Evening star., 1932-09-17

doing. He has proved himself safe and
sound, and at the same time construc-
tive and resourceful Mr.. Coolidge is in
full sympathy with the Presidents
handling of prohibition, which, as he
says is not partisan issue"
Observing that Mr.. Coolidge "goes all
the way in indorsing the administra-
tion," the Rochester Times Union Gin
dependent) remarks: The praise be-
slowed on the Republican party and all
its acts and policies equals the best ef-
forts of the writer's of platforms,
though the former President uses less
forid style than is customary in such
documents" The Charleston. S. c.,
Evening Post Democratic), observing
that the Endorsement emphasizes the
fact that the President has shown high
qualities of leadership, if anybody has"
suggests that maybe he means to say
that nobody has shown any sort Of
leadership. and there he would be more
nearly right"
1t is an earnest plea and should be
given careful and open minded consid-
eration," advises the Omaha World
Herald independent Democratic). but
that paper maintains that Mr.. Coolidge
shares responsibility with Mr.. Hoover
for the record and policies" and asks
What are the fruits Of the Il years
of leadership that Mr.. Hoover now prin-
cipally represents?" The World-Herald
concludes: Mr.. Hoovers administra-
ton is on trial. 1t is on trial on It's
record. 1t is on trial for the results Of
its policies. The people must decide
whether they want these policies con-
tinued without essential change. They
will listen to what Mr.. Coolidge and
President Hoover have to say in their
own behalf. But they will listen also
to other voices and arguments; voices
and arguments that come from their
own homes and firesides, from the seats
of their own activities. from friends and
neighborS in distress, from conditions as
they see and know them, and. most of
all, from their own judgment and con-
science"
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"The Coolidge statement" observes
the Roanoke World-News (Democratic).
"glosses over the immense injury done
to the working people and to business
generally by the passage of the Hawley-
Smoot tariff act signed by President
Hoover, and announces, despite present.
day conditions, adherence of the Repub-
lican party to outworn and discredited
theories of protection. The most in
teresting part of the Coolidge article Is
not his defense of Mr.. Hoover. or his
prediction of what a continuance Of
the Hoover regime will mean to the
country. The article is in reality de-
fense of Calvin Coolidge"
Mr.. Coolidge reflects the same unim-
aginative absence of ideas as other Re
publicans of recent years." charges the
Baltimore Sun independent Demo-
cratic), and that paper continues: He
chants the administration story about
our troubles originating abroad, ignor-
ing the fact that he, Mr.. Hoover and
the whole Republican choir have re-
peatedly told us how effectively the
protective tariff insulated us against
all the pernicious influences of the
'pauper labor of other countries"
THE President has the satisfaction
of knowing that Mr.. Coolidge thinks
almost as well of the Hoover admins
tration as he does of his own" sug--
(Democratic), with the further COM
ment: 1T cannot be said that the sage
of Northampton has found anything
new, or that he states his warmed-oyer
stuff with any effectiveness. Here is
the stale plea of confession and avoid
dIlCe uOIle III the UTdCuldT HldIlIlcT VIII
which we are well acquainted. But Mr..
Coolidge surprises in one respect. He
could be expected to speak warmly
about the party. but now he goes far
ther and actually applauds Mr.. Hoover
and his administration"
Linking the previous silence Of Mr..
Coolidge with that Of former Gov.
Smith on the Democratic side, the
Akron Beacon-Journal independent
Republican, declares: cit is not yet
clear why the country has been ex-
hibited as hanging upon the words Of
either Of these halting and inactive
chieftains as If they were Delphic or
acles, holding its fate in charge. The
election is going to be settled at the
ballot box by some 100000 voters
who should come to their own judg-
ment upon its issues and candidates.
without much help from admitted mas
ter minds.s