The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-23

not unlikely. that Roosevelt will
take some steps TO solve the
problem.
ARITHMETIC
The agricultural adjustment
administration and Its cotton
benefits 10 the south IL going 10
play big part In eastern In.
duStriai sections during the com.
ing campaign.
Willy Senator Dave Reed paved
the way for this In his fight
against Clifford Pinchot for the
PennSylvanln gonatoFBhip.
Pine hot counted on his
strength In the rural sections,
Kcod know this ara skillfuiiy
undermined him with these vot.
erg.
lie did not attack PlncisOt. lie
scarcely mentioned hIsi. Instead
be told the farmers that the New
Deal wasn't treating them ~
generously ~ II was sOuthcrD
democratic growers.
Pennsylvania farmers. he de-
clared, have 80 far received only
$4,000 In subsidies from tho
AAA.f But Texas cotton growers
have been paid $4,000, 900.
The fact that Pennsylvania
grows no cotton cut no Zee. All
the pressed Pennsylvania
farmer could see was those two
glaringly unequal Sumg--$f43,.
900 as against $40, 00o, 900.
That mental contrast the fer.
Ifier took 10 the ballot bOx--tO
Reeds gain and i'inchOt's bitter
loss.
MIRACLE
Did you ever soc anything go.
Ing In opposite directions at the
same time?
The compromise bill worked
out by tho White House and
senate siiveritcs does Just that
The miracle ~ performed this
way!
The president accepts the pro-
vision proclalming a. u national
policy that 0ne.fOurth Of the
metallic coveraKc OF the cOun-
trys currency shall be silver.
Thus the gliverites gain IN part
their decades.0ld demand for
demonstration Of their favorits
metal.
But, tho president also pre-.
serves his freedom OF aetiOn--as
no has adam1ntiy insisted
throughout the lengthy negOtia.
lions. This ID achieved through
tho sim pie device Of emitting any
time limit when tho 20. per cent
reconciliation IL TO DO accom-.
piished.
Once the bill IN enacted. the
president could do II az one
stroke, or gradually, or not ~
MI.
ENTHUsIAsTIc
in his private conyerSa lions
with tho siIveriteg, the president
assured them that nc would zen.
thugiasticGiiy"-his own word
proceed with q gradual romone.
tlzation UP 10 tho 20 per cent
limit. Secretary MorRcnthau, Ut
heart hostile TO the silver agita.
lion, told the senate crusader
that no was under strict tnjune.
ton from the president TO go
through with the bargain.
IL was these personal asgur.
ance5, accepted In full faith by
the siiverites, that brought them
around to agree 10 tho non.maH.
dat0Fy compromise. '
II Ia not such q bad deal ail
the way around
The siiverites gain their end OF
writing into the law the principle
Of bi.metalism. They can now 80
proudly 70 their constituents
and claim q great victory.
on the other hand, the prcsi.
dent retains nrm hold on the
monetary helm. HG In free 10 70
toward, stop, or reverse, as he
deems desirable.
MERNY.GO.RoUND
Ross Collins, cherublc con.
gregsman from Misslggippi, keeps
on his desk q bronze cast OF the
Shoes OF his little girl, used by
her whom she was about two.
The National Museum In
Washington has one Of the I'm.
est pieces OF rock crystal In the
world. II 10 12E inches high
and valued at Si60, 900. II might
bring much moro, but tho mu-
seunlt won't sell It.. Sistie
and Buxzie Dali. with seven small
pIaymates, all went to the circus
last week. When the first clown
shot a revolver, sistIc crawicd
on the lap OF the secret service
man and remained there TIL tho
show was finished.
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Copyright. 1894. ,by United