Evening star., 1932-09-07

required under the law to submit %
Congress recommendations for new
loans, taxes or other sources of revenue
whenever 1t appears that Federal ex-
penditures are about to exceed Federal
income. Mr.. Hoover did not comply
with this requirement until last Fall"
charges the Baltimore paper. It does
not, however, leave the President carry
ing the whole load, saying further:
although Mr.. Garner and the other
Democrats of the House and the Senate
were renliss in their duty in not earlier
attacking the President on this point,
the fact remains that the original de-
parture from law and reason was his"
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In the opinion of the Hartford
Courant (Republican), "Mr. Garner
added little to the case Of the Demo-
cratic party in his letter. Little of the
fre and pugnacity that characterized
his speeches early in the campaign Is TO
be found in the restrained, cautious
letter to Senator Barkley of Kentucky"
And this paper thinks "Mr. Garner. in
a subdued mood, is no more impressive
than he was before his conference with
Gov. Roo1evelt." But through this very
conservatism the Hartford Daily Times
independent Democratic) sees Mr..
Garner as avoiding amy radical senti-
ments In his acceptance remarks and
thereby deprives his Republican oppo-
nents of campaign ammunition for
which they are hopefully yearning." Az
the Newark Evening News independ-
ent) sees 1t, there Is no indication that
ne Is wild man, radical, irresponsible
and weak tail end of the Democratic
ticket"
The Springfield Union (Republican)
challenges the candidates criticism of
the Administrators failure to meet the
depression emergency courageously at
lts inception" and declares that such a
charge requires only a recital of the
measures promptly launched by the
Presldent to prove its groundlessness."
The indianapolis News independent
Republican, suggests in favor Of Mr.
Hoover that what the administration
defeated, as the country very well
knows, was pork barrel legislation spon-
sored by Garner and his associates"
The Cleveland News Republican, calls
the acceptance speech a harmless
document" and thinks sit must have
been disappointment to patient Demo-
Gratis waiting fer the fiery Texan to add
background to the colorless Roosevelt
announcements. The Minneapolis
Journal independent Republican, thinks
that st Is probably just as well that
Speaker John N. Garner mailed, instead
of orally delivering, his formal accept-
ance," and concludes that "the Texan
Is seeking to wipe out of voters minds
the Garner picture which his own con-
gresslonal activities have painted there"
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In its analysis Of the charges made bv
the Speaker against the Republicans
the San Jose Mercury Herald (Republi-
CAM remarks: Assuming, for the pur-
poses OF the case. that the Republicans
are to blame for these things it logically
follows That they should be given credit
Tor the boil weevil and bad weather In
all cotton countries which has sent the
price OF cotton up to profitable levels.
In an fairness Speaker Garner should
do this" it suggests.
impressed by Mr.. Gamers opinions
on the functions of government, the
Nashville Banner independently states:
interpretations Of the proper functions
OF government have been many and
varied, both in theory and practice, but
the one Mr.. Garner supplied In his let
ter Of acceptance is simple enough for
the wayfaring man to understand and
plenty wide to cover the case. II we
choose to take it for a pattern, we may
in the course of time reduce our ex-
travagant set-up to normal without
damaging any useful service" And the
Haverhill Evening Gazette independent
In similar words of sppre-
citation. declares that "his definition Of
government, expressed in both negative
and positive terms. Is worth repeating
and remembering"