Evening star., 1932-10-20

The country gives much attention to
the speech delivered by former President
Coolidge in New York in support of his
successor in Office His clear view Of
the issues of the campaign is recognized
and his unqualified Endorsement of the
policies of President Hoover is consid-
cred significant, but his opponents de-
clare that the address was along tradi-
tional party lines and answer his argu-
mentS as to the treatment of the de-
preston.
1T is a word of counsel to the people:
it offers them the Judgment Of one Of
the Nations ablest, best-balanced minds,
trained by the longest experience in
the discharge of the highest resp3nsi-
bilities." says the Buffalo Evening News
independent Republican,. That paper
effect in rallying an earnest-thinking
population to vote as he advises" The
Topeka Daily Capital Republican, calls
it powerful appeal" while the Lex
ington Leader independent Republic.
am views it as clear, cogent, forceful
and eloquent because OF its simple and
direct statement of economic princl-
ples'
"A historical review of the Hoover
administration" is recognized by the
Spokane Spokesman-R Review tRepublic-
am uttered with "a deep conviction
that Herbert Hoover has been faithful
to his high duty and has rendered pre-
eminsnt service in great crisis. Inc
Minneapolis Journal independent Re
publican) holds that 'he has shown the
people that welcome symptoms of con-
valescence have not appeared by chance,
hut ;,, n
skillfully applied by Mr. Hoover" That
paper also declares: "Mr. Coolidge has
made so crystal clear the admirable
mechanics of the Hoover reconstruction
program, that there is brought home to
the man who still has job, or still has
farm. or still has business, this
profoundly disturbing question: Shall
he, irked because the restoration of full
prosperity is not achieved miraculcusly
over night reject now the program that
is insuring his retention of his job his
farm or his business? Shall he desert
the leadership that Is now steadily
overcoming the ills so painfully present
these last three years. only to fly to
others that he knows not off"
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Mainly and essentially" in the
opinion Of the New York Sun dnde-
pendent), "he favors the President rs
standing for continuance of the sound
and conservative policies which have
characterized Republican leadership in
national affairs at every economic
crisis. The problem. he said, of re
mass of people who find themselves
unemployed' cannot be solved by de-
vising some form Of pauperism.' but
only by a return to 'self-respecting
self-supporting and independent exist
ing There Is nothing glamourous
about this remedy, it is not exciting, il
does not appeal to wishful thinking
But there are plenty of thoughtful
Americans who will agree with Mr.
Coolidge that this is the only remedy
that will prove ultimately effective"
"Mr. Coolidge made a plea" says the
Pasadena Star-News (Republican), that
rose above mere political partisanship
plea which he made honestly and
sincerely for the good Of his country
that Mr.. Hoover be reelected to carry
forward the policies which manifestly
are conducive to the material welfare
address should be good for the turning
Of great numbers of doubling voters to
the Republican party in November"
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Among those who challenge his po-
sition is the Montgomery Advertiser
(Democratic), which, while stating that
'Mr. Coolidge is honest and perhaps
that Is why his defense Of Mr.. Hoover
and his party is not more than a weak
apology" concludes that he had moth
ing Of importance to say" The Newark
Evening News independently offers the
estimate: After all, elections are not