Evening star., 1935-11-25
THE POLITICAL
MILL
By C.. Could Lincoln.

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over the Roosevelt New Deal and how
far the G. o. p. should go in attacking
1t Is becoming more vigorous as the days
pass The group that would soft-pedal
on the attack has in mind particularly
the A. A. A., with its benefit checks to
the farmers for not growing crops. The
group that believes the whole theory of
the New Deal, with it's planned econ
omy" and national planning" should
be scrapped would have no mercy in the
coming campaign on any part of the
New Deal.
The attitude of the most drastic anti
New Dealers in the Republican party is
put forward clearly in letter written
by former Senator Simeon D. Fess of
Ohio. The former Ohio Senator, who
went down before the New Deal forces
in the 1884 election with his flag nailed
to the mast, still believes he was right
that if the G. o. P. is to compromise with
the New Deal the Republicans might as
we'll indorSe Roosevelt for reelection
and let it go at that. He is violently
opposed to any such course, however.
Furthermore. he considers that the NOM
ination of any man by the Republicans
who voted for the N. r. A., the A. A. A.,
imitation, silver and big spending by the
Government would be silly. Mr. FeSs
seems to eliminate, in his structures, the
possible candidacy of several United
States Senators on the Republican side
of the Senate chamber.
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The advice of the former Senator from
Ohio may not be followed by the Re-
publicans, but it is interesting, as it gives
the attitude of many members of the
party. And as such it is quoted here in
part. Said Senator Fess:
THE 1886 fight must be viewed from
long range as a struggle between two
PHILOSOPHERS of government, an Ameri-
can versus foreign. Candidates are mere
incidents of Importance, only measured
by the philosophy advocated. What is
known as the New Deal is un-American.
1t is foreign to all America has stood for
during its $50 years of existence. 1t
stands for State socialism VS.. competi-
tive action of all individuals free as
possible from paternal interference-the
essense of Jefferson's philosophy.
THE New Deal makes the Govern
ment everything, the individual nothing,
by centering in Washington, to be ad-
miniStered by bureau, all the activities
of the citizen, on the farm, in the fac
tory, in the mine or at the counter
Effective enforcement of such socialism
means dictatorship, as we see it in Eu-
rope, the first steps of which are already
taken here in the United States. This
New Deal philosophy looks to the Gov
ernment as responsible for success or
failure, instead of the individual, the
basic and most elemental principle of
America.
ITO talk about the Republicans con-
Sidering as candidates men who voted
for the A. A. A. or N. r. A., or the other
socialistic nostrums, including the finan-
cial masquerading, imitation, the silver
debauch and the wild spending, raises
the question. Why don't the Republicans
indorse Roosevelt and be done with prin-
ciples of government?
This is a contest unfairly balanced
The New Dealers have the United States
Treasury, and. thanks to a yes Con-
gress, its spending has the semblance of
legality. 1t has an open field of opera
ton by which the entire Government
machinery. with rare exceptions. becomes
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ophy. Its publicity organization rivals
the great news agencies, paid out of the
Government Treasury. Even the great
news agencies must depend for informa-
ton upon these sources for data to print
to be read by the public. The contest
against the un-American policy of the
New Deal thus fortified is not wholly
promising in democratic Government
thus dominated.
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"The one certainty is a failure to halt
this New Deal philosophy cannot con-
tinue long. Its collapse by its own weight
in time is inevitable. 1t carries within
it its condemnation. When the American
people awake to the actual fatalities, like
the English people, there will be reck-
oning. Who will forget the brilliant
leadership of Lloyd George at the head
of the powerful Liberal party, when he
for period lifted all anchorage of sound
principle? Where is there in history
sorrier sight2 The one militant popular
leader, now none so poor a forlorn
shadow at the head of so small a rem
nant, that liberalism is not even con-
sidered in count of heads. Not only
the fate of such party should be a sug-
geStion of the New Dealers, but if Re-
publicans will exercise a small degree
of courage, showing willingness to 60
to defeat in a contest of principle, not
of votes, it will pave the way for success,
if not as great as in the British contest,
1t will be as important, if not more so.
To win in a contest of compromising
character, either on platform of prin-
ciples or candidates, would be a fatal
defeat for both country and party"
Mr.. Fess comes from one of the polit-
ically pivotal States. The former Post
master General and political lieutenant
of former President Hoover, Walter
Brown. is the Republican national COM
mitteeman from Ohio. The G.. O. P.
leaders there have in mind putting for
ward favorite-son candidate in their
presidential preferential primary next
Spring. They would do so to make it
impossible for an outsider unacceptable
to them to come in and grab off an in.
structed Ohio delegation for the Repub.
lican National Convention. In some quar-
ters this is looked upon as a move to
head off Senator William E Borah of
Idaho, who apparently has been con-
sidering seriously entering the prefer
ential primaries in number of the
States. In Ohio a candidate for the
presidential nomination seeking the sup