Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-12
Secretary Tells Young Repub-
licans to Curb yes, But
Comment on Party.
PRESIDENT DENOUNCED
Chief Executives Attitude of
Silence and Work Despite Clamor
Raised Is Praised.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

yes, but" Republicans were
scored by Secretary Arthur M Hyde OF
the Department Of Agriculture in a
speech to the National Conference of
Young Republicans at tie Willard
Hotel today,
DO any of you know yes. but
man?" demanded Secretary Hyde.
We've got few Of them in the. Re-
publican party.
They say the program is all right.
but They say the President is all
right, but
my advice to you is to go down to
the War Department and get lot of
polo mallets and take them home and
use them on the head of every yes,
but Republican.
The President of the United States
is all right" declared Secretary Hyde,
with emphasis on the fact that there
was no but"
Vigorous Applause for Hoover.
Immediately the Young Republicans.
who crowded the assembly hall. were on
their feet cheering. After the vigorous
applause had continued for some time
there was a call for three cheers for
President Hoover, which were given
loudly
II want to add continued Secretary
Hyde, when there was quiet. that the
Republican party is all right
This brought applause and laughter.
and the Secretary continued
There was a time in my life when I
was a Progressive But l can't under
stand VIVA. Progressive running around
in circles and singing hymns of hate
hope to accomplish today. The Repub-
lican pr does not run around in cir
cles. but goes from hither to yon and 50
accomplishes something"
Allan Hoover Cheered.
At the opening OF the second day of
the Young Republican Conference,
Allan Hoover. son of the President,
entered the conference hall with Walter
Newton. secretary to President Hoover.
Robert H Lucas. executive secretary of
the Republican National Committee and
presiding officer at the conference. asked
Mr.. Hoover to rise. The Presidents
son was given a round of applause
The son of another Republican Presi-
dent. Robert A. Taft, of Cincinnati ac-
companied by Mrs. Taft, was also in
the conference room. Mr.. Taft. who
has been widely talked of as candidate
for the late Speaker Longworth's seat
in the House, is to address the Young
Republicans at their dinner in the
Willard Hotel tonight
Mr. Taft has decided. however. that
he will not be a candidate. Instead.
his law partner. John B. Hollister. is
seeking the Republican nomination for
Speaker Longworth's seat and. it is ex-
pected, will be the party nominee.
against David Lorbach. Democrat
Today is the last day for announcing
such candidates. under the Ohio law.
The primary is to be held August II.
Secretary Hyde who was assigned to
address the young Republicans on the
subject CT The Federal Farm Board.
announced at the start of his speech
that he knew the young Republicans
don't give three whoops in a rain bar
rel about the Farm Board" and added
that he would much prefer to talk pol
itics. but that he had been assigned his
subject by the chairman After talking
about the work of the Farm Board, MI.
Hyde Launched upon a political talk
that had the young Republicans con-
stantly applauding.
After declaring that President Hoover
was all right" Mr. Hyde said
1t is easy for any man to ride the
swells of prosperous times. But when
there is a depression and when the peo-
pie are suffering, then it is a different
story. In all these months you have
been reading of revolutions in South
America. of wild men in Russia and
China. and of governments cracking
up in Europe. Yet in the United States
of America. under the leadership of
President Hoover, we haven't even had
strike. 1 doubt if any man has ever
been subject to such a campaign of
villitication and Justification as has
been President Hoover. wish you could
see him as have seen him. Despite all
the clamor, he has never raised his
voice, but has buckled to and handled
his job
Kipling's IF" Quoted.
Secretary Hyde quoted Rudyard Kip
ling's famous poem If" emphasizing
Hoover rs man keeping his head
while all about are losing theirs, etc"
That's your President said Mr..
Hyde in conclusion.
Before Mr.. Hyde turned to politics
he undertook to picture to the Young
Republicans the work the Farm Board
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