March 1929 Issue [Article] If Hoover fails Download PDF Adjust Share by Elmer Holmes Davis, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 1923-1929 1928 20th century Alfred E. Smith Democratic Party Election Herbert Hoover Politics and government Presidents Republican Party United States Xenophobia More from Elmer Holmes Davis The Ideal State People in Chicago will tell you that there is a happy land not far away. Sitting on the ash heap of their own miseries, they mournfully explain that just over… Votes for emptiness Votes for emptiness Adjust Share