Evening star., 1932-11-02
Campaign Evidence Studied
As Voting Day Approaches

THE political situation is confusing"
thinks the Philadelphia Inquirer Re
publican), explaining that reason and
sane argument are disregarded by
great many persons" Referring to Mr..
Hoover's fighting mood" that paper as
scrts that he made it perfectly evi-
dent that what Mr. Roosevelt has been
speaking OF as new deal was merely
a clumsy shutting Of the cards" The
Rutland Herald Independent Repubn-
cam feels that undoubtedly the people
like a fighting candidate" and that
"Hoover's Detroit speech was full Of
hghting talk" The Charleston wv Va
Daily Mail independent Republican,
AYERS that the earneStness Of the Pres
ident in his speeches and the cold facts
with which ne supports his arguments
give to his addresses a force that car
ries conviction
"A decision in favor Of Gov. Roose-
Welt" in the opinion Of the Spring.
field Mass Republican independently
is dictated by the evidence converging
from all sides in recent weeks and
months as to the stark realities OF the
situation in the United States. As in
1912, when the Republican finally pre-
ferred for President the Democrat, Gov.
Woodrow Wilson of New JERSEY. the
Republican party today has largely ex-
hauSted its effectiveness as the chief
instrument of government How any,
one in the least detached from partisan
interests. can fail to recognize this
fact is a mystery"
Reviewing the reported political con-
ditions in various States. the Charlotte
Observer independent Democratic)
concludes that 1t cannot see much
ground for the Republican claim Of q
trend toward Hoover nka
World-News asserts that "the Republi-
can campaign in the closing weeks
smacks of panic Of kind that tusti-
fleS the various straw votes" The Day.
ton Daily News independent Demo-
cratic) believes that the straw votes
point to Roosevelt landslide" and the
Birmingham Age Herald Democratic),
asking why the President did not pro-
tect America from the terrible expert
ence it has had" adds that simple
logic has contributed materially to the
psychology OF change" The Charleston
IS. c. Evening Post CDemocratic) con-
tends: Since, by Mr.. Hoover's own
admission, the next House will be
Democratic. certainly it were best for
the achievement OF economy and every
other useful aim that the Executive
should be of the same political COM
plexion"
Aiming satirical shafts at the admin
iStration, the Fort Worth Star
Telegram independent Democratic)
charges as to the President: He states
that We should be so happy over things
not now being as he says they would
have been had it not been the good
fortune to be Republican depression
instead of a Democratic one that We
should be even as the lowly publican
and be thankful to the gods Of govern
ment for small favors Democrats are
Philttines in total absence cf contrite-
ness, incapables in the matter Of public
service, stumbling blocks in the path
OF progressive administrative effort and.
in the final analysis would-be DESTROY
ers of life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness Of themselves and the rest
Of U.S."
Charging a lack Of achievement On
the part OF the Democrats, the San
Francisco Chronicle independent Re-
publicanl argues: More than two years
have gone by since the Hawley-Smoot
tariff act became law and the Demo-
Gratis have never stirred except vocally.
We do not refer here to direct &C :
gressional action to remake tariff
schedules. We refer only to bringing
specific cases before the Tarif Com
mission for action. For two years the
Democrats have been yelling that the
tariff house is on fire but they have
never made move to bring up bucket
Of water, though the buckets and the
well are at hand"
Attacking the Roosevelt plan for en-
ploying millions Of idle persons On
public works, the San Jose Mercury
Herald Republican, says: In the first
place, the public credit could not stand
the strain Of borrowing the billions re-
qulred for so gigantic a project. The
effect on the financial structure would
be disastrous. In the second place, 1t
is Impractical to devise a public works
program that would give immediate
employment to 10000 600 workers. Fur
thermore, the dislocation of the credit
system would decrease normal employ
ment and throw more workers out Of
job"