Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
HoOver's Reforms i'm South
Welcomed by Both Parties

have this its future takes on q bright
ness not hitherto known"
Never until the South began to fig
ure in the Republican electoral col
umn," the Omaha World Herald (inde-
pendent) remarks, did any Republican
President move to correct the condi-
lions. or any outstanding leader, includ-
ing Mr.. Hoover himself, rise to de-
nounce them" The Milwaukee Journal
independently suggests that there is
altogether too much Of party and too
little of the responsibility Of govern
ment in the Hoover pronouncement,"
though that paper comedies that ut Is
reassuring to find even this much prom
ise of departing from recent practices"
I'VE believe that President Hoover
himself was represented by some very
practical Northern politicians before
the Kansas City convention In the
securing OF the Southern country" OBJ
serves the New York Evening World
independently, while at the same time
agreeing that IF President Hoover can
rid his party Of the low influence that
dominates It In the South he will be
entitled to the warmest congratula-
tions."
The Birmingham News (Democratic)
maintains that lit will not be easy to
induce either respectable Democrats or
respectable Republicans to engage in
the work of reconstruction so long as
the Cougar old system OF keeping the
selection Of Republican delegates as the
prime objective of Federal appointments
throughout the South" is maintained.
Whether true Democrat Is capable
of being whistled away Is q subject Of
pros and cons, argumentatively speak
ing" suggests the Fort Worth Record
Telegram (Democratic). 1T begins to
appear that we will be having answers
to the riddles within a year or two. In
the meantime Texas Republicanism
has been washed behind the ears and
is dressed for company, ready for any
thing to happen"
las Virginia will be the first Southern
State to hold State contest since the
November election" records the Roa-
noke World News independent Demo-
cratic), st will be the first opportunity
afforded to the Republicans of nleasurs
ing their chances of holding their
Southern gains. Republicans In WASH
ington are frank enough to say that
they hardly expect to elect any Of their
State ticket, but hope to make q for
midable showing for its psychological
effect throughout the South The
New Orleans Times-Picayune (independ-
emit Democratic) contends: eff Mr..
Hoover believes that the political afilia-
lions of Southern States can be re-
versed merely by setting up where
needed better systems for distribution
of the Federal patronage. he imagines
vain thing"
None of the glorious traditions Of
this Commonwealth are In the remotest
degree connected with that political
organization" declares the Richmond
News-Leader independent Democraticl,
with the suggestion that Virginia
Democrats who last year voiced pro-
test against the candidacy of Gov.
Smith would never feel at home in the
Republican party"
A statement that mfr. Hoover Is too
wise a political philosopher to believe
that the Republican party can or will
make any particular effort to under
stand the South or to win it, is quoted
with approval by the Savannah Press
(Democratic), and the Admission Star
tDemocratic) asserts that If Mr..
Hoover allows the old-line politicians to
dominate, as he appears TO have done
already in some instances, we can have
little hope Of reformation below the
Mason and Dixon line"