Evening star., 1934-11-11
DEMOCRATS MAP
TASK IN CONGRESS-;
c. 0. P. HINTS FIGHT
Chairman Fletcher Indicates
Party to Continue War
on New Deal.
DENIES REPUBLICANS
RECEIVED DEATH BLOW
Relief and Social Legislation Are
Expected to Head Roose-
welt Program.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

While Democratic and Republican
national leaders argue the death or
the life of the Republican party in
the light of the elections last Tuesday,
the Democratic administration is pre-
pairing for the coming of the new
Congress and the tasks which will
confront 1t.
There stand out the following facts:
l. The Roosevelt New Deal program
generally has been approved by a
majority of the people. 1t must be
pressed forward to success or else
something different must take its
place.
2. The underlying problem is TO
get the American people back to
full measure of employment.
3. In the interim and until full en-
ployment has been achieved. the Gov
ernment will be expected to continue
its relief activities, even though the
national debt mounts still higher and
the Government budget remains un-
balanced.
Democrats Have Burden.
President Roosevelt will have in
the new Congress greater majorities
of his own party in both House and
Senate. The responsibility will lie
entirely with the Democrats. The Re-
publican minorities will be faced with
the problem Of cooperating with the
administration in its program or offer
ing opposition.
Chairman Henry P. Fletcher Of the
n q
statement last night. predicted "the
inevitable failure Of the paternalistic
and socialistic policies of the New Deal
will topple it like a house OF CARDS
and the Republican party will be the
only party ready to carry on
If Fletcher's statement is to be ac-
cepted as outlining the course which
the Republican minorities in Congress
will pursue, it looks like war against
the New Deal program in the coming
session.
| Fletcher Answers Farley.
Fletcher, obviously replying to the
statement Of Chairman Farley Of the
Democratic National Committee that
the Republican party is dead, said:
The Republican party is not dead
and Is not going to die. Tuesdays
vote showed that compared with the
1882 election the Democratic party
lost 1000 900 votes, against 100000
lost by us. In the teeth of the most
cynical and shameless use OF pubic
money to influence votes, we polled
| At per cent of the total vote cast. This
record, not equaled in any previous
off-year election by any party, was
possible because cur fight was based
on principles. We will continue to
| fight for them. The overwhelming
Democratic majority in the Senate
and House rests on very narrow
popular base.
There is no other organization
which has in every voting precinct
in the United States a body of loyal.
| active workers, ready to take the field
and make the fight for sound eco
nomic and political principles. Nor
can any amount of money place such
another organization in the field. Any
fight which has for its object the de-
feat of the policies and practices
of this administration must start with
the 100000 Republican workers
and voters who went on record against
the New Deal last Tuesday"
Solid Front Not Expected.
In the light of the fact that in
many of the congressional districts
and some of the States, Republican
candidates for Office last Tuesday did
not base their campaigns on entire
| opposition to the New Deal. the Re-
publicans in Congress may not be
found lining up solidly against the
administrations program.
But whether the Republicans be-
come solid opposition to the New
Deal program or not, it is obvious
that If the Democrats stick together.
any program that the President pre-
sents will be adopted.
The Democratic strength in the
Senate will be SO, provided Senator
Cutting of New Mexico, Progressive
Republican, is finally successful in
winning reelection. There will be Is
Republicans, one Progressive and one
Farmer-Labor. In the house the
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