Evening star., 1932-08-20
MILLS SEES CHAOS.
AMONG DEMOCRATS
Treasury Head Contrasts
Tariff, Liquor and Other Aims
\ With Those of G. o. P.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., August 20-A
contrasting picture of confusion and
chaos within the Democratic party and
order and purpose in the Republican
ranks was drawn here yesterday by
Ogden L. Mills, Secretary Of the Treas
ury.
Mills. speaker at a luncheon gather
ing. assailed Gov. Franklin ID. Roose-
velt's utterances on the ReconStruc,
tion Finance Corporation and predicted
the Democrats would split wide open"
II the party attempted to carry out its
platform pledge on prohibition.
The Secretary praised President
Hoover's political philosophy and pur-
poses against what he described as the
Democratic confusion on national poll
cieS.
Agency to Meet Crisis.
Earlier in the day, in an address at
the commencement exercises OF the
BRYANT Stratton College of Business
Administration here, Mills characterized
the Reconstruction Corporation as "one
of the most powerful and we'll conceived
instrumentalities ever devised to meet
the greatest financial crisis that ever
confronted this Nation.
"The picture today is one OF order
against confusion" he said, in his
luncheon address. President Hoover
has set out with clarity and definite
ness the record policies and pollllcai
philosophy of himself and Of his party
AS we examine the history OF the ne
publican administration and the
pledges given to the future we nave
nd nf consistency.
promises are net contradicted by
mast performances. Whether We are
satisfied or not, no room is left for doubt
as to what policies may be expected
from a Republican administration under
the leadership of President Hoover and
what underlying principles Will govern
those policies.
Sees Platform Nullified.
There is hardly sentence in the
Democratic platform that is not NULL
fed by the actions OF the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. There is hardly
word of Mr.. Roosevelt's that does not
challenge policy supported by Speaker
Garner. Let me illustrate what mean.
THE Democratic platform condemns
a protective and declares in favor OF
competitive tariff. Mr.. Roosevelt, while
indorsing this principle, confuses 1t by
adding that he is for protection CT
American labor and industry.
But the fact is that the Democratic
House initiated and passed and the
Democratic Senators forthwith sup
ported the high protective tariff measure
enacted at the last session OF Congress
under the guise of revenue act.
Two of the Senators presided over
the Democratic contention, one as
temporary and one as permanent chair
man. It was the latter who notified
him of his nomination and eulogized
a platform containing a plank which
he had made it ridiculous for him to
accept.
Relief Work Non-Partisan.
Gov. Roosevelt went out of his way
to attack the Reconstruction Finance
CORPORATION which I believe to be the
most effective economic relief agency
ever devised Yet the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation was created with
the SUPPORT of the Democrats in both
houses and has been administered on
a strictly non-partisan basis by non
partisan board.
"Since Gov. Roosevelt has never
withdrawn his criticism are we to un-
derstand that he disapproves OF the
factors of the Democratic members OF
the House anu SeIldLe dllu VI CliC dSIAFA-
ties OF the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration?
Even on the prohibition question, as
to which they would have US believe
there is some degree Of unity within
their ranks, the fact is that the un-
qualified repeal plank is so completely
at variance with the views OF the dom
mating element in the party, the South
ern Democracy, that every thoughtful
person must recognize that the Demo-
cratic party will split wide open on
this issue should it ever attempt to
carry out the pledge"
Contrasts Party Aims.
Whether you agree with the Repub-
lican policies or not, 1t Is impossible
to deny that the Republican candidate
and the Republican party have con-
crete and orderly program. definite
sense of direction They know where
they are going. On the other hand, nc
unbiased man can pretend that the
Democratic candidate the Democratic
party or the Democratic platform has
such a program or such a sense.
"On the one side there is order, on
the other confusion. That, to me, is
the essence Of the campaign reduced
to the simplest terms"