The Washington times., 1935-05-31

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that their
Lewis Ham, basic schemes
have been Overruled, that they
are not now in sympathy with
the law of the Iand-and get
out. They could transfer office
and power to the conservative
wing of the Democratic Party.
Can you imagine that? Il
can'tD
2. They can admit that they
have been mistaken, and state
that now they will proceed more
cautiously and cOnServatively.
They can say that the Supreme
Court has spoken, and that they
are glad to bow to its decision.
without chiseling or lodging,
they can endeavOr to carry out
the letter and the spirit of the
law.
This would mean an honest and
frank abandonment OF bureau
cracy and Federal RECOMMENDATION.
It would, therefore, mean the
end of the New Deal.
Can you imagine that? again,
I can'tD
3. They can make a sincere
attempt to bring their case be-
fore the people, and seek order
ly amendment of the COnsti-
tuition so as to allow their
scheme of social control" to
be carried out legally.
If they honestly believe that
the NRA and similar schemes are
the best way to run the country,
it is their duty to take this course,
with grim determination and
without much smiling. If they
have been right in principle, we
should amend the Constitution,
and should change their institu-
tons to fit their schemes.
Can you imagine that? (Some-
how or other, I can't see them
showing such a consistent and de-
termined adherence to principle
or even admitting that their prin-
ciples are what the Supreme
Courts decision proves them to be-
4. They can attempt to beat the
game again, by seeking to get
around the Supreme Courts de-
cisions and the Constitution. They
can go on claiming that the Con-
stitution is elastic and that
they represent the true spirit Of
our pioneer forefathers!
If they do this, they will set
their smart" young Harvard
lawyers to work hunting for new
loOpholes for the exercise of Fed
eral powers. They will draw
back just a little in their at
temptS to apply the commerce
clause, and try with tongue in
cheek to see how for they can
go now. Their slogan would be
LET us make the best of a bad
decision, and salvage the New
Deal"
You can imagine that. So can I.
5. They can try the course Of
dismissing the matter lightly.
They would then Smilingly say.
at is too bad; but our work was
nearly done, anyway. We have
restored courage and prohibited
child labor" They would Smil.
ingIy say that they had done the
best they could and accom-
plished much, that it is not their
fault that the courts decided
against them, and that their
heart is in the right place.
It seems to me that some COM
bination of the two last courses is
likely to be the outcome.
The New Dealers are human,
and of course will desire to save
their faces. They are not likely
to admit that they are wrong. At
the same time, they will probably
not think it expedient to go to the
country on the issue of the SUI
preme Court and the Constitu.
ton. So they will probably get
busy on policy of Saving the
pieces"
Voluntary cooperation in trade
associations will be encouraged,
and be held up as a sort of con-
of the NRA codes. The
scope of pending bills will be cut
down and words be modified to
meet the requirements Of the re-
cent decisions. as interpreted by
New Deal attorneys. Perhaps
new ways will be found to put
pressure on the States, so as to
make them all act as Washing
ton desires.
And remember. the New Deal
ers hold the money bags. They
are managing" our currency.
The gold dollar has been de-
and may be devalued
further. Overvalued silver certifi.
Gates are being issued. They have
$4,000, 100000 to spend. In short,
borrowing. spending, and infla-
ton are parts of the New Deal
that remain.
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