June 1930 Issue [Article] The peculiar weakness of Mr. Hoover Download PDF Adjust Share by Walter Lippmann, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1918-1945 1929-1933 20th century Biography Economic conditions Herbert Hoover Politicians Politics and government Presidents United States More from Walter Lippmann Fifty-One Percent During the Dayton trial there was much discussion about what had happened to William Jennings Bryan. How had a progressive democrat become so illiberal? How did it happen that the… Why should the majority rule? Why should the majority rule? Adjust Share