Evening star., 1932-07-31

dinary course of business, before the
organized movement toward his can
didacy for the presidency of the United
States.
More recently, he submitted to
another test before three of the leading
diagnosticians of the country and their
verdict was as conclusive and unquali-
fed as those of the insurance doctors
In effect, they announced that his
lameness, which is steadily getting bet
ter, had no more effect on his general
condition than if he had glass eye
or was prematurely bald.
Endures GrueIing Campaigns.
aside from this expert evidence, does
anybody suppose that if he were a
Weakllng in any respect, he could have
gone through two grueling campaigns
for the Governorship of New York
which, incidentally, resulted in his elec-
ton by larger majority than ever
before came to a candidate for that
post-and would have been able to con-
duct with signal success the eXacting
business of that strenuous Office through
two terms? I do not believe that any,
body who saw him when he addressed
the convention after flying from AL
bany to Chicago, has any doubt of his
physical endurance, or his clarity of
thought, or of his vigor of opinion, or
OF his defniteness OF policy.
Il have only mentioned these mat
tiers because OF the persistent efforts to
spread around the idea that there is
some fatal defect in our candidates
makeup and as a partial reply to the
charge that the Democrats are unfairly
smearing the President.
Gov. Roosevelt might be handi-
capped in a foot race, but in no other
way do think he needs fear compari-
son with his adversary in the pending
campaign"
The Democratic chairman said that
part of the Republican strategy ap-
pears to be to make it appear that the
Democrats are viciously and wildly as
sailing the President personally.
know of no Democratic assault except
on his official acts.
HOover's Integrity UnquestiOned.
1--WE have not questioned and will not
question his integrity or morality, but
we will not soften our criticism Of his
inefdciency, his faulty judgment and
uncertainty. I might point in contrast
to the whispering campaign they made
four years ago against Gov. Alfred E.
Smith, in which every undercover in
sinuation possible was employed to keep
a great Democrat out Of the White
House Even they were ashamed of
their tactics for they had all this done
from headquarters separate from their
regular establishment.
1T cost hundreds of thousands of
dollars to circulate the poison propa-
ganda of intolerance SANDER and down.
right falsehood that spared neither our
candidates private life nor even his
family, and you will remember that
every effort to trace that perverted
slush fund came to dead end. Yet
the sum was too huge to have pro-
ceded from any individual source and
the cropping up Of Republican names in
the juggling of accounts leaves no oues-
ton that its origin was the Republican
campaign chest"
Mr.. Farley attacked the Hoover ad-
ministration vigorously charging the
President with having failed to call
upon Congress in special session in
1881 to increase taxes when 1t was
apparent that deficit of 5000, 900 900
wax staring the Treasury in the face.
He added:
Sees Big Chances Taken.
'He was urged to do this by con-
gressional leaders of both parties and
DN pIeILy 1i1uCtl CNCI gDOAy ClSC wiz oP-
preciated the situation. But he preferred
to take the chance that business would
get better. that the stock market would
go up and that, therefore, there would
be no necessity for either raising taxes
or cutting down expenses. I find no
fault with his optimism. for I am a
good deal of an optimist myself.
Moreover I recognize the right of any
grown man to take what chances he
pleases with his own fortune, but I
certainly do not think that a man at
the head Of a great government has
any right to shake dice with destiny
when the stakes are the happiness Of
the whole people.
II have host of Republican friends"
said Mr.. Farley. Il cannot just now
recall that one of them in our political
discussions has stated that he is for
Mr. Hoover because of Mr.. Hoover's
qualifications or Mr. Hoover's record.
The sole reason advanced by those
who are sticking to the administration
of continuing their allegiance is that
they do not like the Democratic candi-
date.
II firmly believe that II political
lines were completely wiped out, if the
two men were running on their records
with no question of party involved,
the Nation would elect Gov. Roosevelt
almost unanimously"