Evening star., 1932-02-22
GARNER ATTACKS
HOOVER ON RELIEF
Truce Fades as Speaker Ac.
cuses President of Play
ing Politics.
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to 1t shall claim the right to have ev-
erything 1t asks enacted into law to
the exclusion Of what the other party
deems necessary for the public welfare.
THE Democrats Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives have sought
IN every way to clear the track for
measures calculated to relieve the public
distress, and particularly to effect such
savings In the cost of Government as
may make It possible to balance the
budget with the minimum Of hardship
involved In increased taxes, etc.
Our course has met with approba-
tlon all over the country-in fact, no
body has ventured to criticize us with
the exception Of the administration,
which appears to regard 1t as requisite
not only that the Democrats shall sign
on the dotted line, but insists that the
administration should have all the
credit for whatever is accomplished
Obviously. the Democratic majority
OF the House subScribes to no such in
depreciation Of its duty II we are 60
ing to be partners in the enterprise Of
redeeming prosperity, in reducing the
distress OF the depression. In effecting
economies In Government, in formu-
iating measures adequate to produce
the revenue the Government requires
we must be full partners taking our
full share In the responsibilities. and
participating In whatever benefits ac-
crue-political Or otherwise.
Most Important Task.
"One Of our importa mt tasks-perhaps
the most important-is to straishten
out the deficiency in the Treasury that
has come after a dozen years OF un-
interrupted and unhampered Republican
control and direction Of our finances
Our task has not been made easier by
the error OF hundreds OF millions OF
dollars in the budget estimates the
President has sent U.S.
1T would be absurd regardless of
politics. for us to accept as financial
gospel the output of the source Of such
Observation-Disclosures administration that
permitted the Treasury to get into such
fix What We are doing is to consider
carefully every recommendation that
comes from the White House, without
prejudice; to accept what in our judg-
ment appears to be worthwhile and to
reject or tinker into shape what seems
to us futile or worse.
I'VE have a right to expect that the
administration will take our Judgment
as impartially as we take theirs. In
other words, We regard 1t as part Of the
undeclared compact of concert for the
public good, that when we have altered
an administration measure. the admin
iStration cooperate with us in getting
1t passed instead Of jockeying to have
its own way exclusively, and without
an effort to make the country believe
that whenever we do not follow the
letter OF the Presidents proposals we
are playing politics
1T ought to be obvious that the
Executive has neither sufficient In
fluence with the whole of his party
delegation in Congress nor the power
to do things by himself, and therefore
must have participation by the Demo-
Gratis II We are to reach the national
objective.
No Cooperation, He Says.
ut Is we'll enough to talk of political
truce, but let me tell you that the kind
OF truce we intend is not that the ad-
ministration shall continue hostilities
80 far we haze had no co-opera-
ton in the true sense of the word.
Such measures aa the Glass -Stea gall
amendment. which has its foundation
in legislation frequently sought by
Democratic legislators, and as fire.
quently vetoed by the then Republican
majOrities, are claimed as triump:ls for
the administration.
There is an instance Of this in every
speech made by one OF Mr.. Hoover S
cabinet or other administration spokes-
men. The purpose is plainly to improve
the Presidents prospects of reelection
by planting the idea that he SINGLE
handed has accomplished everything
that is done by Congress.
NOW ne has sent us a recommenda-
ton Tor the reorganization Of the Gov
ernment Briefly, it consists in a sug-
gestion that Congress abdicate its pre-
negatives and give him blanket power
to appoint lot of new officers. and
make the Government anything he
pleases.
Delay Is Attacked.
why did he not send us his actual
program? We know that he has been
playing with the thought for a dozen
years; that he had his charts of bureau
consultations, department mergers and
redistribution of Government functions
ready 4 decade ago-even though he
has never until this time sought to
have Congress effect the changes.
why has he not told us what he
proposes doing and how he means to
do it, SO that we could accurately
Judge Of the value of his suggestions, in
stead Of adopting his familiar process
OF asking that We leave 1t to him?
well, we are not going to grant any
such unlimited charter. We, too, have
our ideas as to how to effect improve
ments and economies in the national
administration. II the President is
sincerely desirous Of such improvement
there Is no reason We should not get
together. If he did that. he would CO.
operate; what he seeks instead is to
dictate, and nobody can dictate to the
Democratic group in Congress"