Evening star., 1932-10-01
SMITH FOR TICKET;
IGNORES NOMINEE
Ex-Governor, as Editor, Says
Democratic Victory Will
Serve Nation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October ALFRED z.
Smith. making his bow as editor of The
New Outlook, which appeared today,
says he believes the best interests of
the country will be served by the sue
cess of the Democratic party and the
election of its ticket" The former Gov
ernor and Democratic leader expresses
the conviction that defeat for the Re-
publican regime at Washington is a
certainty and that the only question
now Is what the Democratic party will
co with its victory.
Not once in the course of his article,
which touches on various aspects of the
national life, does Mr. Smith mention
the name of Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt,
whose nomination as Democratic presi-
Dental candidate he opposed He does,
however, devote three pungent para
graphs to denunciation of talk about
The Forgotten Man." whom he de-
scrlbeS as myth.
Says Party Not United.
The sooner he (the Forgotten Nam
disappears from the campaign the bet
ter, 1t Will be for the country" the Smith
editorial says
OF the Democratic fold Mr.. Smith
confesses that it is not united He de-
scribes himself as being out of sympathy
with some of the elements and forces
in the party," but he does not cite them
by name, or indicate wherein he differs
from them. He expresses the opinion
| that the party must rid itself of these
influences which he does not specify,
II 1t Is to serve the Nation in the Ma
| tion's present predicament
Dealing with the Republican admin
istration. Mr.. Smith is but slightly more
Speclflc than he is in his appraisal Of
his own party. He tells OF opportunities
ne thinks President Hoover 'muffed."
and OF mistakes and delays in various
places. He compares the labors of the
| Reconstruction Finance Corporation to
2O-mule team in which 10 mules are
snooAng on the ground and only one
is tugglng haf-heartedly at the harness.
Claims Republicans BIundered.
Mr.. Smith takes the position that the
republican party must accept re-
sponSlblllty for mistakes. delays and
plumbers which served to make bad
times worse. He recalls that the Hoover
administration refused to admit de-
preston had set in and tnen put off the
task Of organizing to deal with it.
rlnaliy, he says when it was impera-
Wv ~ W ooIIcllllIlS, the measures LldL
we're taken were halfway measures and
the administration spurned the CO.
operation of those VINO suggested
drastic and effective action" Mr..
Smith accuses the administration of
stupidity in resisting new ideas and of
weakness and ineptituGe IN action, As
result, he believes the Republican
regime has disappointed the hopes and
lost the allegiance of one group after
another, until now its own end appears
10 him TO be just around the corner.
l believe" he writes, that the pres
ent administration in Washington. IL
| continued. cannot begin TO solve our
present problems. 1t has had a chance
| to do it and has failed utterly. The
hope of the country lies in Democratic
success. The one great chance that
the Democratic party has had during
my lifetime is presented 10 it now. I
believe 1t is able to meet II. ! believe
/ 1t can go as far as government can
/ go TO solve the problems which are as
! lar away from solution TODAY = they
we're when the depression started
/ believe that the success of the Demo-
cratic party in the coming election is
| essential to the upbuilding of our ma
tlonal prosperity and our national we'll
being
"yS OPPoitu
In his discussion of public works and
the reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton Mr.. Smith reminds his readers
that long before Congress took anv
such action he had recommended that
the Government appoint a public works
administrator and endoW him with
/ powers to make loans and get a pro-
gram started without red tape DELAYS.
such suggestions, he says. were op-
! posed by President Hoover at the time.
Mr.. Smith asserts that when Charles
q. Dawes resigned as president of the
r. F. c. the President had an oppor-
tunlty to appoint the best brains and
, driving force in the country to the
post. But the President" he continues.
'muffed' the opportunity and picked
man of mediocre ability"
The SloWneSS with which r. F. c. funds
have been distributed and the manner
in which they have been put to work
are both targets for Mr. Smiths pen.
What with wrangling over details Mr..
Smith asserts that no unemployed man
has yet got Job through the avail
ability of the Sl.500.000.0 900 credit for
self-liquldating projects. Besides. he
writes. less than a tenth of the $780,
100000 funds for direct relief has been
allocated and not a penny has been
put into post offices, buildings and other
public works out of the Sl86 900 900
provided for such purposes. The fund
for highway aid is the only thing au-
thorized in the bill. Mr.. Smith charges
that has created any considerable
amount of employment
Next month. he promises his readers,
he will give his version of what he be-
lieves are the great issues which the
next administration must face