Show HOOVERS acceptance the spirit in which herbert herbart hoover nominated by the republican party tor for the highest office in the load land responded to his ala nomination was beautiful and touching the bodd goo d taste af his message of acceptance must remain unchallenged by all friends and foes alike i hoover denied thit that the party owed ahlm the nomination as conle politicians cans had put it hoover said that the th country had no obligation to him at all owed him nothing mo thing rather he owed the country cou n a great deal he stressed the fact that la in no ather thyr country could a inan man coming ils as he did from a tiny village in iowa with no background of wealth or official position irece receive lve the opportunities port unities which he had received in america ile he express expressed eA gratitude for having been able to serve the country in the various posts he has laela his message was a amen of praise for america wd the tunit les that it offers all citizens rich and poor alike there was waa no vainglory in his message there was waa simple sti raight from the sho ulden gratitude and a beautiful reverence tor for the land that gave biln birth ile he showed that he felt indebted to america for the chance to do the work ho has done in this country and elsewhere tather rather than feeling that america needed to repay him for his service the rise of 0 herbert hoover from ani an iowa cottage to the republican tor for the president Is but one trivie more manifestation of the democracy and equality of opportunity in the united states |