, 1935-08-05
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BY Ray Tucker

BY Ray Tucker
Backfire - The administration
has grown noticeably colder to the
silver bloc in recent days, although
1t couches its refusal to boost the
price in courteous notes and d1s-
arming words.
But now President Roosevelt and
Secretary Morgenthau have new al
lies In resisting the silverites' pres
sure. Almost 10000 silversmiths and
retailers have launched a campaign
against price rises, which, they say,
are running their trade. The high
est price they can stand Is sixty
cents an ounce. They make the
point that a higher figure will cause
wide unemployment
Senator Walsh Of Massachusetts,
has become their spokesman. He is
quietly assembling an anti-silver
bloc which may exceed the silverites
in numbers and prestige. The pres
ence Of too many would-be leaders
in the pro-silver group - Pittman
Of Nevada, King Of Utah and
Adams Of Colorado - Is multiplying
the drive for the top figure Of s1.29.
1886 - III you can trust a conf
Dental exchange of political views
proffered ut an impromptu get
together Of democratic veterans,
President Roosevelt must look to the
South. Middle West and West for an
electoral majority next year. That
is. on the basis of current sentiment
Il fnmvaw tAA Man. nnnI d. nnncnwNv0-
tive eastern territory.
Ex-Governor Ely Of Massachusetts,
said that Massachusetts was lost to
the democrats, and he doubted that
any New England state would vote
for the president. Senator Copeland
insisted that New York would fall
into the republican column. Penn
Sylvania was handed over TO the
COP, despite Farley uffey wooing.
Senator Tydings offered no hope
Of saving Maryland, and Senator
Nicely said the same Of West Vir-
ginia. Governor Moore didn't give
the president a chance in New Jer-
Sey. And Delaware went for Her
bert Hoover in the 1882 landslide.
The democratic estimate exceeds
the expectations of the most enthus-
iastic republicans. 1t Is not given
as authentic gospel. for most Of these
democrats III anti-Roosevelt at
heart. Other democrats challenge
their representations. But nobody
at democratic headquarters laughs
off this bad news.
Superman - President Roosevelt
Is quietly recognizing the Depart
ment Of Justice, which needs win
ming lawyers as flowers need the
sunshine. The d Of j has won only
one important suit - the gold case
and that was a setup.
Solicitor General Stanley Reed
was the first addition, taking the
place Of j. Crawford Biggs after
the supreme court openly expressed
its doubt Of the latter's legal talents.
Next Mr.. Roosevelt placed the able
John Dickinson in charge OF the
antitrust division. Now the preSi-
dent wants to draft j. Barrett Pref
lyman. a tax expert, to defend the
government against professors &C
tons for recovery Of processing
taxes.
The post OF assistant to the attor-
ney general is still vacant. A first
class lawyer there W Id round out
the legal force which must try 70
save the New Deal before the high
court next year. 1t has been givn
to a political lawyer in the past.
md the duties have largely concerI
ID patronage matters. But now thu
PRESIDENT Is looking for a legal sup
erman.
Stopped - Sa~ r Bankhead of
Aiabama has rel Henry Wallace
ror all the fevors the cabinet men,
'Ner has done him. Originally hos
lie to the Bankhead cotton act,
Mr.. Wallace accepted 1t after the
Senator demonstrated that the
-rowers favored it. In other ways
the d Of A has given the Alabama
man a lift.
MI. Wallace needs friends In the
senate. Harold Ickes has his eye
on several bureaus in the Depart
ment of Agriculture. He wants
them shifted to his department.
DESPITE AAA-er's protests. he sue
ceed~d IN plotting his bill through
the Frh'ic Lands Committee. which
reDcr' cd unanimously in favor Of IL.
1t get as far as the senate calen-
dar without any adverse publicity.
The senate was droning along
when II was called up for passage.
Nest or the bills under considera-
tion th"t day were private affairs.
and se-a-n-s were letting them go
thror7h without opposition. Sen
atcrsl courtesy was the spirit OF
the herr. But when Ickes bill was
called Mr.. Bankhead roSe up and
nrevnnfad IFS na~cnre That nrnh-