The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-11-04
NO TIME FOR SNAP JUDGMENT

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There is NO denying the fact that Governor Roosevelt Of New
York may be elected president of the United States There are
sc many who will vote for him for the reason that they think
things could not be worse"
However, the election is ten days ahead, and there certainly
is no denying the fact that in the past two weeks there has been
a decided change in public sentiment and that there has been an
enormous swing back to Herbert Hoover.
The President has proven to be his own best spokesman. He
doesn't alibi nor evade any question. He is about the only national
speaker who talks in plain language and sticks strictly to the
issues before the public.
Unlike Roosevelt, Hoover doesn't talk down" to the people.
He talks to them, giving every man credit for having the intelE-
gence of deciding for himself if given the facts. The President
understands the feelings of the common people because he is
one of them; he was born and brought US amongst them. In this
he is as different from Roosevelt as day is from nigh.
Franklin Roosevelt has never Enown what it meant to want
anything that money could buy. He never attended a public school
or any school in the United States. He was educated in France
and England to be a country squire. a landlord of vast estates
His family wealth totals well into the millions. Roosevelt talks
at times like a lberal-when speaking to the people of the west
and south Rut in the east he assures bg businass HIS q is .
conservative, a defender of the capitalstic system and all it's
customs.
Imagine, if you can, a man born and raised as he was, try
ing to convince the people that he understands them as we'll as
a man who was born into poverty attended the country school,
labored with his hands among laboring men, studied and worked
himself up to the point where he became a world figure.
Because he refused to allow the war pronteers to dump the
huge war supplies of food-pork, beef, grain and other farm pro-
duce-Onto the American market for the benefit of the packers
and shippers, Herbert Hoover was berated and maIgned by them
as a Bolshevik. AS Secretary of Commerce, Hoover found new
markets in all parts of the world for American products. Who
ever heard OF the Department of Commerce until Hoover built
it up to be one of the greatest of all federal departments.
But Hoover's greatest asset is his understanding of the
common people.
On November Sh you have the privilege of reelecting this
man o r electing a scion of wealth who has never done anything
for the American public that you can think Of
But before voting, just remember a few facts.
Who called the first special session Of congress ever held
to consider the ills of agriculture and the means for helping it?
Who was the first president we have had who openly and
fearlessly tackled the problems resulting from prohibition?
Who was the first president who had the courage to order
that all income tax rebates be made public?
Who was the first president with the courage to inform
corrupt political machines, whether Republican or Democratic.
that he would accept no recommendations from them? And he
said So, openly and without regard for consequences.
Who was the first president who personally attended to the
business of securing the st. Lawrence waterway? That treaty is
now signed and ready for the approval of congress.
Who was the first president who courageousy tackled the
job of eliminating red tape in government affairs by demanding
authority to reorganize the entire departmental system?
Who appointed the most liberals to our Supreme Court?
Who was the first president to recommend amending our
banking laws so that the public depositors might be protected?
Who was the first president to recommend that our public
lands be turned over to the states?
Who was the first president to recommend abolition of the
lame duck session of congress?
Those questions may all be answered with two words:
Herbert Hoover.
Now, what has Franklin Roosevelt ever done for you? What
does he propose to do for you? oh, yes, he proposes a new dear
and sympathy for the forgotten man." But aren't those very
vague promises? Are they the kind of statements we expect
from a presidential candidate?
Just think those things over. Let your common sense and
good judgment do the rest.
Herbert Hoover is not defeated yet But he will be if the
ment give it no consideration themselves and vote without think
ing.
Mexico wants to make a law requiring people to secure a permit
having children. Such a law would be harder to enforce than the
lstad Act.