The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-21
MILK INCREASE
PROVES BOOST
FOR TOWNSEND
Little Townsend PIan,' as
Foes Dub It, Appeals
to Farm Vote.
BY JAMES DOSS

Gov. NJ. Clifford Townsend, a
sure candidate for Governor, are
clubbing the milk price increase
handed the farmers by the State
MIX Control Board, the Little
Townsend Plan"
Lieut.-Gov Townsend is chair
man of the board Regardless
Of the sarcasm directed against him
personally for the lift given the pro-
ducers, there is little question that
it improved his status among the
farm groups from whom he can be
expected to draw a great deal Of
strength in the Governor race.
Members Of the Democratic State
Committee slipped as gracefully as
possible out Of the jam in which
they found themselves with Large
James" Farley, Democratic national
chairman, over the Jackson Day
dinners, Jan. 3.
There was plenty Of resentment
expressed at Mr.. FarleyS suggestion
that the dinner price in cities the
size of indianapolis should be $40
plate OF this only $3.50 would go
for food The sponsoring organiza-
ton would get $3.50 and the ma
tional committee Sc.
The graded down prices for cities
of smaller population would have
been commensurate, it was thought.
Several Democratic leaders privately
expressed themselves as aStonisheC
at Mr.. Farleys lack Of tact in sug-
costing such a fund raising plan.
A better way, they agreed, than
charging the rank and file $40 for
$1.5O worth of food, would have been
a subscription list passed around
among those who really could afford
a $40 or larger touch"
One Statchouse empIoye has a
way to beat the scheme, If the
charge is $40 ir indianapolis, he has
decided he will go back to his home
town and do his duty by the ma
tional committee at the SO level.
The Indiana state committee final
~ decided to cooperate as far as
possible" with the national commit
tee on MI Farleys suggestions.
That means that the price question
will be left up to the local sponsor
ing organizations.
Suggestion that certain of his
friends are bringing forward the
name Of Perry Mozart, Public
Service Commission chairman, as a
possible compromise candidate for
Ir irl To 10
among those members Of the Demo-
cratic party whom Senator Frederick
VanNuys termed "Old-line Demo-
Gratis"
Mr.. Pleasant Emery Greenlee'S re-
action to reports that Gov. McNutt
eventually will go to washington as
Postmaster General and take his
patronage secretary with him was
a characteristic response.
I've got a job to do and friends
here, and I never run out on my
friends" was Mr.. Greeniae's answer.
A bit grandiOse, you say?
Perhaps it would be coming from
any one else, but any political handi-
Capper will give you s to on the
morning line" and at least even
money at post time" that Mr..
Greenlee means just exactly what
he said.
He intimated that if he did let
loose of the state organization and
the reins fell to some one else, that
some of his friends would find
lee, as far as this observer can learn,
does not run out on his friends.
AS one man, who has no particu-
lar reason to feel fond of Mr..
Greenlee, put it: You always know
~here he is; you can put your finger
on him"
Outstanding political development
of the week, not in Indiana it's true,
but just important to this state as
anything that happens within its
borders. was the Townsend victory
achieved in Michigan,
A congressional candidate was
elected on the Republican ticket,
but the Townsend plan was the real
issue. Senator Arthur Vandenburg,
Michigan, possible Republican
presidential nominee, tried to claim
some measure OF credit for his
party. but most observers see the
Townsend plank as the determining
factor.
The Townsend movement, with
its mushroom growth, has been COM
pared to the Ku-KluX Khan. But
the shrcwd political mind which
made the observation added that
there is a marked difference.
He pointed out that the khan
could be fought because of its vi
cious character-itS appeal to preju-
dice and other false emotions.
Whereas. with the townsend plan,
he said, the movement is founded on
the fundamental principle Of human
need. although the word need"
could be changed to greed" in some
cases.
You may quarrel with it's APP
proach to the problem it seeks to
solve. YOU may question its motives.
he said. but you can not attack the
principle on which it is based,
One thing is Sure-the Townsend
plan has the leaders of both parties
worried more than any phenomenon
that has appeared on the political
horizon in some years.
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