Evening star., 1934-07-29
us. AID PRINCIPLE
/. FLAyED BY GLASS
Virginia Senator Cheered at
Lynchburu Convention OF
Young Democrats.
By the Associated Press.


LYNCHBURG. Va. July 2s.-The
principe OF Federal aid was round y
fiayed this afternoon by Senator Ca,-
ter Glass IN an address TO the third
annual convention Of the Young
Democratic Clubs Of Virginia meet
ing at the City Armory here.
Senator Glass repeatedly warned
the large audience that Federal aid is
not what the term implies and that
pay day Is coming" When 1t does,
he declared. those who are not now
disturbed about the matter will begin
to feel the pinch of additional taxes.
Where does the Federal Govern
ment get any money to give away TO
anybody?' asked the Senator. Does
it pluck money of OF trees: does il
start printing presses2" He then re-
called the plight of France and Ger
many when they inflated their cur
rencies, and he excoriated currency
fanatics" in Congress who, he said,
are trying to tamper with the cur
rency and start the presses. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is opposed to this step,
he said, but accepted the power to act
to prevent the passage of legislation
that would have made 1t mandatory
Senator Glass was high in his praise
of the Young Democratic Clubs.
Never Intended to Get Jobs.
never instituted for the primary pur-
pose of getting jobs for people but to
present and foster the great political
principles of governments, such gov
ernments as Jefferson visioned and to
which he devoted his life.
I'VE want to admonish you" said
Senator Glass. that you should dedi-
cate your thought and service for the
good OF the State. Study your Nation
and State constitutions. Above all,
acquaint yourselves with the political
principles of the founder of the
Democratic party"
Senator Glass said three things in
Jefferson's writings have always ap-
pealed to him above others. They
are that q government should ac-
cord equal rights to every man and
special privileges to none, with the
reservation that rights Of minorities
always be respected and considered,
and that the best governed people are
the least governed.
The Senator quoted woodrow Will
son as saying that If any of the
country's citizens want to be wards
or have guardians put over them,
their manhood would be sapped away
and that he had never met the politi-
cal saviour and never expected To
meet one.
Stands on Doctrine.
That is genuine democracy from a
great Democrat, doctrine on which
I stand, lose or win, forevermore, ~
said Senator Glass.
Senator Glass told the convention
that he did not come to say bitter
things about the people he has some
times criticized. But that doesn't mean
to say, he added, that he had come
within a thousand miles of abandon
ing his convictions or retracting any
thing that he had said or done. He
asserted that President Roosevelt Is
strong enough and has enough sense
to respect the people who differ with
him, rather than the supine politicians
who say yes, yes" In this connection
he lauded Senator Harry r. Byrd
whom he declared would never be a
CLOAK room Senator"
|o He described the difficult situation
confronting President Roosevelt upon
his Inauguration and he placed the
blame squarely upon the shoulders
of the Republican party.
Calls Presidents Cheer Leaders.
when gamblers on the exchange
were running up stocks to as much as
II times their value" he declared,
when some who knew the situation
demanded that the culprit largely re-
sponsible for the awful state of affairs,
be disciplined, two Republican Presi-
dents jumped into the stock pit and
acted as cheer leaders for these In
Satiable persons. President Coolidge
in one instance and President Hoover
in another cheered them on"
THE Democratic party at its worst
Is infinitely better than the Republican
party at its best" he said.
Going into the question Of Federal
aid, Senator Glass said that many
cities and political subdivisions have
been fooled into authorizing projects
because they were to get grants" from
the Federal Government.
"Grants!" he scoffed. Don't you
know who pays for these grants. The
people Of these cities and of these
States receiving the grants will pay
for them and the people of Virginia
will pay for grants to others-for IA
States west of the Mississippi that
don't pay as much to the Federal
Government, combined, as Virginia
pays alone.
The young Democrats concluded
their convention with the adoption of
resolutions and the election of officers.
The resolutions indorsed the work
and praised President Roosevelt, Sena-
tor Glass, Senator Byrd, Gov. Peery
and the nine Representatives from
Virginia.
John Galleher of Leesburs was re-
elected president Of the State organi-
zation. Other officers are Francis B..
Waters OF Norfolk; Mrs. George IT.
Mcdaniel, of Lynchburg; Fred B.
Greer, of Wise, and Lester D. Arnold,
Of Winchester, vice presidents; c.
Pembroke Petit of Fairfax. secre-
tary, and Frank Parker, OF waynes-
boro, college secretary. The term of
o. Frank Osburn, of Leesburg as
treasurer, does not expire for another
year.