Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
BOOSTING FOR HOOVER
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
Mayor Hoan of Milwaukee, Social
list. long held up to us by the pro-
gressive and the radical as the great
eXemplar of what an American execu
tive should be, expressed his unbiased
opinion in st. Paul yesterday that
the Democratic party is more re-
dictionary than the Republican" and
that everything Roosevelt is advo-
eating as candidate for president he
has failed to do as governor" His
opinion is borne out by the record.
Mr.. Roosevelt says he favors de-
creased governmental expenditures,
but those of New York increased
under him by over 100 million dollars
while the administration was cutting
down our national budget by bill
lion dollars. He belatedly approves
the ST. Lawrence deep waterway, but
what did he ever do as governor
of New York to promote it or to re-
move the opposition to it in his own
state? He has urged control Of the
stock market. but does New York have
any blue sky" law such as Mime
sofa has had for many years to ac-
cOmplish that very end, or did he
ask his legislature to enact any such
law? He talks of unemployment
insurance, but does New York have
it or did he urge it upon it's legis-
lature?
Monday night I listened to every
word of his speech in Boston as
had to his other radioed speeches, in
an effort to discover what he pro-
poses to do to overcome the depres-
sion and how he proposes to do it if
he is elected. He knows that we are
out in the middle of a storm swept
sea. he knows that we would like to
get back to land. but he doesn't know
which way the land lies, nor how to
locate the North Star to find the
way in, nor even how to row the
boat. Outside of his carping criti-
cism of President Hoover and his ad-
ministratiOn, there is little. if any
thing, in his addresses with which
one can disagree. They are splen-
did oratorical efforts, but woefully
weak in constructive thought. He
suggests no method for relieving un-
employment which is not now on trial.
He proposes to make the tariff on
| agricultural products effective at
present prices but suggests no way
of doing so. He advocates restoring
the purchasing power of the dollar,
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done. He calls for action at Wash
ington, entirely ignoring everything
that has been done there to over
come the depression, emitting any
statement as to whether he will carry
on the measures inaugurated to that
end. and well knowing that his own
election will subject the country to
domination by the Democrats from
| the sold south, headed by Jack Gar
ner, who believe in never doing any
thing today which can be put off until
| tomorrow.
] also listened in to the Hoover
speech at New York, which was again
full of thought, sound argument and
hopeful suggestion. 1t is clear from
| this speech and his others that Pres
ident Hoover knows were he is at in
the storm swept sea, has his eye on
the North Star, knows the way to
land and how to row, and is bring
ing the ship of state to safety. In
other words, he does have a definite
program laid out and it is already
| working. Over one million of the
unemployed have gone back to work
since July list, car loadings, bank de-
| pOsits, steel orders. textile output and
numerous other induces to business
conditions are up. True, wheat and
pork are at bottom prices due to over
production and the law of supply and
demand. But my friend, Pembleton,
and those of his mind would strenu-
Ously object to another regulation
limiting production and denying to a
man the right to raise what he wants
to raise. We must in some way get
rid of the surplus of these commod-
tiles. Mr.. Roosevelt does not tell us
how to do it.
l am not one of those who believe
that this country is doomed. We may
falter, but we shall not fail We will
overcome the depression in time who
ever is elected. 1t is my firm con-
victiOn, however, that the election of
Roosevelt will retard our progress by
at least one year, probably by two and
possibly by four. 1t always takes
time to change horses, warm up a
| car, or a baseball pitcher. During
the period of worldwide adjustment