of that section exactly how he
proposed to run the government, If
elected, he contented himself with
abstract discussion of several unre-
lated issues, without getting down to
practical discussion of the problems
invilved. AS a result, he left his
audiences without information as to
his program on the tariff, on fiscal
policies, on immigration and other
equally important questions, and
these oversights have shown his
weakness.
Herbert Hoover, in contrast to his
opponent, has been adhering to a
well considered campaign program.
From the start of the campaign, his
purpose seems to have been to con-
vince the voters that he has thor
ough understanding of every major
issue involved in this campaign.
With the splendid record of the Coo
lidge administration as an example,
Mr.. Hoover has devoted his speeches
to analysis of the big problems still
to be solved, and has succeeded in
convincing the country that he is the
man to continue the present even
and prosperous trend of conditions.
That his course is drawing to him |
men of ever yschool of thought is
evident. One of the most |
recent converts to the Hoover pro-
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Democrat and pioneer railroad bull
der, who has probably opened more
agricultural land to settlement
through transportation facilities
than any living railroad man. For a
number of years, Mr.. Yoakum has
been a careful student of the agri-
problem. Since Governor
Smith began his Irritation with the
bill, Mr.. Yoakum
las come out squarely for the Re-
publican program of farm relief as
by Herbert Hoover, endOrs-
ng his plan for development of a
nationwide farm commodity mar
,eting system through government
i'd.
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government will be continued under
Herbert Hoover has also been an
factor in the decision of {
6 editors of Democratic and Infe-
endent newspapers to support the
national ticket. Their
ewspapers are located in Is states.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg of
Tiobioan torca1v cY1Yoorood IT., Tho Cd
antage of the HooVer-Curtis ticket
l the middle west recently by point
lg out that employment in most in y
ustrial centers is as general or bet r
or than it has ever been, that the
efusal of the Democratic candidate
ven to discuss the tariff leaves the G
fiddle west uncertain about his in G
but inclined to distrust
lem from previous experience, and,
lat the failure of Governor Smith T
understand the importance of Il
lch great projects as the st. Law
ence waterway takes much interest -
way from his candidacy in the in T
nd industrial and agricultural J;
ates.
For the remainder of the cam
lign, Mr.. Hoover's plans call for K
bout one speech each week, in
hich he will continue his plan of
scussing the issues. The extensive L
'eparation which he devotes to Ii
.ch one of his speeches has made
EN- clear-cut, concise dissertations .
| the more important questions M M
hich the majority of the voters are M
terested in, rather than spasmodic NJ
'orts at working up interest MI
rough attacks on his opponent.