Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-29
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IDENTIFY thinks President Roosevelt is
having a hard time with Congress just
about now, and relieves himself as to
conditions in Washington as follows:
81 have written the President let
ter, telling him not to lose hope, and
that we are still with him. He asked
me to keep in touch with him and to
let him know from time to time what
was going on in the country. He said
he never had chance to read the
newspapers while Congress was in ses-
sion, because Congressman were al
ways getting in his hair and he
couldn't take his eyes off them for
one minute. You may read this let
ter if you care:
Dear Mr.. President: In reply to
your letter, I am giving you report
on the general conditions as I see
them.
"When I wrote you last there were
three of us here who were not work.
ing for the government. The number
has changed. saw Is men this MORN
ing on one of the FERA jobs. Fifteen
of them were not working.
"There has been great deal of COM
plant on the part Of those who are
on the relief rolls. They complain
about the service they are receiving
and have come across a number who
threaten to quit the relief rolls and
go out and make their own living. I
am doing all I can to persuade them
not to desert the government until
after the 1886 election.
eve were very much interested in
your new budget. Most Of us were
confident all along that you would
make it bigger than any budget had
ever been before. There were some
skeptics among us, but I am glad to
say that our Judgment has prevailed.
knew you could do it, Mr.. President.
I have had confidence in you all the
time.
"I was glad to read in the papers
that Senator Long was back in Wash
ington, and that he had made speech
denouncing you. It must be wonder
full feeling, Mr.. President, to be de-
neunced by Senator Long. Of course,
most of us have had complete faith
in you all the time. But there have
been some who were a little doubt
full about you. You find that kind of
people everywhere. You have to be
easy with them. We were beginning
to fear that Senator Long might not
denounce you after all. We were all
delighted when he finally came out
against you. But, you always have
been lucky, Mr.. President.
81 hope your cold is better. There
has been a great wave of bad colds
in this section. hope Mrs. Roosevelt
is well. Give my regards to her when
she returns to Washington, if you hap
pen to see her.
81 was much interested in your re-
quest that Congress give you s., O00,-
100000 for a public works program.
I think that should be about enough
to do the job. The 100000 Repub-
icans now on the relief rolls deserve
some consideration. I certainly don't
think we should let the Republicans
starve. It's funny, isn't it, to think
of Republican being out of job?
eve are considerably disturbed
about the Townsend plan which would
give every person over go years Of
age 5000 month to spend. We are
afraid that will spoil great many
aged Democrats. Few members of the
Democratic party ever had that much
money, Mr.. President, even before
they reached 60. I don't know what
they would do with all that extra
money. By the time he has reached 6(
the average Democrat has completely
lost his ability to spend money. Il
he had to get rid of 5000 month
every month"; would be great bur.
den on him.
81 hope that Congress isn't going
to disturb you too much. I know il
is noisy, but the weather is cool ant
you can keep your windows down. Ant
you can always send them back HON,
when you feel like it. But don't hurry
them, Mr.. President. Think of the
folks back home.
General business conditions il
these parts seem to have improved
considerably. One of our merchant.
sold suit for cash the other day. i
wasn't very good suit, of course, but
the cash was all right-that is, it viii
be all right until you begin paying
back some of those deficits.
''There was one thing about your