Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

great power and clarity by Charles
Evans Hughes, leading republican.
who pointed out the absolute lack of
power by the president. congress or
the supreme court TO modify in any
degree the eighteenth amendment,
or to change the Nolstead act in
such manner as TO legalize the man
ufacture or sale Of light wines and
beer.
These false issues eliminated, the
voters are confronted BY the real
question: rs ii best for this coun-
try for the next four years to have
a liberal, progressive administra-
ton under Smith, the democrat. or
a conservative. s~tand-still admins
tration under Hoover, the republi-
CAM" This is the one true issue Of
the campaign.
The republican party has, indeed,
4 progressive wing, of which Sena-
tors Norris. Borah and La Toilette
are prominent members, and The
Nation and The New Republic are
the leading organs-all now sup
porting the democratic nominee, ex-
cept Borah, whose speciality il is to
lead a minority of me-. Still, il is
0hAl dALGEAsAAL VI mat patty ~ &c
conservative, that Il, to rEefer
things as they are and TO be unwill-
ing TO make any change. even for the
better. lest it interfere with busI-
ness and the orderly course Of af-
fairs.
Their failure 10 take any steps
looking to relief OF the farmers. not
withstanding they saw the need I'D
promised the relief eight years ago,
IS as typical Of that party. as is
their standing inactive while the
power interests are gradually taking
away the water power of
the nation. Not even graft, crime
and corruption among their high Of
f~icials. such as the oil scandals and
the incredible story Of prohibition
enforcement, shake their compla-
cency. or lead them to measures cal
culated TO prevent their repetition.
Yet the vast majority Of republicans
are honest, sensible, ~law-aDiding cit
izens. II is tEcir conservation that
allows them to tolerate abuses, until
these abuses pass the limit Of tol-
erance. and then the pendulum
swings TO the democratic party.
The latter party Is essentially tho
liberal and progressive party o.
America. 1t is under democratic adj
ministrations that the great forward
steps are taken. Preside. Cleve-
land Is credited with civil service
reform. the rebuilding OF our navy
for the first time since the Civil
war. the creation of the department
OF and many other for
- 1.aE#e.-~ nnwmnNWan tfwfnW
President Wilson. democracy gave
women the suffrage and imposed ma
tion-wide prohibition; it terminated
the recurrent financial crisis BY
adopting the federal reserve system;
it measurably relieved the condition
Of the farmers By the farm loan act
and the establishment Of federal
land banks; 1t equalized the burden
of taxation and furnished the sin
ews for the World war and later for
great public works, by the adoption
Of the income tax. earlier attempt
ed under President Cleveland; and
il originated federal appropriations
in aid OF highways. leading TO a rev
olution in transportation and the
motor car Industries. Under this
party, the party Of action, our from
tiers were extended from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Pacific ocean.
Both parties serve q useful pur-
pose. When progress In develop
ment. growth. social welfare and re-
form Of administration, financial
methods, taxation, etc, directed TO
making this q greater, a %juster. a
better country, have gone too far
ar too fast for the time. the coun-
try turns to the republicans for a
period of rest and inaction, Of nor
malcy" rs President Harding ex-
pressed ii. when il has gathered