Evening star., 1934-11-07

Senator Huey Longs personally
conducted and financed expedition of
Louisiana college students to Tennes-
see for the Vanderbilt foot ball game
attracted more attention than any
stunt the "Kingflsh" has staged in a
long time.
Masses Of people in three States
were entertained by the great pageant
the Kingfsh staged" says the Cleve-
land News, with a suspicion that they
may be called on later to show their
appreciation at the polls" The
jackson Citizen Patriot calls the per-
Torrance IAN almost unbelievable
joke" but the Rock Island Argus
appraises the Senator as "a shrewd
politician, who knows how to bid for
popular favor, with spectacular and
colorful stunts"
In the period of Rome's deca-
dence," recalls the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, when emperors needed to keep
their ears to the ground, they had a
formula for retaining the favor of the
populace. 1t was bread and games !;
feed them and keep them amused.
Long has picked up the old idea as
part Of his program"
The Flint (Mich) Daily Journal
suggests: This incident, surely, will
rank high on the list of the King
fsh,s political travesties. Such a
caper is not without its amusing as
poets. But there must be a few in
Louisiana to whom such 'carryings-on'
bring sad reflections on the condition
Of government. Senator Long seems
to run no risk of being forgotten; he
keeps himself we'll in the foreground
Of attention, whatever the cost. This
time 1t was 'hand-out' in cold cash. u
Recalling Senator Longs 'favorite
political theme, the redistribution of
wealth." the Kansas City Star adds {:
"Huey's practical demonstration of a
popular theory has the possibilities
OF becoming valuable social expert
ment, If the trouble is taken to follow
1t up to its ultimate conclusion-a de-
tail Huey unfortunately is not likely
to bother about. His experiment has
everything to recommend it that most
OF the other redistribution schemes
have had-irresponsibility, indiscrim-
ination and a liberal dash of political
hokum, including the feature of in
clIlng demand where none existed. "
Observing that the demonstration
was In honor Of Andrew Jackson and
Sam Houston, the Reno (Nev.) Evening
Gazette comments: Those grand old
figures OF American history will un-
doubtedly appreciate the compliment
even If they have been dead a long
long time. If their eyes can see the
grotesque Huey Long basking in their
reflected glory it may stir their souls.
OF course they can not do anything
about it, but in that respect they are
not different from the State of Louis
lana. which appears to be utterly un-
able to lose Long and his satellites"
The Owensboro (Ky.) Messenger takes
is out just to give the Louisiana young
sters good time, then, for the pres
ent. more power to him. If he is
looking at it from q political angle,
even then it is difficult to find fault
with him. 1t is q novel idea and one
which would be certain to meet with
generous approval should some po-
litician with the money care to emu
late Huey on Kentucky campus"
Perhaps" says the Worcester Eve
ming Gazette, this handout Of real
currency to all comers was a practical
effort to curry political favor with the
voters, especially the students Of vot-
ing age. and the parents of all of
them. One Is free to guess that. In
fact, it's pretty hard to escape the
conclusion that that's precisely what
Huey was up to. The Interpretation