The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-08
u. S. SWINGS
LEFT, VOTING
STUDY SHOWS
Minnesota, Louisiana and
Wisconsin Set Pace for
Radical States.
CONSERVATIVES ROUTED
la FoIIettes Offer Program
of Planned Economy
Like ROOSeVelt'S.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
UnItsd Press stan Correspondent
fCoprrzht. Is3f. By United Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-The
United states has moved left in a
process OF party realignment be-
tween radicals and conservatives
Three states lead the radical
procession. Minnesota. Louisiana and
Wisconsin. In some others, notably
California and oregon. the radical
movement was blocked or reversed
in Tuesdays general election.
But the political center Of gravity
represented by the New Deal has
shifted IN this country which, until
1892 in the postwar period. was the
most conservative Of the major ma
tions. The off-year election this
week ratified the leftWard trend in
dicated two years ago when millions
OF American voters cast their ballots
against Herbert Hoover.
Wisconsin's La Toilette brothers
succeeded Tuesday in launching a
nov third party which seized Wis
consin from the old line Democratic
end Republican organizations.
Follows La Toilette Greed
The Wisconsin Progressive party
platform was vaguely phrased last
September. but followed closely the
personal political creed o. Senator
Robert NJ. Ia Toilette, who aban-
doned the Republican party this
year.
The La Follettes invite the dis
contented farm elements. labor and
small business to amalgamate in a
new national party which is to lead
a campaign against the conserv-
atives.
Wisconsin PrOgressiveS advance 4
program c planned economy. 1t
involves redistribution Of wealth.
which in more temperate form is
part OF President Roosevelt's New
Deal
The Progressive redistribution
would be by means of income and
inheritance taxation and centralized
government control of the banking
system. The la Follettes proposed
public ownership Of utilities and of
industries manufacturing neceSsi-
ties Of life. They would give every
man a job through public works
expenditures.
Long Plans Approved
Louisiana offers Senator Huey P.
Long. radical Democrat and anti
New Dealer. who would make every
man a king" Long has been talk
ing about secession from the union
to permit LOUISIANA to recover from
depression. He refers 10 adjacent
Mississippi as a province of his
own state. He looks beyond MiSSis-
sippi TO Arkansas for political do
miniOn.
Share the wealth" is the sesame
of LOngiSm. Tuesdays election rati-
fed some typical Long propositions
IN Louisiana designed 10 shift the
burden Of taxation from the little
man 70 the big man, measured IN
terms OF money.
The 81 poll tax for voters was
eliminated and homes valued at less
than 5000 we're exempted from
taxation. Long plans 10 summon the
legislature in special session 20 pass
some more poor people laws
BiIbo Looms as Radical
Minnesota approved a SOcialStiC
Farmer-LabOr third party platfrOm
which advocated government owner
ship Of banks. utilities and insUr-
ance companies; state canning
factory. old age pensions. mem-
ployment insurance: and a variety
Of propositions which considerably
exceeds the limits OF New Deal as
pirationS.
Mississippi sent 10 the senate
Theodore C. BilbO. A printing press
money man who may back the New
Deal but who will be tempted by
more radical programs.
Nebraska experimental cautiously
by ratifying a state constitutional
amendment for a unicameral legis-
lative system. Senator George W
Norris. Republican New Dealer. Won
the praises TO that plan in an ef-
fort 10 make government more eff
Gent and responsive.