Evening star., 1935-04-07
|NEW DEAL BLAME
PUT ON ROOSEVELT
Dickinson, Talked as G. o. p.
Presidential Timber,
Makes Charges.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, April Ga direct
attack upon President Roosevelt was
made tonight by Republican leader,
Senator L. J. Dickinson Of Iowa. with
a declaration that the shortcomings
of the New Deal recovery plans can
no longer be charged to the brain
trust"
His direct arraignment Of the Pres
ident. delivered in this Southern State
that deserted the Democratic ranks
to swing to Herbert Hoover in 1928,
marked one OF the few times that foes
OF the New Deal swung from attack
upon that title to place responsibility
for what they term its failure upon
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Dickinson has been mentioned as
q prospective Republican candidate
for President in 1885 and his address
tonight was regarded as particularly
by Republican campaign strategists to
have Mr.. Roosevelt personally bear the
brunt of party attack.
Popularity Challenged.
Those in favor Of such a course
have argued that the President has
lost some Of his popularity and that
in any event II campaign Is to be
effective 1t must be directed at Pres
ident Roosevelt as the leader Of the
Democratic party.
Oh in6 a n
with an assertion that under Demo-
cratic administration 1.-The sky is grow
ing darker and no man knows what
the weather will be tomorrow"
Repeatedly he cited Roosevelt's cam
paign statements to support the con-
tention they are far different from
present administration policies.
Verify" Dickinson said. Candidate
Roosevelt is total stranger to Pres
ident Roosevelt"
The silver-haired Senator told a
Virginia conference Of Republicans
that there was only one place to
put the blame for administration er-
rors "and that is on the doorstep OF
the White House"
t DCShhC
1T cannot be denied" he continued
that every detail OF our social and
business position in this country is
worse now than it was in the begin
ming of 1888"
Item by item. he took up state
rights" public utilities" control OF
business" agriculture" and cam
paign pledges" to emphasize his con.
/ tention the President had repudiated
| his prediction assurances to turn
back to paternalism, to bureaucratic
control and to executive orders"
THE duty of the Republican party
is apparent" he said. THE collapse
that will follow the present course
should be pointed out
| Dickinson's statements were taken
by observers here to hold added sig
nificance both because of the Demo.
| cratic. lire OF attack against President
Hoover prior to and during the 1881
! campaign. and because OF the Sena
tors own statement today in Wash.
| ington.
Aspirations Side Stepped.
Asked in the National Capita
whether he had aspirations for the
Republican presidential nomination
In 1886. he was quoted as replying
| Il have nothing to say. am going
/ to seek reelection to the Senate. Any.
thing that happens along nationa
lines will have to be over and above
that ambition My fate Is In the
hands OF the Republican party"
In his speech tonight, Dickinson
quoted Franklin d. Roosevelt as say.
ing in 1880 that Washington mus
not be encouraged to interfere" II
control of public utilities. insurance
business, agriculture or social welfare
then asked:
What Is taking place in the public
utility field OF the United States?"
Answering his own questions, ht
said
In the first place, the Tennessee
Valley Authority is entering into direc,
competition with every public utility
company in that area.
Investments Held Menaced.
Adding to that. he declared the met
effect" OF the bill for control OF public
utility holding companies, will be to
destroy the investments in the securi-
ties of those companies, amounting to
billions OF dollars
Establishment Of N. r. A. and "nul-
LITIGATION Of the antitrust laws" he
asserted. has brought oppression OF
small enterprises and bureaucratic
rule over business"
In bitter language the speaker as
sailed the proposal OF Secretary Wal
lace Of agriculture for National
Economic Council, with power to sug-
gest economic laws for a direct vote
OF the people.
What Secretary Wallace really
means" Dickinson said. lis that con-
stitutional safeguards should be abol-
ished so far as they tend to hamper
the experiments under the New
Deal
Summarizing, Dickinson declared
"the Democratic party is proposing to
regulate everything through bureau
in Washington,
when the spending spree Is ended,
when crystal gazing ceases to be
attractive, when it is found that most
panaceas are a myth. then the ideals
OF the Republican party. Its construc-
tive policies. its dependable leadership,
will again be in favor"