The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-20
M'NUTT POINTS
TO RECORD IN
HARMONY TALK
Party Leaders Told to Carry
Real Facts to State
Voters.
BY JAMES DOSS

their annual Christmas luncneOn.
ROBBED in the achievements Of hi
administration, the Governor as
cended the political pulpit ant
preached a sermon of Democrats
harmony. But he mentioned on
Federal agency in glowing term
and, perhaps unwittingly, failed Il
toss any bouquets at the others.
Like Al Smith, another Democra
but not of New Deal faith, the GOV
ernor advised the state and count!
leaders to "look at the record" ant
make it plain in exhortatlons II
their respective communities tina
the state administration record ]
based on facts that he challenged
any one to question.
Warns of Next Campaign
Paving tribute to the Democratic
organization. the Governor said /
could be viewed as cause for con
graduation that Democratic allie
glance has not wavered in a polit
ical "off year" and that Democratic
ranks are not broken in any county
He warned that next years cam
paign may be the "dirtiest yet,
both state and nationally.
I'VE challenged the Republican
to get all of the venom out of thei
systems in 1884" he said, "but the!
may have accumulated more bile
We are ready to fall back on thu
facts. The voters are unaffected BY
unfair accusations. They know tina
they have been benefited"
The Governor said he believed
the best offense is the best defense
and advised the committee heads tt
go back to their communities anC
preach the facts"
Quotes New York Writer
In his praise of the Indiana Dem.
ocratic organization, the Governor
quoted from the New York Times
in which a special writer who hac
made a trip to Indiana had com
pared Indiana to Ohio on the score
of national political uncertainty.
"He found" the Governor said
"that the state boundary is divid-
ing point; that Ohio may go Repub-
lican in the 1886 presidential cam.
paign. but that Indiana stands firm
for President Roosevelt and Ger
tainly can be counted definitely ir
the Democratic column, both state
and nationally"
Gov. McNutt declared that never
before this coming year has the
future Of democracy, spelled with
both a capital and lower case I'd,
been so much at stake.
rs There Any Question:"
"When we see the economic mo-
rass from which we have arisen" he
asked can there be any question
about the continuation of the pres
ent administration?
Take any newspaper you choose
If it is fair-and you can not fai
to see definite signs that we are
well on the way to recovery. The
only way we can assure the con-
tinuation of the gains we have made
is to return Democratic administra-
tons to power in 1885,"
The Governor, observers thought
made the tactical error in his adj
dress when he mentioned that I'm
diana is proud of the way it's Fed
eral agencies have co-operated."
Mentions Only One
He went ahead to mention Pub
lie Works Administration by name
saying it has fulfilled its employ
ment quota and drawn nationa,
praise for the nature of the prof.
ects 1t has approved
Although he said Federal agen-
cieS," he mentioned only WPA, Of
which his former secretary, Wayne
Coy, is the head, and omitted t.
list the Federal Housing Admins
tration and the Home Owners Loar
Corp.
The Governor also said that he
was happy to assure the people Of
Indiana that Democratic economies
have made possible the states co.
operation with the Federal govern.
ment on social security without any
increase in taxes. The savings eff.
fected since 1888, he said, will en-.
Farley's Advice Considered
Before luncheon, members of thu
state committee considered the
price suggestions of James A. Far
icy, national chairman, for Jackson
Day dinners Jan. 8 and decided i
should be left to the local units
sponsoring the dinners whether Mr.
Farley's proposed prices should b.
followed.
The national chairman had sug
gested, in communications to TIL,
various state committees, that {
scale of from SO to $40 should b,
adopted for the dinners, according
to population classification.
Several committee members voiceC
dissatisfaction with the high prices
contending that Mr.. Farley's none,
raising scheme in behalf of III,
national committee had been sc
up on too extravagant basis.
Proposal Brings Complaints
The Jackson Day dinners, osten
sibly under sponsorship of the va
rious Young Democratic Clubs. tax,
in all democracy. There have beer
complaints in other states, it wa
stated at the meeting against tn,
proposal that loyal Democrats" b,
assessed as much as $40 a plate, O.
which only S150 would 60 for food
$3.50 to the sponsoring organization
and Sc to the National Committee
Hence, the State Committee as
sumed more or less of "hand
off" attitude and left the price ques
ton to the judgment of the loca
groups.
other speakers at the luncheon
both of whom dwelt on the soil
darity of the party organization
were Omer S. Jackson. state chair.
man. and Mrs. Emery Schole, STATE