Evening star., 1932-10-06

popers of the country on President
Hoorer's address Tuesday night at Des
MoineS includes the t0ll0tCtng:
EAST.
New York Times-It will be said that
it was new Hoover who disclosed him.
self yesterday in Iowa. It was at least
Hoover standing up with new vigor
Of language in his own defense, and
making an appeal to his countrymen
which was touched with an emotion
not hitherto supposed to be character
istic of him. Whatever the effect Of his
speech upon the presidential campaign,
he may rest in the relief that in 1t he
has put forth the best that is in him.
New York World -Telegram-It was a
fighting speech. AS such, it stimulated
hope in the breasts of his followers.
But his defense aroused more sympathy
than conviction. He was trying the diff
ficult task of defending a record of fail
ure Some of his defense rang
the Democratic party on the basis Of its
was much more effective. On that rec
ord there is basis for the Presidents hot
rebuke Of the Democratic party's legis-
lative leadership. The country might
well hear more of the same.
The Sun New York; president Hoo
ver's Des Moines speech comes close to
being the most statesmanlike utterance
of his career; it certainly IS the most
dramatic. In one passage OF reasoning
lighted by emotion it has enabled him
to take the offensive in the campaign
- How danger was faced and avert
ed Mr. Hoover describes in detail. There
was ring Of pardonable pride in his
words when he spoke of the battalions
and regiments and armies" modified by
the administration in defense of the
American dollar.
New York Evening Post-The Presi-
dent may have done it yesterday. Ger
tainly he came so near to 1t as to JUS
tify his transference from Washington
to the stump. We wish that the
President had not put into his speech
the 3,000-word insertion about farm re-
lief. We do not doubt its excellence
- But in our judgment it dulled the
effect of a bigger blow. It kept the
humanness of Herbert Hoover and the
necessity OF saving the dollar from be-
ing the main message to the American
people.
Baltimore Sun-President Hoover says
that the Nation has been and still is
combating worldwide forces of eco
ncmic destruction, and thus relieves
himself against the verdict Of the en-
lightened opinion of the world from any
responsibility for these destructive forces
Then what Of the grand strategy? Is
1t strategy of combating these world
wide forces of destruction on a world
wide front? No. Is it a strategy OF
fighting world war on national front
and because he thinks the Nation, fight
ing alone against these forces. can pre-
vail over them? Absolutely not. Gen.
Hoovers whole defense for failing to
keep the gaudy promises Of four years
ago is built on the fact that he was
overcome by worldwide forces beyond
even his control.
SOUTH.
Atlanta Constitution-The address
admittedly made as a desperate
effort to stem the widespreading tide
of Democratic gains. falls far short OF
being an effort calculated to bring about
the hoped-for result President Hoo
ver's address Is more of an apology
than a defense of his administration
He is more definite in his proposals
than he has been in any of his state
ments, or his SpokeSmen have been
but he cannot expect to justify the
lack of accomplishment of his admin
istration while clinging to, and de-
tending, its tariff enactments. the Farm
Board and the Other activities which
have been chiefly instrumental in plac-
ing the country in its present plight.
New Orleans Times Picayune-A
two-in-one tariff: its first and far more
important part consisted of thought
full and able exposition Of the winning
fight against depression. The
speaker gave recognition-he could moi
have done othe-wise-to the fact that
this struggle has been and still is 8
non-partisan effort But par
two of his address brought SHARP
change and degenerated into com.
monplace, partisan stump speech.
Galveston News-Ihose who subscribe
to the ridiculous proposition that tariff
protection is the bulwa-k of American
agricultural prosperity should find II
Mr.. Hoover's Des Moines speech fault.
less presentation of the Republican case
From the standpoint of practical agri-
cultural economics, it Is significant
chiefly for his reputation of the sta
biiization future Of the agriculture
marketing act. But, when the speech!
| careful phrases are taken apart, 1t |
found to consist mostly of explana
tions and promises. Mr.. Hoover ap
pears somewhat more convincing
however, as the offspring of pioneer
who frightened their belts and votet
the Republican ticket than as the in
spired prophet of a new economic
dawn.
Charleston News and Courier-Mr
Hoover blamed the woes Of the countr.
on the Democratic Congress elected il
! 1880. as if the panic and depression
had not set in the month OF October
1929. The year before that he hat
spoken confidently Of the abolition o
poverty as nearly approaching, and !
that was not a promise that the Re
publican party would save the countr.