Evening star., 1934-10-20

1nere are SeFeTal IcdSOilS why Tic
New Dealers have no serious objections
to publication of the poll. II you con-
slider the Maine situation. you will
get the idea.
There's 4 Reason.
The Digest recheck was made In
Maine along about the time of the
Maine election (September 100. The
poll showed only 38 per cent in favor
of the New Deal and 81 per cent
against. Yet the New Dealers won
the election, winning two out of the
three congressional seats and the
governorship, and they almost won the
senatorship.
An explanation for that may be
that the Democrats must haze hid
den strength among Sub-strdtG
OF pOters not coUered by the Digest
POLL At least that is tDhdt they
say, and eueTy one loiu admit that
the Roosevelt strength is greatest
among those on relief rolls The
Digest names come from many
sources, mainly from directories,
telephone books and farm publica-
tions, which may be top heavy
NTH names OF people Whom the
Nelo Deal has helped least.
1t would appear otfhand that some
one is wrong, as between the Digesters
and the Democratic pollers here who
say that in the-coming elections they
are going to get the biggest sweep
ever.
If you analyze the situation you
will find that both may be right. The
Digest poll was taken on the New
Deal as q whole The Democratic
polls were made on Democratic Con-
gresSmen and Senators. There must
be lot of voters who told the Digest
ers they did not approve Of New Deal
policies as a whole and yet are going
to vote against Republican candidates
in the election.
You can tell more about that the
day after election.
Something Good For Heavy Goods.
One phase of the something big
for business" plan in the back Of the
Presidents mind is an idea for help
ing the heavy goods industries.
The latest figures monthly bust
ness chart show they have been
operating around 81 per cent OF
normal. while all other industry was
up to 90 per cent. 1t Is obvious that
the country cannot recover until
they get going. And the trouble is
they cannot get going until the
country RECEIVERS.
Their business is good only when
the country Is growing and expand
ing, when the railroads are building
new lines. when new Empire State
Buildings are being built. Every one
knows that nobody is doing much
expanding now and will do little
until the existing slack is fully taken
up.
That pdrddor can be t0orked out
in only one successful t0dy-inUen-
ton. There is eUery reason to
suspect that the Government may
shortly encourage 10y loans and
otherUiSeJ the creation of neU uses
for steel and the other heavy goods.
As simple and probably not q
pery good example, sums may be
advanced for steel house construc-
tton and TOR Streanltlned trans, II
they proue successful.
The matter now is in the hands
of the durable goods industrialists
who are privately exploring practical
invention possibilities Nothing will
be said about it publicly until some
thing definite Is worked out.
West to Get Job.
Ex-Representative West, who sac
rificed himself for the New Deal in
the Ohio senatorial race, is shortly tc
get an important position in the
Treasury. 1t will not be the budget
directors job, however. The Presi-
dent is well pleased with the civil
service man. Daniel Bell, who is serv-
ing in that post. Bells temporary
appointment probably will continue
indefinitely. 1t is supposed to have hac
a salutary effect on the morale of Gov
ernment workers, showing that civil
service appointee has chance to gel
a good job, at least once in while.
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