The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
SHALL HATE RULE THE CAMPAIGN?

SHALL HATE RULE THE CAMPAIGN?
DIG business seems to be enjoying its breathing
- spell by exhalng hate TO the Administration
which prof1ered the respite.
After listening to and applauding four days Of
New Deal name calling, some 1900 influential bust
ness men closed the National Association of Manu-
facturers' convention in New York by adopting
platform" which conservative newspapers describe
as declaration of political warfare. Then they
went home, avowedy with some purpose in mind
to feed the cannon and man the trenches for Mr.
Roosevelts Waterloo in November, 1886.
The platform says in effect that everything
that has been done has been done wrong and that
everything that is being done is being done wrong
and likewise everything that may be done in the
future so long as there is a Roosevelt Administra-
ton. 1t says in effect that prosperity abundance
and happiness for all-including jobs for the 10
million idle and two chickens in every pot for the
20 million relief-are just around the corner if
the New Deal will only get out of the way and let
these business take it over.
It is beside the point to ask the manufacturers,
as Ben Marsh of the Peoples Lobby does: IF you
know what to do why didn't you do it in $780, 1881,
depression you largely created struck you out"
One of the less shrill speakers, prominent auto
mobile manufacturer bespoke fears of bureaucratic
socialization 1t is beside the point to ask what gov
ernmental bureau is poachng on the preserves of
his industry which is now reporting profits instead
of deficits and selling three automobiles for every
one sold in 1882
Another keynoter the president of the Manufac-
no Gin
dustry, much against it's will, has been forced in
sheer selfdefense to enter the political arena 1t
is beside the point to ask when has the Manufac-
turers Association ever been out of the political
arena on tariff making
1t is also beside the point to ask whether it is not
true that much of the growing bitterness in recent
months has arisen from the surprising discovery that
Roosevelt did not have his tongue entirely in his
cheek when he uttered his inaugural pledge to
drive the money changers from the temple and to
curb the greed and selfishness that were SO largely
responsible for the country's misery.
We say it is beside the point to ask those ques-
lions because they would be in the nature of argu-
ment and the hostility to the New. Deal apparently
has reached such hysteria that only abuse is in
order and argument is out.
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DUT though debate on the merits of the New Deal
- seems to be not in order at this time it occurs
to us that suggestion to the possible political
consequences of big business folly might be needed
We remember that big business than eager
to save itself from its own folly in 1885,
So in spirit of hepfulness and with a desire to
promote domestic tranquility and prosperity, we
should like to point out:
T. First, that President Roosevelt and the congress
sional ma jorty are politicians and candidates for
reelection;
Second, that with his breathing spell" announce
ment his overtures of cooperation for recovery and
his promises to slash the budget have all been forth
right bids for the support of conservative voters.
Third that the attitude of the manufacturers,
together with the expression of the bankers at their
recent New Orleans convention and the angry de-
fance OF the utility holding companies indicates the
formation of united front by big business with the
obvious objective of bludgeoning all conservative
voters into the ranks of the opposition, and
Fourth, that politicians know they have to have
somebody on their side to win, and that if business
interests persist in ganging IN on the New Deal
President Roosevelt and his congressional majority
will lin sheer self-defense"-as the manufacturers
president would saybe forced to seek those millions
OF uncorraed votes on the left, by calling off his
breathing spell" and joining with the radicals in
gangng on these same business interests
This observation is offered with the belief that
business men as a whole are not so stupid as to
want to pitch the 1886 campaign on a kew of class
hatred in battle to death between the HAYES and
the have-nots