The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-27
LITTLE ARTHUR
IS 'HYPOCRITE,'
ROARS TYD|NGS
Famed Maryland Democrat
Shows What Makes
Colleague Tick.
TAKES RECORD APART
Robinson Interested Only in
Votes of Veterans,
Says Southerner.
BY JAMES DOSS
Times stan Writer

AlfAAdAOA AeAAAAeAA N'++4H''f ~--S
land Democrat, came to Indianapo-
lis last night, took Arthur r. Rob-
inson apart to see what makes him
tick the way ne does, and disclosed
an interesting assortment Of cogs,
wheels and ratchets.
Senator Tydings, a World war
veteran who enlisted in the ranks,
received the distinguished service
medal for gallantry in action and
came out OF the war lieutenant
colonel, spoke at rally sponsored
by the Democratic war veterans OF
Marion county.
He spoke before near-capaclty
audience in Tomlinson hall and his
address was punctuated with fire.
quent bursts Of applause. There
even we're cries of don't stop" when
he thanked his listeners for their
attention to his poor efforts"
Arthurs Out of Luck
The senator confessed in starting
that it looked as If he had come TO
Indiana on wild goose chase" 1
NnONElL Llidh OfAldlOA 4NObAAAoCAA w.
running for the senate against
Shay Minton. but 1 find that he's
running against Governor McNutt.
Since the Governors term has two
years to run. it doesn't look like my
friend Arthur. is going to get back
to the senate"
The tall and personable SOUTH
erner then laid background for his
discussion of national economic
aspects.
1T must be remembered. he said,
that prior to the war, we we're an
exporting nation and a debtor ma
ton. Then after the war, we con-
tinued TO be an exporting nation,
although in not as much volume,
and became a creditor nation.
Doing 1t With Our Money
THE other nations of the world
continued to buy from us, but they
we're doing it with our money. Thus
we enjoyed that false and illusory
prosperity through 1929 and it be-
came necessary for the nation to
trim its sails.
when the budget Of the United
States had to be cut to maintain
its credit, it was necessary to make
reductions in veterans benefits. No
bodv liked 1t. but the state of the
national credit was illustrated am
plv when the government sought to
borrow s75,000,00 to pay its cur
rent obligations.
Ordinarily, six times the amount
asked is subscribed for a govern
ment loan, but then the total sub
scription was only S15,000O00 more
than necessary.
He Took the Easy Way
IF the credit of the nation had
not been maintained by President
FRANKLIN d. Roosevelt, all of the
benefits of veterans and their de-
pendents would have disappeared.
The crippled and disabled veterans
in government hospitals would
have been the first to feel the blow.
Your Senator Robinson voted
against the veterans reductions be-
cause it was the easy thing to do,
not the thing for their really best
interests"
Senator Tydings said he did not
wish to sail under false colors.
I'm not a rubber stamp sem
ator." ne declared. L voted against
more Of the recovery measures than
did any of my colleagues. But 1 say
despite my dissatisfaction with some
aspects of the recovery program
that il Is the best thing for the
F. nation and without 1t We might
lave been faced with incalculable
laoS."
He Looks at the Record
Like another great Democrat,
Senator Tydings looked at the rec
ord" The record of the vote of
every representative and senator on
every piece of legislation. He also
referred to published statements of
Senator Robinson.
How about the NRA?" he asked.
Arthur voted for it. And the AAA
and the IVA. Arthur voted for
them. He has a 100 per cent clear
record of voting for the things
about which he now complains.
He talks about the government
going into business and says indus
try can not be revived until the
government gets out Of business.
Fellow veterans, I have no pa
thence with a popularity seeker-a
senator or representative who votes
for measures and then pleads that
he made a mistake Senator Rob-
tnson now finds that the measures