Evening star., 1932-07-12

Elections seldom hinge on the run
ming mate" remarks the Hartford Daily
Times independent Democratic), but
there is an advantage in having the
nominee for Vice President a man OF
popularity, experienced, with a large
and we'll located following, and so
equipped by ability that the chance Of
his possible ultimate arrival at the
presidency itself cannot be peril to the
country. Such man, undoubtedly, Is
John Nance Garner. who has clear title
to the honor which he has received"
The GAINESVILLE Gazette independent
make a good Vice President" and
comments that "he has rough-and-
ready way which age and the Speaker
ship have softened."
Taking more critical attitude toward
the Democratic candidate for Vice
President, the Buffalo Evening News
independent Republican, argues:
During his years as minority leader, he
brought to high development the
political philosophy which holds that
the duty Of an opposition statesman is
simply to be sharply critical. Under
this practice, questions and keen wit
may be substituted for any very strong
opinion on the positive policies which
Garner established reputation as an
ardent partisan strategiSt on the floor
of the House, who could forget all about
politics as soon as a session adjourned.
The qualities which he exhibited as
opposition leader, however, were not
equally adaptable to the responsibilities
of power"
Referring to the controversy over ma
tional relief measures one between
the President and the Democratic nomi-
nee for Vice President" the New York
Sun independently declares: The
power Of his Office and the support of
his party in the House cannot offset
the fact that he is as wrong and the
President as right as it is possible for
two men to be in controversy Of any
independent Republican, points out
that "in his campaign speech before
Congress Mr. Garner proposed a raid
on Government funds that would, II
consummated, be even worse than the
bonus bill which originated from his
own State and which got through the
House with the Speakers help"
Charging IAN exhibition of incapacity
and pork-barrel conceptions since his
elevation to the Speakership," the
Spokane SpokeSman-Review (Republi-
can) believes that the nomination came
to him "for breaking the deadlock in
the convention and giving the victory
to Roosevelt"
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
(Republican) advises: Political parties
do not make issues. but they face issues
and meet them. They must show cour-
age, honesty and resourcefulness and
give substantial proof of the value of
their political philosophy in solving the
national problems. Candidates and
parties will now have the opportunity
to go before the electorate with their
qualifications. The public should be
open-minded and give careful study to
the relative merits of the Republican
and Democratic appeals" In a dis
cussion of all the candidates in the ma
tional campaign the Danbury Evening
News independently states: Hoover
and Curtis and Roosevelt and Garner
are fine. patriotic and able Americans,
honorable and worthy. However Ameri-
cans may differ from them in political
beliefs and traditions, there is no deny
ing their character, uprightness and
sturdy Americanism. Our Presi-
dent may be of either party, his politi-
cal history may be what it may be, but he
must be personally Of a high morality,
of a long line Of nne, honorable gentle
men. And it is well for the country
that 1t Is So"