Evening star., 1934-09-14
MAINE VOTE FAILS
!. TO D|SMAY c. 0. P.
Continues to Fight New
Deal-Fess and Robin
son Leading Critics.
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the elimination of child labor and
sweat shops and in the minimum wage
law principle. I continue to believe
in the equalization fee principle Of
farm relief. But believe we suffer
more from underconsumption than
overproduction. So IL goes. II this
be new dealing, then I believe In 1t.
Opposes State Socialism.
"But I am Just As unequivocally op-
posed to State Socialism or State col
lectivism or national RECOMMENDATION.
The latter violates both practical eco
Monies and essential liberty II America
is to remain America. I am opposed
to Fascist or Communistic trends. I
am opposed to congressional abdica-
ton and executive concentrations. !
am opposed to dangerously growing
bureaucracy-and particularly Q bu-
reaucracy which frankly abandons the
merit system and substitutes spoils-
manship. / am opposed to national
price-fixing. It never worked and
never will. I am opposed to the sus-
pension Of antitrust laws and the en-
couragement of monopoly. ! am op-
posed to printing press money and be-
lieve that such imitation inevitably be-
comes suicidally uncontrolled. I be-
lieye In balanced budgets, I am op-
posed to government In business
except where the business Is unavoid-
ably dominated by direct public Inter-
est. am opposed to elastic powers in
the hands Of the President respecting
money, tariffs, expenditures and other
factors which create the deadly un-
certainties now defeating the very
recovery to which they presume to be
dedication. I favor restoration Of
the constitutional mandate for three
independent branches of government.
/ believe the next election is the most
important since the civil War. II this
be 'anti-new-dealing," then ! am IN
anti"
The whole point Is that I insist
upon taking each proposition upon its
merits, regardless Of its source. de-
cline either q blanket Endorsement or
. blanket indictment Of the New Deal.
To say that all Is bad would be silly.
To say that all is good would be ridicu-
lous. The need Of the hour Is resist
ance to ignorant change and resist
ance, equally, to ignorant opposition
to change. The need Of the hour-aye,
and the desperate need Of the New Deal
itself-is . vigilant, vigorous Congress
which will separate wheat from chan,
speak constructively for itself, declin-
ing either to throw or to ignore rocks.
This has been my re-primary position
in Michigan. This continues TO be my
post-primary position. what happens
to me politically Is Of no moment to
me or to the country. but what hap
pens to the country is Of vitH moment
to US ALL
The Republican National Commit
tee woman OF. Ohio, Mrs. Katherine
Kennedy Brown Of Dayton, who Is here
the Republican National COMMITTEES,
said that Senator Fess Is making prog
ress In his campaign for reelection.
In this connection she said:
Senator Fess has gained tre-
In popular support because
Of his fearless stand in opposition to
the radical, the Socialistic trends of
the Democratic administration. WILL
ing to support those phases of the
New Deal that appeared practical and
sound. Senator Fess has fought deter
every turn to the left. This
has carried . strong appeal to Ohio
and many who were apathetic
have lately pledged the Senator their
active support and cooperation. Dom
ahey. the Democratic candidate for
while an eleventh-hour SUBJ
scriber to the New Deal, was not the
administration choice.
New Deal Major Issue.
The general tendency among the |
despite the efforts In |
ZONE quarters to soft pedal the fight |
against the New Deal, Is to make It |
The issue in the congressional cam
paign. Indeed, there seems to be no
other issue worthy Of the name that |
. attracting attention.
w. Kingsland Macy, State chairman |
u New York, who has sought to avoid |
'he New Deal issue In the campaign |
'here and to bear down on local issues |
,nlE is In the process Of being over
'idden BY the anti-New Dealers In the
81 o. p. there. Senator McNary Of |
oregon. Republican leader in the SEN
lte, II is well understood, has never
,een In sympathy with the demands
" many Republicans, like Reed Of |
and Wadsworth Of New
Fork, that the party make the New
Deal burning issue In this campaign. ]