The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-11-04
HOOVER, C0UNTRY'S BEST Bet


history. Had the president failed
us, had he weakened, it is not toe
much to say there would not be q
bank open in America today. The
whole economic and industrial fab
ric of the country would have been
wrecked or paralyzed, and we our.
selves would have gone down in
the wreck.
Critics, to be sure, have been
free to criticize. They criticized
even more in Lincoln's time. But
they have been extremely back
ward about proposing any plans
of their own. They have had little
to offer except criticism.
Unmatched Leadership Shown
During those trying months no
one saw Hoover finch or tremble.
His courage and backbone were of
the kind called for by the occas-
ion. He stood grimly at his post.
He stood over congress for eight
months with his program that saved
us-until his patience and persist
ence won. Until, as William Allen
White puts it, she won more than
any other president ever won in
any other eight months" 1t was
legislative leadership unmatched
in American history"
During these crucial eight
months the president had to resort
to heroic measures to block the
famous Garner pork barrel bill.
The Garner bill would have COM
PEELED us to tax ourselves for more
than 5000 millions of dollars for
thousands of unneeded %postoffices
and for an enormous number of
unremunerative public enterprises.
During this time also President
Hoover succeeded in cutting down
national expenditures more than
700 million dollars. Imagine what
it would have meant to the coun-
try to put 1000 million dollars
more on the tax bill this year,
Hoover saved us that, a saving too
enormous to comprehend.
President Tells Story
Only recently has the president
told us the story of those eight
months in his own way in his
speech of acceptance. Mark Sulli-
van, the historian and political
writer, finds nothing like it in all
our history. He calls this address
the most unvarnished straight
forward state paper of its kind
ever written. Hoover's honest
frankness sticks out all owe it.
In this document, the earnest
ness, the determination, the devo-
ton of the president to the coun-
try, is evident. But it is the plain
est kind of talk. | do not believe
a read this acceptance
address without being convinced
Of the true greatness of the man;
without having his faith renewed
n American principles of govern
nent.
l am unable to find any good
'eason for dispensing with the ser
ices of such a president at such
| time to put in his place a nan
If less experience and far less at
ainment. What great corporation
would change it's president under
UGH circumstances? Would it be
. wise move at this time for the
,eople of the United States to
urn over the entire administrative
government of this nation to a lot
# new and inexperienced hands?
Troubles Not Over
There is a time-honored Amer
can adage of pioneer days which
.ounsels us against swapping hors-
S in midstream. Our troubles are
OF over. We have got to rebuild,
OF to restore the entire country
his is not the time to dispense
18th the services of a man who
nows all about the biggest job of
construction that has confronted
president since Civil war times.
For ten years Mr.. Hoover has
ad in mind a plan to simplify our
ntire system of national govern
Ient. He has it all mapped out on
chart that can be understood at
glance. But he has so constant !
had to contend with emergen-
es that he has had to defer put
ng his plan into execution during
IS first term of office. ]
Four Presidents See Need ,
One of the last bills passed by !,
'ngress gave the president author /,
y to begin his work at the next
ission. Our last four presidents
recognized the need of a
.astic reform of this kind, but we
I'VE never before had a president U
no knew how to go about it. c
So far as politics is concerned. T
country may well face the {