Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-03
Gov. Smiths Speech at Denver
Stirs Up Conflicting Views

ford Courant independent Republican,
states that Ibis plain intimations that
he would have signed two bills Muscle
Shoals and McNary- Haugen) VIII UNI
doubtedly prove gravelv harmful to his
cause" The Chicago Daily Tribune
tRepublican) holds that Gov. Smiths
views on power are all the reason that
any business man, any man of expert
ence IN the ways of government, could
ask for voting against him."
1T is quite possible" suggests the
Charleston Evening Post independent
Democratic), that Gov. Smith may have
lost by these concessions to Western
radicalism-if so it may be dofined--the
favor he was supposed to have won in
the business world. He doubtless knows
what he is about and he's weighed these
considerations, but they cannot be left
out of the account"
The Charlotte News Democratic)
warns that "the people of the South are
stickiers for the theory that the least
the Government gets into business and
the more that business gets into Gov
eminent, the better off the country will
be-"
mo one familiar with the power prob
lem" states the Lincoln State Journal
independent Republican, will accept
Government ownership of site and gen.
Grating station for regulation, when the
larger items Of cost Of service would be
under the control of the private capital
he says should take care Of distribu-
ton" The Lowell Courier-Citizen Tin
dependent) suggests that 1.-The public
ownership idea ouerS to work, but
doesn't and never will. so long as men
are human and politicians what they
are"
Suggestions that further information
is desired as to Mr.. Hoover's position on
this subject are made by the BROOKLYN
Daily Eagle independently. st. Louis
Post dispatch independently, Newark
Evening News independently, Canton
Daily News independent Democratic)
and Youngstown Vindicator Demo-
cratic). The Houston Chronicle Dem
cratic) reviews the history of the
power problem. stating: Thirteen
years ago a man predicted that greater
than the long struggle of this country
to break up the monopoly in oil pro-
duction would be the task some day TO
hold away from private exploitation the
public water power of the country con-
verted into electrical energy. That man
was Republican. He was great Re-
publican. And he was a patriot. His
name was Theodorc Roosevelt.
No man, except great leader Of the
people, fighter and true defender OF
public rights. can break up the water
power menace and restore to the people
of this country the rightful and eco
nomical use and enjoyment OF this
great public resource, which belongs to
them alone. Such a man Is Gov.
Smith, a.
From Chairman Works statement.
says the Columbus (Ohio) State Journal
(Republican), I'VE judge that Mr..
Hoover holds the same view (as Gov.
SMITH. and we hope that great engi.
neer will make a speech on the subject
before the campaign is over" The
Springfield Republican independently
argues: "Mr. Hoover came through
unequivocally for the power develop
ment as provided in the Johnson-Swing
bill. And that is all specifically that
Gov. Smith has done. One must con-
clude. however that from the progress
sive point of view, broadly considered,
Gov. Smith is preferable to Mr..
Hoover on the power issue"