The Washington times., 1934-07-09
REPUBLICANS
DRAFT 7 OWN
NEW DEAL!
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International NaWn Nervlea

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service
The New Dea~ became the
central issue Of the fall elections
today after Henry p. Fletcher. Re
publican national c h arm . n,
promised to use all the resources
Of his party to draft . Republican
substitute for the Administra.
tion's recovery program.
Mr.. Fletcher said: 49,.
eve win appoint committees
Of the most competent men We
can find to make . study Of
current economic questions, %
that their reports may furnish
the basis Of . constructive and
forward looking Republican
legislative program"
Plan Outlined
In q weekend speech. Mr.
Fletcher outlined the general
bounds of this Republican Substi
tute. Among other things, he de
Clared for:
/. Restoration Of monetary
control to Congress.
2. Repeal Of many arbitrary
powers given the President.
8. Repeal Of the NRA with all
AtS codes or. at least. a fight
against extending its reign be-
yond next June.
4. Repeal of the AAA, with its
control Of farm production.
5. A taxing program to pay
the cost Of the recovery pro
gram.
g.. Federal relief for people in
actual want.
Mr. Fletcher said:
sour most immediate guty Is
70 gain rs many seats in the
House and Senate as we can. I
am confident that we can so in
crease our representation In
Congress as to bring fresh en-
sC0uragement to all who believe
In American constitutional gov
eminent, and look with diSmay
at . process which Is steadily un-
deEmining American institu-
tiOns.
TO DRAFT PLATFORM
ESQ strengthened, we will pre-
sent to the country q program
looking to . return of the Gov.
eminent to the people, to restOr.
ing to the nation its confidence
in American institutions, and to
fOrtifying their faith in their
own ability to work out their
destiny without surrender Of
their liberties and without sub
Stituting for the American form
OF Government q system Of
State Socialism and bureau.
cratic control. We win battle
for the first principles Of repub-
Hcan government"
Mr.. Fletcher charged the last
Congress passed many laws (which
the Congressman themselves con.
fessed they had not read or under
Stood-and which many of them
cannot now explain" He suggested
the proposed medal for members
OF the Seventy-third Congress
should be made in the form Of q
rubber stamp, lying down."
Follows Borah
He made his speech at a Repub-
Hcan rally in Jackson, Mich. Curl
ously enough, Mr.. Fletcher fol.
lowed many Of the lines laid down
by Senator William E. Borah (R.)
of Idaho, who started a one-man
crusade to stamp out bureaucracy
in the Federal Government and
monopoly in business.
Mr.. Fletcher joined Senator
Borah in attacking bureaucracy
and the Governments alleged in.
vasion on personal liberties but
Shied from the Idahoan'S attack
on monopoly. Instead, the Re.
publican chairman said:
1--WE recognize that the Gov
ernment should and must pre-
vent private enterprise from
running amuck. We recognize
that many industries are af-
fected by public service and
have q public duty which they
should not be allowed to diSre-
gard.
eve believe that standards Of
common honesty and decency
can be maintained under the
law by industry itself, without
RECOMMENDATION and State direc-
tiOn."